Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-07-24
wrpNrsn4y MoRNrNe SESSION.

WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
The case opened at $50 O'Clock Wed
nesday morning with DR.. @. T. Var
non on the stand. He testified tc
having seen the difficulty early ii
June. The prosecution demurred tc
going into the details OF the past
troubles and Judge Bass ruled that
evidence along this line must be spe-
cifc in regard to proving ill-feeling.
Dr.. Varnon stated that he saw Clay
strike Clarence Barnes. Under cross
examination he stated that he did not
see Clarence Barnes return the blow
that ]. d. Miller was holding him, 81
talked to Percy Treloar," said the
witness, s'and he said that he did not
see the trouble; that he was In the
country. This was a day or two after
the Shooting Under redirect ex-
animation DR.. Varnon testified that
he did not see the beginning of the
June trouble. l thought that TreloaI
was joking when he stated that he
had not seen the shooting, suppoosing
that he did not want to tell me.
Miss Albertha Jorden: 81 remem'
Der the June trouble. l was standing
in the door Of Boehm's grocery store.
/ saw Mr.. Clay strike Mr.. Barnes in
the back of the head, having his left
hand on Mr.. Barnes shoulder at the
time. Latney Barnes reached for a
horse weight, but some one took il
away from him.
w. /. Paul: 81 saw part Of the June
trouble. Clay caught up with the two
parties and began striking the tallest
one Of the two in the head. He wal
back of the one he was s~triking.n
Under cross examination he said be
was about lbs feet from the difficulty
w. r. Kemp: 81 saw Mr.. Clay the
day OF the shooting. / saw him about
a half OF an hour before the shooting
He bought some cigars. / thought hi
was considerably under the influence
Of liquor. He was in my place five
minutes"
Under cross examination the wit
ness said that he did not see Clay
drinking anything; that he was pleas
ant and in a good humor.
James Kemp: II run a billiard hal
west Of Kemper's saloon. | saw Clay
in the billiard hall about an hour be
fore the shooting. We played a game
Of pool, before which he drank a glas'
OF beer.n
Under cross examination he testified
that Clay drank a small glass Of beer
that he was sociable, sang and laugh
ed and talked; that he was gentleman
" and courteous.
Lou Shootman: II am janitor a.
| the Court House. l saw Clay in tn,
morning before the shooting. / saw
him In Brooks saloon drinking a glass
| Of beer about 10 O'Clock. / saw him IL
Kemper's saloon In the afternoon
Under cross examination Mr.. Shoot
man said when he saw Clay in KEN
| per's about 8 O'Clock In the Afternoon
that he (Clay) did not seem to be un
/ der the influence Of liquor.
George Brock; II am in the Salool
business. Mr.. Clay was in my place
the day Of the shooting. Hewas Their
between IL and l O'Clock and drank
couple Of small glasses Of beer with
lunch. He was there with Bob Rodg
ers after dinner. He drank a THU
beer"
Mr.. Brock, under cross-examination
said that Clay usually drank thin, O
small glasses Of beer. He could no
tell what time Clay returned later
when he drank a small glass Of beer
"He did not SEEM said the witness
ssto be under the influence Of liquol
He was pleasant and gentlemanly."
Under redirect examination he sal
that ne did not know or any troubl
Clay had In his place.
John Walker: II am a bartender
/ saw Clay about 2 o'clock the after
noon of the shooting. He staid at tn
saloon probably an hour. l sold hin
two drlnks-one soda and one beer.
Under cross : examination the wit
ness said that Clay did not eat
lunch. III don't think he was unde
the influence Of liquor" said the wit
ness.
Under redirect examination Wa
ker said that Clay sat in a chair a
the private desk within the railin
and faced north. II think" said th
witness, 81 saw him In the lune
counter and / think l seryedhim wit
a glass Of soda water"
Fritz Kemper: 81 am a bartender
l saw Rhodes Clay In the saloon a III
tie after 3 O'Clock the day Of the shoot
Ing. He was In there once with Vi
ban Weimer. / saw him drink wit
Weimer and with Jas. Kemp"
Under cross : examination the vii
ness said that Clay used a small glas
when drinking = about a four.ounc
glass.
Ernest Barnett: al am a barter
der. / saw Clay about Brooks saloo
the day Of his death. / sold him on
and maybe two small glasses Of BET
about 1:45."
Objections to a question as
whether the witness had cashed
check for Clay were sustained.
Under cross-examination the wi
ness said that Clay had eaten a pieS
of chicken and drank a bottle Of sod
pop about Q O'Clock that morning. =
also testified that Clay was not undo
the influence of liquor In the afte
moon when he saw him.
VIII Rodgers: "Clay was in n
lunch room about $50 that morning.
! saw him drink q glass Of beer in Ker
} per's before dinner"
n Under dissemination he statt
that he played pool with Clay al
drank with him.