The Raymer enterprise., 1918-07-25
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
AT BUCKINGHAM

heoN oAAAP PoCAss
Grin gave himself up to deputy
sheriff, l.. j. Filler, and was taken to
Greeley that evening.
The coroner was notified and an in
que / VAS held in Buckingham yes
terday.
A representative Of the Enter
lie WAS On the ground and listened
to the testimony taken.
! his evidence was quite conflicting
but from 1t could be gathered certain
facts about which there could be no
question. while other matters will
always be in more or less doubt.
The undisputed testimony shows
that Simpson and his wife came down
from Cheyenne on Tuesday afternoon
to see Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. simpsons
mother intending to return the next
day to Cheyenne accompanied by Miss
Cooper, younger sister Of Mrs.
Simpson.
orin and e. w. Stephenson had
been in Raymer Tuesday, and re-
t.,.ning to Buckingham arrived at
the Cooper place about q half hour
after Simpson did.
The men greeted each other In
en-, thing but friendly fashion and in
very short time Simpson was fatal
ly shot and expired in q short time
sterwards..
As to who started the trouble at
the Cooper home the stories conflict.
ALI agree that the trouble started
soon Mrs. Simpson said that she
did not see her husband have gun,
that she did not think the gun was
with him. but that he did have one
at home, but she thought 1t was at
the shops In Cheyenne. She testified
that Orin struck Simpson with his
cane as the drst act Of violence, that
Simpson then heaved . tIatiron st Or
In. that Orin then went to his car
and procured his rifle and shot Simp-
son, shooting two or three times and
that she heard no other shots.
Mrs. orin testified that the first
greeting Of her husband to Simpson
was Hello young man." and that
Simpson responded with q vile epi-
tAst, and threatened that he would
kill Orin. She said that Simpson
jumped from the porch and picked up
a fatiron and throwed 1t at 0rin and
then Orin started for Simpson, but
she did not see him try to strike Sim
son with his cane; that Simpson then
pulled IN automatic and commenced
to shoot rapidly and repeatedly at
OHp. as many ~ three, four or five
times, that her husband told Simp-
that hs would fight him With his
fists. but did not want any gun play;
that her husband kept backing up
and reached the car where hs secured
his rife, fred once and Simpson fell;
that they both left and did
Mrs. Orin further testified that her
moher had told herself and her bus
band that simpsen had said hs was
going to kill Orin.
Mrs. Orin's story was confirmed In
almost every detail by Eugene w.
Stsphsnson. except that Stephenson
said that when Orin started for Sim
son. he had bis cane raised In an at
tituds as II hs intsndsd to strike.
but retreatsd whsn Simpson opened
with the automatic.
Mr.. Filler identified . Colt auto
matiefas one that h. had picked up
the next morning about fifteen feet
from where Simpsop fell. Both Mrs,
Orin and Stephenson had testified
that Mrs. Simpson had taken the ~.
Dyetic at the the time Simpson fell
and said that she would shoot Orin.
but had been prevented from doing
20 by younger ststsr.
Mr.. Filler testified that Orin had
asked to have doctor sent to care
for Simpson and expressed the hope
that the man was not seriously in
jured.
We could not remain for the yer-
A;ct OF the coroner's jury. The msp
selecisd for this task we're A. L.
Rups, A, J, Cook, A. 9. Whippls. c.
Pryof, H. p, Cannon, and R. A. Nor
dell.
The verdict Of the jury as reported
from Buckingham this morning IL
that Orts shot In self defense.
The opinion OF most seemed to
credit the story Of Mrs. 0rin and
stephenson. The automobile had
been hit by two Of the bullets. only
two shells from the rlAs were found.
and there were other empty shells Of
the size used by the automatic found,
1t seems too bad that men With
shs desire to spill blood do not 50 and
anil thA blood Of our enemies