Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-22
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY
 IF KILLING IF CUMM|NS

Cummins had. The news of the af- fair did not therefore create so much surprise among those who knew the 1 parties.
 Cummings Side Told. A. ". Bray, who, as stated above, went to Moctezuma with Cummins, returned from the South this morn ing. He was not with Cummins , when he was shot, did not return to him until after his death, but he does not believe the statements which ara ! contained in the letter and tells of matters which throw different light on the affair.
 ! Bray states that on the way to
 Moctezuma he was told of the diff culties which had arisen between the partners by Cummins and asked to intervene and arrange a meeting be- tween the two, Cummins stating that
 he was sure that if this could be done everything would be arranged
 to the satisfaction of both. Cunmins
 also told him at that time that
 tale bearers had been carrying false statements from one to the other,
 and that each had been misrepre-
 sented and that be wanted to make up with his partner. Bray agreed to . try and arrange a meeting between
 the two and stopped at Lees house
 to do this. There he says he was
 met at the door by Lees brother.
 Bud. and by Charles Seeley and that
 both were armed and met him at the door with hands on their weap-
 ons- He did not see Van Lee on
 this occasion, and the two men rode
 away and left him.
 Next day he called on them again
 and this time saw Van Lee. who stated that he would not under any
 circumstances see or speak to Cum
 mins. He was then told that they
 had intended to ask him to spend
 the night at their house and that
 they had not done so because he was stranger and had come in bad company. Bray says he then told them that no matter what Cum mins might have said or threatened he was in earnest in wanting a rec onciliation, was unarmed and that Lee had nothing to fear from him.
 He left without effecting the recon ciliation or meeting which he sought . to arrange. Bray says that Cummins told him he had been informed that Lee had
 brought man down to kill him and that Lee, his brother and Seely had it ribbed up to them" that he was after them and would kill them. but that such was not the case.
 Bray states that he and Cummins rode in to Moctezuma together and
 that he left Cummins and did not see him until after the tragedy. He states that the wound was inflicted by a mushroom bullet, that first struck Cummins on the wrist and then spread, entering the body at the diaphram, and tearing it's way through the body. From blood stains he saw that the victim walked from : in front of the hotel door toward the door of teh cantina, some twenty , paces.
 - Bray admits that he was told by
 the young man who said that he was the first on to reach Cummins and applied towel to staunch the blood flowing from the wound and sup ported him as he walked few paces till he fell, that Cummins said, Tt
 was a beauty" Creferring to the , shoD Well, it's my own fault. , only got what I nigh: have expect ed" Bray believes. however. he ! states, that if Cummins said this he meant that he should not have come
 unarmed. He does not think it likely
 however that CumEins ever spoke
 at all
 There are two factions in the Moe tezuma district, one of which believes Lee was we'll justified and the other terms the affair a cold bIooded mur. der or an assassination.
 The prefect of Moctezuma left for the south yesterday, after returning
 from a trip to Hermosillo. Friends of Lee believe that in the end he
 will be exonerated. He was well liked in Sonora, while Cummins was feared and disilked.