The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-01-25

huddled up there and on examination
found it to be Oscar Taylor. l felt
Jf his neck back here it was still
warm and l felt of his hands, his
arm and there didn't seem to be an!
2ulsation. | also saw the hole in his
ace here. Just then man came run
1lng down from up town, down that
street there and before he got to<
close stopped him. He said his name
was Charley Shaw and l told him t.
ioine on over ! left him there t1
sether with Mr.. Mavity and went to
curry the doctor and coroner along
went back again to the body witt
ne doctor and then / started to fint
Jan Breyer and as | came out 10 tn
irug store corner out on to mai1
street, saw Mr.. Millick, Bill Millicl
mo another man whom l supposed
vas Mr.. Breyer coming along the
street on the other side. waited III
II they came under the light here a.
ne grand stand and they crossed t.
ne side walk on this side and Mr.
nlillck went on into the pool hall
tnd MI. Breyer came anlOng by tn,
court mouse here and stopped. !
loiiered at him, is that you Dan? HI
said yes. told him to step out OF
o the sidewalk SO he would be more
the light and he did, and when '
ot up within Ave or six feet, perhaps
'e said. we'll, done the job, ht
aid" I said yes, Dan. said yo,
id. You done good job, too. O.:
ar Taylor is dead. Well, he SAID
that's what l wanted. So We came
ntO my office and talked littl.
lille and Mr.. Millick came by,
allied him in and We talked little
Ihile longer SO finally l told Dan ht
would have to 60 to Jail.
Q. Was anybody else thert at tha
lime?
A. Mr.. Millick, Breyer and myself
Q. Did Mr.. Breyer tell you he har
shot Oscar Taylor or how many times
A. Three times. At this time SUI
lay night when we got ready to start
the Jail, Dan Breyer told Mr.. Mi.
lck. he says my rifle is in the bacl
eat Of your car in the garage. MI
1illick went down with US to tn,
all and after putting Dan in l wen
back to the Millick home to the
garage and got the rifle. He told u;
lere at the court room to be careful
:he rifle was loaded. That was al
hat night.
@. Did he ever tell you that he
'lilled Oscar Taylor?
A. Yes, he told me in the Jail thu
next morning.
@. Did he tell you how many shot:
he fred?
A. Yes, / asked him why there was
long intermission between the 2nc
nd Bird shots and he said his wife
vas fighting for possession of the
,un, said she got the gun and he
cached over and pushed her owe,
md he said and then l shot him |;
ain. l said he must have been going
own. He said. mo he was laying
town and l walked right up and shot
Tim like that. He said wanted te
Kill him. Said you get just as much
or a poor job as for a good one.
For the purpose of identification
he rifle was introduced and marked
Exhibit A.
@. I hand you rifle marked eA
,ibit A and will ask you whether O,
lot that is the gun Dan Breyer tol6
-ou you would find in the back seat
If the car?
A. Yes, this is the gun.
@. What size rifle is that and
What make?
A. 1t is a 25-35 Winchester.
@. Did it have any shells in 1t al
hat time?
A. took three loaded shells out
he next morning in the presence OF
/. couple of witness, one in the barrel
ID a couple in the magazine.
Three shells introduced in evidence
Bullet extracted from Taylor's back
s introduced.
hand you here what purports to
)e a bullet and will ask you to mark
he bullet exhibit B.
@. At this time l hand you exhit
B and will ask you if you know
what it is and where it came from.
A. 1t is a bullet and supposed tt
be the same type of these other 2s
}5's which the doctor cut out of Or
car Taylor under lef shoulder blade
@. Were you present when the
bullet was cut out?
A. Yes. sir.
@. You have had some experience
with guns and calibers Of rifles?
A. Yes.
@. State in your opinion the calibel
of that bullet.
A. We measured it but l could no
state definitely.
@. Your opinion that it is 25-3!
bullet! -.---r,--
A. Yes. -.- --
@. Same size that you took ou
of the gun?