The daily sentinel., 1908-03-16

thinking of working, had come, and
he called to Wagner and asked him
if Steele had come. "Yes," said
Wagner from the other room, "but
come quick" Hatch said he dressed
and went out. Met Wagner at the
kitchen door. I've killed King"
said Wagner. Hatch said he went
into the room occupied by King and
Wagner. There he saw the body of
King lying dead on the floor. The
dead man was on his back, fully
dressed, with one hand and arm
thrown upward toward his shoulder,
and just about foot beyond the
dead mans head lay his revolver full
ly cooked and it looked as If 1t had
just slipped from the hand that was
thrown upward. The cartridge belt
was laying near the body and so
was Kings pipe. A shotgun was
standing near.
Hatch said that Wagner told him
that he (Wagner) had better go to
town and give himself up to the sher-
iff. Hatch advised him to do so. A
horse was secured and Wagner start
ed on the long trip to Grand juno
ton alone. In the meantime Hatch
had summoned several of the neigh
bors and had started a man to Grand
Junction to notify the coroner.
Hatch only heard one shot. Knew
the two men had had some trouble
over their team. Heard no quarrel
ing before the shot was fired, as he
was asleep.
Mrs. Hatch is Called.
| Mrs. Martha Hatch, the young
wife of Roy Hatch, had known the
dead man for some months. Said
he had gone by the name of Charles
King, John King, Pete King and Tex
King. She told practically the same
story as that told by her husband.
Said she was awakened by the shot
and heard Wagner call her husband,
and heard him say Yes when her
husband asked him if Mr.. Steele had
come. She was i'll and did not get
up for some time after the shooting
When she arose, she went in and
saw the body
Tells of the Wound.
George w. Gordon, one of the
neighbors. was called. Told of help
ing undress the remains and lay the
body on the bed. Found one wound,
in the breast. 1t was a gunshot
wound. He described the position
of the body as it lay on the floor
when he first reached the scene of
the murder. Knew of no trouble be-
tween the men.
Wagner Goes to Town.
l.. l.. Hall. another neighbor. told
of seeing the body on the floor be-
| fore it was removed. He helped Mr..
Gordon undress the body. Saw Wag-
ner after the shooting and Wagner
told him he was going to Grand
Junction to give himself up. Had
known King about five years.
Mrs. Hall told of seeing the body
as 1t Law on the floor. She had
known King five years or therea-
| bouts.
Cant Stand 1t Always"
Pat A. Logan, the young cattle
man who started from the scene of
the tragedy to notify the coroner in
this city. told of overtaking Wagner
on the way shortly after the slayer
of King had left the scene of the
killing Logan said that the only
remark made by Wagner with refer
ence to the killing was "a MAN
CAN'T STAND TO BE RUN OVER
ALWAYS" They rode in silence
nearly all the way to this city and
Logan saw Wagner give himself up
to the undersheriff.
Wagner Tells His Story.
William Wagner then took the
stand and told of killing King. 1t
was straightforward, clear and
connected story that the man told.
He did not seem to be nervous, and
his answers were all frank and were
made without studied hesitation. All
who heard him believed that he was