The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-15

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catcher of the city. was next called
but he was not present at the shooting
and could give no light On the affair
He and the coroner went to the house
Sunday afternoon to look over the pa.
pers OF the deceased.
C. c. Stanley was the next man called.
! He stated that he was at bis Office when
/ his wife telephoned to him that Their,
was a shooting affair near his home. ano
after telling the police he got into his
buggy and drove UP TO the place. when
! I jumped out of the buggy and went
! over 70 the house" said the judge, Il
ran onto Crosswelght laying on the
! ground. I asked him how it happened
/ and he said: u am to blame and re-
| peated this several times. I then asked
how it happened and then Mr. DIETRICH
came up and gave me the gun. I first
told Mr.. Detrick TO give me the gun, as
the negro was rolling around on the
ground and acting like he wanted to get
into his pockets to get gun, and 1 did
not consider him dead enough to be
safe, and I wanted the gun to protect
myself and the people around
Mr. Stanley told Bartlett to go down
town with the officers and he would
sSure a hearing as soon as possible
and felt sure that the man would be
indicated when the evidence was heard
Willis Bartlett went on the stand in his
own behalf. The county's attorney asked
HIM TO tell the story as it happened. and
without questioning he told of the occur
renee. Several times he broke down and
was forced u stop his narrative on ac-
count of his sobs During the time he
was on the stand his mother sat back
in the crowd, and tears streamed down
her face, but not once did she take her
eyes off her son. His wife also sobbed.
7 came home lust about Il o'clock.
said the prisoner. Il had been out let
ting a horse Craze on the parking in front
Of nay place When I put the horse away
1 went into the house and got a cup and
then got a drink. My wheel was standing
on the porch, and I carried it into the
kitchen and placed it beside the north
window. Then l went into the other
room and got a lamp and brought it OFT
to the kitchen, and then noticed that the
windows We're up. walked over to the
north window to shut It, and then I no
ticed something moving. but supposed Il
was only mice, and walked over to the
south window and had closed it when 1
heard a click like gun being cooked.
Il turned around, and there was man
sitting fat down on the floor under the
table, with the big shotgun pointed at
me I yelled, What are you doing under
that table? and then jumped at him.
struck the gun with my right hand and
pushed it away, and just then It went off
and some Of the powder struck my left
arm and burned holes through my two
shirts and also into my arm.
i grabbed the gun, and then the man
seemed TO raise straight up from the
floor and upset the table Until then [
did not know who he was, although / sus-
pected he was Crossweight. 1 had hold
Of the gun and he began to twist it and |
swung me around toward the north side |
of the house. was yelling all this time |
FOR my wife to bring me my pistol, and |
we were struggling with that gun. He |
was trying TO pull 1t away from me so he |
could use it again, and I was holding onto |
it. Then my wife brought my pistol and |
Crossweight gave the gun a twist and !
threw me around against the table again, /
and I reached out and got the pistol, and /
then ] shot him.
4 guess he must have jerked the sun /
harder then. for 1 guess / must have let !
loose of it, but about that same time I |
shot him again about the same place. 7 /
don't know where I hit him, but 1 was |
aiming about the heart. Crossweight !
then turned around and dropped the gun
and went out the door a-running.
Il don't think / fired but two shots
There were four shots in the gun, but 1 |
think some of the children got it out the /
Fourth of July and shot it of I know 1 /
cred two shots. one when he was stand
ng near the corner of the table, and one
when he was near the door. He was
bout five feet away when l fired the
second shot.
"Crossweight ran outside with me right
after him, and he ran TO the street ana
hen fell. / walked Up to him and he said:
Shoot me again and xiii me. I want 10
lie. I came up here TO die and he RS
oeated this once or twice. Then he tried
% get his hands into his pockets and l
bought ne was trying TO set another gun.s
he might have had four or FIVE on him.
or all 1 knew. but 1 told him TO keep his
lands out of his pockets, and then
-rossweight asked me to put my hand in
lis pocket and give him a dose of NOR
ohine or cocaine. or some such stun.
"Crossweight sat up several times and
'sked me TO give him some morphine
which he had i'm his pocket. Most Of the
me he was rolling around and throwing
us hands about like a crazy man.
Pretty soon Mr.. DERRICK came. and he
old me 10 give him the gun. but 1 cid not
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