The age-herald., 1901-12-18

R. D. Coffman alleges that when he fired the fatal shot into the brain of the Rev. J. W. Bradford at Brookside he was acting in self-defense. This statement was made by the defendant when he was placed on the witness stand during the preliminary hearing before Justice Ben ners yesterday afternc on.
 Coffman admitted that he killed the deceased, but claimed that it wcN strict ly in self-defense, he being in danger of being killed by the minister, who he said had a heavy ircn last in his hand ready to strike the witness on the head.
 He showed his arm which was black from bruises, and said the bruises were made by the deceased with the last which has been spoken of so often in the tcs- timony It is an iron last about Six inches long and was found, according to sev- eral witnesses, back of the front door just after the killing.
 Coffman said he had received an tnvi- tation from MT. Bradford to call at his house at once, as he wished to talk to him. The invitation came through Mir. Hunt, and the witness, acting on it, had gone to the house. He walked up the steps and wiped his feet on the doornat, then he entered the reception room and knocked on the door of the study. He re- ceived the invitation to "ccme in from Bradford and entered.
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 He continued by stating that as he walked into the room he went toward a little table to lay his hat on it. As he did so, Mir. Bradford walked between him and the door, He then said: Brother Bradford, I got your message" The preacher replied, "Yes, you lying cur. and 1 got yours, too." With that the witness claims the preached grabbed him with both hands, one of them being placed in the collar. They had struggle, and he stated that the preacher then threw him in a corner breaking a pitcher among other hings.
 As he was pushed into the corner the witness says a pistol fell from Bradfords pocket and that he kicked it away with his foot. They then began to fight for the possession of the pistol, he getting 1t, while the preacher got the iron last. which was used to rrop cpen the door. They still fought, the preacher trying to %><<<<<>-><<<~< William Huey. Will Cameron, Will Hood. Fred Hoss, Charles Herbert, Dan Ream- CT, Walter McGaughy.
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