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and backed him across the street
at the point Of a gun. Heard

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Sorrow say; "You son of $500,
| have got the drop on you now,
give me that gum! Williams said:
II won't give it up. Prior to
this heard Sorrow say: "You
people are going out on the COM
mons rounding up stock for the
dollar. !" Officer stated he had
gotten them out of his garden.
Witness thought shooting occurred
between Oliver building and
Murphy blacksmith shop.
Heard Williams cry after shoot
ing: ooh God, l am shot" Officer
continued to halloo. One shot
was fired and then a space, they
another and space and then then
began to rattle. Officer hallooed
after third shot. From flash Of
guns, looked as though one man
was down and the other walking
around him. Heard Sorrow say:
81 have half notion to knock
your brains out" Officer cried:
"For God's sake, don't shootu'
Think Williams boy struck some
one with whip when he rode in
between them. On cross exami-
nation Davis stuck to his story
pretty well. Said he did not
know who fired first. Boy run up
street after first shot. Heard
something fall like a body when
second shot was fired. Went over
to where wounded man was and
found him rolling about in great
pain, Sorrow started up street
then came back and looked at
Williams and then turned and went
on up street. Last time he heard
Sorrow was when he demanded
Officers gun just before the shoot
ing began.
William Zuver: After hearing
shots left his place of business,
next to Cote's cigar store, went up
Main street and down State where
he met Sorrow near Bargain Store
with gun in left hand. He said j:
81 got the son of a b ----" Heard
man hallooing for help. Went
down to Murphy blacksmith shop
where found Officer Williams on
sidewalk in great pain. John
Davis, his brother and himself
gathered hin. lp and took him III
Jones barn. He asked us to get
his wife. Found billy on left
hand side of him and gun on the
right. Met his son at corner oi
Batty's saloon. On cross exami
nation stated he heard three shots
fired. When found Officer his
head was between his legs. Heard
him halloo for help.
Mrs. Vennie Brooks: Lives in
Cawley house, near scene OF
trouble. Shooting occurred several
minutes before eleven O'Clock
First heard men quarreling
Heard one man say: "You dirt,
sons of b -.--, you drove then
in from country. Kept on swear
ing. Heard man say: "You
give that to me, you dirty son OF a
49,, you have had the drop or
me, now l have the drop on you. y
Shall pull it! Other party said
mo! No! No" Next heard shot
There was one, then another ant
then another. Heard man VIII
had said "No! No! Mop cry ont
my God l am shot" Asket
man who was standing at tele
phone pole near house who it was
He said: "Joe Sorrow has shot oil
man Williams" On cross ex
animation witness stated she di'
not know either of the parties Il
the affair. Time of minnt
elapsed between the shots. Ma
was asking other man not to shoot
in pleading tones.
At that time the state introduc
ed the clothing of the dead man
his gun and two other guns
Council for defendant entered OF
lection. Also quirt Williams bo
had was introduced without oh
lection. Officer Adams was briel
ly examined and then the stat
rested.
Defense then called severe
witnesses to the stand and ha
them tell what they remembers
of the death statement made b,
Officer Williams and also mad
demand on County Attorney fc
death statement which he refuse
to produce.
At this time county attorne
made demand on defendant
council to allow him to exsmin
wounds in legs of defendant whic
council refused to do. Both wer
sustained by the court. Defens
asked county attorney to take tn
stand which he refused to do. A
this stage of the proceedings th
attorneys had several bitches. Th
defense then concluded its side {
the case.
The court, then after due d.
liberation, held the defendant t
await the action of the distri,
cOurt. which conyens her