Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-14
Testimony at COrOner's Inquest
 Over Body of Tom HuddleStOn
 Shows WOlchansky Blameless
Complete Transcript of Evi dnce Adduced at Hearing Conducted by Coroner Charles Davidson of Desha
 County at Arkansas City May g. 1916

l That was the only conversation could catch. He kept proceeding on MT. Wolschansky, who had stopped then and held his hands out from his side something like that (indicating) and he walked right up to him with the gun on him, and he got close enough to take Wolschansky's gun off him and he reached around to get it and Wolschansky grabbed the gun in his hand. They wrestled around for a period of time, would judge about fifteen seconds-some of them judge 1t up into the minutes-and finally Wolschansky got the gun and saw him make quick, short lick on Hud- dleston's head and hit him in the face, shove him off and shove the gun up under-by that time he was pushed back this way (indicating) and the pistol fired. It looked to be up about this close to him Gndicating) and the bullet entered here Gndicatlng on neck) and came out on the back of his head about here (indicating).
 Q. About what time was that?
 A. About 6 o'clock.
 c. That was last Saturday?
 A. Last Saturday evening.
 Q. Now, MT. Vaughn, you say that as Mir. Huddleston reached around as if to take MT. Wolschansky's gun you mean out of Mir. Wolschansky's pocket?
 A. Yes, sir; out of his pocket.
 c. Did MT. Wolschansky grab the pistol that MT. Huddleston had?
 A. Yes, sir.
 c. And they wrestled around over that just few seconds?
 A. Yes, sir.
 Q. Did you see any blows struck? ?
 A. Yes, sir; MT. Wolschansky struck MT. Huddleston on the head.
 Q. Do you know what he struck him with?
 A. l couldn't see what was in his hand. It was very quick movement, and if one had not been watching very closely and on this side, they prob ably wouldn't have seen it. He hit him on the head and knocked him back and shot him.
 Q. At the time did they have hold of each other?
 A. Either the gun or him. l couldn't say that Huddleston had his hands on him but I am positive that he did not have his hands on the gun.
 o. You are positive that at the time the shot was fired the only man that had hold of the gun was Vol schansky?
 A. Yes, sir.
 q. How many shots were fired?
 A. Just one.
 O. About how far would you say Wolschansky was from Huddleston? ?
 A. Why, he was in three feet of him, because he was just showing him off. He was over against him when he was struck, and he showed him off him and he was back this way (indi- cating), and he couldn't have been over three feet, because he reached out with the gun and there was hole burned in the shirt that the pistol burned.
 Q. That was here on his left breast?
 A. Yes, sir >
 Q. After the shot was fired, whaS happened? Ei! b
 A. Mir. Huddleston fell.
 c. Then what took place
 A. MT. Wolschansky then stood there second or two and looked at, him and turned around and walked off; went over to his store porch.
 Cross Examination.
 By T. Havis Nixon, esquire:
 Q. Haven't you told that you saw Wolschansky jump on him and stamp him after he fell? tE
 A. No, sir, have not.
 Q. You haven't even gone to the trouble to make any measurements around there at all?
 A. No, sir, I have not. have had enough to do to remember what l have seen.
 Q. And enough to know that you are responsible for this whole trouble? ?
 A. No, sir
 O. When did you commence col lecting this privilege tax?
 A. About three days before the street tax.
 Q. The tax that you wanted Vol schansky to pay, this privilege tax? haven't asked you anything about the street tax. Don't you know it was Saturday at noon before you started to collect that tax from any body in the town?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Now, you say that Huddleston had been to Wolschansky to collect that tax, and that Wolschansky had refused to pay it. Don't you know that Wolschansky had not been in Watson from Saturday at noon until right at the time the shooting took place, and that Huddleston had not had an opportunity to see Vol schansky at all since he started to collecting the tax?
 A. But he absolutely refused to pay it.
 c. Don't you know that he had not been there to refuse?
 A. I know he refused to pay it, absolutely.
 Q. Did you see it?
 A. We'll, Huddleston told me he did.
 Q, Did you see him refuse to pay it?
 A. I saw him motion Huddleston of that way (indicating) and he went into Garfinkel's store.
 Q. When did you see that?
 A. Before Huddleston came to me for warrant. suppose about quarter to six.
 Q. Where were you?
 A. l was standing on the porch of my office.