Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-01

then. | was six or seven feet away
from the old man. | commenced shoot
ing at him, shot at him three times.
l shot six times, three times to hit him,
first three l shot to hit him. He did
not fall down. keep shooting at him
until he said he would pay me. / put
three shells in when we went TO the
house. We we about tive feet apart
| iold him TO come over and show me
where he was shot. l did not believe
him and he came over and showed me
he was shot in the breast, arm and leg,
Bella came out of the house aud the
old man said he was shot all TO pieces.
She got "A towel and the old man
grabbed the towel and wrapped up his
wrist. She did not show any emotion
She did not have time to tell him to
come into the house for he told her TO
get a lantern aud she went after il.
The old man looked as though he was
going to faint away when | loaded the
gun again, he was more scared than
hurt. Went down to the barn, Bella
first, then the old man then me-" Told
the same story about hitching mp the
team. Had the revolver in my right
hand all the time. The ,felon did not
interfere with my shooting, it was on
my left hand. followed the buggy as
far as the house and went i'm for five
minutes. Came out of the house, went
through the COW yard into the barn,
saddled the grey horse and went to
Plerpont. When l started down the
road l said Good bye to Bella, and
she said Good bye Did not hear her
say good bye to her father. When 1
got to Pierpont l hItched the pony there
then unhitched him rode him down the
road then started him for home. l then
went back to Pierpont and went to a
hotel and went to bed. Was awakened
by the marshal of Pierpont and Phillip
Gross. Did not tell the sheriff that
Bella Davis saw him ride away. Got
acquainted with Bella Davis about ten
days before l came out. She said her
father lived at Andover. Never kept
company with her. Saw her at Mrs.
Raymond's and at the uncle's the day
| left Michigan"
Redirect examination, Alberts.
"Never saw Bella Davis husband.
He had been gone for some time. When
| was at Bryant's l weighed between
172 and $50 pounds" Testified about
the clothes about the same as Bella
Davis.
Recross examination, Alberts.
''Will swear that the clothes line does
fasten to a tree inside the COW yard"
Daniel Passage, of Andover, direct.
went out to Bryant's place the
night of the shooting, searched the
house and then the outside" He
located the clothes line about the same
place as Mrs. Davis and Alberts had.
o. @. Huston, from north of Andover,
testified in substance.
"Live two and one-half miles from
Bryant's place, have known him for
four years. Know his general reputa.
ton for truth and veracity. 1t is bad.
| would not believe him under oath "
Cross examination, Huston.
cam not on very good terms with A.
S. Bryant. Have not heard anyone
in particular say his reputation foi
truth and veracity is good. Heard the
neighbors say his reputation was no,
good. Have had trouble with him.
V. r. Potter, from west OF Pierpont,
testified in substance.
"Live two miles from Bryant's place,
have known him three or four years.
Bryant's reputation for truth and
~veracity is bad would not believe him
upper oath"
Cross examination, Potter.
"Have had trouble with him over
some stock. Am not exactly mad al
him but have no love for him."
Joseph Robinson, from neal Pierpont
testified.
"Live two miles from Bryant, have
known him for three years. Know his
general reputation for truth and viracity
and it is bad. Would not believe him
under oath"
Cross examination, Robinson.
"Have a suit against Bryant for
damages for hay raised on V. P. Potter's
land eaten by Bryrnt's CATTLE"
Frank Shaw, from Pierpont, testified.
"Live one and one-half miles from
Bryant, have known him for four years.
His general reputation for truth and
veracity is bad, would o believe him
under OATH"
Cross examination, Shaw.
"Am not on good terms with Mr..
Bryant and have not been for some