Bisbee daily review., 1913-09-03
WINTERS GOES FREE
 sFROA THE INQUEST
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field falling. Winters back door bus
 a few feet away. Ran there and found
 Harstfield dying Winters said, "i
 lid it. 1 had to-" oPinted to where
 he had laid gun on table and then
 accompanied officer Gibson to jail
 Had noticed Harstfield frequently st Gibson's house Men appeared the best of friends. Winters told him on
 way to jail that cause of killing was
 family trouble wEicr had been going
 on for a year, but about which h2
 knew nothing 'untl last night. Sala
 Harstfeld had been at the house Sua-
 day with a gun and when he saw him at thq back door just before the
 shooting, Harstfield ran his hand into lis trousers pocket quickly-andhe
 fired. Added that wife had told him
 of pursuit of Harstfeld. officer saE
 knife by body Cf Harstfield. Noted
 nothing else.
 C. L. Ball, residing next door to Gibson and called by him, substanti- atcd testimony as to position of body
 partly in the house, and presence ol pocket knife on ground. Noted moth
 ing else.
 Mrs. Winters was the next witness
 She is slightly deaf and questions had to be spoken loudly. She vas asked 10 tel the story in her own
 way from the beginning. Said she had known Harstfeld about years.
 Had been neighb0rs in Dubacher can
 yon. Harstfeld began calling at
 their house in neighbOrly manner.
 Her husband was a great friend of
 his. Would have given him anything
 he had Harst6eId became frequent
 visitor and was at home at their
 house as much as themselves. Final ly began telling her stories about ner husband. Alleged he was unfaithTul and told her Of instances. At times would make remarks in the presence of Winters concerning other women and circumstances and get joking ans wers from him confirming stores which Earstfeld had previously tod her. He would call her attention 10 these points. So worked upon her that she believed her husband ua ! faithful and about year ago yielded ' 10 pursuasiOns Harstheld had advan- 1 ced after sympathizing with her, ma6- | ing her presents and otherwise mak- | ing himself agreeable. The improper intimacy continued until they went 70 l Texas, where she visited with re!@' tiyes whie her husband went south into Mexico with Harstfield on an eN 1 tended trip. While in Texas she real ] ized the wrong she had done heI hustand and determined to break ch ! with Harstfield. Sne so told hin when he returned ahead of her h1s \ Land from Texas. Tie was very an E gry. Haunted her WzJa uufaithfuines: and said she was a fool and so wa
 her husband. Laughed over dece-F
 .ng both of them, telling her how n' had led her own and always knew jus how 10 handle her. When they rs | turned to Bisbes she again reDuH a ] him and later begged h4m 10 sta. away. He laughed al her and retus ed. Finally became threatening an exceedingly jealous, accusing her 2 having transferred her affections c others. Said 4e would kill hlmset and had swallowed poison at on GTae. Was very sick atteIN ar1' Winters and Mrs. Harstfe,d ha .. worked over him for an hour DeIor l e recovered c4JnsciOUsness. Late he said that the next tune he tried he would make sure and sae won
 20 with him; also her brOther-ln-la1 whom he had seen her kiss, as Va a family custom. Finally he tol' her that inc next time he saw he kiss Cunningham he would kill thei C oth. Her brothetin-law and vii
 came to their house last Sunday fo
 dinner. She had hoped Harsthe.'
 wouid not see them coming. II 4 learned Of their presence and cam l 10 the house. When he appeared sh I believed he was there 10 Kill her. H
 wore a coat, and told her beior 1 thar when he came with coat SD 1 would know he was prepared to XII | Later saw his coat in the house wiJ l a gun in lt. HarstneiG Gas very ug! after he came. Reused to jcin l | the dinner. lying in the adjoinin