Show GARLAND SHOT 11 01 filE MAN Meant to Kill KUl VI J Hopkins In Instead Instead stead of Norton Williams SO S TESTIFIED in III thc lie ol 01 me II II a I The inquest over oer the body hooy ot of young non Williams WilliAm who was wall shot on th night of oC December In a saloon at was wal begun in hI Jus Jua tl tiet lellOn court at 1 10 A jury composed ot of Gardner T 1 J F an and Alex Wat Wal Walon Watson son on was chosen cllon but beto before taking tel ci the tito body ot of WitS was at Undertaker S D Evans es ea rh rhe examination of wit was wa conducted by County Count Attorney W T Gunter The testimony of oC most moel ot of the wIt Was of a sensational nature throwing r It did entIrely new light lighton on the lamentable tragedy Regarding the story which reached this city the day followIng the shoot shootIng lag Ing WItS was to the effect that the revolver WIS as fired b by Garland accIdentally hut but that view I I of the case Is not borne out IW by time the facts as related by neue to the affair hOPKINS I S William John hopkins was the fIrst witness examined lie stated slated In In an lIVer to Mr Gunter that lie was with Norton Williams and Rob HOb Wells on the night of December In the saloon at lie 10 said It was about 1 10 p m when they thu en enter entered ter Jl the place and they began drinking I dont know how many drinks we had continued Hop 1011 kips but Garland drank each time wo WI did We were Joking and nd Were quite noisy and Garland Oarland told us to keep quiet or we would break up the tho poker game gameWell gameWell Well we continued to drink and some dispute arose between me and Oar Gar Garland Oarland land lie He came out and struck me Ot Of course this made muade me mad mael arid I at attempted tempted to 10 strIke back but the boys me away I then took off ote m my coat and trIed to get at Garland antI Norton followed me I struck at Gatland over oer the bar har Did eIther you or Williams have n a you ou armed asked Attorney ne ney GUnter No answered the witness Norton pulled me hack back continued the tho und and I vas about sIx feet away from Garland lie picked up upa a gun raised it Norton fell felland and I fell wIth hIm Norton got UI and I got up as he did so he said DId you see any wound Only blood on face I was taken out but back Williams ns lyIng on table and Dr vas the wound Nor Norton ton said Oh and I put nty arm around him Just then Came up and said to me Your the Od a of a U I shot at and I kill you Who tas In the room at that time Dr but T dont remember the was so excited After that I went to tho and wont to tobed bed bedI I was not sober concluded the wit witness ness but I remember every as stated Hopkins vas visibly agItated and ex expressed pressed great sorrow over time deplorable ble affair Robert was next called and his testimony corroborated that of hopkins hopkinson on all the important points lie said that ho was at the bar when Garland the fatal shot In answer to Mr Gunter Wells stated that at no time were any of the boys behInd the bar and that Garland vas behind the bar shen he shot None or th boys were saId the witness Williams was carried up stairs and the next he was removed to the hospital DOCTOR Physician II A Anderson tes I titled that lie held an autopsy on the I body of the yesterday and 1 was able to state what caused the of Norton Williams What caused his death Pressure on from hinge and on the left side of tIme brain the sequel to a bullet wound In front of the head Timers were no other marks of rio said Doctor Anderson The wound was an oblong one half an mob tO the left of the medium line and one quarter of an inch above the margin If the left orbIt extending up an inch and a half WhAT OTHER WITNESSES Other witnesses were Frank H T W Gerge T Thompson and FItzgerald salti that right after the shooting Mrs Garland Into the saloon and said to Garland Mv God GodI I knew you would ho this Why did you do it Garland replied pointing to Hopkins There is the a of a b I meant to get and I am sorry I get him The other witnesses raid that Hop Hopkins kins struck Garland and that Garland wac sober only a few in reaching a verdict which Is as follows in part That the deceased came to his death through a bullet wound tIred from the pistol In the hand of one Clarence Garland |