The Ordway new era., 1917-11-23

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together! A.-Yes.
o.-Was there any considerable
interval between the time? A.-No
O.-When Potter and Bone went
out did you call Mr.. Potter back!
A.---No.
! Odd you know where Mr.. Pot.
ter went from there? A.-No;
think southwest
Q.-When did you telephone? A.
When / came back from looking III
the store.
Q.-Did you phone more than
once? A.-No.
Q.-Someone at the other end of
the line said he was there and you
talked with him? A.-Yes.
Q.-when you saw him Saturday
afternoon was there anything in n
nature of a quarrel between you?
A-No.
Q.-Did you make a request for
him to come or did he ask to come?
A.-No.
Odd you have the contract
with you? A-Yes.
Odd you have that contract
with you on Saturday afternoon?
A.-No.
O-Where was 1t then? Alt
was laid away and I looked 1t up.
Q-Where did you get It? A
At the ranch.
o.-Where did you have the con-
tract at the time Mr.. Black came
the bank? An my hand.
o.-Where had you taken 1t from?
A.-Out of box (here the plat Of
the bank is again produced.)
Q.-While YOU were sitting you
stated that Black said something
about stock in Nebraska City? A
Yes.
o.-You say three-fourths be-
longed to you and one-fourth to Mrs
Katherine Euvart? A-Yes.
O.-When he made these remarks
were Won looking at him? A.-No; I
was looking at some papers.
O.-What papers? Al was 60
ing to show him the contract.
0.-When you looked up what did
YOU see? Al Saw Black raising
up. drawing his gun; the table was
rather pushed toward me and he
drew his gun; I wheeled in the chair.
Q.-How far was he away from
Won then" Aust across the
table.
Q.-When you saw him an dyou
reached for your gun your back was
to Black A i rather think 1t was.
o-How far was your chair from
Black? Across the table.
Q-Was he standing up or sitting
down? Ale was raising up.
O.-Now. was he standing up or
ond shot? Al did not see him
until I whirled around.
o-The second shot had been
fired? A.-Yes.
fThe witness tells OF stepping to
the settee and getting his gun and
turning when he fred his first shot
at Blackl
O-When YOU got your gun and
turned and faced Black where was
he? Ale was at the other side
OF the table and moved little.
Q.-And where were you when
you fired the first shot? A.-Com-
ing into the door.
Q.-When you were standing in
the door Al might have been
all the way in.
Q.-When you fired the first shot
did he stagger? Ayes; swung
back. and then revived.
Odd he fire any more? A.
No.
Q.-When did he drop his gun?
A.-Don't remember
Q.-Why did you keep on shoot
ing? Ale opened the chance and
| supposed he would shoot again.
Q.-Where were you when you
fired the last two shots? A.-Close
to him; about fifteen or twenty
inches from him.
Q,-When did he drop his gun?
A.-After fired the last shot.
Q.-Did he drop the gun before
you fired? A.-As l fired the last
shot he skunk down and the gun was
dropped.
Q.-What happened to his body?
A.-Shrunk down onto the floor.
Q.-After his gun dropped did he
move again2 A-f did not notice.
Q.-What position was the body
in when he fell; was the head against
the east wall? A.-Yes.
Odd any body move the body ?
A.-No.
Q.-Did you shoot at the body
when it was on the floor? A.-No.
Q.-Was the body to the south
or to the north when he was shrink
ing to the floor? Al thought it was
to the south
Q.-When did you load the revol.
yer? A.-Probably year before.
Q.-What kind of cartridges? A
i do not know about differen,
kinds.
What kind of cartridges were
in the gun then? Al do not know
Q.-Were they all the same kind
Al do not know.
Q.-Just when was it Mr.. Potter
came in? Aust before Blacl
fred the gun.
Q.-Had any threats been mad,
up to that time? Al told him
did not want to do any business will
him.
Q:-Did Potter have gun in hi
hand? A.-No.
Q.-When you vent into the bacl