Semi-weekly herald., 1913-03-17


all seats were taken in the court room
and number of men were standing.
County Surveyor Roy Goodman was
on the witness stand yesterday after
noon. AT the request of the District
Attorney Mr.. Goodman gave a de-
tailed account of his experiences as an
engineer dating over period of four
teen years. In his capacity of county
engineer he made one trip to the scene
of the shooting in November, his stay
being only between trains. His Sec
ond trip was in the neighborhood of
ten days and he remained from Dec.
to Z, inclusively. He compiled ex-
tensive field notes under the directions
Of the district attorney, Dave and
John TRULY and Ed Hendricks, the
latter acted as his rod man in the
surveys made. The maps exhibited
were prepared later. Maps, plats, etc,
Peoples exhibit 10, he identified as the
plat showing the profile of the west
side of Coy canon from the point
where Sam TRULY was shot. After
considerable time spent in identifying
other maps, plats and profiles of the
section, Mr.. Goodman was given a
few minutes to produce his field notes.
While he was absent from the court
room Dave TRULY was recalled. He
stated that he had accompanied and
assisted Mr.. Goodman in his work.
Had pointed out the spot where Sam
TRULY was found, as well as the place
where McCullom fell, and where the
shells had been found. He testified
to the presence of others at the time
Roy Goodman was recalled. He
stated that the maps, plats and pro-
files were as correct a representa-
tion as could be made, considering the
size. He pointed out various points
on the ground, location of horse
tracks, etc. He admitted in some in
stances he had not shown all turns of
the horses tracks, where it was al
most impossible to do so on anything
Of such a small scale and also not all
distractions were indicated as they
were too numerous to make it posi-
BILE. Peoples exhibit No. II was
a plat of the land surrounding the spot
where David McCullom was shot and
exhibit No. IL was map showing
the general conditions of the canon.
After lengthy examination these
were introduced as evidence. Not un-
til the attorneys for the defense had
called particular attention to the
points in which Engineer Goodman
had stated all details were not shown.
Mr.. Goodman was instructed to de-
termine certain distances between GER
tain points.
David McCullom, who was with Sam
TRULY at the time the shooting oc-
Cured was recalled to the stand. Mr..
McCullom has slight impediment
in his speech and it was somewhat
difficult to follow him.
He testified that he was % years old
and was born in Santa Fe, N. NJ,
where he resided with his parents un-
til he was years of age. He then
moved to Fort Garland, Colo, and la
ter to Aztec, N NJ, where he was
engaged for the most part by people
who had cattle interests. He COM
menced working for the Trubys about
one month before Nov. 10.
About two weeks before the shoot
ing occurred he was riding on the
public range across the state line in
New Mexico about two and half
miles from the point the shooting oc-
Cured, in company with Paul Rowe,
who was also in the employ of Mrs.
Elizabeth TRULY, their mission being
to hunt cattle, when suddenly they
came upon John Graves and some
other person who was concealed in the
rocks. Mr.. Graves had Winchester
in his hands. They met Navajo,
who was few hundred yards below,
and who at signal from Graves went
where he was standing.
McCullom's next meeting with
Graves was something like a week
after when they were going down Cox
canon and espied Cox and Graves on
the rimrock. They were on foot
and later went down into an arroyo
and came out with their horses and
rode away.
Mr.. McCullom spent the night OF
Nov. 9 at the TRULY home. The next
morning about $3.50 he and Sam Truby
started to look after some cattle ant
also clean some watering places fire.
Gvented by the stock. Mr.. TRULY hat
25-35 Winchester in his scabbart
but he carried a shovel with no weapon
more dangerous than a pocketknife
They followed the main travelled trai
to Cox canon and thence to Cotton
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