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

auo nAu met Stansei: l had only .
passing acquaintance with bob:
Thompson was introduced to Ne -
sherif: | knew Stansel ~ one Of The
officers. came up town about 10
O'Clock on the morning Of the 9Th =
the month and went hrst into The
Horseshoe Club at 10 O'Clock. few
doors above the shooting; saw
Thompson stansei and two or three
| others there; got glass Of beer.
Thompson and Stansel we're standing
at the bar; Thompson took . mixed
drink: think Stansel did not drink;
| only took one glass of beer: heard
the two talking at the Club; one
said. Let ns go down there I went
down the street to the Bismarck and
then went out and into the N Moro
where | found Thompson and Stansei
and two others at the bar: at the IA
Moro | heard rough talk by Thomp-
son to Stansel: before | went ont I
was standing bnck toward the lunch
counter; I saw Stnnsel put cartridges
In gun; Stansel had only one gun,
in his right hand; he put the gun In
his overcoat pocket: I went out to the
sidewalk and stayed minute or two:i
heard shot and saw Thompson
whirl and Are In return; when
Thompson came out OF the saloon he
passed me and about the same tins
Stansel came out Thompson said
'D-n you. will make you do your
duty" Thompson went down the
street IL or 30 feet. when I heard .
shot and Thompson whirled around
and fired; when the first shot was
fred Thompson was going toward the
depot: the first shot would nit Th0mp-
son In the back; was not over six
feet from Stansel: after the 6rst shot
was fired Thompson turned In a. In
stant; the gun Thompson had was
like thnt one there treferring to the
revolver on exhibiD; there were
eight to eleven shots nred: Isaw only
one gun In Thompson's hand. In bis
right hand; Stansel had two guns il
his hands after / heard the nrst shot;
after the shots were fred Stansel
dubbed Thompson over the head;
when the clubbing was going on
was about forty feet below or about
90 to 30 feet below the barber pole;
was about 20 feet from Thompson
when he fired: l think Thompson's
shot hit Stansel, as he cringed;
Thompson made quick movement
when the first shot was fired; Stan
| sci held his hand straight out when
he ired ! was between Thompson
and Stansel. to one side. when the
| first shot was fired; was looking to-
ward Thompson when the first saot
which one Of them said before Let's
go down there.") They went out b.
fore ! did; passed and vent Oh -
The Bismarck" (rsferring to the tine
they were In the Horseshos) "spA
then went into the El Moro: I ssw
Stansel have only one gun In ths ~
Moro: | went out Of the FL Moro b.
cause did not like the appearancS
OF things"
Reese oss.examined-Weeden cor
tinued: when came here l had
Just quit Patterson 4 Akers' sawmill.
| first met Thompson q week before
Christmas at La Plata beer hall; I
had only one glas OF beer that mora
ing; first saw Stansel probably two
months ago: saw Stansel In the
Hoseshoe club the morning OF the
shooting; about three-quarters OF an
hour before the shooting; ssw
Thompson. stansel. Mcbride and the
bartender talking together At the
bar; there was a tall miner with .
scar on his face and q dark. heavy
set man there too: Thompson and
Stansel went out ahead Of me. about
fifteen minutes; went from thsro
to the Bismarck. where I spoke to .
| friend who works at planning mills:
know both Of the Olberts: I went
out OF the Bismarck and into the n
Moro; went In on the habit Of going
from one place to another; Thompson
and Stansel and three or four others
were In there: saw Hartman and
the barkeeper there: Thompson was
| in front Of the bar at the front end
| and Stansel was at the further end
/ Of the bar, against the end. heard
words but don't remember what was
said: was In there nve or six mia
utes saw Stansel put cartridges
In gun: Thompson was At the east
end OF the bar; stansel had the gua
In his left hand and put the cart
ridges In with his right hand be put
gun In his overcoat pocket: think
the overcoat was blue: two minutes
| after went out: was out two or
| three minutes before they came out;
did not see them at = light pole
! Or hear them quarrel; Thompson was
going down the street when the arst
shot was fired; Statnsel was about
In the middle OF the walk In front
of the FL Moro; nrst told . friend
of the shooting and then told Al Pat
terson In the afternoon: then I told
Attorney Puliiam: I met him II front
of the Hub saloon; g. w. ThompsoA
introduced me TO Pulliam.
Crossexamlned - WeedeA c0ntiA-
ned: "stansel and Thompson were
talking In the presence Of me. ana
Mcbride; Mcbride served me at the