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He then described Mr.. Barnes fall
and how Mr.. Clay left the scene, as
has been told before. Under cross ex-
animation Mr.. Green stated that he
saw Mr.. Clay at the main entrance Of
the post office before the tragedy.
HE had followed me in,i, stated the
witness, ''as / entered and when /
came out be was standing near the
granite column at the front. | then
went west to where my attention was
called tothe shooting. / was talking
to Thos. and ]. M. Kelso when the
shots were fired. When / looked the
participants In the battle were facing
each other.n
A. ]. Winscott: 81 am a life in
surance agent. l knew Clay and
Barnes. l saw them in an alteration;
my attention was attracted while they
we're in the post offlce. Barnes walked
in and to the mail box. Coming back
he came in front of Clay. Mr.. Barnes
wheeled around, threw up his lefthand
and placed his right hand on his hip
pocket. They came out, Clay follow
ing 8 or 8 feet behind. They came out
and Barnes fred the first shot after
they had taken 6 or I steps. Mr..
Barnes was walking sideways near the
edge Of the walk in a ~northeasterly d.
rection. Clay was about the middle
Of the walk when Barnes fred. AS
Barnes fired Clay faced him and CON
tinued SO through the fusllade. MI.
Barnes body va between myself and
Mr.. Clay for a time after they came
out of the post Office. / saw no de-
monstration by Clay at any time. /
heard no word from either. AS the
firing ceased Barnes fell and Clay
pointed his revolver at him, turned
and walked south" Mr.. Wlnscott
then described the taking OF Mr.. Clay
to the doctors Office.
Under cross examination MI. Win
scott told of the arrival of mails, as
near as he knew. He said: "Mr. Clay
came into the In~telligencer office be-
tween 4:25 and 4:30 the afternoon OF
the killing. We talked about politics
and other matters. H.C. Turner talked
to him before / did. Mr.. Clay had
been in the composing room and Clay
returned TO the front room and sat In a
chair talking to Turner. Clay faced
southwest. He sat there 2 or 3 min
utes. Clay called me in. / had heard
Turner say something about drinking
whiskey. Clay denied drinking whis-
key, saying; You talk like monkeys
He had taken two or three drinks.
Rhodes called me out and we talked 10
or Is minutes. Clay and / walked
over to the post-office together. That
was about $50 and we stood at the
post-oflce and talked a few moments.
We walked 10 or 10 feet east Of Nc
Loney,s and Clay said he was going
down the street a moment, He went
north and | went TO the Lnteuigencel
ohice / saw Clay standing In front
OF Dermody Bro IS store looking at a
radish. / saw Barnes pass him. This
was but a short time after ! left Clay.
The next time / saw him he was
approaching the post-ofice. Clay was
then in the post-ofice, standing against
the west radiator, looking at some
mail. AS Barnes entered the front door
CLAY went out of the west door and
came around and met Riley Green at
the front of the post Office. He then
went In the post office and met Barnes
near the iron post. Barnes wheeled
around behind the post and raised his
left hand m%otioning Clay back. Clay
did not transact any business In the
office, but followed Barnes out and
followed a part OF the time and then
veered of TO the southeast. | started
toward the post-ofice when Clay and
Barnes first met because / anticipated
trouble. / had talked TO Clay about
the troubles OF himself and Barnes on
the morning of the trial in She police
court"
In the redirect examination Mr..
Winscott stated that he and Clay
often met in the post Office and talked
together. He stated that Clay did
not show that he saw Barnes pass him
when he was In front of Derm0dy's.
c. R. Lupton, the undertaken, who
, prepared Mr.. Clay's body for burial
was called and testified as to the
, wounds and identified the clothing Of
the dead man, showing the bulleI
I holes corresponding with the superb
, cial wound In the back.
Under cross-examination MI. Lup
, ton stated that he did not see Mr.
Clay's hat.
Sheriff Quincy James vas called ant
, Identified the revolver surrendered Il
! him by G. A. Barnes the day after tn
! shooting.
A. J. Winscott was recalled by th'
: defense to identify the pistol given d
! him by Mr.. Clay Immediately afte
the shooting. He also identified Nj
:. Clay's hat which he tWinscottl ha'
taken home with him after the trag
edy.
W. ]. McLoney; "I am in the DIR
goods business at Promenade an
: Washington streets, north from th
postonlce. / heard shooting on th
afternoon Clay was shot. l saw non
,of It. l know Clarence Barnes. II
= was in my store 10 have me sign a
10 aaidavit AS l signed it Mr.. Barnei
y back was to the door. l did not SC
3 Clay. The shooting was very shortl
+ after Barnes left my store. / hear
y two shots, a pause and then rapi
= firing"
DR.. r. W. Berry testified as to th
VI wounds Of MFR. Clay.
ne W. 7. Keath: al am a member {
{. the firm of Hathaway s. Keath. I wl
at my place Of business and heard u
We shooting but but did not see them.
&c had a talk with Barnes. l think }
re said: I was a little the quickest
re This was while / was helping him o
% with his coat In his fathers Office
At 5 O'Clock Monday afternoon ii
CD State rested and Mr.. Robertson move
oil that adjournment be taken till morI
siy ing, as the defense was not prepare
=, to proceed.
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