Show UNDERTAKER WATSON DEAD IN HOSPITAL OF TilE THE WOUND GIVEN BY CLYDE ELLISON ELLISON- Wife of tb thc Dead Man lan Arrives Arrives Arrives Ar Ar- rives From East Yeoman Yeoman Yeaman Yeo Yea man Denies That He Intended to Blackmail Watson r t BULLETIN A S S. S Watson who was shot by Clyde Ellison on last Saturday died at 1 10 o'clock this afternoon at tho the Holy Cross hospital His Is wife was present when he died Mr Watson made no dying state state- ment Assistant County Attorney Irvine Police PoUce Capt BurbIdge and two friends went to the hospital and suggested suggested suggested sug sug- to the wounded man that that ho make a 0 dying statement but Mr Watson replied that he didn't himself to b be in n. n dying condition and that hat he thought his chances were about even to pull through Within a n few minutes making after these statements ho passed away Before Belore dying however Mr Watson said that the shooting was uncalled for When Ellison Emson was informed that A. A S S. S Watson was dead he seemed unconcerned and received the information information information mation with absolute sang When asked for a n statement he said I have absolutely no statement to tomake tomake make for the press Saying this he turned away and would indulge in no further conver conver- Mrs Watson arrived from the East this morning whence she had been summoned Immediately after after- the shooting She visited Mr Watson toon at atthe J the hos hospital and retained perfect sel- sel poss possession durin during her Interview with her husband She Sh had no statement to tomake tomake tomake make regarding the thc ca case cane e Clyde CIde Ellison who shot M Mr Watson WatOn was t taken ken to the county Jail Jill yesterday afternoon afternoon- aft arf the after u m.- m. plaint charging him with a lV intent to commit murder lie was c con cor rr fined In the upper deck of or the rotary with John Wead who la Is serving r a short cn for tor obtaining goods under under un un- un- un der false robe pretenses s II ben seen at nt the Jail this morning by a a. reporter for 01 The Telegram Elfi- Elfi son was non lie appeared ap ap- ap- ap nervous and lit at ease declinIng ing lag to answer all questions on the ground that he had not consulted with his attorney YEOMAN DENIES THAT TEAT HE aE INTENDED BL BLACKMAIL AGAINST lr MR MB R. R WATSON VATSON M. M 1 J J. J Yeoman who was Vas prominently mentioned in yesterdays yesterday's Telegram In connection with the Watson Ellison Watson shooting emphatically denies that Inthe Inthe in inthe the talks tolk which he had with Watson Vatson on oti behalf of ot Ellison there was an any attempt at it blackmail that or money was ever even mentioned According to the statement made by Yeoman he first called upon Watson Vatson two weeks ago yesterday cst told him that he was a friend of ot I Ellison but hut that El Ellison El- El lison Ilson did not know that he was taking the action and a asked ked Watson Vatson to go SO to Ellison's mother Mrs Payne and make some kind of or u a compromise Watson Watson Wat Yat son replied that he was sas busy and asked Yeoman to call caU the following ollo day a which he hc did On th the occasion of the second visit Yeoman says Vat Walton on declared that h ho he would not be blackmailed I t told ld hh huh him J. J Yeoman adds that no such euch thing as blackmail was Intended bu hue but that thaL all aU I wanted was for tor him to gA gO lt and tee see ee I If he ito could not fix nUJ matters up x I also told him at ut the timo of r the th hi second second sec sec- ond visit it th that lt Ellison had there was trouble between himself nd 1 Watson Mrs oIls Ellison was first men nien by Watson who said that h he X and Ellison's wife had been nothing nothing- more than friends He also said I 1 deny the charge and I said I have made no charge charse He lIe then said that there must be something of or that kind charged and declared that ho he would not b be blackmailed I r replied that no blackmailing blackmailing- was intended and that all aU I wanted him hini to do was to compro compro- m mise e with the boy and prevent pub pub- 1 Id t y My 1 third visit bit bita was a made to Watson atson on Frida Friday the da day before the shooting and I asked him if he would talk to EIlI Ellison on and he replied that he would If Ie the thc boy was waN as s sober ober I told him Ellison was vas not drinking anti and he be said salol he would see him the next day ilay at 1210 when there would be nobody els else In the place I told Watson at this time that Ellison didn't want to have ha anything more todo to todo todo do with his wife and Watson Vatson replied Well rell I dont don't either I then said that I hoped he anti and Ellison would compromise compromise compro compro- mise and he said he lie would do what was TIght right I never mentioned money to Watson Writ rat son and I never heard anybody else mention it I did hear Mrs Payne El EllIson's Ellison's El- El lison's mother say that she sho thought It would be nothing more than right rIc-ht for Watson at on to help the boy get set away from I town but that was all aJI all |