The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-11

teSu11ed to what Sidney Fulcher told them following the shooting were, Mrs. Rayburn, who dressed bis wound at her house, Harvey Grady and Sheriff Casey of Grant County. who talked with him at the Rayburn house.
 Repeating what Sid Fulcher said to her two hours after the shooting Mrs. Katie Rayburn said:
 Mrs. Rayburn Testifies
 "I live about two miles and half from SteepIe Rock. and two miles from Cherry Creek, and never saw Sid Fulcher until he came to my house about noon on July 11th on foot in wounded condition I know the: Bradberrys by sight.
 T first saw Sid al the gate went and got him a drink and put him on a bed and cut his sleeve away on the arm that was wounded l saw bullet wound on the out side of his upper right arm and bathed the wound He told me that he and his brother were going up Cherry Creek when they saw the Bradberry's who told them to hold up their hands, and when he and his brother had their hands up, the Bradberry's started shooting. He told me he had done some shooting himself, and did it with his left hand. He said he was snor while be- was on his horse and got off to do his shooting. He was at my house twelve hours. John Cranberry came there while he was there, also MT. Grady and Sheriff Casey. Deputy sheriff Brooks, of Duncan, took Sid away with him. Sid had a six shoot CT on when he came. Mir Simpson, who was there, took it off and .ater gave it to Sheriff Casey Sid told me that the BradberryS had killed his brother.
 When John Cranberry came I told him ! wanted his gun before he went into the house." N. .
 On cross examination Mrs. Rayburu stated that she was positive Sid told her that he and his brother were both on their horses when the Braf- berrys shot. GAL 3 >%
 HHe also told me-" said the wit ness, that he thought his brother had shot: once or twice after he fell on the ground
 Harvey T. Grady, under sheriff of Greenlee county, also related to the court what Sid Fulcher told him when he arrived at the Rayburn ranch. MT. Grady was at his ranch near Duncan when he received word of the killing and accompanied Sheriff Casey of Grant county to the scene of the killing upon his arrival from Silver City. This part of Mir Grady's testimony was:
 Harvey T. Grady Testffies
 q talked with Sid Fulcher at the Rayburn. ranch that night following the shooting. MT. and Mrs. Rayburn were present, also Sheriff Casey and Holland Bass part of the time, and Sid's father, Tom Fulcher, was there awhile. E,
 "Sid told, me that he was shot with his hands up and said: I never had chance. He. told me that Johnny Fulcher had also been shot
 "Sid said: When we rode up Mark and Bate were off of their horses near the trees with their guns in their hands, and that he said to Johnny -Fulcher theve got their guns"
 Sid said Johnny replied: we can'r afford to. turn back now"
 Continuing his story to Grady Full cher is alleged to have said:
 .One of the Bradberrys said: throw up your hands, I put up my hands about half way and they said higher" I put them up high. In this position Bate Bradberry shot me and my right arm dropped down around my neck. Bate then shot Johnny Full cher I took my gun in my left hand then and shot Bate. Bate hit me with the first shot and I had to reach around my body and get my gun in my left hand.''
 Grady testified that he asked Sid how many shots had been fired ana Sid replied: "I don't know, the other boys were. empty, so were we. The Bradberrys were , down off their horses, in by some trees, with their guns out"
 ''Sid told me- said Grady, that he fired five shots, and that on go- ing to the spring after the shooting someone fired at him while he was drinking and that he had pu; his gun
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