Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01

In bis right hand; I don't know what
became Of any of the guns after the
fight
Reese cross-examined-Gra con.
tinued: Il think about seven shots
were ffred; Thompson put up both
hands to ward OF blows: l could see
no gun In Tnompson's hand; a crowd
gathered arounds I do not remember
who saw ut the time"
A. F. Hood-"I knew Thompson I;
the body was brought to me from
ochsner's hospital. to my undertak-
Ing rooms; | examined the wounds; ;
there were Ave bullet wounds; two
shots through the neck; there were
ten or twelve scalp wounds. cut to
the bone; | sewed up one about two
Inches long, they all cut to the skull: /:
the blood flowed freely; he was a
large man and would naturally bleed
more than smaller man: | removed
the clothing from the body, We took
the clothes OF. myself and assistant: I:
we cut the clothes OF and burned
''','' "o'u " my VIC
want to save these clothes for the
coroner's jury we only cut where
we had to cut along the seams In the
coat sleeves the body was large and
heavy for two men to handle and we
had to cut the clothes as we did not
desire to call anybody in; we put
the clothes In two piles on the west
side Of the room; | think the bodv
must have bled two gallons after be-
Ing placed on the cooling table. AMI
the clothes we're saturated with blood,
more blood than ever saw come
from anybody before; we were rare.
ful to put the clothes In two piles; I
took all the contents out Of the pock.
cts describing the articles. inclnd-
Ing official papers) and turned them
over to his brother. save some en-
velopes which have held to be turn
ed over to the cOurts; have hui.
let which I picked up from the floor.
There appeared to be no difference OF
opinion at the inquest as to the
wounds; the clothes were there dur
Ing the inquest but were not used In
the examination. and after the In
quest was all over. l supposed there
was no more use for them and |
burnt them up. No one else sug.
gested that ! burn them. l burned
the clothes about 10 o'clock the night
OF the inqueat. heard the shooting I:
was In front Of Kruschke's store.
talking to Herman Berndt, but did
not see the shooting: first heard
what thought TO be blast, when
turned my bead and heard several
shots; Thompson was nearest to me
when ! went there Thompson had
fallen partly In the barber shop: he
had no expression In his eyes; he
MAS not dead; | asked him II could
do anything, but he couldn't answer
] held up his head; Others came. and
we discovered that he was badly
hurt; DIR. stillians gave him q hypo,
dermic injection of some kind OF
medicine. He told DIR. Lackey and
he indorsed what he had done.
told him his son George was there
and asked him II he wanted to talk
to him. Thompson asked II Stansel
was arrested and DR.. stillisns told
him he was, to allay him; I then
heard Thompson say The 81 o. b.
murdered me- Thompson was taken
under the orders Of DIR. Lackey to
Ochsner's hospital. In short time.
an hour. think, the body was
brought back to me; while taking the
clothes on heard something drop on
the cement noor and looked to see
what 1t was. finding bullet 1t was
larger than 3s. probably a a or
45."
Reese cross-examined-Hood con-
tIuued Il found hve wounds: was
present at the inquest. one bullet
went In the left side and came out
at the right OF the abdomen: l think
we found four shots fred from the
left side; one shot went In at the
nose: I think when the doctors prob
ed this wound the probe went down
In his throat; one ball, cutting the
top OF the necktie, went through the
front part OF the throat; first
thought that he was shot twice
through the throat. forming an x
In his neck; | used a stIn probe and
could hnd no opening for 1t to go
through to the back Of the neck,
through either wound, but found that
could push the absorbent cotton to
stop the wound through In front
from side to side; there was one
wound through the right nipple. one
through the sides. there was a hole
In the back which ! put cotton In.
was present at the autopsy. had
put cotton In the wounds before the
autopsy was held; think put an
eighth Of pound Of cotton In the
hole In the back; don't know now
many shots there were: both were
trying 10 strike: Thompson had q
gun In his hand; when | arrived
saw no gun In Thompsou's hand;
had been there about two or three
minutes before oils son George came
the bullet that fell out OF Thompson
clothes was q ~ or 49,"
Wesley Helm-"I gave DR.. Lacke,
gun said to have come on Sheriff
Thompson; (shown the gun In exhI
btf nNerad hv nr Ianka~A 4 q q. 81.