The Redwood gazette., 1902-02-12
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pulled him away D Describing the
kick, West said it was a hard one
and landed at the pit Of the stomach,
making him sick. Witness said
/ March's S blow had marked him on
both jaws, over the right eye and
on the right temple. AS soon as
/ March was pulled away West got
up and started across the room, in
tending to get away. He knew he
was not his adversary S physica
equal and dreaded further punish
ment. He intended to 60 to the
coat room.
/ He took out his revolver as soon
as he rose, so as to be ready for an.
emergency. He kept his eyes on
March all the time. He had moved
1 but two or three steps when he saw
! March step toward him. and then
! he fred He felt that he muststop
i March. He thought that there were
but five or six feet between them,
and March was coming. Witness
said, ''I had no other way to stop
him and thought he would get me,
so I shot. :
/ The revolver was produced and
witness thought it was the one with
! which the shot was fired. He was
asked to illustrate how he fred and
did so, the incident being a very
dramatic one He held the weapon
| low in his right hand. The arm
4 bent at.the elbow and the pistol ad-
vanced in that position. He said be
took no aim, but intended to hit
March about the legs, his desire be-
| ing not to kill or injure, but simply
to stop his enemy's advance. He
was asked why he did not shoot a
second time, and answered because
March stopped and jumped back.
Witness heard March say, I'm
shot, II die game, . but was not
certain that be had hit him. He
denied saying, s'Die, you Z or
anything of the sort, aud when asked
if he had desired March's death,
solemnly answered thrt he did not,
nor had he ever expressed such q
wish or regret that he had not
fred again When asked for his
pistol he refused to give it mp, but
put it in his pocketand surrendered
it when the officers asked for It.
He retold the story Of bis talk.
with the policeman who took hin il
charge and said that he was con
cerned for March VI hen lie learned
that the bullet had taken effect.
Vest said he had . clear recollec-
sion 81 tie man events Of the trag-
4 ed1y bnl "a minor points he was
not cles As whel he arose from his
\ Ilaet was eobfu9Ad and groggy. ].
i The di,Act Examination lasted until
4 ttffo1rDlefock and the cross examina-
tion then began. The witness was
Easked concerning his former life,
and said that before going to St.
Paul he had spent several years in
the South and West. He had worked
on farms and cattle ranches in In
dian Territory, Arizona and Texas,
working out of doors a good deal
but riding horseback very little.
He had prospected in the Black
Hills, and since coming here his
business as land agent had kept
him out doors great deal. The OBJ
iect of question was evidently to
show that the life of the defendant
had been such as to make him Wig
orous man aud sufficiently varied to
prevent him being easily frightened
| by threats.
He was asked as to the time when
| March told him of fights in which
he had been. mixed up, and said that
he had heard of them from some
time in August until late in the fall.
He was asked if after hearing of
these things he had kept up his
friendly intercourse with the March
family, and he said he had. In re-
counting the exploits as !, pugilist
March had not told him of any spec
ial injury that be had inflicted on
any one, except the hackman at
Butte, whom he left unconscious.
T Mr.. Bangs asked: rs it not true
that several days before March re-.
preached you. YOU had complained