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

| ihoHpsoh WIS nj the barber shop: (:
think 1t was fired from a xun: I
don't know. could not say whether
1t was shot out of gun or not: IL
was about midway between where
they fought, or where they stood
when | left them"
Attorney Reese for the defense de-
mandcd that the bullet be sealed by
Mr. Goodman in an envelope. marked
with his name and be given to the
courts custody, and this was done.
| Ro-dircct-"I saw George Thomp-
son n son of the sheriff, f,ye or ten
minutes after the body was taken In.
TO the Shop-George. the harness
maker"
John Hurley was called, but knew
nothing of the trouble further than
seeing Thompson at the barber shop
after tine shooting.
Mike Moran-"I knew THOMPSON
| and Stansel; | saw the difficulty on
the 9Th; ! saw Thompson first In the
Bank saloon about 1880: Dodsou.
Mcbride and Casad. were there at
the bar with him taking drink; they
must have been there ten minutes.
when Thompson went out; | STAGED
In Ave or eight minutes after Thomp.
son went out. Dodson said something
about having Thompson feeling pret.
ty good; Dodson said, Let's 20 down
TO the lei Moro and then Dodsou
went out; | saw Thompson and Stan
sci standing in front OF the FL Moro.
the Bank IL about 25 feet from ths
lsl Moro, one lot: Siansel was on the
outer side Of the walk and Thompson
was In front OF the saloon; heard
when near the cl Moro Stansel say:
don't want any d man to talk to
me that way Thompson stared
away aud when he got about six or
eight feet he turned around with
his hand In his hip pocket, Stansel
had his hands in his pockets; Thomp-
son turned and nred. then Stansel
and Thompson both fired at once,
they shot several times, TIL they
emptied their guns; Thompson was
weak or pnralyzed Thompson raised
his arm TO hit Stnnsel over the head;
Thompson hit Stansel several times;
Stansel struck viciously, with full
force; they struck at each other, but
Thompson could not do anything:
Thompson went away, then turned
around and looked back: Stansal
started after him again and somebody
told him not to hit him any more,
and Stansel stopped; Thompson went
ON 10 the barber shop and Stansel
went into the El Moro: saw Thomp-
sons revolver, but could not tell what
lis appearance was: Stansel had but
one gun, in his right hand: don't
know how many shots were fired by
Thompson; don't know how many
either fired; | think there were eight
or nine Shots
Cross-examincd--'I was about six
or eight feet away: did not look for
the guns or bullets then or after:
don't know what kind Of gun eth
er had. | was looking at the men, not
the guns; ! saw n number OF people
around, Asher among them: | saw no
other guns; | don't know II others
fired any shots: | don't know what
Thompson did with his gun: the last
| saw OF Thompson's gun In his hand
was when he was holding up his
hand; / am barkeeper. Thompson
aimed TO hi, Stansel but | don't know
II he did hit him"
Frank Wilkerson--"I knew both
men: | saw the difficulty: l was be-
hind Thompson and Stansel. near the
El Moro; was about six feet to the
right of them; they were at the tels-
phone pole In front of the Ell Moro:
Thompson walked on and turned
around and said 'Yo s. o. b. and
Stansel brought mis- gun up; I don't
know who fired first; they were fac
ing each other; they continued to
shoot till | thought their guns were
empty; then they clubbed each other:
Thompson could do nothing; Stanssl
hit Thompson fve or six times:
Thompson then walked toward the
barber shop. | saw Thompson In the
doorway OF the barber snop; ! saw
Thompson's gun when he had II In
ais hand trying to hit Stansel don't
thing that gun (exhibiD looks like
lns gun iHoHpsoH Hhu uoH hnoW
how many shots were fired. probably
seven or eight"
Cross-examlned--"1 was about ten
feet from Thompson when his gun
came out: Thompson was on TO my
left: Thompson's right side was next
to Stansel: tnat gun texhibip don't
look as dark as the Thompson gun:
| saw the barrel when II came out.
| don't know who fired first: don't
remember any one being closer to
Thompson than | was; don't know
how many shots were fred by Thomp-
son or stanscl. when last naw
| Thompson with gun In his hand
he was trying to get away from Star
sci; that might be the gun Thomp-
son had fexhibiD; was not excited"
Thomas lockwood - knew
Thompson and Stansel. saw the dif-
fculty on the 9Th In front Of our Of
flee. about eighty feet across the
street; G. c. Perkins was there: We
have plate glass windows; was At
tracted when looked out Of tbs win
dow, when | saw Stansel and Thomp-
/ son talking and told pprkIna that