El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-08
WOMAN TELLS Of
POWELL KILLING
Mrs. Will Reynolds Witness
to Tragedy at Kent;
Powell Not Armed. "

The story Of the shooting of George
Z. Powell al kent in Culberson coun-
" on July 4, was told by states wit
nesses Wednesday morning in the trial
OF Fred Irby, county commissioner of
Culberson county, charged with the
murder.
Mrs. VIII Reynolds, who lives in the
county several miles from Kent, testi-
fled that she saw Powell first in the
TaIum store talking TO some boys. She
went to TIE depot she stated and after
the west-bound train came in, returned
TO the store ard was sitting in an
automobile reading q paper when she
heard a shot Looking up she saw
Powell, near the depot, falling. Il saw
Mr.. lrby point the gun at him again,
and then 1 saw him kick Powell with
his foot" she said I heard nothing
that was said"
Powell Had No Weapon.
Previous 10 the shooting, she said,
she had seen Irby standing beside his
automobile near the store. She stated
that she saw no weapon on Powell
Early in the examination the district
attorney asked.
Which way does ethe railroad at
Kent runs9H
both witness and the prosecuting at
torney laughed. She then explained
that il ran east and west.
Powell Bought No Cartridges.
on cross examination she stated that
she did not see Powell buy any car
tridges while in the store There
was blood on Powers chest and he
was dying, she said The defendant
was not there when she arrived, she
Powell With Boy.
Miss Mary AIcElroy who lives seven
miles from Kent, was at the depot,
when shooting took place. She testi-
fled that Powell came down to the
depot from the store with a boy known
the depot sitting in his car. she saw
no weapon on Powell she said Pow
ell walked down past Irby's car" she
added When j saw Irby he had
said between Irby and Powell Powell
Just stopped as the gun was drawn
Irby was right against Powell l then
ran and didn't see Powell fall He
was shot with a rifle
Shot With Rifle.
Miss Kate Iatum, OF Kent, testified
that Powell was shot with a rifle She
saw no weapon on Powell After
Powell was shot" the witness stated,
he raised up and Irby made move
as if to shoot him again. L ran away.
but later came back saw 1rby get
into his car"
The witness stated that prior to the
shooting. she had a conversation with
Irby. lie asked me If I was waiting
for some one she stated. I told |
him I was, and asked him If he was !
waiting for someone He said he was I
waiting TO get by the track"
Boy saw Shooting
Dora" McIlroy. who was with Pow /
ell at the time he was shot, said he .
had known Powell about 10 days ana 1
during that time had been with him
practically all the time except one day
Powell he said, was stopping at the
Explains Cartridges
I'VE went over to the Tatum store
Sunday afternoon 10 buy some car
tridges for pistol which he had in MS
suitcase at the hotel the witness stat
ed Powell was going away to Cali
fOrnia and was going 10 let me have
the pistol while he was away. We
bought a box of cartridges and Powell /
put them in his right hand trousers
pocket He had no weapon Powell
then walked past Irby's automobile
heard a shot and, looking up, saw Pow
ell fall
Found No Pistol.
Powell said, Irby, you've killed me
After Powell fell, Irby looked at me-
the witness continued, but said moth
ing went on TO the hotel and got my
brother and another boy and then re-
turned Powelrs clothes were searched
and a pocket knife. fountain pen. 4 bill,
some scrip and other articles were
found The box Of cartridges was in
his pocket"
Made No Threats.
Il never heard Powell make any
threats against IrbE," he said IN an
sWer 10 Victor Moore. counsel for the
defence T did not hear Powell say
he would run lrby out Of town did
not hear him say that Irby had feath-
ers on his legs"
wasn't PoweIFs pistol at the hotel
loadedl" he was asked
1T was not" ne answered
Jury Is Secured.
The case went to trial Wednesday /
It is expected that the trial
viii consume several days as there are
a large number Of witnesses 10 ex-
anime.
The empaneling of the jury was
A. ]. Ballencourt, William Graves, C. 7. |
Kline, J. J. OBrien, and s. S. Kirk /
patrick were secured. The jury was |
secured out Of 81 summoned, cut Of So |
actually examined. There were u chal- |
enges by the state and II by the at
.orneys for the defence.