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shooting. Spoke to my wife, saying
am going out to Investigate. 1 dressed
and went away from Mr.. Ira Hatch's
house to the guard house, where the
prisoner easy was confined, to see
whether or not any one was bothering |
him. After leaving the guard house
and going east I saw two men. Did |
not know them. I had to turn on the
sidewalk to keep on the path. When
came near the men, one said Who
is thatf' I tried to turn off to the
right but the first or leading one halt
ed me. I answered "It is Badger Bow
den.'' He said "You shot at me and
my dog" I said mo sir, did not, I
heard shooting and am now out here to
Investigate it." He said "You are q
d-n liar and d@n scoundrel."
Walkingstoward me with his gun in
his left hand. he advanced, sIapping
me with his right hand in the face and
breast. E Both of my hands were in my
pockets. He Esaid ST was the very
cowardly scoundrel that shot his dog
and he did not believe anything that
said" He then stopped and cooked
his gun and said "He had good will
to kill me-" 1 then shot in self de-
fense. Edway fred once ana then
snapped bis gun. We then fought for
| the pistol, and I told him 1 was not
going to hurt him, when he begged me
not to hurt him. I then went to the
49, koo@
been shot and then went home and
told my wife that had shet Mr.. Hatch
to save my life and his boy had shot
me.''
From Fridays Daily.
| The case of Mr. B. j. Bowden for the
homicide of Mr.. Ira ". Hatch occu-
pied the. session of court today. The
case Will likely go the jury late this
levening or tomorrow morning.
Today's session was occupied by
arguments fog the State by Col. Jotr
Il. Woodard, of Wilson, and 1. F
lDortei, for the defense.
The testimony 'ot other 1mportan
witnesses in the case are as follows:
On cross examination Bowden state
ed that Ira w. Hatch stated ''a<in hia
j son, Or sheot him.
TIE following persons testified to tn
general good character ef Bowden: ID
j. Broadhurst, u. A. Westbrook, J.
| Soueherland, c. r. Herring, b. w
u Soathertand. j. r. Bell, w. w. Lot4dn
W. T. Smith, w. f. Patrick, u J
Roberts, and s, J. Roberts.
Robert Benton then went on stan'
II and testified as follows
4 Saw Hatch and son might of shoot
ing. Heard loud talking, saw Tken
coming and Heard Hatch say, "sone
body shot nay dog, some cowaE>dl,
sooundrsl shot my dog and rum Pa
who do you reckon it was7 ''Hew d
lyOa recon know7" He locked tngight,
white. Do not think he had on clothes
i Looked like guns In their hssads
}, Hatch's character pretty bad.
/ Mrs. Estelle May Bowden testzaae,
"T,hat her husband came home be
tween and Q O'Clock. Was .awakene,
j by shooting. Husband dn bed witt
nae. Asked are you awake. am go
ing to see about it. I dropped u9f t.
4 sleep. HusbaRd came &ome shot
Phoned for doctor. Told me be she
L Mr. Ira Hatch 10 save his 0%wn life ant
the boy shot him.
i James Lewis testified: THAT he kat
q conversation with Mr.. Hatch aboa
a week before Christmas, when Hatcl
said "Dadger Rowden had been talk
ing about me, and If I hear any thing
else am going to mash his head
G. B. Griffin for State testified: ''Fha1
after the second shoe oting saw man run
by. Talked with Bowden. Said W, II,
1 have killed Hatch, but had to do il
in self defense. Turned to Mr.. John
son and said 1--WE could have settled
| it for rs cents.'' ''Said he was drunk. "a