The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18

| phIchlly moving hofthi tue utVVabou
walking toward Freeze, Witness
then asked Freeze for his gun and
went round tho corner after Freeze.
Freeze then told Kirkman 10 Como
along, I've got all the cartridges In
town" Witness did not hear de-
iendant say either before or after
the shooting, rs that you, Shady
Bill?" An hour after defendant en-
tered through the rear OF the drug
store, and being asked what he had
done said I've shot shady Bill lie
I ueat me up. | tried ia beat him off
and couldn't" Defendant then ask
Cd witness 10 take him to jail, With
ont the police getting him, Defend.
ant said he had already had run
IN with Robinson earlier in tho even
Ing and be was afraid Robinson
would beat him up.
On cross examination witness
said he supposed the boys had been
drinking. Tho presence Of awning
supports and trolley poles excluded
ms clear view or the participants at
the time the shot was fired, A soon
as the gun was fired witness shout
ed to defendant to put up his gun,
but defendant took no notice, Wit
ness said there vas some such re-
mark as Let en- come, | have all
the cartridges In Town" Defendant
had eight or ten bandoliers in his
possession, each bandolier holding
sixty cartridges, Witness did not
know any of the particulars OF de-
PENDANTS previous trouble with War
ron. After the shooting and before
Freeze reached the drug store, Wit
ness told Kirkman TO get some Of
the boys and look for Free, He
did this because ne thought Freeze
had done wrong and should be handd
over to the authorities, and after de.
flying Robinson, he felt sure the po-
lice would have some difficulty in
effectlng his capture,
George l.. Freeze. being called to
the stand in his own defense, gave
the movements on the night OF June
4, and of his arrest aud escape from
officer Robinson. He deposei that
on the occasion OF his arrest, he Of
flcer said "You'll come WITT me-"
Defendant asked to be allowed to see
the regular soldier--who was almost
ncapable--home, then he would re-
turn, This privilege was denied him
and Robinson, he said, threw him
down, struck him on the. hip and
lack with his club and after he (de-
fendant broke away from the po-
llceman, he heard a whlrrlng sound,
the next moment his hat was knocked
off and he heard something hard
strike the pavement in front Of him.
1t was shortly prior to this that he
(defendant) had had some words
with a bald headed man in the Elk
cafe, but defendant was taken by his
friends before they came to blows.
After eyading the policeman he Sc
cured the key Of the armory and
picked up gun, and a few shells.
lie did not know just how many
shells he secured, but was of the inn
preston that he got about four ban
doliers each containing sixty shells.
Asked by his attorney what he got
the gun for, he answered: After
Mr. Robinson struck me, was pretty
angry and got the gun to protect
myself until l could get Kirkman and
20 home. He denied making any
threats on the sidewalk outside Of
Joiners printing establishment. Fail
ing to find Kirkman he walked in
the direction OF the Golding drug
store, there intending to store the
gun, and when he had reached the
street car tracks in front OF David
sons corner he was intercepted by
a party, who approached him without
word when about, perhaps, four
or five feet from me, he rushed for
word and said, Damn you, have
YOU now | pulled the gun off my
shoulder, and punched the man twice
with it, He then packed up about
one pace and | backed about four.
then said, is that YOU Shady Bill?'
| did not recognize who It was until
then. He had his hat drawn down
over his eyes the man replied, Yes,
and am going to get you this time.
| said, You beat me up with six
shooter once, but Amt going to let
you do 1t now He made further
step, and | said, stand still. He
mad his right hand behind him, then,
but as he threw his hand over his
head, | shot at him. | then backed
away from him, but he kept coming
up to me, and went round the COR
ner OF the Chanslor building. The