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Show WATSON'S STATEMENT. Denies Chargo and Says Ellison Wanted Money, When informed that his condition waa serious, Watson seemed anxious thnt his sldo of the case be ma-lo known for tho benefit of his wlfo and friends This statement made at tho hospital, vvns authorized last night by a friend of Watson's "Thin man, Chnrlea II Wilson, who shot me, rented my house nt Gtil Hist Seiond Routh to occup It while my wire vvns away visiting relatives In the Unst. The plan was that I.lllsnii nnd his wlfo wero to take caie of tho houst during my vvlfea nbsence. This morning Ulllson came to mo and charged mo with Improper relations with his wire, and sil'l that If I would give him !00 In ensh he would leuvo tho county nnd say nothing about It I told him I woull nut give hlin :00 cents, that 1 would not permit mvsclf to bo back-mailed back-mailed In nnj suih way I nssuudh m that there wero no grounds fnt his suspicions sus-picions ngilnsi Ills wife nnd invself. hat there was nothing whatever wrong n our relitlnns. and tint ho lud no au for jealousy. After leav ng homo tn thn morn nc I Kne tho nwuier n icrlou. thought till I stepped Into my "ace otbu-ln In the evening .whole !'iiinn stenr n ""id shot mo VrlendH o i' ho crowded KrlcniiH o assistance as 'n. the of the shooting de- S.AW. ha they did not l-e- band s side. i (Mornlai s'mllj ) a H Watson, the undertaker, who i . i.v rivde II nillsnn Saturday wasshot l.yClJe It i.i n h(g baUle Mlfeat.n"Ho.yC-,o.shos. rdtal "'"P"0 ,hat mlBh' Pr0V8 ta -VB ""eared by the attending .ur-LVnrL. .ur-LVnrL. the patient's condition vva. al-mosTuncSanted. al-mosTuncSanted. Lu.t evening he was In u .,.n.n'1 ll " nnrd that his mi V V.U l' "' h ' ,(,sv " o d thou.!,.1". ln" ,or ll,r bl""t !' Is I. ..In' .lo m lM,'a ' ' SPH"1 " ini i. k""'''1 b ,hp doctors that iftere r. but llttls- chame for hie re.ov-ho.ni,..'1"11!"' re.ov-ho.ni,..'1"11!"' of Mends tailed at the ",a" a able to talk at times nnd asaistant on several buMnces matters l'RIBOM-Ml IHOI.VTKD Hr.ni!k '" f" h,'"B hfUl b h0 Wed h. JVfi't.'". "on n" ,hrK", n" !h , VJ hM ,nl" " hands of n i'.""1? and lo,,,'d "i he county J?.iiw i ,nclln,,d to t uniommunl- ,," ''f"'1 '" the louses leading hi .. "hooting He save the facts h. . .'i .'Vm. oul at th Propel time Mr J .-..,"' .',0'". "ol ",,eI", to ,rtl his K?i.lr,?t".)tacetl "" ,he ""Hess stand thief raul ,tm refuses him tommunl- mJ , .t,,h "" "M ,,nllli although hie mother was allowed In see him for ...ITS mlnute sesterday afternoon Ills ?. ?m. rnaln,aln that her eon wis jus tilled m what lie did and thnt sho will use .very means at her command l see that he gets a. fair trial soLoiiT judok rowuns Urlends of the wounded man nre In-ellned In-ellned to take an opposite view, saying lr Walnon Is a man of good chnruc t.r and that he Is the victim of either n niatkinaller or a man suffering from 'l , disordered mind 8 viral of his friends approached Judge Powers ee- iT.ijr in eeture his aervlces If neces-sarj neces-sarj in piosecutlng the case Those In-teresled In-teresled In joung unions welfare also approached the Judge for tho snme purpose, pur-pose, but thej rami late Judge Pnvv-erM Pnvv-erM having alreadj agreed to assist Watson s friends should he bo needed. AIMOl'S nilMOItS There were a number of rumors afloat yesterdaj regal ding the lauses leading lead-ing up to the shooting A street cur i .inductor who has been n dose ft lend or unarms mndo the statement that Wilson told him some dajs ago that Watson had biokon up his home nnd had then offered hdm 11000 lo leave tin. country and keep quiet about the af fair Watson a frh-nds Indignnntlj de n the truth of all charges of this chai-nctei chai-nctei Whllo no charge has jet been lodged against the prisoner, the County Attorney At-torney may file n complaint today charging assault with iiltempt to commit com-mit murder. In the event of Wntson s death that charge will urdnuhtedlj be changed to murder in the first degree. |