The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-15

/ hand under his coat wheeled, and
that just about that moment Dr.
Smith arose and started the sho1t.
ing. Graham said that no words we're
| spoken between 2e two. The Wit
ness said that when Shannon wheeled
and put his hand under his coat no
| (the witness) stopped
Prosecuting Attorney Randolph did
! not ask any questions.
Peter Bentz testified to the wounds
on Shannon's body, the one partic-
ularly in the right hand. which he
said would fit just where IL would
receive a bullet II placed to his hip
pocket
DR. Charles Dake also descri5eJ tho
wounds. and when asked-by the state
If Dan Shannon did not have the walk
OF a man with iocomotar ataxia. said
that he did not.
DR. Frank Dake de>~<1cd tho
wounds, and said that he had obsery-
cd Shannon walking that Shannon
could not have walked as he did ii ne
had locomotar ataxia.
Or. Smith on Stand.
Dr Smith wasAthcn- called To- the
stand He was ashA his age, and
gave that as 5S. Il moi Dan shan
non did no; alc Ia Tah. ND 70
shoot him TO save myself" Thsn DR..
Smith went on ard told Of where tho
shooting took place. and when, as 10
| the hour
II had been trying for two or three
weeks" he said Ito get an interview
with my wife. who had left me. was
in bad health, and suffering from car
buncles and Doils. The efforts to get
an interview had all failed"
That DR.. Smith told of how fe had
that day spoken to Mr.. OI1ear about
having his wife speak to Mrs. Smith
again about an interview. and that
O'Rcar had told him he would see
about It, O'Rear was TO report to him
in the evening. They had been meet
ing there on the bench in front OF the
Greek restaurant. Witness said they us
ualy met there on the bench
Dr Smith then told that he wan
nervous and res-Ass. and no doubt
moved about some but did not th,nA
he ever left the scene far lilo said
that he did not 60 10 the Arlington
corner and look In a street car, but
that he saw man across the street
whom he took to DC O'Rear and start
ed over to join him, when the man
turned oil UP Happy HoEloHk and
2that then the witness returned to
-he bench.
"ORear aid not come. Ii Is not
true that had pttol in my coat
pocket Il had only one pistol. That
was in my pants pocket. / did not
know where Shannon was that night
Il did not see Shannon before that
night for some time except across the
street, or perhaps playing pool in tbs
pool parlors."
Dr. Smith explained having the pis-
tol in his pocket by saying he had
that the road was through rough
country and mountains, and that after
he reached the kitty he heard the
threats that Shannon had made. IIc
told Of Wichet telling him what Shan
non said about killing him, and that
then DIR. Swan told him in the city
what Shannon had said.
Il was sitting on the north e/d OF
ehe bench said the witness 'iwlthASy
head Inclined forward and was faS--
ing noIthward. Dan came along.
did not see him aud he did not see
me until he was even with me or
past me. He whlrled and PUT his
hand under his coat and started TO
draw his gun and fired didn't real
lie that | shot him in the back.
didn't have time to consider. Tho
threats. and the threatening manner at
the time caused me to shoot
thought then and | think yet he was
trying to shoot me"
Had Shannon not made the move
ment wouldn't have recognized him.
and would not have shot him. A re-
concilation with my wife was what
wanted most. aud knew such
thing would have renGered that im-
possible"
II wanted the interview with. my
wife because II she could gel frou
Under other influences. and then did
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