, 1923-10-10

and that # was IN the Same oondL
ton. Cantiin had told him that Il
was the gun he had carried on the
night Mrs. Newoomb was shot and
that the cartridges had not been
changed.
Helen Newcomb was tho ffrst wfn
ness placed on the stand. She rclat-
ed the story OF how the Newcombs
had purchased n new Ford car from
tho Boyle agency on the afternoon
Of June 20 and how she and her
mother. now the deceased. and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Mann had zone To
Gl>nrock hat evening for a ride. She
and Mrs. Mann were riding In the
front seat. she at the steering wheel
Mr.. Mann and Mrs. Newoomb were
seated in the roar on the left ana
right sides, respectively.
When they were about 10 or II
miles from Casper. according to her
testimony, a car met them. It was
going toward Glenrock and they
were returning into Casper. Home-
n in the a shouted, Turn on
your dinners" or similar words. Shs
said that she had previously gone
into a ditch because of having her
lights dimmed and she had resolved
not TO dim her lights again.
In . short while n a coming
west passed them with tn. same
command being shouted by one or
the men In II. It stopped about 30 or
SO feet in front of their car. A man
got out and when tho Newcomb car
passed he Jumped on the fender ana
shouted again for her to dim the
lights. She increased the speed.
thinking shs said. that the mon were
possibly hoidups. The man was
thrown off tho car.
At the entrance Of Evansville IN,
a. again overlook them and drew
up In front of them at the right
hand side of the road. Cantffn ana
w. r. Miller. as they Iatar proved
to be. Jumped out of the car. Miller
crossing TO the left and Cantiin re.
naming on the right hand sida. Mis-.
Newcomh said she passed b~etvesn
them as cantiin saidi "stop that
car" She continued TO drive beczus.
at that time shs did not know who
cantiin was. though she soon rec.
ognized Miller. She started to drtv.
faster. she said. thinking the men
were holdups. cantlin she declared.
pulled a u and fired several tfme..
m bullet passed through thu ton
neau about ak inches from IN,
right edge and two inches from tn.
top. IL was this bullet whioh
wounded Mrs. Newcomb.
The witness said that Csntitn r.
fused TO help the wounded oma
into town uaying al the same tim.
The Hell with hsr. IT'S only a pin
scratch. Move n you're blocking
traffic"
II was IL minutes, ahs uaid. b..
fore anyone came in q car 10 help
her mother into town who had By
this time got out Of the car unAs-
sisted.
In the o examination Attorney
u. 10. Bnterllns revealed the fact
that Miss Newoomb's real name At
this tims IL Mrs. N. II. Grtmea or
Heien Nowcomb Grimes. She "a not
living with her present husband,
The matter OF Newspaper inter-
views which ehs had given was alas
entered into at this time. ghs d.
MED as untrue certain alleged quo
tations published In a morning
newspaper. and sustained the quo
~tations published In the Tribune, al.
though she had previously stated
that the interviews in the Tribune
were less correct than others.
She emphasized the allegation thaA
cantlin had kept cursins. n word
after another. but IN her testimony
brought out only one piece Of pro-
family. being unable to remember
tho others.
sho also repeated that she had
"smelled whlskoy on CantiInis
breath although she denied having
stated at the inquest that he was
drunk.