Bisbee daily review., 1906-08-31
WALTON CLAIMS HIS SON WAS
 MURDERED
Returns to Fl Paso With Body of Son Who Was Killed
 in Mexico.

Captain D. A. T. Walton, sheriff of Brewster county, Texas, accompanied by his son, Allen Walton, his son-in- law, J. P. Wilson, and B. F. PinSon of TemOSachic, Chihuahua, arrived at Fl PaSo yesterday morning on the Cen tral about twelve hours late, in charge of the remains Of his son, Baylor Wal ton. who was killed at TemOsachic on the 23rd of this month.
 The body was brought across the river and On'the G. H. train yesterday evening il was taken to Alpine, where the interment will be held, says the Fl PasO Herald.
 When seen at the Grand Central hotel. Captain Walton stated that he was glad to get a chance to talk to a newspaper man, for he wished to contradict certain statements which had been made regarding the killing of his son. He said that in his belief his son was murdered and that per sons to whom he had talked in Temo- sachic agreed with him in that con tention. He presented a letter from Joe Grimes. special officer for the Wells-Fargo Express company, who was also on the scene, and the letter corroborated many of the statements made by Captain Walton.
 Captain Walton said that the trouble between his son and Turner had arisen over game of cards and that at that time his son had got the best of Turner in a fist fight. This. he claims, made Turner mad and he made threats against Walton behind his back One day young Walton met l Turner in the street and asked him I if it was true that he wished to fight ! him and further asked him if he was ready. Walton is reported to have said he would give Turner the fol- lowing advantage: He (Walton) would draw his handkerchief from 1 his pocket, hold it out in the air and then drop it. drawing his pistol as | he dropped the handkerchief. Turner would be allowed to draw his gun at
 the instant Walton drew the handker- chief from his pocket. Both men were armed at that time and it is said that | Turner refused to fight it out with
 the advantage given him.
 | Walton is then reported to have told | mutual friend, who is said to be Sam Dedrick, that he would have nothing
 more to do with Turner, positively stat | ing that he did not intend to shoot him on sight, as was reported.
 At the time of the killing Walton
 was shot as he entered the saloon and
 without a word of warning, so Captain Walton states Then after he fell at the first shot, It fs ssid ifais RsS emptied his pistol at the fallen man,
 not striking him, except the first shot.
 Immediately following the shooting. Walton, so his father heard, asked
 Sam Dedrick to wire his parents at Alpine, but this was not done, Dedrick leaving town on the next train, it is
 alleged. and Captain Walton learned
 of the wounding and death of his son from an entirely different source. ! According to the statement of the physician who attended Walton, the latter would have shot Turner, even
 after he himself had been mortally
 wounded by Turner, had not Dedrick,
 who is spoken of as a mutual friend,
 stood between them.
 captain Walton says that an inves' tigation after he arrived in Temosa-
 chic revealed the fact that his son
 had his trunk packed and intended
 to start the next day for Alpine to
 visit his aged parents.
 My son was not a fugitive from
 justice" said Captain Walton, ''as has
 been stated, by some. He did kill two
 men, but in both cases the other man
 shot first and my son had to shoot in
 self defense. Neither did 3e have to
 leave Cananea, but at the time of the trouble there he was one of the six
 men with Col. Greene in the automo-
 bile who held back the mob."
 Captain Walton is a noted Texas
 peace officer, now serving his third term as sheriff of Brewster county,
 and having been sheriff of Bee county
 for twenty years.