Bisbee daily review., 1910-07-17
HART HELD TO AWAIT
ACTION OF GRAND JURY
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and The objection was sustained.


This witness being excused. Mrs
Netherlin was allied ',' testi
ir'Ty on ii-s; examination WAS in
substance The same as she had given
at the coroner's inquest. On cross.
examination she said she expected
there would be trouble between Bean
and Hart because Of Mrs. Beans
arrest. which her daughter Lily had
told her OF.
Henry Arens testified as follows:
only. / heard the shot fired Mon
day evening and being called went
up TO where Bean was lying and
helped to carry him to his home.
heard Mrs. Bean say something about
a knife aud Bean answer that he had
his in his pocket. After I had helped
to carry Bean home and place him
on the bed | left, upon the arrival
of others. saw Hart going down
the street with o rife in his hands.
Attorney Neale of the defense OBJ
iected 10 his being questioned as
ried him home. This objection was
sustained and Attorney Flanagan
rested his case.
The defense moved that the prison
err be discharged as there had been
no evidence produced to show that
Bean had been shot or had died
This motion necessitated the recalling
of Mrs. Bean TO the stand and she
testified that Arthur Bean had died
from the effects of a gunshot wound
in the neck
The arst witness called for the
defense was the prisoners wife. Mrs.
Martha Hart. who said:
MY husband and were sitting
on our front porch between six and
seven o'clock on the evening of the
shooting As my husband was going
in the house I saw Bean coming to
wards US and / called to nv husband
through the window that Bean was
coming. thinking that he had not
seen him. AS Bean reached the
steps of our porch my husband came
out. putting on his coat, and Bean
said to him: BY c. Hart;
want to speak to you NY husband
said. all right. We will talk it over
Bean then asked my husband why
he had sworn out a warrant for his
wife's arrest. to which my husband
answered that he had done so be-
cause he would not have me mis-
treated longer by Mrs. Bean. ! heard
Bean say further 10 my husband that
I was a loose woman. When they
had walked away some distance |
heard a shot fired and saw the fash
of a knife. assd my husband Keeling
backward. While nv husband and
Bean were talking in front Of the
house saw Mrs. Bean watching
them through the screen door at the
back of their house.
After the shooting she contin-
ued Il heard Mrs. Bean sending for a
gun. and when my husband came
back. saying he was going down 10
] implored him not TO.
for fear Mrs Bean would shoot him"
Mrs. Hart was excused and the |
prisoner was then called TO the /
stand to make a statement He said. |
Il was sitting with my wife on the /
front porch Of my home on the ey-
ening of the 11th, and seeing Bean /
up the hill I walked in the
house and put on my coat and hat I
and came out. Beans first words to 4
me we're. i want to talk with you
and then he said Why in the he'll
Hid you have my wife aTrested?' I
old him I had done so because !
would not have her mistreated ard
hat his wife had thrown slop
N my wife. When we had gone a
hort distance. Bean said I VIII
ettle this. at the same time drawing
knife and coming towards ne. II
'acked away from him and as ne
ontinued to come closer ! pulled my
un and fired once and he fell n
hen went to my home and nv wife
eeing some men coming .u1 the hill.
ried: They are coming to kill you.
told her would go down town and
and I took dowa my Win
hester and started from the house