The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-06-02
Purity Flour.
THE HENDRICKS CASE.
Brother of the Deceased on the Wit
ness Stand.

ness Stand.
Al Rainbolt resumed the stand at
II O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
court convened for the trial of Nathan
Hendricks. He told of occurrences
that led up to the shooting. He was
he man who laid Will Rainbolt down
after he was shot. He testified that
viii Rainbolt was not drinking on the
night the shooting occurred. He
| told of the arrest of Oliver Hendricks
by Rainbolt on the charge of carrying
a gun and of the shooting of Rainbolt
by Nathan Hendricks.
Albert Eastep of San Saba County
Texas took the stand at o'clock and
was examined until adjournment at
| 6 O'Clock p. M Eastep stated that
he was in attendance at the dance in
| "Rag-town', western suberb of Ros-
well, the night the shooting occurred.
He told of the arrest of Oliver Hen
bricks by Rainbolt. Hendricks said
gun off me" and Rainbolt replied, 81
have got the gun and got you" Oil
him furnish bond for his appearance
next day before a justice of the peace
| L:
late at night to think about furnish
| ing bond and ordered him to get in
| to the buggy to be conveyed to jail
About the conclusion of the conyersa-
| tion in regard to the bond a gun went
Off and Will Rainbolt, cried Mode,
l am killed" and ran west and stag
gered in the gate and was laid down
by AL Rainbolt The witness did not
see Will Rainbolt draw a gun in a
threatening manner and said that de
ceased did not curse Oliver Hendricks
and was not in the least intoxicated.
Instead, Oliver Hendricks shortly be-
fore the shooting said, "Wi1l. we have
always been friends and Rainbolt
replied eve are friends yet" Wit
ness testified that he saw gun on
Rainbolt, but that it was in a scabbard
on his right side Witness gave Illus
tration as to the standing of the par
ties, including the deceased when the
tragedy occurred The lawyers in the
case stood before the jury and Eas-
tep placed them. The prosecution
turned the witness over to the de-
Tense at 3:35. He was interrogated
for the defense by Colonel Prichard
and was examined for the defense
by Attorney Beall In reply to ques-
ton by Mr.. BeaH witness stated that
Hendricks said, 81 have never been
: to Jail and the one who takes >me
5 there will pay for it, have never
been there, and 1 won't go. Will, we
| have always been friends, all our
? Lives and l can furnish bond for my
: appearance The witness seemed
f somewhat puzzled and was not ready
+ with a reply when asked if he had
: been to the premises at the brick
: house where the tragedy occurred
e since the killing. He was pressed for
0 an answer and asked if it was not a
= i fact that he was at the house Sunday
), | with attorneys for the prosecution
|, and witnesses for the prosecution and
that measurements were taken there
last Sunday and that each man took
d the stand he was supposed to have
L taken the night of the tragedy, Fehru
o ary sth, 1901 The witness reluctant
Ily said that this was true, but that
g he would have remembered the cir
; cumstances if he had not gone to the
e mouse Sunday. He admitted that he
n had met Lib. Rainbolt. father of tbs
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