The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23

~ w nN11fhr hlalcn. saw all
paftics, Hafrises and Donlrys; beard
Jim Harris say, al you Nill take their
guus away FROM them, will whip
Ihs;:. all Saw FIRST gun drawn; obi
uian nooley made fret move fDr his
gun. Yves liuriis then drew his gun,
aud while lac was unwrapping bis hand
kcfchiei from Il the D1oieys began n
cruss fire nn him; then be began shoot
ing; then old man Doolry, John. Joe,
Lees and Dill Dooley snd IVES Harris
al began shouting, IVES Harris all the
time backing down toward big oak
tree, Saw Dooley boys "chase" Frank
aud Jim Harris of The grounds; saw
81 hat took to DO n pair OF brass
kuuoksn Ia rank Harris right hand
lin Harris was uuauncd. Saw Bill
pUJley shoot Yves Harris IN head after
he was dead, and stamp him in face.
At this time Grandma Harris struck
DuJlcy over head with umbrella; then
| turned away.
G.. G. Clements: was one of six
wbo gave picuic; was IN lunch stand
Did not see hrst oi fight; fret saw
WAS IVES iIlrlis backing down the
hin, returning the two Duolcy boys
Gro. First, was two shots almost to.
gclher, should say from same gun;
saw Jim and Frank Tiarri, running;
am positive that neither had weapons.
saw Bll Harris ride on grounds, aud
The Doolcys ran him of, shooting At
him Is be Fan Saw nill Doolcy shoot
into corpse Of Wcs lIartI. and heard
him say 10 Grandma Harris, a. be
pushed her back, "Damn you " DO
not think be intended 60 shoot her.
" u. GraddOyi couubotairs the
other witnesses a. to what took place
SITTER Gr'l shot; did not see who be-
gan the Gsht
DR.. j. u English: Said that wound
ia head was made by Winchester ball
that either wounds In head or breast
would have produced death; that The
two did produce death.
Thomas Does; Saw Dooley holding
conversation before tight; did not see
fist prrt CouubuFaics others ~ 20
shooting Of Frank, Jim and BllI Harris
Floyd Does; lid not see who began
the fight, but after it was begun saw
general fight. CoIruborales others a.
80 participants. Had conversation VITA
less Dooicy Friday night, Angus, %
Doolcy said he was going to The picnic,
sc, drunk aud have time.
A. j. Bono: FRS, heard two shots;
could distinguish shot Of large oalibcr
gun; saw DooIcy using Winchester
Tried 10 stop thcmi saw Jim Harris
running
H. l. lIighlcy; Saw E,Il Doolry
shoe. into corpse Of Yves Harris.
Adam Keeling Had heard there
Woa0t be trouble ut the picnic. old
man Doolcy told witness lha, be OK
pcclcd 10 have trouble at the picnic !
to-day. Heard shot, looked up. saw
Jos Doplcy shooting al Nc- Ilarris |
aaw JUhn Douley commence to shoot. |
At lhi, time We. Harris was unwrnp. |
ping handkerchief from his gun; Thea !
shot John Dvoley; che fight began.
Jack Matkin: was talking to old |
man Duuley. Jim aud Yves Harris
came up: Yves spoke to me and asked !
uo ubuul fox hunting; said ''wasu'l /
worth o damn" Yves llarri. said /
'I'm not afraid of Your guns. II
LETT, looked back, SAW old man Duoley
ai,h slick ia biz hand, Fight became
seucral---don'l know who irrd fin,l
hot.
WITNESSES BON DEFENDANTS.
Philip icagcr: Heard first shot:
ookcd around, saw old man Doolcy
llIiag heard they (lhc Dooleys aud
.Iani'cs) would meet and fight it uul
Il II O'Clock; don't know who fired
ifst shot; didn't see old man DuoleyI
itVn any weapons.
VI. l.. Wilkcrsou: First two shots |
lcard, looked up aud saw old man
loo'cy falling. was thirty yards off
Iw a man whom woman said was
rank Harris viii a gun.
W. J. Eavcs: Was on swing; heard
omc one say, Don't you do that -
ooked around, saw old man Do0ley,
tick in hand, backing of. Yves lIar-
is shot him twice; might have been :
thcr shots before this, as swing was I
moving; these were first shots | heard
II saw.
John Cleveland: when difficulty be.
an, was over on ball grounds; went
own 10 gravel road; saw a man on
arsc whom took To be Bill Harris;
C bad u pistols refuscd to identify
i'm; saw a Duuiey pass. thought he :
hot at boy--he shot at someone. !
Merrill Level: Saw Jim Harris rs / C
~ Wounded by bali at grand stand;
card some one say, ''Thsfe are his
nueks. saw something under bis
Hastings Parks: A few days before
ght Jaw Frank Harris In NV saloon
IT'D his pistol; he said Dooley boys Il
sd threatened him and hcwas goiag =
scr to the picnic to see II they would
IN him OF. Saw IVES Harris mora
Ig Of the fight with something tina,
'ok to be a pistol wrapped 10 hand. !
srehiei in right hip pocket. Did net
C any Of the Ggh,.
Philip Zolman: Witness testimony !
DjecIed to BY plaintiff and ruled out =
court.
After this Prosecuting Attorney Hens. c
> aud u. II. Marbury, Esq, on the