Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-05-01
DRAMATIC STORY OF SHOOTING
Of DICK HAvERTv is TOLD At IN.
GUEST HELD YESTERDAY p. ~.


-ternoon in the justice court before
Judge Craig. acting as coroner. the
jury bringing in a verdict of death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by
Jim Haverty. brother of the deceased.
\ charge of murder was placed
against Jim Hayerty yesterday after
noon on complaint drawn by John
F. Ross. county attorney. and signed
by Harry Rofferty. deputy sheriff
Jim Havertys two sons and his
brother-in-iaw. Amos Smith. were the
only eye-witnesses of the shooting.
The testimony of the three was prac-
tieally the same. all OF them testify
ing that they were present when an
alteration between the two brothers
occurred. but that just before the shot
was fired their horses became excii-
ed and they failed to see who fired
the shot Witnesses concurred in tes-
tifying that Dick Haverty was unar,n-
ed. and he made a dying statement
10 that effect after the shooting.
Amos Smith. Jim Haverty's broth
-er-in-law. testified that he and Jim
Haverty and his two sons were in the
pasture: that they met Dick Haverty
there and that he called to them and
said that he wanted to see them both.
Smiths testimony concerning the con
versation between the two brothers
was confused He said that Jim ac-
cused his brother of looking into
wells for hides" the implication be.
his brother of stealing cattle. At this
moment. Smith said that his horse
wheeled away: that he heard shot,
and that when he turned he saw Dick
stagger and fall He ran to him he
said. and Jim galloped off for the
home of his sister. Mrs. James Kelly.
TO get help. Smith testified that Dick
Haverty was not armed.
Clay Haverty. Ii years old. eldest
son of Jim Haverty, testified that he
and his father and his brothers and
Smith had started out for the pasture
after bull. and that after they had
found the bull they saw Dick Haver:y
approaching on horseback. The boy
said that Dick stopped his father and
Smith and said that he wanted to see
them: and that they engaged in con
rersation that he could hear little Of
He said that he hard Dick say. This
is as good place as any to settle
it," and that Dick then started to
,dsimourt and said - -- you,
will kill you" Clay Haserty said tina;
and that he heard shot fired. but
did not see who fired it.
Ellis Haverty. the younger son, told
the same story as Smith and Clay
Haverty. not excepting the fac: tina,
his horse jumped and he did not see
the shot fired. After the shooting he
said that he rode TO the Fletcher
ranch to get car.
Mrs. James Kelly, sister of the two
Havertys' said that she met Jim Hav
erty as he arrived at the gate of her
bone TO get her. and that he said, 81
guess l have killed DICK. He under
took to bswl me out and he knows tina,
am hot-headed" Mrs. Kelly showed
An inclination to tell everything that
she knew concering the shooting
After she had finished she requested
20 be called to the stand to tell Of
something she had forgotten. She
said that when she me. jim and ne
told her of the shootin. he also said
Now | am in for it; he did not have
any gun"
Mrs. Kelly hurried to the scene o.
the shooting to help her brother. Aft
er he had been carried 10 her house
she said that Ben Hood came AND
then Jim Cain. When Mrs. Dick Hay
erty arrived she said that she carried
Winchester, was highly excited ant
said Where is Jim Haverty, that
=" Mrs. Kelly said that they tool
the rifle from Mrs. Haverty. to pre-
vent her from doing any harm.
Mrs. Kelly said tina. after Dick ha,
been put to bed he talked 10 his wife
and made a written statement con
corning the shooting to Frank Moson
This statement is now in the hand