The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-03


A. Yes, sir.
O. Where did he go after he left
your place?
A. He went west.
q. How far west?
A. One half mile.
q. Who, IL anyone, went with him
from your place?
A. He went on the wagon with
myself.
Q. Was there anyone else on the
wagon except yourself and Mr.. Tray
lor?
A. Herbert Williamson was there
part of the time.
q. State whether or not Herbert
Williamson was with you and Mr..
Traylor when you left yous place and
started in a westerly direction?
A. No, sir.
q. Then state where Mr.. William
son came from to you, how far after
leaving your place, or how far from
your place?
A. He got on the wagon between
a and " mile.
@. How far did Mr.. Williamson
go with you?
A. Just a short piece.
q. Then what became of Mr.. Will
hanson?
A. He started down toward his
place down west.
q. Was Mr.. Williamson going on
in westerly direction when he left
you?
A. Yes suppose he was.
@. Now, when Mr.. Williamson left
you, going west, what direction did
you and Mr.. Traylor travel?
A. South.
Q. How far did you and Mr.. Tray
lor go south together?
A. Not very far.
q. Approximately, about how far ?
A. " or u or something near
that.
q. When you turned south at the
point where Mr.. Williamson left you
who was with you?
A. No one but Mr.. Traylor.
Q. At that time did anyone come
following after you and Mr.. Traylor? :?
A There was someone holiered at
us and stopped the wagon to see
what they wanted.
q. Who was it that hollered to
you 20 stop?
A. Arthur Carver, l suppose.
q. Would you know the party now
il you was to see him?
A. Yes, sir, / guess so.
Court:-Mr. White will you bring
Arthur Carver forward?
@. Mr.. Childress, please look at
this man and say whether or not he
is the party that was following you
and Mr.. Traylor, calling you to stop
this forenoon?
A. Yes, sir. think so.
@. When you stopped your wagon,
what did Arthur Carver do,? Did
he continue to come on to where you
and Mr.. Traylor was?
A. Yes, he walked on toward the
wagon.
@. Did he have u six-shooter gun
or weapon?
A. | did not see any at the time.
q. What did he say when he came
up to you?
A. Well, he did not say anything.
q. What was the first word you
heard Arthur Carver say except call
ing on you to stop?
A. Why he just called Traylor's
name.
@. What did he next do, state
whether or not he shot Mr.. Traylor?
A. Mr.. Traylor got of the wagon
and started to walk across the prairie
and he called his name.
Q. Now, when Mr.. Traylor got
out of the wagon and started on
across the prairie as you say, state
whether or not he was going from
Arthur Carver?
A. He was going away from hin,
in an angling direction.
Q. When Arthur Carver called to
Traylor his name, state whether OF
not Mr.. Traylor told him TO go away
and let him alone. that he wanted
no trouble with him, or In substance
that?
A. He said something Of the kind
lie SAID you nad Detter 70 on pcch
and tend to your own business, OF
something like that.
@. Did Carver continue to advance
on Traylor?
A. Why he was walking on all the
time.
Q. Was he walking in the direc'
tion of Traylor?
A. Yes, something near it.
Q. At that time did Carver hav,
gun or pistol in his hand?
A. don't know as ! noticed an,
right then.
q. Well, now, Mr.. Childress, yol
did notice gun in his hand at some
time while he was advancing on Mr.
Traylor? Now tell the court and tn.
jury when you first saw this gun II
the hands of Arthur Carver.
A. Why, when Traylor stoppe,
and turned around.
q. Then you saw Arthur's gun?
A. Why when Traylor stopped an,
turned around he reached down abou
his clothes or hand bag or something
@. Now, is that when Traylor tol,
| him TO 90 OH and tend TO his bust