Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-29

Clyde kanoT, u deputy sheriff. n
siding IN the ncighborh0od of the seen
of the crime. was the next witness. =,
told of hearing the sound made bv m
report Of the Winchester, and Of rusl
ing 10 the saloon, where he IN,
fIetcner lying in pool Of blood. II
examined the body and described th
wounds to the jury. lie told of @,
nmning the walls Of the building an,
seeing holes where the bullet and iacke
OF the bullet had entered near the cas-
ing of the door. He told of fndin,
tracks of man at the rock in from
OF the saloon, and of trailing then
backwards for a distance, and Of the,
taking up the trail again at the rock
and following i, until it eventually lie,
him, he testified, to the home Of IA,
defendant. lie described the impres
sions in the earth made by the person
he was trailing. and of how he had
measured the track. He told of com
ing up to defendant y house, in the
company of others. and of whit han.
pcned. He said defendants wife was
standing in the yard in front Of the
house when they approached, and told Of
her running towards the tent house
wherein defendant lay, and Of how him.
self and companions had headed her
on. He told Of how Deputy Sheriff
arrested defendant while
the latter was lying on a cot, and Of
how defendant had asked what for. and
had been replied to, "for killing a
mani of how he denied il, and Of how
his wife exclaimed: "You were drunk
last night and don't know what You
lid. y He told Of the securing Of the
Winchester alleged 20 have been used
~ defendant, and Of how he had watch
ii defendants tracks. after his arrest.
md found tney compared 70 the tracks
lc had followed from the scene Of the
rhine. i
On cross-eSamination he admitted he
'ad had trouble with defendant the
fternoon of the day on which the kill.
ny occurred. but declared his feelings
oward defendant were neither friend
Y nor unfriendly.
j. j. Cavanaugh was the next witness
or the Territory. Hc told of being
ivcn the warrant for Roach's arrest.
nd OF the subsequent arrest, bringing
ut but few additional facts 20 those |
Did by the preceding witness.
w. T.. Spence was the next witness.
10 told Of the arrest Of Roach, being
resent at the time the suspected man
as taken into custody.
William Neagle, under sheriff Of Yav.
'ai county, was the next witness. He
ia OF going to the scene Of the crime
'c day after the arrest Of Roach, and
seeing the place where Fletcher had
zen snot' He made diagram Of the
terror Of the saloon, and Of the reIa-
We distance from the front door OF
~ saloon to the rock in front OF the
hiding. He had also made diagram,
I'd taken measurements regarding the
iilet hole in the wall. This diagram
III measurements were introduced in
'idence, as was the bullet dug out OF
IL wall Of the saloon, and the steel
cket Of the bullet, together with the
hc with which il is alleged the kill.
x was done.
In the qualifying of witness M to
= competence TO know whether the
illet dug out of the wall was fred
ON $3.50 rifle or not, quite n dia.
que, highly entertaining to the spec.
tors. took place between witness and
'unsel for the defense.
Witness told Of tests he had made To
'certain whether or not II was a ~.
calibcr bullet.
What is the difference between a
100 calibcr, "A 1856 caliber, and a -.
calibcr bulletP asked counsel for
'e defense. "Could you tell the diff
renee between these bullets after tncy
I'd been fired from a gum What il
cant by 1855 caliber bullet, any.
ay!"
These, and several similar questions
ere propounded to witness, who there.
ION launched into a dissertation M. |
! tho caliber Of firearms. |,
"Your honor" appealed counsel for
e defense, 81 do not care to listen
a lecture. from witness. want q |,