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

knew StanSel | saw the difhcnlty
on the 9Th: / was crossing the street
toward Helms barber shop what
FIRST attracted my attention was
shot: got away rs fast as ] could;
| saw Thompson and Stansel from six
to ten feet apart: Stansel was getting
his gun out, with his back to Thomp-
son: | went TO the shooting gallery
and watched from there; after got
to the railing the shooting stopped;
/ saw Thompson strike at Stansel;
Stansel looked at his pistol and then
he struck Thompson two or three
times: Thompson was feeble; Thomp'
son walked on to the barber shop and
Stansel went into the El Moro;
could not tell about the appearance
OF the two guns; | saw Thompson at
the barber shop. half inside and half
on the sidewalk"
Gross s-examined-"I don't know
how many shots were fred; thought
there were eight or ten at the time;
was about fifteen feet from Thomp-
son wnen the shooting started. | paid
no attention to the guns; don't
c. C. Perkins, saw the difficult
ty; 1t was in front of our office. II
is eighty feet across the street. first
Mr.. lockwood called my attention 10
the two men: Stansel and Thompson
shot very close together; they shot
TIL the shots were out of their guns.
when both stopped about the same
nty
Thompson turned and started to
strike Stansel; S,ansel struck Thomp-
son on the head and Thompson turn.
ed away; Stansel went into the El
Moro and came out Immediately; /
saw only one gun In his hands. |
don't think could tell the color of
either gun: | didn't go over where
It happened"
Cross-examined--"I did not see
Accord: don't know IL any one was
within six or eight feet of them;
watched the fight but can not say
who shot first the shots were about
as close as they could he; Thompson,
after he fired his first shot, held his
gun out straight; | don't know how
many shots Thompson fired or how
many Stansel fired or now many there
were In all-seven or eight. | sup
pose: It is claimed that one ball came
across the street, lodging against
Weightman's place: | don't know
what kind of a gun Thompson had
saw no guns picked up or taken
away" Asked by Mr. Pulliam If Mr.
lockwood had expressed dissatisfac.
were on one side of the sidewalk
Thompson turned and went south a
few steps: the situation indicated
that words were spoken. when
Thompson turned around: ne had a
gun in his hand and at that time
Stansel had his gun In his hand also
facing each other; the shots were
fired by them facing; both glanced at
their guns and then Stansel had hack
ed around to the south pillar of the
FL Moro: Thompson struck a, Stan.
sci; Stansel then clubbed Thompson
think striking him four blows
Thompson after the first or second
shot was unable to defend himself ;
saw him walk to the door of Helms
barber shop. placing one arm against
the door iamb. faltering and slukin.
out of sight; could not tell the
color of either revolver"
Cross-examined--'1 don't know how
many shots Thompson fired, but
know he fired: | think | saw his shot
that hit Stansel don't know what
came of Thompson's gun
ID. b. Hayes-"1 was going to din
ner and when near them heard their
conversation Stansel was mad. he
said he was working under Wick
lines orders; Thompson stepped off
about five feet; when Thompson got
three steps he stopped TO pull his gun
and when he brought II around Stan
sci jumped toward him; | think the
second shot of Thompson hit Stansel
after Stansel looked at his gun
Thompson struck at Stansel; then
Stansel struck Thompson five or six
blows; Thompson started down the
street and Stansel after him; told
Stansel not to hit him any more ;
Thompson said: My God. he has kill
ed me-, heard Stansel say Go get
DOCTOR saw Thompson on the
sidewalk: saw Thompson's gun
when he pulled II: II was blue gun
with black stock; It looked new: It
was n heavy gun for the size: that
gun (exhibt) | am positive is not the
gun that Thompson had. in shape or
color; | know Jake Weeden: | talked
to him that day in my sons saloon
he didn't claim to know anything
about the fight, he said he didn't see
the shooting at all: he said he saw
Thompson after he was down. he
didn't say where he was when the
shooting was on. ! am positive that
Thompson fired four shots: | don't
know how many shots Stanse fired:
| don't know Accord; | don't remeni-
ber seeing man there, | saw no bull
let's picked up, the last time | saw
Thompson with gun II was in his
hand when he passed with his head
Topped over
Cross-examined-"I have been In
the saloon about two months. assist
Ing my son; | have heard this case
discussed good deal: heard the
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