Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1902-07-24

and must have passed thru the
border of the lung If Clay and
his antagonist were within 6 feet
of each other they were almost fac
ing each other. | examined the
body afterwards at the undertaken S
and saw the wound in the arm,
which passed through the biceps
muscles of the left arm and struck
Il rib directly under the arm wound
afterwards, at the Cemetery,
found a slight wound on his back
which inclined downward. 1t was
a bullet wound"
DR.. NJ. e. Crawford also describ-
ed the wounds. Testified that he
was driving north at the time of
the shooting and looked mp and
saw Mr.. Barnes falling; saw his
pistol fall as he fell, etc.
j. X. Green also testified. His
testimony was substantially the
same as published in these columns
| last week. A. j. WinscOtt was
called to the stand. Told the story
as was printed in these columns
last week. Barnes fired the first
shot after they had taken 6 or I
steps. Barnes was walking side
ways near the edge of the walk to-
ward the northeast. Clay was near
the middle of the walk when Bar
mes fired. Clay then faced Barnes
and continued so thru the fusi-
lade. Heard no words between
them.
On cross examination Mr.. Win
scott said further: Mr.. Clay came
into the Intelligencer Office between
4:2J and 4:30 the afternoon of
the killing. We talked about pol
tiles and other matters. II. G..
Turner talked to him before | did.
Mr.. Clay had been in the compos-
ing room and returned to the front
room and sat in chair talking to
Turner. Clay faced southwest.
He sat there > or 3 minutes. Clay
called me in. | had heard Turner
say something about drinking
whisky. Clay denied drinking
whisky, saying: You talk like
monkeys He had taken two OF
three drinks. Rhodes called me
out and we talked 10 or ID minutes
Clay and | walked over to the post
office together. That was about
1850 and we stood at the postoffice
and talked few moments. We
walked 10 or ~ feet east of Me-
Loney's and Clay said he was going
down the street moment. He
went north and | went to the Intel.
ligencer Office. | saw Clay stand.
ing in front of Dermody Bros.
store looking at a radish. saw
Barnes pass him. This was but 4
short time after left Clay. The
next time saw him he was
approaching the postOtfice. Clay
was then in the post office, 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 motioning Clay back. Clay
did not transact any business in
the office but followed Barnes ont
and followed a part of the time and
then veered off to the southeast.
| started toward the post Office
when Clay and Barnes first met
because | anticipated trouble.
had talked to Clay about the trou-
bles of himself and Barnes on the
morning of the trial in the police
court"
c. Il. Lupton testified as to the
dead mans clothing, showing the
bullet holes corresponding to the
wound in the back.
Deputy Sheriff James identified
the revolver surrendered to him by
Barnes and A. j. Winscott identi,
fed the revolver given to him by