Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1902-08-07

knew be sometimes carried one. The
day of the trouble In the pasture Hen
ry called me and said: Bring the gun,
ma, Jones is in the pasture. / went
with Henry to the barn lot and met
Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Davis said: HE
(Jonesl would not get out and invited
me down to the pasture to shoot IT.
out, Henry and his pa loaded the
gun. gave Henry the pistol to take
his pa when he took him the gun. 1.
do not like Mr.. Jones for | fear him.
l cautioned Mr.. Davis when he went
down to the pasture after Jones to
keep the law on his side and not to
shoot unless he had to.n
On cross examination the defense
drew plan Of the lower story Of the
Davis house and questioned the wit
mass -abont the positisnas- of tha
different rooms.
Henry Davis stated: ~ was laying
on the bed when l heard the shot. Ma
said: OH me, Jones has shot your
pa. / jumped up and went into her
room. She met me at the door with
her shoes of. | started up the road
and ma followed me, she caught up
with me and we went up the road to-
gether. We met pa and he came home
with u.s. When me met pa, ma said;
Jones shot at you didn't he Pa said
yes. Ma said; Did he hit you,' and
pa said mo-. Ma said that she would
have Jones arrested II she was him.
Pa said he didn't know whathe would
do. / asked pa where he was when
Jones shot at him, and pa said at the
gap in the fence. / asked pa II he
shot at Jones and pa said no. He
sometimes carries a pistol. l don't
know that pa had pistol when he
met Jones that evening. Pa said 1t
did not scare him. l heard pa tell
Jones once about years ago that he
had better go home and kiss his wife
and children good by. They had some
trouble at that time. The day pa ran
Jones from the pasture saw someone
in the pasture and pa coming toward
the house as fast as he could. j ran to
the house and told ma to give me the
gun quick. Pa and l loaded the gun
and ma helped US wad 1t. After we
loaded the gun l looked up and saw
Jones leaving the pasture walking
part of the time and running part of
it. said yonder he goes, as he COM
menced to leave the pasture. When L
said that, pa got on his horse as quick
as he could and started after Jones.
Before l gave pa the gun gave him a
80 caliber revolver. 1t was loaded.
Winfrey told US one day at the
dinner table: Keep him Jones' and
that thelving set out We were talk
ing of Jones at that time"
Henry when asked why he was in
such hurry to load the gun when he
saw Jones in the pasture said:
$50 pa could get in shooting distance
of Jones before he getaway. follow
ed pa into the pasture after Jones. |
went down there so there could be no
lies told.n
The next witness, Mrs. Ackman,
said: 81 live in the neighborhood ot
Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Davis. have lived
there about 4 months. | saw Jones
go by the afternoon Of July oath
toward town. saw him return later
in the evening. ! did not hear the
shooting or conversation.
Mrs. Ackman was the last witness
for the State.
For the defense Frank Mudd was
called and said: "I live north Of Mex
leo about 10 miles. l am farmer
having lived here about 15 years.
know Tom Jones and where he lives
was at his house about the 24th o.
: July do not remember the exact date
J Mr.. Quinlan was with us we were look
ing at some cattle we had bought ant
had come TO take home. All three o
us drove the cattle to the Lawde
place. Mr.. Jones was in his shir
sleeves. did not see a weapon OF an
kind on his person.
On cross examination he told tn
same story as under direct examlna
tion.
James Quinlah: ~ live about
miles northeast OF Mexico. wen
with Mr.. Mudd 90 get some cattl
from Mr.. Jones. Mr.. Jones came {
Lawder's place with us. | did not Sc
a pistol on Mr.. Jones. l notice
especially because had heard that h
had been having some trouble"