The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-08-30

MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3
raised his voice. recognized his
yoice-saw Goodwin go between the
cars. Was in my caboose looking
out--saw them east of me. Heard
shot fired-was called to go out at
11:20-was dark night--men were
making cut Of cars on track No. 5
the cars left were not in the clear
of track No. 6--I complained to Mr..
Spangler-they were moved later.
After hearing shot got my lantern
started south, saw Goodwin coming
north on west side caboose track
came to me-said Mitchell was
dead"-said "he hit me and knocked
me up against the engine and was
beating me in the face, and | shot
him." went to body-it was lay
ing fiat with arms extended, pencil
and papers near the head while Ian
tern was out and at his side-head
was near the rail under cinder car
was 26 steps from cars on track No.
to where body layd-didn't see
Goodwin come out from between cars
on No. 5-didn't see Mitchell again
alive-After heard Mitchell talk,
about minute heard pistol shot. Saw
blood running down Goodwin's face
from wound above eye. No one at
body when | got there wouldn't say
there hadn't been before / got there
Others came after | was there.
Switchman Ed Holly
Started to work after 10 o'clock
night of Dec. 8, 1917-went to work
after Mitchell killed. Car stood On
lead track above Stand No. Car
stood on approach to track No. s.
this was about 11:30 or 11:4O-
switch engine stood south of Blocks
Crossing-body had been removed
blood was between stands No. S and
near east rail of caboose track.
The blood was nearer to No. 5 than
to No. 6 stand-Saw Goodwin in Jail
few days later, saw paper on his
face.
Trainmaster N. w. Spangler
Was Trainmaster on Dec. 3, 1917
4 new CASTOR Mitchell and Geo.
am nfoodwin time of killing was at
neFme was on scene 80 minutes after
fNsing notified. Saw blood rs or co
feet south of cut of cars on track No.
switch engine was south near back
door of Trusty warehouse. Distance
from center of Track No. 5 to center
of track No. is about 12 ft.-Dis-
tance frcrp end of cars on track No. 6
to where blood was near caboose track
was rs or 80 feet. (Here the record
was produced which showed that at
the preliminary trial Mr.. Spangler
swore the distance was 200 feet.)
Serg't. Bruce Tucker
Am now in military service-on
Dec. 8, 1917 was deputy marshal
went on duty about or 6 O'Clock
was on duty night of the killing.
Went to scene Of trouble that night
between 10 and III o'clock-car in
spectors. conductor Bates, Mr.. HAM
ilton and others there when / got
there. Body was laying with head
to southwest near rail of caboose
track made examination of body for
weapons, found knife in lining of vest
pocket, 1t was shut-saw pencil in
his hair above the ear, don't remem-
Der of seeing any papers. Took
bottle out of dead mans inside vest
pocket at undertakersE the bot
tie in his vest pocket where body was
but didn't remove it then. (Identi-
fies knife, vest and bottle). Saw
Goodwin something like an hour or
an hour and half later in front of
his house near Christian Church.
Together with other officers I was
looking for him-he came around the
church and said ''here / am, Mr..
Doyle" and surrendered to Mr.. Doyle.
Undertaken w. B. Carter
Am an undertaker-knew CASTOR
Mitchell. Saw his body first at the
store-saw wound on left side of
cheek-it was lacerated and powder
burned. Identities dead man s
clothes, knife taken from lining of
vest, but did not see the bottle Of
whiskey When / got to store DR..
Cooper was there only know what
have heard about the trouble-Dr.
Cooper and DIR. Cox. made examina-
tion Of the wound.
Sheriff Dave Patterson
Am sheriff of Yalobusha County
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