Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-04

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 Mrs. Hoover said Osborne had tol Bennett that he (Osborne) had three cases of whiskey in his car. Bennett said Osborne had made no such state ment
 Mrs Hoover's testimony included statements that Osborne had taken off his coat while in the room, and had pulled his coat back to show that he was not armed when Bennett drew his revolver. Bennett yesterday de nied having seen Osborne without his 1 coat at the day of the shooting, and i also denied that Red had pulled back his coat during the quarrel and said 1 he was not armed.
 1 "The only time I saw him pull his coat back was when he reached back with his right hand,' said Bennett, and then I thought he was after gun"
 Bennett also denied that he had | asked Lester Schwab, of Benson, to | testify at the inquest to having Wit messed the shooting. Schwab, with | Martinez and Smith. had testified on | Tuesday that Bennett had asked them 1 to make false statements regarding | their whereabouts at the time of the 1 shooting by testifying to having Wit messed it.
 Direct examination of Bennett by his attorney took up the entire morn ing session. Cross examination was started by County Attorney John F. Ross immediately after the noon re- cess. Ross questioned Bennett close ! ly regarding his various visits to the garage, the living room and the | stockyards during the time Osborne and Mrs. Hoover were in his room.
 Ross also questioned Bennett in de- | tail regarding what Ross asserted were variations in his testimony at | the inquest and his statements yester- day
 Osborne Former Officers. Bennett admitted having heard Martinez testify at the inquest to in- Cidents that were not true. He also 1 admitted that he said nothing at the time, but denied that he had called Martinez or Schwab as witnesses. They came to the inquest ana voIun- teered as witnesses, he said. Under questioning by Ross, Ben net again described the staying of Osborne. Ross asked why Bennett, after the first shot, had not waited to see if Osborne had a gun before fir ing again. Bennett reiterated that he | feared for his own life, believed Os- borne was trying to draw a gun from lis hip pocket and continued fIrIng m self defense.
 Re-croSs examination by Ross brought out that Red Osborne had | served quite while as cattle ln SpectoT, and had also held other posts as 2 peace officer. Ross asked il Bennett lisd not heard of Osborne
 ls been shot Bennett said lie had heard that Osborne and anotsc man had been shot from ambush while sitting around q campfire one night. Ross insisted that Bennett Lnew the shooting was accidental; Bennett was equally as positive that, as he heard the story, Osborne had been shCt at from the dark. Examination Concluded. 1 Didn't you know that, as the re- : suit of that shot, Osborne's left arm was paralyzed and practically use less?" asked Ross.
 ! q did not" rep.ied Bennett.
 This concluded his examination.
 The defense then called witnesses regarding Csborne'5 reputation as q quiet, peaceful citizen while drink { ing" and as to his habit of carrying gun.
 Chief of Police Dallas Ford, Night Captain George Halloway, Policemen ] Thomas Robinson and Albert Franco and Deputy Sheriff O. F. Hicks, all of Tucson, testified, briefly, that Os- borne was a bad man" when under l the influence of liquor and usually was armed. Several Cochise, Santa 1 Cruz and Pima county cattlemen also i testified along this line. Osobrne was formerly Tucson policeman and dep uty sheriff, it was shown.
 Thomas B. Fulghum, veteran Wii;- ! COX stockman and rancner, hobbled to the witness stand assisted by two canes, still suffering from the effects of a fall several months ago. Fulghum testified that Osborne's reputation around Wilcox was bad, but Fulghum said he did not know whether or not i Osborne was in the habit of carrying a gun.
 Supervisor Testifies
 Dave Adams, of Dragoon, a mem Der of the Cochise county board Of i supervisors. testified that he had warned his son, Lee, and Bennett to be careful in any dealing with Os- borne. This occurred several years ago, said Adams. Questioned as to Osborne's reputation, Adams replied that he could not say whether it was good or bad, nor did he know wheth- CT Osborne was in the habit of carry , ing a gun.
 i On the morning of January 22, said Adams, Osborne visited the Adams ranch laud asked for some gasoline. saying his car was stalled about d mile away. Adams said he furnished Osborne with gasoline and also invit- ed him to stay for breakfast
 What was OsbOrne's condition at that time?,, asked Gilmore
 He was not drunk replied Ad- ans. But he seemed under the in fluence of liquor.
 The next witRess called by the de- ] fense, Jack Bailey. testified that Os- borne and Mrs Hoover spent three days at the Mountain Springs ranch. near Pantano, Pima county. IaSt Oc-