Arizona republican., 1918-06-04
AGED RANCHER ON TRIAL F0R
 KILLING MAN
G. l.. Chisholm Claims That
 He Acted In Self Defense
 When He Shot Mexican Following An Alteration

That c. L. Chisholm, the 63-year- old Marionette rancher, accused of the murder of Antonio Camoche, had sought to stay off the Mexican by striking him with his revolver was the testimony offered by eye witnesses to the tragedy yesterday when the case was begun in Judge Stanford's court
 After a dispute over the location of the Mexican's tent, Camoche is alleged to have lifted a bucket he held in his hand in threatening manner, at which Chisholm drew his gun, hitting his all legged aggressor over the arm. In the scuffle that followed, the gun ex- ploded inflicting wounds from which Camoche died.
 That there were welts on the Mexi- cans arm was the testimony of phy- sicians and deputies of the sheriffs office. From the nature of the wound Chisholm could not have been more than four or five feet away from Ca moche when the shot was fired, as Dr. A. B. Nichols.
 Don't shoot him." some one called | to Chisholm when he raised his gun. q am not going to shoot him; I'm going to club him." Chisholm is alleged to have replied. and the marks on the arm indicated that this was his inten- tion. claim the defense.
 The state has already rested and it | is believed that the defense will com plete it's case today and that by noon | on Wednesday the fate of Chisholm will be in the hands of the jurors. The arguments will not be more than an hour to a side, it is said
 The usual court t-room habitues were crowded out yesterday, the rows of benches being occupied by the relatives of the defendant. Scores of young women were present, children and | grandchildren of the man on trial | They appear to care deeply for their relative and look upon him with the same pride that he apparently feels for l his grandfather, who was a scout of | General Taylor and fought in the Ala mo. His Texas origin was brought out | in the examination Of jurors. the F men chosen being J. D. Weatherford | NJ. J. Miller. David H. Schultz, James R. Julien, c. W. Davisson. J. B. h. gram, W. R. Blackman, w. G. Brun- dage, J. W. Martin, J. W. Brown A. W. Galpin and E. A. Panlnin.
 County Attorney L. NJ. Laney, in his opening statement, reviewed the trag- | tQN OL MlltH NOIu WAS It- | ceived here of the shooting affair al the Samuel Majors hanch at Mario nette, where Chisholm was employed as foreman. He said that Chisholm was pumping water when the Mexican approached with bucket in his hand and that the state would prove that after words were exchanged that Chis. holm was the man who advanced and not the Mexican. Camoche struck nc blow, he said.
 The chief witness for the state wa: Solarez, who flatly contradicted state. ments which he made at the prelimi- nary examination.
 Cross examination by George Purdy Bullard for the defense brought out tn, fact that Chisholm had struck th' Mexican. From the position of thu two men, as judged from the nature O
 the wound inflicted, he had not intend
 ed to shoot the Mexican.
 That there had been a bit of troubl'
 previous to the shooting was stated b,
 Bullard in his statement to the jury
 He said that the Mexican had beel
 rebuked by the foreman for breaking
 farm implements. and that he had re
 scented the remarks of his superior Later, when Chisholm ordered him t