The daily sentinel., 1908-07-07

Smuggler-Union office. About min
utes later, while still walking along
the track towards the mill. Becker
and Harry Smith, who was with him,
saw a man coming down the track.
| ''He was coming rapidly. carrying
something, which l could not see. He
| got off the track, and gave us the
whole path, which was unusual"
| 81 move that last remark be
| stricken out as a conclusion of the
Witness" said Judge Hilton.
The court sustained Judge Hilton.
at was so dark l couldn't describe
him." said the witness; "but he was
man of about my size
Could you tell what he was cal
/ rying?" asked Mr.. Selig.
81 could not"
Mr.. Becker said that next day he
| examined the window through which
the shot had been fired, and found
| eleven holes in the window-panes and
one in the sash. He said he assisted
in administering the anesthetic to
Mr.. Collins the night of the shooting
and remained with him until his
death.
At this point Mr.. Hogg took the
witness away from Mr.. Selig. and
asked several questions tending to
establish more definitely just where
the witness was when he heard the
shot and when he passed the man
going west
You are sure that shot you heard
was not a blast?'' asked Mr.. Hogg.
81 am. 1t was a gun shot"
"You say he was carrying some
thing?" asked Mr. Hogg.
81 object" said Judge Hilton. He
has already been questioned by one
| counsel, and is now turned over to
| another"
Mr.. Hogg, however. was permitted
to ask the witness to describe what
1t was the man was carrying.
ut was something that he was
| carrying over his right shoulder, and
it might have been gun
At Judge Hilton's objection, the
might have been" was stricken out
The witness was unable to give
much of a descript on of what it was
the man was carrying.
In answer to another question, Mr.
Becker said he was a brother-in-law
of Mr.. Collins.
81 want to rule here" said Judge
Shackleford. 'that hereafter the
counsel who begins to question the
witness must complete the examina-
ton, unless with the consent of the
other side"
Judge Hilton then began the cross
examination of Mr.. Becker
The witness said the night was
dark, and he could not see clearly
When he heard the shot, he was near
The Pandora mill. where 60 stamps
were running. and at some distance
from the Liberty Bell mill which was
also running.
This object that the man was
carrying,-was it under his coat %
''No, SIR
I, Are you sure it was over his
shoulder"
mo, sir 1t might have been low
er down.
Mr.. Becker grew rather nervou!
: and finally said he didn't know
whether the object the man was car
rying was over his shoulder or undel
his arm.
Your honor" said Mr.. Selig, "wt
are not ready now with another wit
ness. and we should like an adjourn
ment.'
''No, sir!" replied Judge Shackle
ford. You don't get any more ad,
iournments."
Bulkeley Wells was therefore
called and was examine by Mr.
Hogg, instead of Mr.. Selig, who had
started out in this capacity for the
state.
In answer to questions, Mr.. Wellf
said he is manager of the Smuggler-
Union mine and a member of the
state railroad commission.
He was handed the gun brought in
by Sheriff Fitzpatrick, and, after re
moving the wrappings, said it was
the same Winchester shotgun which
he first saw in April, 1903, in the of
fee of the Smuggler-Union mine al
Pandora. At that time the gun was
loaded with two shells in the bar.
rel and one or two in the magazine
He opened one of these shells at the
time and found in it twelve buck
shot of the same size as those that
had been found in the room where
Collins was killed. The shells were
like the empty shell found near the
office building.
He delivered the gun to Sherih
Rutan and Mr.. Howe.
Mr.. Wells was asked to extract the
shells then in the gun, and tried tc
do So removing one shell, but stat
ing that he could not get the 9th
ers out without tools las the gun wa.
so rusted that the shells couIi no
be extracted from the magazine
Undersheriff Wallis came to hi
assistance; but the shell proved re
frastory, and could not be extracted
Mr. Wells was then asked to poin