Mexico Missouri message., 1902-07-17

porarily paralyzed."
DR.. II. j. Basket. II am a
physician. | saw Rhodes Clay in
DR.. Crawford office. He had
bullet hole in his breast between
the fourth and fifth ribs near the
sternum. The aperture of exit was
on Il level with the entrance and
Just below the shoulder blade.
The entrance was probably II half
of an inch below the line of the
nipples and about one and one
| fourth inches to the left of the
median line. saw the body
afterwards at the undertaking es-
tablishment of Mr.. Lupton and
think that the ball passed through
the heart, unless it was DETECTED.
The coat was slightly discolored at
the point of entrance, but can
hardly say that it was powder
burned. When he received the
wound in the arm, the side of Mr..
Clay must have been turned square
toward the party who fired the
shot"
DR.. Nj. +. Crawford: FL am Il
physician. | heard the shooting
at the post office. was about 20
feet south of the alley, which is
south of my office, and was
driving north when | heard the
shots. looked up and saw G.. A.
Barnes fall to the street, about five
feet from the granitoid walk at the
northeast corner of the postottiice.
There were six or eight shots fired
and as Barnes fell | saw Il revolver
in the air near him. There were
no shots fired after this. After the
fall | saw Latney Barnes running
toward the trouble from the north
He had Il revolver in his hand, but
was caught by John j Steele, who
turned him over to Marshal White
When | first saw Mr.. Clay he was
walking around the northeast
corner of the post office. He walk
ed southeast into the street, where
he was joined by a. J. Winscott.
The couple passed me and entered
the east door of the post office.
The next | saw of Mr.. Clay was in
my Office, where he was lying ON
a couch. | did not hear him
speak"
The inquiry was then adjourned
to Saturday afternoon, and then
adjourned again to Monday on ac-
count of the serious illness of a
brother of one of the jurymen.
When the jury was called Mon
day morning the attorneys for
Clarence A. Barnes-F. Il. Jesse
and George Observation-Disclosures
that the investigation should be
public, but Coroner Bridgford
ruled otherwise and the inquiry
proceeded.
James X. Green: ri am Il team
ster. | know Rhodes Clay and
Clarence Barnes. | saw these par
ties engaged in an alteration
Thursday. My attention was first
attracted by two pistol shots while
my back was to them. turned as
quick rs could and faced them.
AS | turned | saw Clay phil his
gun from his right hip pocket.
Then shooting went in clash, all
at once. When Clay drew his re-
volver he was standing from four
to six feet west of the main en-
trance of the postoffice. He was
ON the walk. Twas about half
block west on the same block.
Clay's back was partly turned tow
ard me, he faced the northeast.
Barnes was standing on the cross
ing Just at the north edge of the
CRATE, he was facing southwest
with his right arm extending il re-
volver in front of him. AS the
firing ceased Barnes fell near
where he was when thirst saw him.
Clay was also about in the same
place as when first saw him.
Clay stood and looked at Barnes Il
moment when the latter fell, then
turned south around the corner of