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The witness heard no other words after that, but he heard the woman's
 screams and then he heard three shots. On being questioned further regard ing the conversation between him and Button. while going to the house, the
 witness said that, Button. speaking Of | the separation of himself and his wife,
 said that she had found a man with
 more money that he had and he had concluded to let her go. While Burnett
 was telling about the conversation be- ] tween Button and his wife in front of
 the house, the wife behind the curtains muttered, He is not telling the truth" The witness was asked if Button had | had a weapon when he saw him. He replied that he had noticed none and describing the manner of his dress he | did not think he could have had gun without his noticing it. This line of ! questioning was provoked by an alleg- ed discovery of a gun yesterday morn ! ing under the sofa where Button fell after he was shot, a Harrington revol- yer. g caliber, with an extraordinary long barrel.
 Dr. Hughes, who was called after Allt EllbOLlllHs Nlto ItIldAutu ulAAl HIS death. and who conducted the autopsy testified as to the character of the wound He said the bullet struck on the left side, directly under the arm, between the fifth and sixth ribs. It glanced downward entering the body between the sixth and seventh ribs and ranged backward striking the spine. It then pursued a similar course through the other side of the body, cutting through the liver.
 The doctor was asked if he had seen anything of another revolver while he was kneeling on the floor beside the body He had not. He was asked if he would likely have seen one if it had been under the sofa. He thought he would have noticed if it were near the front Regarding the other wound. the doctor said it was harmless. It had entered the front of the abdomen and passing under the skin had emerged about five inches from the point of en- trance
 Mrs. Button said that she was not at home when her husband came but re- turned as he stood at the door. She noticed that he had been drink ing and asked him where he had got liquor on Sunday. She asked him why he would drink when he knew it hurt him. There is a similarity between this question and the words which Burnett understood her to say. She said that entering the house her hus- band slammed the door shut and struck her in the face. Again he struck her, knocking her down, when Pearce, who was sitting in the front room in terfcred.
 She said further, that before Pearce spoke, one of the little children cried, Jess, don't let papa kill mamma But ton turned on Pearce and told him not to mingle in the affair or he would kill him. He then started toward Pearce and she saw them grapple. She ran out of the door screaming and then she heard the shots.
 There was other testimony regard ing statements Pearce had made at the time and at the jail. In one of them he said that he did not shoot until he saw Button making a movement as if to reach for gun.
 The weapon with which Button was ! killed was a 32 Cotton a 45 frame, pre- cisely such a weapon as that with | which Tom Clark was killed. Both | bullets followed practically the same | course to the back bone from similar | points of entrance. The bullet that l killed Button, however, glanced from | the backbone and pursued it's more de- structive career among the organs. That was due perhaps to the fact that | t was steel iacketed bullet while
 
 nose bullet.
 The preliminary examination of Pearce will take place before Justice Iohnstone at eleven o'clock today.