Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-31
WHITECO1TON
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II NIL fIEII
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UNDER BOND
One Bound Over to Grand Jury
Charge of Attempt to MUIR
der-0ther to Appear at
Trial.

K. Whiteeotton. the man who took
several shots at G. o. Define on Main
street last Saturday, was given
hearing yesterday and bound over to
the grand jury in tie sum of $1,000,
which his attorneys announced he
was ready to give. The other prin-
cipal in the case, Define, was also
placed under bond Tor ais appearance
at the trial in the same sum, winch
he gave.
The trial was unusual, for the fact
that the man who was shot at was
very reluctant to testify. He stated
TO the court under oath that he did
not know at the time OF tAe shooting
and still did not know at whom the
defendant was shooting. He admit
ted that several of the bullets passed
so close to his head that he could
hear them as they buzzed by, and that
one OF them came very close.
The only testimony that threw
any light on the question as to what
motive the defendant might have
had in shooting at Define, was that
of Walter Castle, a laundry employe.
He stated that he had a conversation
vita Whitecotton a few days ago, IN
which ne (Whitecotton) asked him
il he had ever heard Define make
any remarks OF a slurring nature
about his. the defendants mother OF
sisters. He replied that he had not.
Whiteootton did not take the stand
on his own behalf. He is a man of
few words and during the hearing
mad nothing to say to his attorneys.
Several times during the testimony
| of Define, ne smiled at some faceti-
Gus remark of the witness.
The substance of the testimony OF
the witnesses was to the effect that
the shooting took place while White.
cotton was about ten feet from the
| fire plug in front of the postoffice
curbing and the man at whom he snot
in front of one of the marble pillars
of the Bank OF Bistee. Also that
| four shots were fired. An examina.
| ton of the pistol tended to prove this
as there were five chambers, four OF
which had been emptled. The gun
used was a 3S Colts, double action
None of the witnesses were willing
to testify that Define was the man
| Whitecotton was shooting at.
II was on this account that the eyi
dence of Constable Twomey was OF
| Importance. He testified that he had
acked the defendant, Immediately af
ter they had reached the Jail after
the shooting. at whom he was shoot
ing, and that ne replied that he was
shooting at Define. He then asked
I'm WY ke rad shot az him. 10 which
he replied it was an old grunge.
As a witness Define was very re-
luctant and It was this hesitancy
on his part to testify against White
cotton that induced the court to re-
Quire bond of him for his appearance
at the trial. Define testified that he
heard someone say Hey there" just
before the shots were fired, but that
he did not know Who said it. Tat
he and the defendant had never had
any trouble Ok any kind and that there
was nothing of the kind between
them at the present time so far as
he was aware. When asked why he
rushed toward tae defendant after the
latter had snot at him and that 1t was
necessary for the officers to keep
him away he said that he had done
it because he was satisfied that
Whitecotton mad made mistake. ana
wanted 10 neip MIN; also IdaI ne nad
told the officers at the time that he
would make no charges against him.
When asked as to what kidd o. a mis-
take he thought the defendant hau
made, he replied that le mad made
mistake in drawing his gun and
shooting in the street.
The court announced that decis-
Tor would be rendered at 10 O'Clock
tais morning. but upon request of
counsel Tor the territory and the
agreement of the attorneys Tor the
defendant, the decision was given at
/ once