Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-05

told me not TO mention what he said
that he was going TO get ont of town
and did not want to be a witness: we
mad no further talk
Cross-examined-"I did not hear
him tell old man Hayes what he said
10 me: he asked me not 10 repeat II,
as he was going TO get ont of town.
he said he saw IL all hut conld NOT
tell who fred the first shot day be
fore Yesterday Mr.. Hayes called my
attention 10 what Weeden said to me
and what he swore to; | heard him
gay he saw il all: Weeden made his
statement voluntarily TO me
Redirect "Weeden's
testimony recalled what he said 10
me
Called by Prosecution.
! Monte Pickel-"Frank Wilkerson
told me in the Senate saloon that he
saw all of il: that Stansel killed
Thompson and that Thompson sho'
stansel. that Thompson pulled
bright revolver with IA pearl handle,
and described a haud-tOhand fight un-
| Nh they had emptied their guns; that
Thompson hnd two guns, a small on'
and a large one
Redirect Wilkerson
said he saw large gun in one o.
Thompson's hands and small one
| in the other"
Called by Prosecution.
Robert Hanna-'I was in Helm
barber shop reading when heaf'
shots: | saw Thompson at the shop
I saw a gun living on his coat at the
doorstep; the gun was lying on his
coat by his right side; | saw a gun
in his hand when he came in. ! took
the gun and put 1t on the shell;
never examined It; went TO dinner
hut before going told Helm that was
Thompson gun; Helm said he gave
II TO I-ackey. It was like the same
gun: heard shots. probably from
eight TO ten; saw no guns take
away"
Cross-examined-"T gun wa
placed on the shelf soon after Thonp
son came in: he came in. look
I'd blank and sank down; the gun was
|
snn to several and put 1t on The
shelf. there were eight or ten mel
here when Thompson was there
Hood. Lackey and Stillians were
among them; heard someone say the,
ought to send for Thompson's SOL
when Thompson fell his body was ia
side mp to his hips; that looks nk'
The same revolver he had; the sl'i
laid there till / went home; when
nme back the gun was gone; the!
rought the body inside"
Called by Prosecution.
Chas r. Allen-"T know Thompson
and StanseI; saw the trouble; | tes
Hfied before the coToner's jury
Frank Wilkerson was with me at ;h'
court house; Wilkerson went acros
the street from Snyder's corner;
was diect across the street from th
IGl Moro when my attention was a,
lracted to the men | saw people look
7 ing at something and saw Thompson
and Stansel there: Thompson tnne
ana started down the street, smilln.
rs he went. Stansel shot at Thomp
son while he was thus turned; afte
that there were several SHOTS an
then Stansel followed Thompson from
the rear. clubbing him on the head
Thompson had one gun and Stause
had one gun; | should say eight o
zen shots We're fired; | saw one o
two shots fred by Siansel befor
Thompson turned around: | don
know if a shot hit him before h
turned around: the shooting becan,
general; J don't know what kind of
! gun Thompson or Stansel had: Stan
sci shot across his body illustrating
at Thompson down the street; Wi
kerson probably had time to ge
around in front of the FL Moro b.
that time but he had twice as ia
TO go as | did"
ross-examined-"The men wer,
in front of the El Moro saloon whe,
saw them: Stansel was STANDING
win his back to me; Thompson wa
between Stansel and the Ell Moro:
couldn't understand what they said
Thompson went ten or fifteen feet
nearly in front of the barber snor
when the first shot was fred: afte
the first shot Thompson turned t,
face Stansel; he drew his revolver n
he turned: | presume Thompson shot
he had his gun in the ACT of shoot
ing several times; can not say nov
many times Stansel shot; Stansel wa
Jumping around as If 10 dodge tn,
shots; after the first shooting Thomu
son turned and came back towar,
StanseL and walked farthest: Stan
sci was north, Thompson was ono,
az the outer edge OF the walk ant
slansel was near the El Moro; | di,
not see Accord: do not know him:
watched the shooting: remembe
seeing Attorney Perkins there. wher
they finished shooting they were clos,
together; Thompson turned and stag
sered away and tried 10 ward OFF the
blows from Stansel; saw Stanse
iire the first shot
Attorney Reese asked Mr.. Allen Il
ne did not have it in for Mr.. Stansel
If Stansel mad not at one time told
him he must cease certain practices
When witness said Stansel had com,