The border vidette., 1904-02-13


the time you Saw thlsl
! Yes, Will ROath was near by an,
started in the same direction as | dit
when the firing took place and Wa
along side of me when | heard the f:,l
and looked around and saw Harrison
on the ground.
Did you hear anything. said betweet
Harrison and Sheehy prior to hearin.
this loud talk?
No, | aid not. | had seen them Il
horseback on the ro leo ground previ
Gus to this talking, but he'd not seen
them together.
What direction did yon say these
men took when they separated after
scuffiing, and second or so before
the shooting commenced
Harrison approached the main herd
of cattle and Sheehy went Off TO the
left of Harrison, towards Il small bunch
of cattle which had been out of the
herd.
How long after the second shot did
you hear this fall?
Ir seemed but an instant
How close were YOU to the men
when this scufflIng and shooting was
going ou!
was PioohDiy IL OF ZO-leeC from
them.
Were you along side of the two
men-Sheehy and Harrisoul
l was right behind Harrison and
facing Sheehy when they see med to
close in together and start the strik-
ing, and when they separated, Sheehy
sort of leaned to his right side and it
looked to me as though he WAS trying
to pull his pistol and apparently missed
it II couple of times before he did draw
it.
Did you notice what position Harri-
son was in on his horse when the shots
were fired!
l did not, as I was Watching the
man doing the shooting, Jerry Sheehy,
and looking out for myself that L did
not get too close, and WAS trying to
get out of the line of the shots
After Harrison had fallen from his
horse, did you notice the actions of
jerry Sl,ee,1ya
Yes,-I noticed him ride back lit
tie, get off and pick up his hat and !
put it on his head. Then he ap-
preached the crowd that was around |
Harrison, sort of looked down on |
Harrison and then start off towards |
his cattle, remarking as he did so
"Come on boys, let's get these cattle
away" or something to that effect.
Did you hear Harrison say anything
after he had fallena
l heard him say-"Open that up
boys and let i5 bleed" aud "kill me
boys and let me die" 1t seemed to
me he knew it was fatal and wanted
to end his suffering.
he second witness called was Mr..
w. L. Roath, who, being first duly
sworn, deposed and testified as follows:
Mr.. Roath, where do you reside!
In the Elein Precinct, Santa Cruz
County, Territory of Arizona.
Where were you on the 10Th day of
Janu Try. 1904, between the hours of
l l a. M in the morning and 2 o'clock
in the afternoon!
L was at the roundup between
Sheehy's house and the Chinaman's
lam, in the San Rafael Valley and
, bout half mile north of the dam.
Did you see or hear any difficulties
here bet two parties, and if SO,
who where the partiesl
Yes, ! was standing talking with
MIR. Richard Harrison, when Jerry
Sheehy rode up and asked me if L was
going up the valley with him. l told
Sheehy that / thought [ would He
'aid ''All Right and something about
starting a bunch of cattle on, and you
IAN follow on. MIR. Harrison spoke
Up and said Jerry, when are you go Z
ng to set that fence back2" Jerry said
hat he would set the fence back when
lie got ready. Then they went from
he fence to the water question.
Harrison said II understand you are
,oing to back up the water" and he
oilowed this up.-I don't remember
What Sheehy said. Harrison said
Jerry. you were in jail once for stop {
'ing that same water" They then I
10Th began to get a little excited l
said II understand that you
aid you were going to throw my place L
ut-open for settlement" l don't
emernber word for word, but if got UP g
nto white heat, and MIR. Harrison G
allied Mr. Sheehy Son of a Bitch.
lr. Sheehy didn't say anything. L b
vas standitg between these two parties,
IL three of US a horseback, and L back l
d my horse out from between the k
wo. MIR. Harrison rode up facing b
Ir. Sheehy-both horses heads coming l
ogether. When Harrison would &C
use Jerry of these different things, t
erry would say-'I will move the