The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-05-17
POWERS-S|SSON
 CONVICTED MURDER
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armed TOT the drT0SI Ol tuc WieniA named parties. This objection was based on the fact that the warrants which alleged crime against the United States government was issued by a state officer, who was therefore without jurisdiction in the premises. The objection was overruled by the court. The witness continuing stat ed that the party ate supper at the Upchurch ranch, and reached the Powers cabin about daylight on the morning of February 10th. When within about 75 yards of the cabin the party dismounted and proceeded on foot. Near the house they separated. Kempton and Wooten following the trail around the west and south side of the house, while witness and Mcbride reached the front or east side of the cabin by proceeding down the side of the mountain on the north side. When he reached the front Of the cabin the two deputies had reach ed the southeast corner, and soon heard Kane Wootan give command twice to some one Throw up your hands" Saw another man in front of the two deputies whom he after wards learned was Jef Powers. He was in front of the east door of the cabin with his rife held across his breast with both hands, and at the second command from Wootan Pow CTS shifted the gun to right side. (At the request of Attorney Johnson wit ness drew a sketch of the cabin on the blackboard, marking the windows and designating the points of the com pass and the position of the posse.) He stated that Wootan and Kempton remained near the southeast corner of the cabin, while he and Mcbride were at the northeast corner; that the cabin was built in the side of the mouufain, which was cut down for . house seat, and at the west the surface of the mountain was nearly on . level with the roof of the cabin.
 Following is substantially the ma terial points of MT. Haynes testimony
 Heard Mcbride say Boys! Boys!" Saw some one fire in direction of MO Bride two or three times, and saw Jeff Powers fall Mcbride and took shelter behind northeast corner Of the mouse. By this time shooting oe- came general. I went further up the aide of the mountain, on north ena or cabin and as heard sii6ts rom within the shed room fired into norIn window. Went back to where left Mcbride and saw his body lying at the corner near where he stood, nartly north of the cabin with his feet and limbs beyond the corner. was protected during the firing by the shed at the north of the house, and shots which I believe came from the shed room of the cabin struck the wall of this shed. After seeing Mcbride down I went up the hill and tried to approach the cabin from an other direction, but finding could not do SO returned to the horses and rode off to the Upchurch ranch for as sistance.
 First Shots from East Door.
 "At the time left the scene l did not know that Wootan and Kempton were dead. I was armed with a 30-3O rife and Colts automatic. Wootan and Kempton each carried W1nches- fer rifles, and said they also had pis' tols. Did not see pistols. Mcbride had big pistol. The first shots came from the east door of the cabin and Jeff Powers fell as soon as shots were fred Don't know who sno' Powers There was few seconds intermission between the shots from the door, two close together, then two more, then the firing became more rapid, both from within and without the cabin. Jeff Powers never fired a shot Two of the shots from the door were fired in the direction of Mcbride and myself, and two to wards Kempton and Wootan."
 Dr. w. E. Platt of Stafford testified as to the nature of the wounds oi the three dead officers. Did not ex anime body of Jeff Powers. Kemp ton was only shot once and that was in the base of the brain, the ball entering from the rear. The doctor stated his death was instantaneous Mcbride and Wootan were both shot in vital parts of the body. Heel prints were visible on Wootan's face in f1icted after death, according to Dr Platt's testimony.
 J. J. Murdock, who owns little mine about half mile above the Powers cabin, identified rifles be longing to the Powers boys and Sisso1 and stated that he found empty shell: in the abin used in guns identified Described a crack in the log cabi1 through which was the only place Nc Bride could have been seen from thu cabin. Wire screens were shown wit ness which he testified were abou the size and resembled the screens over the windows of the Power cabin. Two holes were in one screel and one in the other. Witness tes tified that one of the holes was mad by bullet fired from outside of tn building, the other pierced the screel from the interior. The testimony o this witness was corroborated by tha of his father, John Murdock.
 ThQV haua mining claim Dpar fh, Powers claim, and it was to this plac the fugitives came soon after tn, tragedy in making their flight for lib erty. The Murdocks stated tha they heard the firing at the Power cabin, and about an hour later Sis son and the two Powers boys cam, up the trail riding the mounts of thu dead officers.
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