The age-herald., 1902-02-15
COFFM MAN CLAIMS HE
 SHOT BRADFORD WITH
 MINISTER'S PISTOL
Continued from Fifth Paqe)

SOHtinueQ JTOTn FiItn FdQC) >----~------->~>-~>>>---~- that he had been returned to the church for another year and that everything would be pleasant if they could keep that fellow Coffman from lying about him. Mir. Springfield also said to him that he had no more use for Bradford as a preacher than he had for yellow dog
 Minister Sent for Him.
 T did intend to see Mir Bradford about what he had said regarding me-" contin- ued the witness but I did not intend to go to his house. Later in the day willie going from my house to my office l met MT. Hunt, who gave me MT. Brad ford's message, and l then went to see him. did not, however, have a chance to have an explanation. as he attacked me at once"
 MT. Coffman then denied having &C., cused MT. Bradford of stealing d stove from him, and went on the explain the matter, saying Bradford had taken the stove but that he had no idea of accus- ing him of stealing it. as he thought he would return 1t. He felt no i'll will to- wards MT Bradford as a result of the stove matter, and saw him several times after he came back from conference, but that there was nothing in Bradfords manner to indicate that he was mad with him.
 Hunt Carried the Message.
 w. A. Hunt at the afternoon session testified for the defense that Bradford had sent message by him to Coffman to come up to his house. He first spoke to Attorney John Shugart about this mes sage a day or two after the killing. The shooting took place Sunday. He had not heard what Mir. Bradford said about Coffman in church that Sunday morning.
 On the first Saturday after the killing he saw Mayor Tate. The Mayor de- nounced both Coffman and Bradford In talking of the affair
 J. P Hodges testified that he knew Mir Bradford and Mir. Hunt. who just testi- fled. He saw MT. Bradford the afternoon of the killing talking to Mir. Hunt. and he told Hunt that if he saw Coffman to tell him to come up to his Bradfords s) house. This conversation took place on the bridge.
 On cross-examnation he said he saw Bradford that night after he was shot He was dying. l heard the shooting dis cussed that night but l did not tell any one until Tuesday that l had heard Brad ford send word to Coffman to come to his house. I first told MT. Shugart. 1 saw several persons that Sunday afternoon be- sides MT. Hunt. I don't know of my own knowledge whether Bradford's message was ever delivered to Coffmsn.
 Saw Bullet Hole in Wall.
 A. C. McAvoy, a contractor at Brook side, testified that he was at Bradford's house the day after the shooting when the inquest was being held. and that he examined the house. He noticed a bullet hole in the wall and a dent on the side of the door. He made a second examina- tion day or two ago and found the house in the same condition as it was at his first examination. The bullet hole was about eleven inches from the bottom of the front door at an angle which would strike the floor about eighteen inches from the door, He then went to the black board in the court room and made drs wing Illustrating the course of the bullet. The bullet holes were in the edge of the door farthest fl om the hinges.
 The bullet was fired from the outside of the house into the Eall. passing through the door. The fluctuations in the door post were about five feet from the floor.
 While this witness was on the stand court adjourned until 9:S0 this morning.