Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-08-16

Cross Examination.
l could not tell whether they
we're blank cartridges or. not that
were fred in the show.
/ would take the crowd to be
about six as they passed the depot
going south; it was before Claud
Wheeler was killed; he came up
to Jim Mccormick and said:
"These cowboys ought to be pun
ished; they ought to be identi-
fed" / tried to get him to go home
but he pulled loose from us; still
coaxed him to leave; | believed he
was armed; | do not remember
hearing him say he was going to
have boy blood.
Thomas Morgan's Testimony
was down at the depot when the
trouble occurred, or just south of
the depot. There was a big crowd
there; [ saw cowboys after tie
shooting was over-three OF four;
one of them said he was shot in
the neck; he was telling a fellow
dressed in cowboy robes; There
were three or four cowboys stand
around; j stayed about five min
utes after it was over; | had been
down there about half an hour be-
fore the shooting took place; |
saw some cowboys going towards
the mill, eight or nine in the
crowd; it was about three-quarters
of an hour before the shooting oc-
Cured; they came back to the de-
pot; it had not been over five mi
nutes, / suppose, then one Indian
went north of the railroad; there
were three or four down at the 9TH
er end. | could not tell how ma
ny were in the shooting or how
many shots were fired; l did not
hear any ticks struck; / was at the
show that night; the shots that
killed Claud Wheeler sounded like
the ones | heard in the show; l
did not hear any threats, l did not
see any Indians about the wagon;
l saw the fash of a pistol, but do
not know who we're shooting them
and do not know whether they
were cowboys or not.
"a. Cross Examination
| do not recognise these men as
being the ones whe were there that
night. They had on broad brim-
med hats; / do not know any of
the parties who took part in the
shooting. | heard one man say,
II am shot in the neck-in the
back of the neck: he had long
hair and a goatee and mustache; |
could not tell how far it is from
the depot to the sleeping car; l
saw some men going toward the
show ground and coming back.
They were dressed in different
suits aud all wore wide, and broad
brimmed hats and had guns.
Jimmie TerrilPs Testimony
was in bed asleep on the night of
the killing; the ones who came to
me were Kenny Mcdowell, Dan
McKenny, Smith and Stone. l
do not know where these men (the
prisoners) we're at that time; they
we're not in the crowd.
Cross Examination.
Yes, sir, they had me arrested,
charged with murder. live in
Paducah; | do not sleep with
these men; these men (the pris-
oners) were at the. show.
Redirect Examination.
The lawyers talked to me on the
of the trial Mr., James
asked me where l was that day; he
did not talk to me about what l
would testify; l do not know whe-
Their the sheriff turned me over to
you or not; they did not put me
in Jail; l was permitted to go home
after | got here.
DR.. Joe Clark's Testimony
was not at the depot when the
trouble occurred, was in the coun-
try; l saw one of these men, the
one sitting in the middle. There
were three or four of them. { Here
the witness pointed out the one he
identified as being in the crowd).
was talking with Mr.. Terrell and
these men walked down the road;
asked, "What is the matter with
those fellows?" AS they came
back one of them-the one sitting
there in the middle-said: Il
know the G. d-s- b., we will
settle with him tonight" They
we're all cow boys and had on belts