The gold leaf., 1910-03-10

The opinion is entertained by many
persons that he did see them when
they passed and that he was follow
ing them to Kitchin's office where it
was his intention to kill them both
with no eye witness against him and
then claim that he shotin self-defense.
At any rate Powell followed a short
distance behind Kitchin and Travis
as they walked along the street in the
direction of theformer's office. When
they got opposite the livery stable
where the shooting occurred they
stopped to speak to some one. Mr..
Dunn was sitting on an iron tire-set
machine fifteen feet from the sidewalk.
He got up and shook hands with MIR.
Travis and after passing a few COM
mon place remarks with him and one
or two others who were present or
came up about that time he went
back and resumed his seat to further
watch the work which he had gone to
have done.
Powell passed them walking on the
outer edge of the sidewalk to get
around the group. His presence was
unObserved and il he had been seen
neither OF the three whom he shot
would have taken any notice of it as
! they suspected nothing Walking the
/ space of ten feet Powell turned around
suddenly and walked back facing
Messrs kitchin and Travis. Address
] ing the latter, he asked, ''Is this MIR.
Travis?" to which question that gen
! tleman gave an affirmative reply.
! 'Why didn't you answer my letter?'
| Powell then asked Mr. Travis re-
! piled that he had no recollection of
/ receiving a letter from him, or it had
been SO long that he did not recall
! the nature of it, Asked if that was
! all the excuse he had to give, Travis
said it was, wherrupOn Powell began
! to curse and abuse him.
1t develops that Mr.. Travis had
| never seen the letter. 1t went to his
! office hut Was mielnid among some
! papers Oh his desk. Since the tragedy
! Il friend who was familiar with the
condition Mr.. Travis desk was usu-
ally kept in felt assured that the let
| ter in question had been overlooked
II it Wa- ever written and to satisfy
himself IL search was made and the
letter was found unopened.
In the effort to quiet the Old man
. and avert trouble though nothing
: more serious than an Outburst of
violent language was looked for, Mr.
+ kitchin placed his hand gently on
! Mr.. POwell's shoulder and told him
! to be calm and not get excited No
sooner was this said and done than
! Powell drew his pistol and standing
/ at arms length thrust it full into
! kitchin's face and fired. He fell at the
+ crack OF the gun and leaning forward
/ Powell next shot Travis slightly in
! front of whom kitchin had stepped
when he put his hand on Powell's
shoulder and spoke to him. Turning
! his eyes and pistol in the direction Of
| Dunn who had his back toward him
I Powell then claimed his third victim
! intiicting Il mortal wound. The three
shots were fired in quick succession,
as rapidly as the trigger of a self
acting revolver could work, and the
! dastardly deed was done before it
! could be realized what had happened.
! DUNN'S ACCOUNT OF SHOOTING.
Mr.. Dunn who was conscious up to
short while before he died and per-
| sectly rational at all times except
when under the influence OF opiates
! which 1t was necessary to administer
! occasionally to alleviate his terrible
! Suferings, gave an account of the af-
| fair which is borne out by the ma
! ture OF the wound he received and
| the statement of three other wit
| neSSeS as We understand He had
| gone to the livery stable to have his
horse clipped and hitched to the bug
| gy. Waiting for them to finish work
| ing on another horse before taking
his in hand he sat down on the ire
set machine as already stated. Upon
seeing Messrs. Travis and Kitchin he
get up % speak to the former. Do
ing this he went back and had sat
down when he recalled that he had
an appointment to meet a man ut
his office at ) O'Clock to receive his
taxes. (Mr. Dunn carried his tax
books and other papers in grip or
handbag which was Onthe ground be-
side the tlre-set machine where he had
been sltting.) Looking at his watch
he found it lacked only five minutes
OF three, and he started to 60. Reach
ing down for his grip he was just in
the act of taking hold of it or he had
1T IN his hand and was strengthening
up when he was shot. On this point
he was not clear but his impression
was that he had the grip in his hand
ana was about to takei it up when the
shooting began. When he was struck
he fell forward, half turning and his
right arm was caught under his BODY.
He made an effort to get his pistol
which he carried in his hip pocket but
found that he could not handle HIM
sell to do so. The bullet entered the
back below the left shoulder blade,
cut through the spinal column and is
supposed to have lodged in the right
lung. 1t is known that the lung was
pierced all the symptoms indicating
such condition.
Mr.. kitchin was shot in the left
side of the face under the eye. The
bullet was cut out below the ear. Mr..
Travis was shotin the mouth. Three
upper and three lower teeth and sew
eral jaw teeth were knocked out and
his tongue was split. Half of the bull
let vas spit out by the wounded man
with the teeth that he lost. The
other hall lodged in the root of the
tongue and has been coughed up
since. Both are getting on very we'll
and If no complica tions develop re-