Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-28

city, appeared for the defendant
The principal witness introduced by
the state WAS Bryan Lane, a brother
OF the dcnd man. who was slightly
wounded ut the time Ira Lane was
killed. His testimony was substun-
tally as follows
Story Of Tragedy.
on the day Of the shooting the Lane
brothers were putting down well
about four miles from the camp
They had come 10 New Mexico from
Texas with bunch OF horaes and
were grazing them about eighty miles
east Of Carlsbads f.assiter had q con-
tract to run these horses for five
years. and about three years Of this
time hnd expired. The Lane brothers
together with A. II. Woodoy, loaded
II gas engine into wagon and took
II to the place whore they were dix
ging the well, and IN the evening
Woodley preceded thRm to the camp,
They drove up 20 the camp and were
unhitching their mules, when Bryan
Lane called 20 Lassiter and asked for
a piece OF rope f.assitef replied that
there was "A piece Of rope IN the COW
lot and Bryan got this rope and am
other one to tie the mules, lie ana
His brother were standing at the
moles' heads when Lassiter, without
any more conversation, opened fire
with il shotgun loaded with huckshot.
Ira Lane fen az the first shot. and
Bryan ran. but one charge struck him.
Rlnncing, as he fell, inflicting slight
wounds In tho back lie stated that
he heard four or five shote, the last
one being from pistol In the hands
OF l.assltcr After that Lassiter pp-
preached him, and threw an auto
matte on the ground near his right
hand
After the shooting Lassiter, accord
ing TO teh testimony Of WoodlcS. went
TO the tent ana gave Woodley his
shotgun, saying, II can breathe one
more happy breath have Killed
them both
Gave Himself Up.
Woodley left the camp for assist
ance Immediately after the shooting,
and tassitef then discovered That
Bryan Lane WAS not dead. lie assist
ed the wounded man into the tent.
and then went TO the deputy shoriffs
home and gave himself up Neigh
bors arrived at the camp during the
night and covered tho body OF Ira
Lane with tarp, 20 shleld 1t from
the rain, In the morning the hodyS
with an automatic pistol found near
IT, was wrapped M in the tarp,
strapped 10 a hoard and brought TO
Carlsbad IN an auto
The plstol found hy the side of
Bryan Lane had been DISCHARGED,
and the doad man had q glove ON his
right hand He was dressed only IN
shirt and trousers. and It was hrorght
ont al the inquest. hald few days
before the preliminary hcarmg, that
the men who had worked With him
that day had not seen him carrying
the gun Ills gun and that Of his
brother Bryan, had been hanging In
their holsters In the tent when last
noticed. After Lassitcr helped Bryan
Lame into the tent that nght he
brought IN pryan's pistol and put II
back IN the holster.
Or Pate testified al ths preliWinarv
hearing THAI ira lanc had hcen struck
hy two charges of huCkshot the sec.
ond shot having been fired while he
lay on the ground
other witness were called who
testified 90 finding HE body Of Ira
lane. ana the deputy sheriff told of
lhesiier snrrendorlhg % him on the
nisht ~ the killing Al tho tonclu-
Sion % the hearing the magistrate rc-
Wandrd lassIter Ia iai without bond
until The next grand jury Which VIII
meet in september