The border vidette., 1904-02-13

81, DecauSe III no Time aIter lie Tell
there must have been eight or ten
men around HIM. | went over on to
another flat to get wagon of mine
which was working on some fence
building, to take the man home
When you returned who did you
see around Mr.. Harrison
There were several men; many of
whom L am acquainted with by sight
but do rot know their names There
were two men quite close whom 1
knew, ,-one WAS MIR. Will Roath, who
was holding Harrison, and the other
| was Mr.. c. III. Marti:..
MIR. Proctor WAS then dismissed.
The third witness called was Abel
de la Osa, beiEg first duly sworn, de
posed and testified as follows:
Where do you live Mr.. de la Osal
l live at Lochiel, Santa Cruz county
Arizona.
Where were you on the 18th day of
January, 1904, say between the hours
of II o'clock in the forenoon and 4
o'clock in the afternoon?
l was down in the San Rafael val
ley at the round up on the grant, be-
tween Sheehy's place and the China
mans dam, north of the China
garden.
State what occurred during your
stay there?
L was working around the cattle,
when my attention was attracted by
hearing a pistol shot. At this time 1
turned and saw Jerry Sheehy with a
six shooter in his hand and saw him
fire another shot, and almost immedi-
ately after this shot L saw Dick Har-
rison fall off his horse.
About how far away from these two
men were you when this shooting
took place
1 was about $50 or 200 yards
Did you see anything happen be
fore the firing of these shots ?
No, 1 did not.
Did you notice these two men dur
ing the time prior to this shooting?
L saw them meet in the morning
and both say good morning" to each
other. -
From where you stood, could you
see Dick Harrison if he pulled
pistol!
Yes, L could see Dick Harrison
very plainly.
Did you see Harrison draw or at
tempt to draw pistol.
No. L did not see him attempt to
draw or draw a pistol.
How far would you judge the two
men were apart when the shooting
took place
About s or 10 yards.
In what position were they when
the shooting took place
Jerry Sheehy seemed to be a little
behind Harrison and to the left of
Dick
You say that Harrison fell off his
norse} When did he fall
L saw Jerry Sheehy shoot the sec
ond shot and then saw Dick fall off
MS horse.
How far apart were the two men
when Harrison fell off his horse 2
From where L was, L should say he
was II or Is yards from Dick.
How long after the second shot did
you approach the spot where Dick
was lying2
Probably 10 minutes or so.
Did you hear HARRISON make any
tatement after you got to where he
vas lying on the groundl
No. / did not
Did you see Jerry after the shots
we're fired!
eS, lie rOue over TO Wnere LICK
vas lying and looked at him, but L
lid not hear him say anything.
What did Jerry do immediately p
fter the shooting!
He kind of turned around with his
ix shooter in his hand; got off and
licked up his hat; got on his horse and
hen went over to where Dick was.
The next person called was DIR.
tussell
DIR. Russell was one of the physi-
ians summoned from Nogales to at
end to MIR. Richard Harrison. In
he forenoon of the 10Th. DIR. Russell
'oked Harrison over and probed for
ne bullet in the presence of the coron-
RS jury. Later DIR. Russell happened
ito the building where the inquest
as being held. and at the request of
lie coroner made the following state
ent:
"All that l did was to get the gen.
al direction of the bullet. The bull
t did not come out and L could find
D lodging place. l believe that it is
cry proba ble that the bullet entered
is lung and caused an internal
What position Doctor. do you think
lese men must have been in when