The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-04-19
Ed Cave, being sworn, testified as

| Ed cave, being sworn, resumed al
follows
Occupation, farmer; age, SO; re
sides two and one-half miles nortl
of Decatur City.
Q-W ere you present at the time
of the death of Charley Mccain
Ayes, sir.
Oh your own language you may
tell just what you saw and just wha
happened-well, commence, at Deca
went to town after some stuff ant
while we were there Charley McCan1
came and Before, we were talking
and | looked up the street and
says, There is Artie How did he
come says, ~, t ola dc .; YOU n,t
down to get some oil meal: Then
buy some hogs of Artie. Andrew had
his team and | got in the wagon and
drove home. We was there but d
little while when he came, John
Woodland, Cliff, Charley Mccain and
Artie. | walked up where they were
and | seen Artie was awful drunk,
and Charley was too, and he says,
John Woodland wants to buy these
pigs John Woodland looked them
over and offered SO much a pound, or
so much head. Artie was going to
sell them any way. He would take
fifteen cents, he would take nineteen
cents, he would take seven dollars a
head. lie just got all muddled up
everywhere. He didn't seem to know
fifteen cents from seven dollars. Fin
ally | told Artie if he wanted to sell
them to sell them at seven dollars.
Charley was ready to sign the check.
Mrs. Cave came up and said, "Artie,
you are drinking, you ought to be
ashamed of yourself, a nice little
wife like you have got 1t seemed
he went straight in the air. He
was going to hit her. l stepped be-
tween and told her she better go
home. He started around the car
and into the house, with Arthur An
drew after him. He came out with
that revolver and started after his
mother She had gone towards the
railroad track: Arthur was ahead Of
on, fellows, let's get this gun |
something" | was afraid he would
overtake his mother and kill her. l
got him to stop and | went up to
him. He says, You stand back or
4 will shoot you. says, "Artle,
Just then he showed me back with
his hand. He had the gun pointed at
me. He showed me back a third
time He says, IF you don't stand
back l will kill you ! did start
back. Arthur came up and talked
says to Charley, If you don't stand
a dive for this gun, all three of us. l
don't think we were but four or five
feet from him. Charley made this
dive, they locked arms and Charley
went down and the gun went off.
don't know whether he pulled the
trigger or the gun went off itself. Art
says. Lets 90 H or he will kin IS some ne
house and John and Cliff went away
went through the barnyard and on
home.
Odd he fire any shots after
that? Al think perhaps he fired
three times more but what he shot
at / couldn't say.
Dd Charley N ice Rasf offer fneaayy
you ever saw. Charley had just
made the remark that he would take
his shirt OFF for him. He said, IF
he had quart he would give it to
me-"
Q-When they locked arms Char
ley made an attempt to catch his
arm, he did that to keep him from
SILUOLLuS SOIIlSDOuS ~ les, SlI .
He was swinging it around. We were
afraid he would pull the trigger ac-
cidentally.
Q--Do you know what kind of a
gun this was? A--No, sir. | never
had it in NV hands. don't know
the calibre. In fact ! didn't know he
had it until maybe two weeks ago
Q-Hou are the father of Artie
Caye2 Yes, sir.
Arthur Andrews recalled:
Q-Do you know anything about
this gum Al never saw the gun
that ! know off. 1t looked to ME like
a new gun. 1t looked big to me.
Ed Cave recalled:
Q-Where did he get this whis-
key? Ale says. "'Char1ey Mccain
gave it to me- They had some when
they got to this crowd. don't
know where they got it only they
told me they got it through Charley
+ McCann.
Did you drink any liquor W
there? Ayes, took a drink with
McCann.
Odd Arte take any? Al
don't think so. He told me Al
ter | went up there and spoke to hin
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