The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22

as Morgan and Mclean. Saw flashes
of the pistols; could not see the par
ties, but thought they were between
the Democrat Office and the gate of
the fowler residence. Saw Morgan
take Gordon's pistol. At that time
Gordon was about opposite the Demo
crat steps. Heard Gordon say some
thing, but was not close to where they
were and did not hear all that was
said. He turned from there and went
and knocked on the door and fowler
answered, and he took fowler to the
city hall. When fowler handed him
his pistol it was still hot, and all the
barrels were empty, This witness
was excused without being cross-ex-
amined Court then adjourned until
Wednesday morning at nine o'clock.
Wednesday Morning.
Robert Guest was the first witness
called at the morning session of court.
He testified that he was uptown the
night of the shooting and was sitting
in front of VIII Matthews stable on
East Main street, when he heard the
first shots That he ran up to the
square at Kings corner and looking
across toward North Main street
heard a number of shots and could see
the pistol flashes through the show
window and glass of the door in the
corner of Adams & Martins drug store.
That he could not see the parties from
where he stood, but he walked out on
the square toward North Main and
saw one more shot fired about the rear
steps of the Mitchell-Ashley hardware
store. Couldn't see who fired the shot
but in a few minutes Matthews Cor
dan walked up the street towards the
corner Charlie Morgan joined Cor
don and he heard Gordon say you
had better go get Buck fowler -
- -, he shot me in the back.
Cross-Examined BY Capt. RUSSELL.
Witness said Claude Tidwell was
with him at the stable when the shoot
ing began. That he heard two shots
before he left the stable. That Kings
corner was about 120 feet from the
stable. That he knew the shade at
Adams & Martin was not down be-
cause he could see through. That he
1idn't count the pistol shots. There
we're two shots, then short interval,
hen a number of shots in rapid sue
session. That he made rapid progress
n going from the stable to Kings cor
1er. Saw the last shot clear of the
Adams & Martin corner Asked when |
he first told of seeing that last shot |
lie said This morning" That he
lad not spoken to any one in regard |
o it except to Claude Tidwell Tuesday
light. Talked to Mr.. VOORHEES, this |
morning about it. The last shot was
angling up.
Q.-When did you get up that ang-
ing business?"
Al did not get it up, | had it all
he time"
Witness said he could see the man
Who fired the shot but couldn't tell
Who he was. That when Gordon and
officer Morgan were together, he did
lot hear anything said about a pistol
only heard Gordon say fowler had
hot him in the back.
Re-Examined by Mr.. VOORHEES,.
Witness said when he got to Kings
ornoer he could not see anything of
iordon or fowler, though he could see
he Mitchell-Ashley corner.
Claude TidweII.
The witness stated that he was at
Will Matthews stable the night of the
hooting and that Robert Guest was
18th him. That they heard the first
hots and ran to Kings corner Heard
apid firing and could see pistol flashes
trough Adams & Martins windows,
ut could not see the parties. Started
n across the square and saw the flash {
one other shot near Mitchell-Ash-
ey's back door. Saw Gordon coming
)wards the corner, but did not hear |
i'm make any remark to Officer Nor ,
an.
Cross-Examined.
Witness said he and Guest an