The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-04-24

partly dowA. The Indian had sal
b would 90 with the of,cer after IN
women came up. but then he got IN
o0eer'e club from him once more an
otarte1 his resistance again"
Charles woodard testified to beinI
prsssnt at the affair. saying that b
was near ~ when he heard tho once
call Tor help.
n. not being vsry supple. . ooupl
of others went over to help him,
eaid the witness. "a sQuaw was be
tween walker and the Indian for I
time. Then walker went down
Either the sauaw or the Indian trip
ped him. Then the Indian got Wal
ker's club. He was not standiu,
straight when he shot. l think th'
lndian had the club when shot. II,
had hit Walker with II. I think, ove'
and back OF the right ear. He wal
partly on his back when Walker sho,
him. but not wholly down. as saw II
walker had been down. gathered
himself together and got m onto hi,
feet. then shot. I did not recognise
any other people at the scene. al
though there were . number OF 9TH
srs running around. think a man
named Crane vas there"
Thomas Henry williams, who had
been at the locale Of the killing q,
the time. In company with friend
nands Pitts. . cook At the White Pei.
lean hotel. was under the influence OF
liquor. and bis statements werc ineo.
hsrsnt. He seemed to be averse to
ssstifying. 90 finally Coroner Whit
loek and District Attorney Kuyken.
call thought he had better b. pss IN
AL until he was In coaAie1sa 20 tssel-
y iucidly. sheri9 williaa ,. Basaes
took him In chas0E I1glalet ip what
he did sayvu6 the ssa11 u chat two
indians weso wrestling on a wagon
and nnsliy ten over the wagon The
cause Of their quarrel was q dollar.
which one said he wanted. He then
saw SAM" meaning Walker. catch
one Indian BY the neck and stop the
two Of them fighting.
sugssstiug that somebody else
ought to b questioned. Tommy"
was told BY District Attorney Kuy-
ksndall that be would have to answer
o. hs would be put in jail. He said
he would answer. and started again
In . disconnected way. The witness
said he saw Walker beat the man
over the head with his stick. after
vhich he shot him. He had seen
walker bsatinS the man as he lay ON
the ground. hs asserted. the blows
being directed at the Indians feet.
He said the o@csr drew his gun twice
and put II back In his pocket. these
times evidently being the twice that
walker used his pistol to keep people
away from the struggle. Williams
said that Walker then beat the man
on the back OF his poll" after which
Smith snatched the omcer's stick
away from him and hit him over the
head three or four times. Then Wal
ksr got the club and beat the man
until hs wound up BY shooting him.
The witness said he might have been
forty or nfty feet away At the time.
Ars- Lucille Barnes. wife Of Marion
Barnss. said she thought II was about
ten minutes after ~ when q neigh Dor
called TO her to ask II her husband
was 1t homo. ~ there was an Indian
6ght going on. She saw the Indian
throwing something which she
shousht vas . club. but II might have
been an ~. This was probably 100
vards distant. Then she saw Walker
Dtand up and set his gun.
II could not tell whether the In
alaa was down." she testified. Il
hardly thought he had time to fall
Iowa. He might have been falling
1ovn. but don't think hs was clear
lovn."
Ralph n. Hale said he had gone 70
he scene In . wagon after be had
'een Walker run across the street
'oward the spot. then he got out OF
he wagon. walker was hitting the
nan over the head with his club
vhsn ] first saw the affair."" he said.
J stood on the curb 10 watch for
whils. then Walker called for help
md ] went over. ! think the Indian
'aid once TO Walker. I'll kill YOU He
'ould not get the handouts on his
nan. ~ the woman interfered. Wal
Tor then pulled his gun 10 make the
men stand back. II seemed to have
10 eject on the Indian to hit him
'ver the head with the club. Crane
md Walker and ! had hold OF him
lnttl he tripped Sam. then let 20 OF
lin 70 keep him from falling over on