Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-24

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Judge Bass will render his
decision as to whether Barnes
will be held and if SO his bail
settled upon.
The preliminary hearing OF G. A.
Barnes, charged by information OF
having killed Rhodes Clay in a street
duel on Thursday, July 10, was begun
in the Circuit Court room in the
county building at 1910 O'Clock Mon
day. At the opening Of the examina-
ton the court room was well near
packed, many ladies being present.
The prosecution was represented by
Prosecuting Attorney H. L. Buckley,
W. w. Fry, R. d. Rodgers and ]. d.
Orear. The defense by George Robert
son, +. R. Jesse and P. H. Cullen.
Squire L. N. Bass, before whom the
examination is being conducted, called
court to order and the defense waived
the reading Of the afildavIt and the
defendant entered the plea OF not
guilty.
III EVIDENCE INTRODUCED.
An understanding was reached by
which the testimony was to be taken
In shorthand and afterwards signed
by the witness.
Or. j. e. Hutton was the first wit
ness called by the State. He testified;
81 am a physician. l knew Rhodes
Clay. l don't remember to have seen
Clay before the tragedy. Saw him
after death at Lupton's undertaking
establishment didn't make a careful
examination. My first careful exami-
nation raj made Saturday night after
he was buried. ] found three wounds.
The most serious was in the left chest,
on a line with the nipples, / inch to
the left of the middle line. The exit
was slightly lower. This was the fatal
wound. 1t perforated border of the
lung. The next most serious wound
was In the left arm, midway between
elbow and shoulder. Mr.. Clay must
have stood with his side toward
the revolver firing the shot. The
third wound was In the back to right
Of the back bone. IL was superficial
and cut through the skin; II was
inches to right of the spine. The
wound dropped from the left to the
right. / think Mr.. Clay was standing
with left side advanced so far that
the bullet missed itand struck on right
side. / think the chest wound wal
the first, the arm wound wal second
Tor the back wound third, or the
reverse. / think the back wound
was the first one indicted"
Under cross examination Dr. Hut
ton said. 1.-THE careful examination
at the ~grayeside was shortly aftel
dark. We had two lanterns" He
then named those present at the
autopsy. ~ took charge of the
autopsy continued the witness, land
the other men gathered around me,
The wound OF the back was the width
Of my little finger and slightly effect
ed the inner layers of the skin. lex
amined Clay's clothing after the in
quest"
DIR. C. T. Varnon: II am a physi
clan. | knew Rhodes Clay and saw
him after he was shot. He was in DIR
Crawford's Office. saw two pist0I
wounds, one in his chest about three
fourths Of an inch TO the left Of the
median line; it ranged down and te
the right. | was present at the
autopsy. The lungs must have beer
inflated to have received such a wound
THE next most serious wound was Ii
left arm and side; they appeared to b
Opposite each other. The wounC
ranged a little down. l saw th'
: grazing wound in the back and woult
Judge that the ball was fired from tn
left"
Under cross examination DR.
! lie. 7. Varnon said: II saw all threI
wounds in DR.. Crawford's Office.
saw Barnes after the trouble; he hai
two wounds; one in knuckle of littl
finger on his right hand and the othel
on the inside OF the fore arm followin|
) the bone to TIE bend of the elbow
IThe bullet was greatly fattened.
! was in Mexico June 3, 1902, whe
Clay and Barnes had q difficulty i
front Of Sannebeck's. / was In from
of Roden's old stand"
Il Here a discussion among the attol
neys took place as to the adVisabilit
rIof evidence bearing on past trouble
and DIR. varnon did not testify as
the previous trouble.
DR.. varnon testified, that in h
opInIon, Barnes could not have use
revolver after receiving his wound.
After DIR. ,varnon's testimony wa
II ina recess was taken for dinner.
ID THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bo Az 1:30 O'Clock In the afternoo
Q. court reconvened. The crowd vi
- eleven larger than in the morning an
there was a larger sprinkling
women present.
Dr. W. W. Macfarlane was plac'
). on the stand Immediately after O
S, noon recess. He said: ~ am a PIN
ct siclan and surgeon. l knew Rhod
ofIClay. Isaw him before be died In d
a. Orawford's Office. l examined him !
that time and found a bullet wour
4, in his chest. 1t was on a line betwe'
l, the nipples, one inch from middle
hreast bone and passed out on Z
right side IN straightforward cours
The bullet, l found out afterwart
passed above the heart and must ma
N passed through the border OF u
lst lung. uClay and his antagonist we
oil. within 6 feet of each other they we
Of almost facing each other. lexamih
he the body afterwarda at the undertake
land saw the wound in the arm, whi
= nassed through the blceps muscles
n the left arm and struck a rib dlrec'
under the arm wound. | afterwar'
sdIat the Cemetery, found a slight wou
ON his back, which inclined downwai
81 II was a bullet wound
81 Dr. NJ. E. Crawford; Il am q pi
g stefan. l saw Rhodes Clay aftef