Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-15
INQUEST BRINGS
To LIGHT DETAILS
Of TOLTEC CASE.
Examination of Body Of White
side Said to Have Revealed
He Was Shot in Back; Wit
neSseS Say Four Shots Fired


That George Kile, charged with the
killing of David L, Whiteside at Tom
Days ranch, one mile east of ToIcec
"Wednesday night, fired four shots at
the victim, only three of which took
effect, was the testimony of witnesses
given at the inquest held on the fool
lowing day, a report of which reached
hero last night.
Mr. Davy, one of the chief witness
es, said that kile fired the first shot
through window at his home as he,
Whiteside and II. j. HaVerkampf were
seated at a table. They had just fin
ished supper The charge struck no
one, but broke the glass ant' spln-
ter struck Mr.. Davy in the forehead.
Mr. Davy testified that before the
shot was fired he had seen a mans
hat passing the window and warned
Mr.. Whiteside to hide. Mr.. Davy went
to one door and, he added, asked Kile
not to shoot through the door. Kile
went to the other door, he continued
but he met him as he was entering,
holding double-barrel shotgun. Davy
said he grabbed the gun and and tried
to dissuade Kile. but that he replied
that he intended ito do it and pay
the penalty"
The witness estimated that he
struggled with the armed man sew
eral minutes. He said Haverkampf
then told him thar Wbitcside had gone
and ne released his hold on the gun.
Mr.. Haverkampf and Davy then
went outside and had gone only few
steps when, the latter said, they heard
three shots. They went in the direc-
ton of the reports, he said, and met
Kie, Mr. pavy stated that he said
1--WE killed the -. He's out
there"
Kile told them that he intended to
give himself up, the witness said. and
he and Haverkampf hurried on. He
said they found Whites!de little less
than 100 yards from the house. He
was unconscious but still alive, and
Mr. Davy started to Grants for a doc
tor Haverkampf remaining with the
wounded man He lived, he said, un-
til he saw the headlights of the doc
tors automobile, hurrying to the
place.
The examination of the body show
ed three wounds. one in the back,
one at the back of the left shoulder
and another IN the back of the head,
it was said
Mr.. Davy said that Whiteside told
him about his quarrel with Mrs. Kile
at her mothers home, before K!le APP
peared at the ranch house. White
side told him, he said that she at
to strike him with an axe
handle and that after he had taken ii
from her she picked up shovel. He
stated, according to DAVIS testimony,
that he did not strike the woman
Mr.. HaverkamDf, also witness,
said that Whiteside came to him
afterward, asking him to carry a mes
sage to Mrs. kile saying that he was
willing to apologize. According to
him Mrs. Kile replied that only his
blood would pay" Whiteside asked
him for a gun. he said. but he had
only one and that was not in work
ing order. He suggested that he go
to Mr.. Davy's.
Mr. Davy testified that Whteside
did not ask him for a weapon until
he was struggling with Kile and that
he refused to give it to him then.
The body of Mr. Whiteside was
brought here yesterday and taken to
Strong Brothers undertaking rooms.
No announcement was made of funer-
al arrangements, however. Mrs.
Whiteside and her two children ac-
companied the body, and are at the
home of w. G. Reid.