El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-09

thought probably it was a gun dis
charged accidentally
The Shooting.
Il then heard two or three more shots,
am not positive as to the number. but
il seemed that two of the shots were
fired simultaneously. Then two men
passed me running towards the alley,
where the shooting occurred. | returned
to the alley and saw Selman living as
near as | can approximate about 10
or II feet from the sidewalk. About
the time of the first shot, | heard
man say, Don't try to kill me ike
that | do not know who uttered those
words. This remark was made Just be-
fore the first shot | could not tell the
mans voice, but think it was Scar
borough's- [ did state in the first part
of nv testimony that | thought the first
shot was accidental, although | heard
the words, Don't try to kill me like
that [ thought so because | did not
know there was any trouble between
these paTties-Selman and Scarborough.
On the other hand | thought tnev were
the best OF friends.
After the first shot there was a short
interval between that and the second
shot, then | heard what seemed to be
two shots fired close together In all
there were three or four shots fired. If
there were two shots simultaneously
then there were four shots in all If [
am mistaken as to two shots being fired
almost simultaneously, then there were
back until after the shooting was over
Think | was in front of Julian & john
sons liquor store when the first shot
was fired and this was as close as |
was to the shooting until after the
shooting was over. When the last shot
was fired, | was looking back up the
street towards the scene of the shoot
ing. but could not see the flash of a
pistol.
Prior to Shooting.
"Prior to the shooting. while Selman,
Scarborough and myself were talking
together in the saloon, Selman was tell
ing us about a Mexican who had been
following a white man and whom ne
had approached about the same and that
the Mexican 50 approached had given
(Selman) some slack. and he 1Selman)
had struck the Mexican over the head
with his cane | then placed my hand
on Selman's gun, which was in belt,
and asked him why he did not use that
Selman said that 1 did not care to.
about this time that Selman asked
Scarborough to 90 outside and talk to
him. After we got outside | spoke a
few words to them, which as near as [
can remember was about where they
were going. then turned and went
alone down the street ! do not know
any OF the facts that led up to the
shooting"
Gun Missing.
Yesterday Selman said that some one
had taken his pistol from him while lie
was lying on the ground. He did not
know who took the gun.
The loss OF Selman's gun has caused
several wild rumOrs to be set afloat
that might prejudice the case one wav or
the other, but the party that has Sell
time, as it Is said to be known who
has the gun
Selman has been suffering terribly !
since shot, and this morning Drs- ThomD-
son, Turner and Dooley held consulta- |
ton at SeIfhan's house and decided to |
have him removed to the hospital and |
there they would perform an operation |
ON him and try and extract the ball |!
that is supposed TO have lodged against |
Selman's backbone. Selman was re- /
moved to the hospital on litter this |
At his examining trial yesterday
George Scarborough was released on |
$500 bond to appear today at 2 o'clock.
The Death.
At o'clock this afternoon the sur !,
geons began operating on John Selman
to try and find the ball that lodged |
against his backbone
At $3.50 this evening John Selman died |
at the Sisters hospital after the oper-
alton had been performed