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! IT (* ? The Sims Case. (Continued from Page Three man had his pistol out. Sa Sims'pistol before I saw Stogne - * Front wheel of buggy abou yards from hind wheel of wag at time of shooting. Dou*l kn how many shots were fire Think there were as many five. Alter shooting I left Si] and came on to town. Past whore deceased was carried I didn't slop to see Stognor. live about 2-1 miles from win deceased lived. I told eevei persons in town about the sho ing. Showed them where bug had holes in it. lie Cross e amined?Don't know whereSb ner got his pistol. Bofore il I * icii, mo piace i lound one b let hole in curtain and Sim1! fou the other. Reputation of de was over-bearing. Fighting mi Dr. It. (J. Brown sworn State?Attended dec'd. Dos ^ caused from gun shot wound inches right of median lit Direction of wound, slig ly upward and to t 1 right. Large intestines a liver punctured. Death fr< secondary hemorrhage. I)e< made a dying statement to n I made a memorandum of it the timo. Witness refers to mei orandutn and says that deceas said when Sims drove up he si "Llello J. B.,'' and immediate Sims commenced getting out the buggy with his pistol a commenced shooting at hi That he had no pistol himself. Cross examined?1 testified coronnr'a inn noof T !? ?? all I said at coroner's inquej Stogner said he thought he woi be brought back to Lancaster in a box, but before this he sfi that he knew he would die. Richard Wallace tor State I heard reports of pistol on d of shooting. Three or four she Very last. Might have beer ^ or 0 shots. All shots very la Intervals between shots abc the same. Saw IIamp Stogi: after shooting. lie came up a hurry?mule running awt lie was on his knees, holdi to the lines, lie was frighten* He said he was shot. This w ? r : -i <v iuw iiiiiiun's ijner Buoocii lie asked mo *o help him. saw Steele pass on the road. S no pistol in Stogner's wagon. Will Snipes for State?1 Saturday night before Bbooti heard row in Luke (lalvin's r taurant between J. B. Sims a dec'd. Sims' little boy came and told his father Stogner wa ed to see him. S'ogner came Sims pulled out $2 in silver a said, "Will this satisfy you Said,"My boy said he paid yoi Stogner said, "I'll see y ?> lV r.au^o A fiill 111 <1' 1(J I J. A. Black mon for State Heard trouble between defei ant and deceased Saturday hii at Luke Calvin's beef shop. Si asked Stogner how much heov him. Sims was cursing. St< ner said, "You are drunk nc I'll see you again when you i sober." They both then wi out the house. When Stogi said, "I'll see you again \vl you are sober," Sims said, M had bettor see me now." Cross examined?Don't kn whether Sims or Stogner w drinking. Heard Sims ? Stogner how much he owod hi THE LANCASTER NJ< Don't know what Stonger said in reply, but he said something. M Joe Sings, col., for defense? m pAS Was coming to town with Mr. ( g Wallace on morning of dilliculty. ^ Kiwi One ball passed o\er mv head. 6 V 'Oil VK <B Heard a wagon running away. I _____ ^ told my brother to get out of the jk ? way. When wagon catne up Mr* m _ a s 1 A Hump Stogner was in wagon, at a He said, "Men help me, I'm ^ sllHC shot." Mr. Wallace asked him ^ .1 j who shot him. He sai l "Bart ^ ^ ^ ^ Sims". Showed * hero he was M n | ^ shot. Afterward lien Stogner ?[ ( came np. IIamp asked Jien if ^ ho was shot and Hen asked Hamp ^ ^ if he was shot. 1 drove Mr. Hamp ^ out Stpgner to town. We went a good M og w new we piece and Ilamp Scogner asked ^ (jj Ben whether Sims shot with his W , blue steel pistol or his Colts pis- ? mil lull 1 ? . tol. Hampton Stognerjpulled up jm .in a pistol from his wagon and took ?& an. a ? r sotno cartridges out of the pistol, m tanc Two or three empty shells, and M shirl put in loaded slielis. 11a got ^ I the pistol from among the tur- ^ and j * nips in the wagon. Ben Stogner ^ the ^ o took up the pistol and removed 0 \\ nd ' he shells. (No cross examina- VL taffe tion. M i i am m shad j Henry Jones, col., lor Defense W |lo ?Saw Hamp and Hen Stogner pi" j. on morning of killing. This was ^ [n_ after the shooting. Joe Sings e(l was tiiere. Ben Stogner came up A Crej. ^ they asked each other if they M shad i were shot. (No cross examina- W 6o Cl o? tion.) ^ E N M Sir?f*l olr f - .l.l? ^ a-u-l wt U01DII30? ^ uie I Heard dec'd say uext morning 0 J) alter the luss at Luke Gavin's. VL crea at He told me what had happened M Q| ? , and said Sims had cursed m ) w m j") 1 ,t him and that he was not through m willi it. I told Sims what he 0 said. Deceased's reputation for 0 ill 1 ^ t;j violence bad. Sims said, "I m will not bother him if lie don't M bother me?but I'll take care ol t and myself." ^ ay a Robert Hunter for Defense? ^ 4^ p. Heard dec'd say to Sims the 0 IO, I M T ) Kt night of trouble at Luke Gavin's IL 1 t ?1 it r ?:n , diiwj;, -i win see you again." M 25? 2 i(?i. Cross examined?I was drink- 3 bsbbss ing that night. Saw Stogner that 11 ?? ^ night on the street again. lie ^ asked ine it Sims said anything 9* I about him. Ho said "I would ^ ? have fought Suns that time, but u\s 0 /y 1 have paid so manv fines I don't |r kg. n tak v> 1 i want to pay any more?but I'll m aw Hee him again." 1 told Sims ^ about tikis conversation. Stogner ^ On made no threat against Sims. ^ Hi 8 ng B. P. Sims, for Defense?Son a itdi'1 08- of defendant, Heard Hump W nd Stogner on Jan. Gth 1908 say lie in I had been wanting to get at Bart nt- ! Sims for a long time. That he *" in. | begged so hard once before that Otis J >! nd lie let Vim off. I told my lather ^!,w ^ m s ?" aboufflhis. killing, ? 1 ' ross examined?My father shot. W ?y gavo me $2.75 to give to Stogntr. Slid Bart ! l*) lliis was Saturday night. I gave Said they ' the money to Hampton Stogner. other, id- J. LI. Barr lor Defense?Be- Douglas ?ht fore killling, was in town one prese ms evening. Sims got in buggy made abov rod with me. Stogner was on horse Otis Johns t>g- back and caught up with us and Henry >w. passed us and stopped with his Heard Bon ire hand on his hip pocket. This H. 11. dope was beforo Christmas. Stogner rying his nor nat on hishorso. We passe I him his brother en and after we passed lie pulled out times at Si on his pistol and shot three or four Cross E: times. Deo'd reputation for him how n o\v violence was rough. John 1 ere Cross examined?He always Hoard Boi isk acted like a gentleman toward C. railroai Lra? me. ? tStogner \ CW8. MA11CII 14, 1H08. 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Stogner. 1 had Cross Examined: Hampton . vi * ? reais. ue iooK-j niogner and myself at variance w his hand toj ior two or three years. We had id, "Hello, J. been friends like ether neigh ?n s?n of a bors. Ho had given ine money cd my pistol to order liquor for him. I had :ot and got out order blanks. He asked me to t on the ground help him drink it, but I wouldn't had shot two do it. I owed him change for 1. I then com- money he had given mo to buy Hon jumped whiskey. This was the change viin his hand my son gave him This was ot at him. lie before Christmas. On first Mon