The age-herald., 1902-02-16
D. r. TALLEY, M. D. l. M. Mason, M. D.

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 Committee. decided to employ architect Charles Wheelock who will take the report and examine the old jail and the jail hos pital and report to the board what is necessary to be done and the estimated cost.
 Capt. A. J. Tarrant, president of the Board of Revenue stated yesterday that the head lines to his interview published in Fridays Age-Herald in regard to the condition of the county jail were some what misleading as he did not intend to blame Sheriff A. w. Burgin for the condition of the Jail hospital. His idea was simply to explain that the Board of Revenue was not responsible as 1t always complied with any request from Sheriff Burgin for Improvements. He merely himself putting the blame on anyone. The Board of Revenue adjourned yes- terday to meet on March 3.
 
 SLdnu. nave HOI DetH SWOIH, StLlQ lAc coroner.
 Hold up your right hand and be sworn," said the judge. This caused a smile as the coroner has no hands, but he held up his arm and was sworn.
 Examined the House.
 The coroner then testified to making an examination of Bradford's house and finding six places showing bullet marks. He described these and told of the blood stains on the floor. MT. Hawkins gave him some bullets. The solicitor then handed two bullets to the coroner, who identified them as the ones. They were 3S calibre bullets, one was dented and the other ap- parently unnjured The coroner said the dented or fattened bullet had blood on it when handed to him by Mir. flaw kins.
 A. c. Springfield testified that the day Bradford was killed. MT. Coffman came to his house and asked him what Brad ford said about him. I told him, and he said nothing but went back home. I saw him again In half an hour going in the direction of Bradford's house. His Golf man's) office was also in that direc- tion.
 A. R. Tate testified that after Brad ford was killed he had a conversation with MT. Hunt the following Saturday,. Hunt said that he didn't have any use for Bradford. I stated that l was no more the friend of one than the other. We had this conversation at his room. We had some whisky, but I had only taken one drink.
 Joe E. Sheelor testified that he saw Bradford the afternoon he was killed. He was coming from the drug store going towards the bridge. Shortly after I saw Coffman coming up the street going in the direction of his office.
 Had Bradford's Pistol.
 s. R. Shifett testified that he had Brad fords pistol at the time he was killed. It had been turned over to him to sell. as Bradford stated he needed the money. It was a 32-caliber. This was about two weeks before the killing.
 q heard Coffman state once that Brad ford had taken a stove of his and that he had great notion to prosecute him. The feeling between the two was unkind. I had bought this pistol for him and two years before I had sold him cheap 3S- caliber pistol for $3.'
 J. G. Christian testified to seeing Golf man the afternoon of the killing going in the direction of his home. He also saw Bradford cross the bridge.He did not stop, but spoke to him as he went by.
 s. w. Wooton testified as to the con- versation Coffman had with him about the stove used at church supper. Golf man asked him about the stove saying 1t was his. l. knew nothing about it. Golf man said Bradford exhibited a great deal of gall in using his stove without per- mission and that there was law on this matter which he expected to use No one else was present l asked him if he would be satisfied by the return of the stove. He said he would as far as the church people were concerned, but that if Bradford was present he thought he could get satisfaction out of him.
 G. w. Springfield testified to seeing Coffman the afternoon of the killing He came to my house about o'clock. Brad ford had been there about o'clock. Golf man asked me if I had been to church that day and I said I had not. He then went off.
 The State closed its side at this point. reserving the right to introduce several witnesses later who were not present.
 To Show Animoslty.
 J. M. Burgin was introduced in rebuttal as a witness for petitioner and testified that he had heard MT. Reed curse Golf man. Mrs Reed had testified against Coffman and the object of this question was to show the animosity of the Reeds against Coffman.
 w. J. Armstrong testified that he knew John Reed and had often heard him de- nounce Coffman. saying: If the d. ever speaks to me I'll kill him.
 On cross-examination he said that he was a deputy sheriff and had arrested Coffman He was his friend. He let him stay at his house the night he arrested him instead of taking him to jail
 Z B. Mitchell testified also to having heard Mir. Reed express hostile feelings towards Coffman.
 Jim Cambron testified to being in Brookside the day of the killing. He saw Mrs. Hawkins come out on her porch. Coffman was coming down the hill hav- ing left sBradfords house. Did not think Coffman had on an overcoat He also testified to having heard Reed denounce Coffman, and to seeing the iron shoe last on the floor in Bradford's house. There were evidences of struggle having talk en place such as broken crockery on the floor in the back room.
 Court adjourned until next Thursday