The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-08-16
sALYERs' SECOND STATEMENT.

SALYERS' SECOND STATEMENT.
l. Charles NJ Salyers make the following statement vol
unfairly and Of my accord and without any threats
pr any kind character being made induce
make it. make this statement that the truth of the
may let the consequences what they
may desire say further that this statement is true and
obtained and given under any promise under
standing that shall be prosecuted punished any other
promise understanding whatever:
first met Harry Gates that night might Of August a
Taoeman's He stopped me and told that he
was going to get or chickens for Claud Hckln He
said he had dozen and half sold and wanted
go with him. told him had go home and he said then he
would go get those and for to meet him at Mitches
Johnsons He said for hurry because
early told him would meet him there went home and
stayed about hour and then went itchels
Tohnsons He was there when got there l started
back home and he stopped his house He told
wait and waited about five minutes in his yard He out
Of the house and started up the He then told
that he was going to ohnsons. We to Johnsons He
had sacks We around by Mitches entered ohm
place about yards south Of his house where and
fence is We through peach orchard to his house
and went around north side Of it. Harry in the
lead he opened the hen house door We both went in We
got dozen chickens put them in the sacks They not
tied We both then through the hen house and
south door. Harry said he wanted and he went
back He the north door and closed it and
around where We then started away. in the
lead and Harry followed had one sack--he had sack
We Of Johnsons place just where went in got
through the fence first put my sack through then got
through myself Harry got through about feet north Of
me- We were both through before anybody. Just
after got through the fence dark spot object in
the road and said to Harry 'what is that He did not
but slipped up toward the dark spot or object
was or feet from the dark object when first
When asked Harry wha is that the dark object raised up
from low position and then saw it started to
and he said 'halt" stopped and the fred shot
with shot gun The shot between and Harry
Then Harry fred the with pistol The then fred
another with shot gun don't know where this shot went
but pretty low down Harry made lunge toward the
man and fired shot with pistol he did When he
made the unge toward the started to and there was
another shot fred with pistol There not than
two seconds between the last shots that Harry fired am
satisfied the the road Mr. Johnson When the man
raised up from the low position he not more than
or 6 feet from Harry.
about feet from Harry Mr. Johnson at east edge
Of road when first him The last time him he
in almost the place. After Harry lunged toward Mr..
Johnson fred above stated he by Mr. Johnson
and went down the road north Harry struck Mr..
Johnson with anything and he and Mr. Johnson cnched
When Harry started make the unge he was about or
feet from Mr. Johnson and about 2H feet from him
when he fred In about seconds after this he fired again.
This shot fired just he passing Mr. Johnson and
right at him. After the shooting came down the road and
stopped Campbes store stayed there about 10 or IS
minutes then up Cobbs store and stayed about 10
minutes and then started home had passed Harrys
house and he whistled and stopped me, He in the
garden | stepped there He asked me if got hurt
told him NO He said he got shot but not hurt He said
he wanted go up the house to the lamp and We
both went up my house. lit the lamp and he showed me
the place There small wound the back Of his right
hip He said he would home and he left and went to bed