Weekly journal-miner., 1918-07-17

wash bowl and towel. He was then satisfied that Miller had spent the night with his mother in the room, he said, and left the hotel in an agitated frame of mind.
 Bud said that his mother had spent Monday night with a friend, Mrs Anderson, in West Prescott, and that on the following morning both he and his father had appealed to the mother to come home with them. She refused to do so, the witness said.
 During the time we were trying to get mama to come home," said the boy, my father told her that if she would return to the ranch he would never enter her bed chamber again, but this promise failed to move her. He then begged her to come back for the sake of my sister Edna, a girl, who was as pure as the driven snow, he said, and he also asked her to come home for my sake too. None of these appeals had the desired ef- feet, and father and 1 went down town again"
 Tells of Buying Gun.
 ! Young Stephens then told of how he had been led to believe that Sid Marks had made threats against his | life as the result of the roadside en- counter on the summit on Sunday night He thereupon went to the Hill harware store shortly after three o'clock in the afternoon and asked for a Colt of certain model. The clerk told him that they did not have such a gun, in stock but showed him secondhand Colt which had been left there for sale. Bud bought the gun and a box of cartridges and had the purchase charged to his fathers account. He was at that time labor ing under the impression that Marks was after him, and so he loaded the gun in front of the Courier office, which is next door to Hills, and placed a few extra shells in his pocket. The others he placed in the car. He then started out to find his companion, Johnnie Vickers. He said that he drove to the Palace cafe and asked for Johnnie there, but did not find him. The proprietor, Barney Smith, told Bud there that he would like to have him haul a roulette wheel over to the Red Cross fair which was to take place that night, and in com pany with Mir. Smith, Bob Griffith and Harry Minuse, he had taken the wheel to the place where 1t was to be delivered. After doing this err rand, he drove back up town and there met his father His father was much broken up, he said, over the conduct of Mrs. Stephens, and told the son that Miller, 1t seemed, had taken the mother away from them forever. Stephens ST. got into the car, and then Bud said that the search for Johnnie Vickers was taken up again, Bud desiring the companionship of his friend during the time of his trouble. The witness said that he had not seen Miller all day and did not know where the man was by this time. He said that during the morning he and Vickers had called at the Bruchman clothing store to look over a suit of clothes for the latter. The purchase had not been made, Vickcrs telling the clerk that he would probably return in the after noon and buy the suit. For this reason, said Bud, he thought that Vickers might be in the Bruchman store. so he and his father accord ;ngly drove to that place. Bud park ed his car in front of Timerhotts next door 10 Bruchman's.
 Defendants Story of Shooting.
 Dad stayed in the car,' said the witness. continuing his narrative, and I went into Bruchman's. l did not suspect that Miller was in the store, and when 1 went in l called for Bruchman, thinking that he might have seen Vickers. l had been think ing about the affair between Miller and my mother until l was positive ly crazy, and l have but hay recol- lection of what took place in the store just before I killed Miller. However, just as I called for Bruchman, Mil Ter. who was accompanied by Sylves- ter Magee, started to come out ot the store. As they came toward me could picture all of my troubles and I thought of how the man had dls- graccd myself and my sister, and without realizing just what l was do- ing. I pulled out my Colt and began shooting. It seemed to me that as Miller drew close to me, he turned around and made some sncering re- mark about me to Magce, and then lost control of myself. dont know how many shots l fired, and neither do l remember of reloading my gun.
 "\bout the first thing that l re- mcmbcrcd clearly was the entrance of my father into the store. He vel led. Bud. are you shot? and l replied that was not, but that l had killed Miller. Dad stopped down over the dead body laying at my feet, and re- marked. Well, he got what was com- ing to him. Come on, Bud, let's go over 10 the sheriff's office. And then we went out and drove over to the county iail. where l surrendered my pun and the ammunition that l still 6,d. I was locked mp then by Under sheriff Robinson and remained m Jaii until the next day when l secured bail
 Cross Examination Begins
 Assistant Prosecutor Clark began