The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
The Ellard Killing-Told By Teck Duncan|

I L eek duncan |
gun up? A.--No, sir: didn't have time.
If ] had waited to do that he would
have got me.
Q.-Were YOU close enough for him
to have shot YOU? A.-Sure; 1 was
within eight feet of him.
Q.-Where were you at the time you
first saw him coming? Al had done
got up from the blind and was fixing
to leave.
Q.-Were YOU up in that treetop
Al wasn't exactly in it, but on the
outside of the blind
Q.-You had been chewing tobacco,
hadn't you Teck? A.--Yes. sir: sure,
Liberty Bell tobacco, and [ wasn't a Bit
more unnerved than | am right now.
Q.-Was there anybody there with
you, Teck? A.--Not soul and that's a
fact.
Q.-Now, tell the whole truth about
it, Teck. A.-That's the whole truth,
Mr.. Helm, SO help me God, and there
wasn't soul there but just me and
cid man Ellard, and l have told you
al that he ever spoke; he says, Cd
your soul, I'm going to do it," and then
shot him.
Odd he see your gun? A.-Yes,
lsir;, sure he saw it.
Neither Man Unneryed
Odd he try to beg for his life,
Teck? A.-No sir: the last words he
said was a cuss word, cussing me. I
wasn't a bit unnerved and he wasn't
either. and after | shot him the pistol
/ felj out of his hands, and it looked
| to me like 1t fell down in the buggy,
and the horse jumped when the gun
fired and, MIR. Heflin, if you paid any
attention to ii, you will find where
| the horse had stopped in the road
there.
| Q.-Teck. after you shot him, did you
shoot more. than once? A-No, sir;
just one time.
Q.-He was driving out toward Wal
ker's Chapel, wasn't he? A-Yes, sir.
(Which side of the road was he
on? Ale was right in the middle of
| the road.
| Q.-And We're you on the left hand
side of the road going toward Ar
cadia? Ayes. sir.
Q.-Teek, tell me- A.-Here is the
road going this way Gndicating) and
he was just in this position, about
Hike that 1indicating), when 1 shot
him, and he was coming up with his
Ipistol when [ shot him; he knows l
killed him.
Odd he fall out of the buggy?
A.--No, sir; he went on and after
ljerked his horse up
| Q.-What did his horse do, run?
A.-No. sir; but he jumped when the
igun fired.
Wouldn't Shoot in Back
Q.-Did old man Ellard fall over i'm
mediately? A.--No,, sir; he straight
lened up and I had all the chance in
1.-THE world to put five more shots right
lin his back and l wouldn't do 1t;
Iwouldnt shoot any man in : his back.
III didn't know whether l had killed
him or whether / had missed nsm
land then L saw his head fall out OF
the buggy on the other side when he
'Igot about 40 or so feet from me.
Q-When you last saw him, what
ldid you do then? Ale was bare
HEADED going down the road sitting
lup in the buggy, and l didn't know
whether 1 had killed him or not.
Q.-Did the horse ever run? A.
No, sir.
Q.-How long did you stay there
after you shot him? A.--After the
horse started he jumped a little when
the gun fired and went trotting down
the road and I seen the old man, l
Twas watching his hand to see that he
didn't reach back for his gun any
more, and l stepped out in the public
Iroad and l was waiting for him to
turn, and if he had ever turned
would have let him have the whole
thing but he didn't do it, and so
didn't shoot any more, and after
seen he wasn't going TO try to shoot
1 turned around and proceeded to
leave
Il Q.-When you left, was he in the
buggy? A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And he hadn't fallen out then?
A.-No, sir
n-yop didnit caA him when he fell
Iout, then? A.--No, sir.
Q-And you left Immediately after
lyou shot him? A-Sure. 1 did.
Il (Which way did you go? A.
A southwest course from there.
Odd you go out by that treetop
again? Al went little to the left
of it, where l had been laying in the
brush. went about 300 yards and
then I hid the guns
i Where He Got the Rifle
Q.-And you say that rifle was
taken from one of the Jones boys?
lA.-Yes, sir; a carbine rifle that old
man Ellard gave the Jones boys to
, kill Evans with 1t was the same gun
and / wanted to shoot old man Ellard
with it.
Q.-What calibre was 1t! Alt was
! d 3S.40.
Q.-And you say you spent the Sum
day night with Cole that you all went
down to the church? Ayes, sir;
spent the night with Cole
Q.-You went back from the church
and spent the night with him? A.
Yes, sir and ! slept in the same room
with him, only there were two beds
in there.
Q.--You didn't sleep in the same
bed with him, then? A.-No, sir; !
wouldn't sleep with him.
!, Odd you have any conversation
with him that night? Ayes, sir He
was telling me how to do. He says
| am going to deliver some papers to-
morrow morning and he says your pa
pers, l don't think | had but one or
two
|, Q.--You We're working under him ?
A--Yes, sir. | worked Cliff mines and
Mineral Springs and all around over
the county, and he says 1 am going
to work tomorrow ana l will carry
. lyou go over there and get him and
/, don't miss him.
Q.-Give his exact words. Teck. A.
He says, You take that gun and the
Irifle." And SO 1 took both of those
guns along and 1 had little piece
? of lace leather on the rifle
IL Q.--Did he mention Ellard's name?
I lA.--Yes, sir; he told me to go over
! There and kill him.
ri Odd he mention Ellard's name
J at the time? A.-Yes, sir; he did.
To Kill Them Both
Q.--What was his language?< Ale
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