Fergus County Democrat., 1916-12-07
Of any bullet made for such a gun
1t was not creased, either.
Jumps Testimony.

Jumps Testimony.
This witness made a very good i'm il
preston. He is an intelligent young
man and answered all questions read
lily and with apparent frankness. He
testified to having come here from
Mound City with Fred Gillis and said
Of the latter, "he was the best friend
ever had" Jumps had a claim ad-
joining the Gillis homestead and while
he had a cabin Of his own, it was his
custom to stay with Gillis, for whom
he had done some work. He slept |
at Gillis home on the night before
the killing and told about Gillis put.
ting sulphur on the stove in the morn
| ing to compel Rink and himself to
get up. This seemed to irritate the
defendant, who remarked to the wit.
nes, "he won't do that again, 0ut
Jumps claimed that he himself took
no offense at it. Following breakfast,
Gillis and Fink started for some tim
Der to cut posts. Gillis suggested to
Fink that he go back and get the
Colts automatic, as they might see
a coyote. This Fink did, strapping on
the scabbard as he came out. They
left, and the witness left little later
/ for his own place to cut some brush.
Gillis' horse was hobbled in front OF
the cabin when he went away. About
II O'Clock that morning he saw Fink
riding over ridge on Gillis horse
and headed in the direction OF the
bad lands Seeing the witness he
came on toward him and said ne
would mend the latter's shoe and his
own. They went to the ellis cabin
and the witness saw the scabbard OF
l.t. csv,11 hnA OF r0
laying on the shelf. The table had
also been turned around. They went
right on to Alva Fink's place. where
| the defendant mended the shoe for
| the witness. The appearance OF the
I defendant when they met was differ
/ lent from what the witness had OBJ
/. served it to be before. They remained
!, at Alva Fink's place that night as It
t was raining and next day went on to
! Doc Smiths and then to Randolph,
! where the witness remained all night.
9 Ion Sunday two men rode over and
r said Gillis was missing. The witness
J lwent to Alva Fink's cabin, hoping to
y find the defendant and ascertain
s where it was they had been cutting
t. posts but he was not there, and ieav.
0 ing word, the party went on to make
n the search and found Gillis' body.
) Jumps testified that Gillis was OF
# la happy disposition, was in good
!; health and had no financial or other
70 worries. He was cheerful as usual
l the morning when the witness last
1t saw him.
d There were no shells for the Colts
1t automatic at the Gillis place, the gun
10 belonging to Gillis, and the witnes.
le personally saw Fink make some bul
d. lets for it from some lead. He whit
er tied the lead into the right size ant
Is shape. Then he loaded some Ok
ID shells with black powder, and re
I'd moved caps from shells of larger cal
~ ibre and fixed them in these shells
C. Several of these were tested and dit
I'd mot explode, but one of them Flnl
I'd declared to be all right. The cap Of
10 this was bright and it was put in tn
IN weapon.
d. The witness testified that Fink wa
IN a crack shot with a pistol and all tn
Fink boys. John, Alva and Louis
le- talked about guns good deal an
he were very familiar with them. H
Of. was rather afraid of the Finks an
he did not testify very freely at the col
ur loner's inquest on that account.
i'll The Importance of Jumps testimon
le, is chiefly in regard to the home mad
nj bullets, the taking Of the automati
ce. the morning of the killing and tn
en- fact that the bullet taken from tn
m body was home made affair.
I'D The cross-examination did not shak
IN the witness on any point. He wa
,ar asked by More Blaisdell as to nun
ber of alleged alteration with Gill
ch but emphatically denied them all. II
ng declared that there was no feeing b
lst tween them at all and that they wei
ity the best of friends. Gillis did. at or
Isl time, make some statement thi
showed i'll feeling toward the witnes
,ed but soon after apologized Tor 1t.
OF Defendant on Stand.
We. John Fink, the defendant, tnen TOT
nd the stand and spent the afternot
wi testifying. ]. c. Huntoon, VINO co