Evening star., 1923-08-02
SHOTS WERE INTENDED
FOR GARRETT, PIERCE
HAD TOLD WOUNDED MAN

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the body of the minister after death.
The revolver is an Iver-Johnson
regulation .3s calibre. One chamber
was empty. Careful examination OF
the revolver and comparison of bull
lets was made by defense counsel.
who said they had been trying Ior
two months to 'obtain look at the
weapon" 1t was taken out by Chlef
of Police Talbot and unloaded
He reported there were four Loaded
cartridges and one empty shell In II.
The Serial number on the weapon
was taken and a comparison was
made by. the defense with the
weapons used by. the Carrots, q
Mr.. Pierce would not fit either of the
Garretts' guns None Of the sheIIs
from the Garrett revolvers woulo NJ
| the Pierce weapon.
Denies Pierce Fired.
Sheppard. who was an eyewitness
was the. second state witness to tes-
/ tify that l.. c. Garrett fired at Mr.
Pierce. The first shot he heard was
fired by Larkin and the next by Rob
ert, who fred several shots in rapid
succession, the witness said. The
minister did not fire a shot. Sheppard
swore.
| Attorney L. o. Wendenberg of the
! defense established by cross-examina-
tion that Sheppard was a considerable
distance from the gate of the Pierce
/ home when he saw what he testi-
/ field to.
How could you say that from
where you were standing that Larkln
Garrett fired the first shot fired by
the Garretts?" asked Mr.. Wenden-
| berg.
| Because / saw him raise the pistol
and fire" replied the witness.
To other questions Sheppard re-
| sponded that he did not see Mr.. Pierce
| fire at all.
| eff he did would you know about it,"
yes. If he did l know nothing
about it."
Only One Shot.
+; Sheppard said he did not see Lar
kin Garrett fire but once; Mr.. Pierce
fell at the shot and he fixed the place
at which he fell as "a little moro
than halfway between the porch and
the gate
The defense's purpose along this
line of questioning was to establish
it's claim that Mr.. Pierce walked a
conside "a BILE distance with the shot
and that the Carrots were near the
gate and were pursued with the
weapons by the minister.
Mr.. Sheppard said he was about
| foot and a half TO two feet from
the fence of the Pierce house wher
he witnessed the tragedy.
The pistol. he said. was found
about eight or ten inches from the
parallel with the body.
Anti-Garrett Meeting.
After leaving the stand Sheppard
was recalled and asked by the state
to name the man who proposed al
the anti-Garrett meeting that r. o
Garrett be killed. He was instructed
by the court to answer and did. nam
ing David Stewart. The witness
said since that time Stewart and The
CARROTS have become friends.
In questioning the witnesses or
REORGANIZATION, Mr.. WendenberG
brought out that Sheppard and the
CARROTS were not on speaking terms
and that the witness was present a
q meeting of a number of Garrett
political enemies several years ago
at which a proposal was made to k:l
!R. o. Garrett. Sheppard said he die
not make the suggestion, which was
promptly vetoed. but was not re-
qured to tell who did.
Under crosse exam ina tion Sheppa re
said he did not see Iarkin supporting
Robert Garrett. following the trag-
edy,- but would not say such was
not fact.
Denies Tampering With Pistol.
after you found the pistol didn't
some one stick a piece of paper into
the barrel and twiri 1t around to SEE
if it was wet and il showed it haC
recently been fired?" asked Mr.. Wen
denburg.
NO" said the witaess
You do not say it was not done
but you did not see it done?"
II know 1t was rot done then"
Wasn't it made at the coroner:
inquest"
Il could not see. as the room wa!
crowded but l believe it was. 1 saw
a man stick a piece of paper-a Mr.
Crute, l believe-into the barrel O.
the gun"
Mr. Wendenburg read from TIL,
testimony of witness at the coro
paper had been placed in the barre
and that the man making the exam
ination had said: 1T was recent!
; fred
Denies Being Enemy.
You are an enemy of the Garrett s
. aren't you?" asked Mr.. Wendenburg.
, NO, not that I know of haven
done anything that 1 know of that