The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-19

no cuts from the guns discharge on
the night Webb was shot Sullivan
was inquiring into the details of Pot
ter's actions as related by the dcfen-
dant yesterday.
He refused to say if Webb was
drunk or If NJ j. BARLEY had done
any drinking at Potter'S home but
said he mixed lot of drinks and
that somebody drank them
He remembered no conversation af-
ter he. together with Webb ard Bart
ley. reached the Barley home. The
purpose of the trip was to ask Mrs.
BARLEY if BARLEY could 60 hunting
with them. He did not remember
taking any drinks at Bartleys house
or of drinking at the home Of Bruce
Belk.
He remembers something he did.
he said. since having been reminded
of his actions. The events Of the
evening. he said. are dim and after
leaving the Belk home his memory
failed altogether. He could not re-
member telling p B. Webb that he
remembered taking drink at Belk's
or that he told Snyder and Reuben
Almquist that he had.
He cid not recall visiting his sister
ln-law'S room near the postofficc
building, where he had found his
wife. or of what happened there
Potter admitted that he must have
walked from Belks to his sister-in-
laws place and from there home with
his wife.
The last thing Potter was certain
he could remember he was leaving
Bartleys home
Mind Needed Refreshing
His mind needed refreshing to re-
collect that he went to Belk's. He
could not remember whom he saw
there.
Detailing what probably happened
when Webb was shot. Potter said. he
supposed he grabbed his gun and
boots and started for the car in which
Webb arrived in front CT the Potter
home.
He admitted that he could not say
he did not deliberately shoot Webb
because he did not know what hap
pened. and that. SO far as he could
remember. he did not shoot Webb
at all
He recalled telling p. B. Webb thai
the shooting was accidental but did
not definitely recall telling him his
son was shot While Potter was at
tempting to put the gun in Webio's
car. He denied that he went to
Webb's to tell Mr.. Webb how the &C.
cident happened
So far as he can tell he under
took to tell Webb how the shooting
occurred. He told Webb. he said.
what his wife had told him about
the shooting. He denied that he vas
telling Webb what he personally re-
membered.
Memory Since Is Good
He did not think he told Webb
that his wife was half a block away
at the time of the shooting. His
memory Of what happened since the
shooting is fairly good. he said, al
though he forgets some things be-
cause he made no effort to remam-
Der them.
Webb, he said, was about his height
but weighed more.
The next questions related again to
Fotter's actions after leaving the
Webb store about p. m. on the
night Of the shooting
He Gid not recall telling Robert
Webb that, while hunting with Scott
Cameron, the latters gun went off
accidentally or that he would not
hunt with Cameron again because
the latter was careless with his gun.
He again recounted his activities on
the hunting trip week before Webb
was shot and also on the drinks he
took before leaving his place Of en-
pigment on the night of the shoot
ing.
Back to Memory
From there the examination jumped
again to Potter's memory of what
happened immediately after the shoot.