East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-22

That the state will seek to prove
that Mrs. Cora Colwcll not only in
spired her IA year old son. Lawrence.
To go out cunning for J. f. Short
but actually fired the shot or shots
that caused the aged rancher's death
is indicated by the testimony which
has been introduced thus far in the
murder trial.
The boy admits having shot the old
man with his shotgun. claiming self
defense. but has always stoutly de-
MED that his mother was present. II
Is becoming apparent. however. that
the state Is holding TO the belief that
he was shot also by IA revolver and
that the boys mother fired the shots.
There is no testimony yet intro
duccd to prove That Mrs ColweIl was
present when Short was shot. Edgar
Holm, postmaster and special deputy
sheriff at Umapine. testified this
morning that he saw the tracks OF q
boy ana u woman close, together near
the scene of the shooting He was
subjected 10 q grilling cross eNami-
nation by Col. Raley who sought to
show that the witness was not an I'm
partial one.
II ID expected that Sheriff Taylor
viii also be called upon to testify rel
ative to the tracks as It is said they
we're pointed out to him by Holm
Mrs. COlwcIl Had Pistol.
II Is expected that Mrs. Colwell Will
admit that she left the house in COM
pany with her son to search for the
old mans son. John, who had forcibly
taken possession of the horse in dis
pute. she will also probably admit
that she carried a revolver. Mrs.
Louise Anspach. neighbor, testified
that Mrs. Colwell called at her house
while looking for the younger Short
and had a revolver The boy has al
ways declared that he and his mother
separated after leaving the house. the
mother going toward the Anspach
place while lie walked in the direction
where II little later the shooting Qe-
Cured His story has been that the
old man climbed out of "A buggy to
open gate just as he came in sight
from behind a barn. He claims he
asked the old man where John had
taken the horse and that the other
grabbed his shotgun and fired. He
says he also shot and that the old man
fell though he claims the other shot
first.
Claims -Four Shots Etred.
II. s Holmes. "a sheepherder who
was in the neighborhood, testified that
he heard four shots in quick success
sion. This is one of the strongest links
in the states supposed theory that
Mrs. Colwell was present and fired
two shots DR.. c. w Thomas test-
fled as to the wounds found on the
deceased. Several shots had entered
the right breast and a little to the
left two others had entered and pass
cd through the body. 1t is presumed
the state will contend that these
wounds were caused by pistol balls.
DR.. Thomas also testified that two
shot had struck the right arm Of the
deceased man, one striking the fore
arm at an angle and the other strik-
ing the bicepts. The stock of shorts
gun also shows that a shot had struck
II at an angle. The wounds In the
arm ana the mark on the gun stock
tend to Indicate that the gun was held
In a. horizontal position as If at the
shoulder,
II. o. Goodman, Holm and others
testified to gun wads being found at
the scene of the shooting One limo
OF wads led directly from the point
where the boy is, supposed to have
stood to the point where the body had
fallen and the other led from the lat
ter spot at an angle, as il the charge
had passed several PAGES from the
boy. Whether the state will claim
that this indicates that the old man
was shooting at a third person or that