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he fired the first shot. He couldn't recall
in what pocket he carried the revolver.
When you fired the second shot how
close were you to him?"
Il don't know, was approaching him.
DO you mean to say you were face to
face when you fired these shots?" asked
Mr.. Erwin
Yes, face to face
after he fell what did you do?'
81 looked at his face and saw blood on
it and 1 recoiled and realized what had
done
What do you mean by 'realized?'
asked the Prosecutor.
"Well, saw blood, man lying on the
sidewalk, and 1 then knew what 1 had
done" said Barker.
'tThen you ran and you were afraid of
a crowd?"
Il wasn't afraid of any crowd. L
thought the best thing to do was to give
myself up
Then you were in such a state of mind
that you realized that you had done
wrong after you saw the blood?''
s'Yes''
Picking up the revolver the Prosecutor
handed it to Barker, who said he
wasn't quite sure it was the same. He
bought it in New York in January, about
the time he became unfriendly with Kel-
Ter.
did you load it yourself that morn
ing?' asked the Prosecutor.
"Yes.''
why did you have it with you that
morning?''
Barker couldn't say; neither could he
say why he carried two extra cartridges.
Didn't you have it in your mind that
you were going to meet Keller?'
mo"
The Prosecutor tangled Barker up on
the time he put the revolver in his pocket.
First he said he put it into his pocket the
night before the shooting, and then SAID
he put it into his pocket the same morn
ing He compromised on saying that he
didn't know when he did so.
Going back to the shooting Barker adj
6ed to his previous testimony by saying
Mr. Keller cried out, "Dont ''Don't!'
when he shot him. While he was telling
this Barker was idly playing with the
weapon he used on Keller. He answered
a number of questions about his duties
with the Commercial Cable Company. and
said he had not been at work since his ar
rest because of the effect it had made on
his mind.
Nov wasn't it fact that the real
reason was that you were out on bail and
your counsel advised YOU not to go out
of the State? asked the Prosecutor.
mo, said Barker, emphatically.
"What did you mean by saying you
felt justified in shooting Mr.. Keller?"
aslxed Mr. Erwin
Because of the story I heard of my
wife's outrage"
Didn't you have it in your mind when
you started out to kill him?''
mo, 1 didn't mean to kill the fellow?"
"Who is 'fellow?' .
keller" said Barker, glancing at the
minister, who, however, didn't see him.
| ..And you now say you We're justified
in shooting?"
mot exactly. but was then in dread
full state of mind"
when You shot Keller, how did you
aim?'
Barker tried to illustrate and said he
aimed at his head, but not at his heart.
"And yet you. mean to tell the Court
and jury that you didn't intend to kill
him.
Il simply saw his head and fred,' said
Barker, after a pause.
"You say that you bought the revolver
when you heard of the story from your
wife. Now, why did you do that?'' asked
Mr.. Erwin
"I felt that must do something. The
situation was awful
Barker denied that he went out pur-
posely to waylay Keller and did not first
go to Keller's mission to see if he was
there. His walk, he insisted, was for a
! newspaper, and he accidentally met Mr..
Keller, and the sight of him aroused his
anger over his wife's wrongs.
ssAt the time of the shooting you claim
you didn't know what you were doing?"
81 did not, and only realized what 1
had done when saw Keller lying down
and I saw the blood
do you mean that?'
sT only knew he had ruined me and
ruined my wife. was beside myself with
| the story that this fellow had terribly
damaged my wife and 1 was compelled"
said Barker, slowly.
do you regret what you have done?s
ssI regret the whole crime"
Barker said that at the time he didn't
/ think Of violating the law because he
thought Of nothing else but the conduct
! of Keller.
In re-examination by Mr.. Wall, the de-
fendant said that he had been In New