The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-05
TO TAKE BOSS LIFE.


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supper for himself and Bennett at the
same place While still in the bar
telephone message was received saying
that supper was ready. Bryan told the
men if they would wait till he had
balanced his cash, he would go over to
Hicks with them.
81 went on balancing the cash., the
witness said, until / saw Evans walk
ing toward the end of the bar and
heard Doss say: I don't weigh 235,
but I'll shoot you 235-how much do
you weigh. Bryan% l said l don't
know exactly and turned and saw Doss
covering me with his gun. l said Put
that gun up; what the - is the mat
ter with your" g,
Bryan said that as he spoke to Doss
he started down, the bar and that
Bennett was walking toward Doss
with both hands UP; that as Bennett
got close to Doss. Doss snapped his
pistol at Bennett nreo
at him." he said land then he
fired again at me. Somebody began
shooting behind me. AS l fired Doss
made a face and went out OF the door
Evans had shot me through the
thigh; turned to shoot at Evans VINO
dropped behind the counter, Doss dld
not hit me. but was shot twice ana II
must have been by Evans.
Feared discrimination.
On oross-exainination by Judge,
Twiggs. Bryan told something of the
quarrel with Doss. but refused to an
swer certain questions on the ground
that they would incriminate him. Doss
had been drinking, Bryan said, but II
intoxicated, was not sufficiently so TO
incapacitate him for business. Inc
first intimation he had OF the trouble
was, he said. when Doss said: can
shoot 1885," and the only probable rea-
son could assign for the trouble was
malice from the night before"
diagram of the room in which the
shooting took place was presented by
Judge Twiggs. who took 1t to the jury
and had Bryan point out the positions
occupied by the various parties to the
shooting at the time it occurred.
Bennett, who followed Bryan on the
stand. after telling the reason for the
presence of Bryan and the other two
men in the bar told of the entrance or
Doss and Evans. and their invitation
TO those present to take drink. Tell
ing of the shooting. he said: Il don't
know when Doss got his pistol. l saw
him pointing ii at Bryan and started
toward him with my hands raised. He
allowed me to get within four feet of
him then snapped the pistol in my face
/ ducked out Of the way.
"Doss shot at Bryan, then Bryan
shot. I got my gun but before l could
shoot at Doss Evans shot at NE. Evans
drew my fire. Then l shot at Doss.
Four or five shots were fred then Doss
turned and ran out of the ladies' en-
trance to the street. Cad ran to the
side door. Evans rounds the cigar
counter with his pistol in his hand, l
shoot. he falls and walked out.
Ducked Under the Counter.
wit Ivey furnished some amusement
by, the naive way in which he told
what he knew of the trouble. He SUBJ
Stimulated Bryan's statement about
checking up the cash, and when asked
about the shooting said: II saw Doss
fire, saw Bryan fire, then dueked un-
Der the counter" He said that several
shots were fred afterward, but he did
not see by whom.
Doss, the first witness for the de-
Tense, told about the visit to Bryan's
place. the. morning before the shoot
ing and of the visit on the night the
trouble took place. After telling about
the drinks that the men had and the
supper waiting for them, he said that
Evans began talking of his weight.
He weighed himself then asked Doss
to get on the scales. Doss started to
do so; but before getting on took his
revolver out of his pocket and put ii
on the scales
Bryan and Bennett got excited"
the witness explained. and told me
10 put up that pistol. When 1 saw
that Bryan had pulled his gun and
was going to shoot me, fired. We
fired about the same time. Several
shots were exchanged and / was struck
on the hand. Then the room seemed
dark and / went out. Doss denied
that he had gone to Bryan's for the
purpose Of having any. trouble.
Evans Told New story.
Nat Evans told of several circum-
stances connected with the shooting
that have not hitherto been made pub
lie. He told Of Doss' invitation to him