Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-16

was attending to her duties, at the
moment being in the chicken va,d
when Maekin came along in a horse
and buggy. Spying her he gave ut.
'eranee to vile epithet and drove
on. In the afternoon she was in
the kitchen and hearing a buggy
stop she looked out of the doc, 4,
was Mackin on his return journey
from Kirkland. Seeing her he start.
cd to get out of the buggy. at the
same time saying - - and
reaching for his right hip pocket. She
picked up a shotgun conveniently
near and blazcd away. The load
struck Mackin, who had one foo,
ON the buggy step. in the right
shoulder and knocked him back on
the seat The horse. frightened by
the noise OF the gun. commenced
to run, and as the buggy got in
range with the house, she fred again
but missed the mark Asked by
Assistant District Attorney Morgan,
who conducted the examination in
behalf Of the State. why she fired
the second shot she replied that she
did not know. AT the time Mrs.
Mackin was alone in the house and
after the shooting she walked as
fast as she could to the camp where
her husband was working but met
him about half mile down the road
on his way home.
A tense moment during the course
OF the cross-examination was when
Attorney Morgan asked Mrs. Moses
whether she had not threatened to
kill Mackin. The answer was in the
negative and the question was re-
peated several times but in spite OF
the fact that the corridor of the
court house was mentioned as the
place the threat was made. the wit
ness still persisted in her denial.
Then she turned to Morgan and
said; IL think know what you are
trying to get at Mr.. Morgan. After
Mr.. Mackin was bound over to the
Superior Court on the charge of as
saulting me. met you in the CORR
dor and asked you what should do
il Mackin assaulted me again. And
what did you sayl'
IL told you to protect yourself,
was the reply of Morgan.
+. r. Moses followed his wife on
the stand. telling OF the assault, made
by Mackn on his wife and the ap.
pearing the morning following oi
the now dead man al an early hour
and of his firing two shots from
a rifle at the house. Moses wer'
up the road in the dark to spo'
near where Mackin was on his horse
and heard the latter say: THE - -
won't put their heads out of tn,
house tonight He then rode away
Moses the next morning picked III
and kept the discharged rifle shells
Moses also swore that on severa
occasions Mackin had threatened ts
kill him.
| Mrs. Mackin related an cntirel,
different version OF the assault Oh
Mrs. Moses during the early part o
September than ever before givei
publicity. She claimed she was y
or 100 yards away when Macki'
and Mrs. Moses came down the roa'
| in Mackin's buggy and she saw
Mrs. Moses get up in the buggy
Iattempt to strike her husband AM
fall out. aligh,ing on her back Sh
said Mrs. Moses arose and com
. mcnccd TO walk toward her homo
Further testimony was to the efee
that Mackin the day he was she
came home and was able to wal
in the house unassisted and he tol
, her he was wounded while passin
the Moses home although he d.
| no, know who was the responsible
party.
Il Peter Mackin. a brother OF the az
, ceased. said that the latter befor
| his death said he was wounded b
. unknown parties while driving pa
= the Moses home and had done notl
ing to bring about the shooting
e The testimony being ended IL
, iury retired and after deliberate
returned the verdict as given aboy
= The coroner's jury consisted OF
I r. Burmister, foreman, Charles
4 scoley, w. A. Kent. II. f. Arm
: tage, George d. Morris, Frank Ne
{ son and Harry Cole
|