Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-21

NltHt~> tAhihlHth atNttIudN dlAfEhooH.
was Dr. ". y. SpohR The Herald here
with publishes 4 complete report Of the
testimony given "a the hearing:
Or. Spohn, being duly sworn. stated
q. What are your initials?
A. w. ".
q. You are a practicing physician in
BROWNSVILLE
a. Yes. sir.
q. Have You heard the evidence in this
ease. doctor? The date of the shooting
was on thcsl7th day of August, and You
may STAR making Il statement. Where
were yon when the shooting took place.
A.. | was at loung's garage. M about
two minutes of five o'clock. p. m. when
the shooting occurred. l looked az my
watch and started out Of the garage. 1
was then about ten feet from he front
door when | heard the shots. | stopped
and waited until | thought the shooting
was over. | could not locate whore the
shooting was taking place ~ the time.
q. About how MANY shots did Won hearg
a. | think there must have been ia All
something like twenty ShotS-thtre
seemed to be about five or six shots fired
very rapidly. then there was 4 pause. AM
then there seemed "a be seven or eight
shots. and then there was another pause.
and then there were six or seven more
shots fired. could not count them.
q. What did YOU do then, after the
shooting Stoppcdy
A. Well. when | thought the shooting
was over. I stepped out ON the sidewalk.
and almost al the SAM time 4 man ran
down from the steps ON 10 the sidewalk.
q What steps,
a. The steps that lead into the Valley
hotel.
q. Who was this man?
A.. Why. | did moi know him, person
ally. that l. "a say. I did not recognize
him. but afterwards | learned that he
was Ed. Dubosc.
q. What did he Do when Ne was down
StairS2
A. Well. he appeared TO be consider
ably agitated and excited. and the first
words he said 10 me we're: II want Ia
get 4 doctor. quick" | answered Il am
a doctor.' lie then said 10 me: See il
. can do anything for my brother. he
j. shot" | then went mp the steps where
his brother lay. | examined him closely
enough to see that his neck was broken
and that he was dying. | told him that
there was nothing that could be done for
him.
q That j.. Ed DuboSe went up the
stairs with you?
A. Yes. sir. lie her told me that
there was another one upStairs-to 20
and see him. and he turned and went out.
lie said he was going 10 see il he could
not find some other doctors. He had a
- Colts revolver In his hand.
q. IL that all he said 10 you?
A. That il all he said.
q. Did he say anything a. 10 how the
shooting happened.
A. He did not say anything.
q. Did II. Duhose say anything?
A 1 tried a. get him "a say something
but he did not answer. l think he was
not unconscious all the time. but l think
be was entirely paralyzed, as | spoke q
him several times. and he batted his eyes
several times. and he breathed for a few
minutes. l guess. and his heart heats
went ON for about ten minutes. NAV bg
longer. On going upstairs l piccd uT
a Colts revolver which was ON the steps.
| then went upstairs and put Il on a ia.
bile | also picked up an automatic pis
|tui.
q. Where did you find it,.
A. II was lying then. perhaps two OF
three feet Of where the body u Schoen.
bohm was living.
q. Did you examine the gun which
Won picked up