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

we went in with Thompson, Dodson.
Casad and myself, we were there
hfieen or twenty minutes, when Dod-
son said he had 10 go to breakfast;
Thompson next went out and | and
Casad were talking; Thompson said
he was going down TO see II the FL
Moro had moved the gambling tools
out; saw Stansel after he left the
Horseshoe. on the street, near the
FL Moro: II was five TO ten minutes
after Thompson went out till the
shots were fired; I was In the Bank
with Casad and Higgins Thompson
and Stansel did not go out of the
Horseshoe together that morning"
Cross examined--"T was In
the Horseshoe at 10 O'Clock when
went in: Stansel came in In twenty
or thirty minutes; Stansel went to
the closet: he came straight out and
Thompson was at the east end of the
bar; they were about ten feet apart:
Stansel said nothing about the gam
bling trouble; have seen Weeden in
the Horseshoe. | may be behind the
bar in an emergency; | don't know II
| waited on Weeden that morning or
II he was there; when | was talking
to Stansel no one was talking to
Thompson"
Continuing to reply to cross ques
tions Mr.. Mcbride said; ~ knew there
was hard feeling between them and
that there was liable TO be trouble
! had heard talk. | did not know bnt
there might be trouble there; Thomp
son went out with me and Casad and
Dodson to Casad's saloon, the second
door below; | saw Stansel standing
on the sidewalk; he was about he
| tween Kellenberger's and the El
Moro; Thompson was twenty or thir
| ty minutes In the Bank saloon; !
don't know where Stansel was while
we were in the Bank; when Thomp
| son left the Bank he said he was go
| ing to the El Moro 10 see " they had
moved the gambling tools; I never
heard Stansel intimate that he would
protect the tools or keep Thompson
from moving them; | saw no guns
taken away after the fight
| Chas. Casad-"Am In the saloon
| business; knew Thompson and Stan.
sell; remember the difficulty, | saw
| Thompson In the Horseshoe saloon
| Thompson. Mcbride, Dodson and my
| self were at the bar about a half an
hour: don't think Stansel and
| Thompson spoke in there ! did not
| Al IN ba,
was in there: Mcbride. Dodson and
| Thompson went with me 10 my sa
loon where we talked and drank
| Dodson went to breakfast; then
Thompson went TO the El Moro to
see If they were gambling; Stansel
was not in my place when Thompson
was there: | saw Stansel go in the
El Moro after the shooting; did not
see Thompson afterward; did not
see Stansel anywhere; Thompson
went out of my place alone; could
only guess at the number of shots
saw something lying Mt the cigar
store which might have been Thomp
SON" On redirect examination Mr
Casad said 1t was Ave or ten min
utes after Thompson left the Banh
TIL the shooting
The proceedings this afternoon
were animated with number of tilts
some of a personal character. Both
attorneys for defense and prosecu
tion had on their war paint several
tines George Gilbert proved to be
an important witness for the prosecu
| ton, swearing that the gun Thomp
son mad was the same as the one or
exhibit, having been taken from
Thompson's body, and that he believ
ed that TO be the gun. the only one
he saw Thompson have. Bert Con
way was called to impeach Candy's
evidence yesterday. Walter Camp
bell gave the court ball he dug
from the sidewalk which was held
as an exhibit for future. Soapy
| Wilkerson was called and recalled
and the last time to break down the
| evidence of Charlie Allen who testi
fed that Stanse fred the first shot
| while Thompson's back was turned
| w. 7. Darlington saw gun first
in Thompson's hand. George f. Cay
lor was called to impeach Weeden's
| evidence. Monte Pickel was called tc
lmpeacn Wilkerson's evidence. The
Herald will tomorrow give the re
mainder of the evidence and the
whole story will go out in the semi
weekly.
George Olbert-"l am in the Bis
| marck saloon, about fifty feet south
of the El Moro; knew Thompson
and Stansel. the former since 1890
| md the latter for about five years
saw the shooting; | was in my
place when George Goodman came in
and told me that Thompson and Stan,
sci were having hot words outside
| gave him a glass of beer and went
right out and saw them in front OF
the El Moro door: Thompson was
| nearest to me; Stansel was on the
outside of the walk with his back 10
The street; Thompson was back to.
ward me and facing northeast: |
went toward Thompson: thought |
could stop their quarrel: when | was
near the alley Thompson turned to-
ward me; he had his hand in his nip
pocket and as he turned back he had