The Harlowton news., 1913-06-13

l0ther Lockhart between this Lock
hart and my son, l did not do this
| Intentionally but it happened So.
About this time Jesse Lockhart
pointed his gun at me. I only had
lto move the width Of myself
lWrenched from him. I heard the
report of a revolver. / clearly re-
3alized that it was the report Of
Irevolver and / still tried to con-
4 vince this Lee Iockhart that l was
shot. Don't hit ME any more.
He said, you SOB I will kill both
IEofyou. About that time his broth.
Ter fell. He runs UP and took the
gun from his brother and aimed at
.Ime. then at my son then at me q
second time. I caught him under
/ the arm and threw his arm back
A and grabbed the revolver. Now !
says it is on my side. Just about
4 that time he says come and load
my dead brother in the buggy. is
\ be dead | said. / went up to eX-
anime him. Why, certainly, 50 !
4 helped to load the dead brother
land said to my son go over and tie
1 the colts to the post and by that
time Lee Lockhart had turned the
Il rig around. We got into the road
back to town.
@. You arc sure it was his sug
/ gestion that yon laid the body into
the buggy and come back OF towny
a. He says will you help me to
.sIload my dead brother into the the
buggy. Is he deade Yes, why
certainly. My son, Lee and my
|self lifted him into the buggy.
TESTIMONY OF A. It. YANTZ
!, Married, 81 years old, lives p
miles south of here.
! q. How far did you go when
Q you were overtaken by jess Lock
& hart and his brother? A. Got to
! where that road turns off in front
!, lof that first house there ON thu
: left hand side.
@. Now, when they came III
81 what occurred? a. Well, thu
S first thing / seen the team coming
), and I didn't notice who it was ant
{ when they drove up opposite to y
Lockhart got out and said to III
@ brother, Hold the lines" and h
Y walks up and he tapped me on TN
If shoulder and accused me of sayin
:, things about him that he didn'
like.
@, 70 what effect? A. Wei
N asked him what have | said h
d says you have been talking abou
,e me and he says not SO much Wha
!, you said as your wife. Your vii
= accused me of taking two shee
u and eating them these two shce
u belonging to me were left IN hl
le care last fall. Idon't know whetl
u or my wife said it or not and
], told him so.
= o. Did your father Or you sto
le the buggy and ask them to max
TX u settlements "A. No; i aske
III him to make a settlement right y
4 this corner today. This gentl
= man was with him.
- G. You have not spoken to hi
'f' between that time and the tin
le- YOU met him out here on the roa'
a A. No, sir.
"a @. Well, after he accused ye
- of saying things about him, VIII
y occurred? A. Well, his brothe
nc he says, come on get out here.
NY his brother got out and tried
lit tie the lines on the hub OF Il
nv wheel and his brother walked !
:. and commenced to pull off his co
- ~ and started to strike my father.
~ told father to strike him. | dol
en- know who clinched first but an
eg way when they went down II
i'm father was on top and the first
- seen Of the gun. He pulls out q
- = gun. [ was standing probab
10 eight feet away from them.
oss stood there with my arms fold
$ I and he struck my father with Il
gun on the head. SO I made jur
!, over after him and at the sal
NV time Jess was going towards hin
me pulled this little gun out Of Il
his pocket and I hit him in the he
as with that first and he pointed |
nm gan at me and ! fired at him. L
reason / fired was that last su
~ mer ON two different occasions
'ut told me he would kill me and