The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1922-04-27

| ucu lOlkS Coult OUT vi lHe SullcIv Il
NJ. POole's and heard some womel
screaming near where the shooting
was but do know who it was
(Signed) F. G. BRUNSTON.
Ray Lea being duly sworn says:
II did not see any Gun but | was
right there present at the corner OF
my store when the shooting occurred
| | had been shOyelng dirt near the
neOrlhpast corner Of the store and
had told Omar to load some fertilizer
which was in the warehouse from
which the shooting occurred. The
porter had driven the horse to the
front door Of the warehouse hitchel
TO a wagon and the bride slipped off
and tie door partly open so he could
eat hay while we were sweeping out.
The first | saw Of DR.. Crawford was
near the scene Of the killing and the
car was practically at a standstill
which afterward did come to a stand
still before any shots were fired.
knowing the message that Dr.
Crawford had sent Omar Crawford |
naturally expected something out of
the ordinary to happen as his stop.
ped in the place it did and knowing
that Omar Crawford was sent to the
warehouse by me to load fertilizer I
at once glanced at the door Of the
warehouse to see where Omar was
saw a portion of Omar which re-
sembled and had the appearance of
man getting inside the door. IMmed.
lately following, DR.. Crawford made
an effort to get from under the
steering wheel and threw his right
hand from my view toward the peck.
ct from which gun was taken by
the coroner afterwards. The effort
when made was that like which I
would suppose a man to make in get.
ting a gun from the pocket from
which it was later taken. Presently
l heard two shots fired and had not
taken my eyes from DR.. Crawford,
and saw him fall over on the right
hand side of his car. | Immediately
started toward the car and approach
ing near met with W. Y. Parker.
Soon afterwards Mrs. Crawford, wife
of Dr. Crawford came to the car and
asked her dying husband if he, DR..
Crawford, did that. Soon afterwarI
n. Poland came and l went to the
store saw Omar standing behind the
counter. He had no gun and l can't
say whether he did the shooting or
not. Previous to the killing l had had
several conversations with Dr. Craw.
ford in which he made various state
ments about Omar having betrayed
his confidence and threatened several
times to kill him on first sight. (He
related the whole affair from begin.
ming to end but being so long we did
not deem it necessary to write it out |
in fulD.
Since Omar came back from Arcadia |
DR.. Crawford has come near the store
several times in his car, driving very
slow, twice, while passing, looking in
all the time
(Signed) RAY LEA.
J. E. Crawford being duly sworn
says:
| did not see the shooting or who
did it but Ray Lea had sent Omar |
back to the warehouse to see about |
some fertilizer.
I knew that the front door Of the |
warehouse was open and that the
horse was eating hay. saw DR..
Crawford coming and l started back !
there to close the door and started out
of the side door Of the main store
and saw doctor stop the car and move |
over on the far side and l turned to
20 back through the store into the
warehouse. When I got back in the |
store I heard the shots fired. I then
turned and went back out Of the side
door of the store and on up to the
car, I don't think tina there was any.
one else in the warehouse except
Omar
(Signed) J. E. CRAWFORD.
Having examined the body we found
fifteen, apparently buckshot holes, in
the body and head and it is our verdict
from the facts shown from the above
witnesses and the location Of the
warehouse with reference to the car
in which the body was found, that
DR.. G. G. Crawford met his death by |
being shot with gun in the hands
Of Omar Crawford and recommend
that a warrant be issued for his arrest !