The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-09-08
"lNas Looking in tn Npung
he Testified. "Nhcn !
Heard the Shot lued.
WARNEDHlROF PISTOL
"She Nay Have Slipped and
Threw Up Her Hand, IS
She Grabbed Weapon"
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Evening World to-day prints u.
testimony Of CASTOR bullock Nean1.
business manager Tor Hrt Mouds \
hins. before the Coroner Jury that
inveaiiSStod the mysterious kiIur -
Mrs King On tho night ~ Aux. %,
last whIlo ON an auto trip with
Means AMI three athor re-, ~. J..
is the first publication of Moanss
statement In full and is as follow.
Mrs King, Capt Bingham, my
brother. Alton. and myself had been
out several times target practising
and went over TO this place alw,,q
Knew tho place as Blackwildar Spring.
because IL Is near IIamp Black
wllder's place.
Wo drove out there and got out Of
tho car. Mrs. King and 1 had a rlnl
and two pistols. They wero lying
down In the automobile. I got this
pistol Ga small one) for Mrs. King.
She wanted small one. 90 that she
could get It in tho folds OF her skirt.
When wo got out OF the automobile.
that pistol was unloadod and anoth
er Smith & Wesson. was unloadod.
She took thoBe two pistols and show
ed mo that she could shoot with two
pistols. away from her form, like a
woman would. At this time neither
pistol was loaded.
Il walked over. got this pistol and
loaded lt. when | had loaded II, [
laid It In the forks OF all old hollow
tree and walked down to tho spring
10 get a drink Of water. Mrs. King
wslkeA part OF tho way ana said
that she did not want any water. tina;
she was afraid OF bugs. Sho walked
back and picked up the pistol. l said;
Maud. let that pistol alone
my reeollsotion is that when
I said that she laid the pistol back
down In the forks OF the tree. !
stopped down to light . match
4
there were any bugs in Il. Just as
! was getting some water ! heard
| q pistol shot, I turned right away
and saw her falling.
II rushed right TO her and put my
hands under her head and sat her up
for a minute. She weighs about lSo
pounds. 1 said. Maud. MaudF
could not see any blood. Then hol-
Tered TO Alton and Captain Bingham,
and said, "Come up here right quick
They were there In a few minutes In
the mean time I stopped at the spring
and grabbed UP my handkerchief put
II in the water and put 1t on her face.
RUSHED TO TOWN WITH MRS
KINGS BODY.
capt. Bingham said. I viii rush 10
town and get a doctor ] said No We
will carry her 20 the hospital In
the mean time Capt. Bingham, Alton
and myself put her into the automo-
bile and brought her TO town Just as
ouichly as we could, We came to
town at a pretty fast rate OF speed 1t
could not have taken long. We were
all OF US doing everything we could
| do not think that It was over an
J hour,
II was five feet away at the
time she wac shot. She was right
by the tree, Just where ! had put
the3istol. ! was at the spring,
standing on the rock. Ny back
was not exactly toward her. She
was to the rear, 90 that my vie"
was In the opposite direotion.
When she was shot, was looking
into the spring. She was standing
up when the shot was fired. When
p I heard the shot she was standing
perfectly straight. She fell straight
. backward. She never mado any
outery. She never spoke q word.
4 spoke to her. I saidi Maud,
put that back that pistol 10 load
Sdi I would not fool with IT,
1.-THE fork OF the tree was about az
= FAR up as my chest, Just perfec
place to lay a pistol. Tho ireo was OF
;, a sloplng base. The fork OF tho tire,
q was about up to Mrs. Kings chin an,
Is she was standing UP about the tree
- She was not standing On the lowe
!, side of the tree, because It is marshy
4 but on the other side OF the tree it b.
q hard. She was on the incline al
l above the level OF the roots Of tn
- tree.
HAD KNOWN VICTIM OF TRAo
II EpY ONLY TWO YEARS.
l. my wife has known her (Mrs. King
~ all her life, also her sister. Mrs. Mel
IS vim. have known Mrs, King a5ou
y two years. ! had met her before thaO
n 4 met her soon after 1 WAS maria