Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-10

series of shots was fired. the man ceased 10 struggle. and collapsed. his. arms being folded under hiS head"
 Wirt King
 Wirt King, one of the clerks in the Bruchnan store, was also one of the principal witnesses, having seen the entire chain of circumstances from q range almost too close to be com fortable. Alr. King said:
 Miller came into the store to get suit of clothes which he had pur- chased. He was near the middle of the store waiting while Mir. Bruch- man tied up the bundle. was near inc front of the house when a young man whom l later learned was Bud Stephens entered. Where's Bruckie,' he demanded in a ioud voice. l told him where he could find the boss. A few seconds later Miller started to come to the front of the house, ac- companied by another young man who had entered the store with him. [ reached for the door knob, intend ing to open the door to let them out, and just then Stephens fired his first shot. My back was toward the men, and l did not see their positions when the shooting started Bud fired five or six shots. and Miller collapsed against one of the show cases and slid down 10 the floor. l was very much scared at the close proximity of the gun fire and made dive for position behind the show case against which Miller had fallen. l did not see the latter part of the occurrence, but am confident that Stephens fired two shots in the second bunch. As crawlcd out from behind the case, the lads father entered and after few words to his son, he looked at the dead man and said, Well, you - - -y you got what was coming to you. '"
 Sylvester Magee
 Sylvester Magec, the young ranch hand, who had gone into the store with Miller just before the shooting, gave some of the most sensational testimony which was adduced during the afternoon Alagec told of the first round of shots being fired, and said that he had skipped for the back part of the house at the sound of the blasts which were fired but two or three feet away from him. He did not add any details to those which had already been given regarding the ! killing, but he did shed considerable light on the events which had led up to the ill-fceling between the Stephens men and Miller
 "I have known Miller for about a year. He came here from Boise } Idaho. two or three years ago. had been something of a chum to the dead man, and knew of his connection with the Stephens family affairs ! During the afternoon we went into : the store to get q suit of clothing SC that Miller could attend the 70 dance that night. He was also thinking : some c( returning 10 his homo ir Idaho, he said I had heard during the day that the Stephens men, or al least the son. had made threats to take the life of Miller because oi Millcr's alleged attentions to Mrs Stephens. Miller told me he was not worrying much about the threats as he had been guilty of no wrong doing and that he had nothing to fear We did not go into the details of the matter any further. and Miller went about his business not expecting any trouble and not being prepared tc meet any. He had worked foI Stephens at the Valinda Rancho foI several months. quitting the place last fall, because, he had said. he could not stand the talk which went on al that home."
 Oscar w. Bruchman
 i Oscar W. Bruchman. proprietor oi the clothing store in which the fatal ity took place. was next examined ! Mir. Bruchman said that he was wait ing on Miller when young Stephens entered the place and in loud voice demanded the whereabouts of the pro- prietor. 4 few seconds later Stephens ' cut loose with his gun, and Bruch- man, naturally believing that the shots were intended for him. quickly beat a retreat to the rear part of the store He said that the boy had no reason for attempting to shoot at him, never theless, he did not stop to reason tho matter out, but got in the clear. He heard four shots fired, he said, before ] he left the room.
 i Joe Wilson
 | Joe, Wilson aged IA. who works al the Bruchman store, followed his em- ploycr on the stand. The boy, who had seen most of the affair. told about the same story as did other cye-witncsscs, and corroborated the .F .I, ,a,,arJ,ncr Inc