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shooting. He told about PatClary and the woman bartender starting an argument, and Smith started to phone police. He said Tyrone Wilson who was not called as a. got in an argumeiwith Smith taking the phone away from him, keepingfrom calling police. Whitlock identified Barton as the killer, saying afterwards when he and Mrs. Clary left with Barton driving on the Carlsbad Highway,Barton hit Mrs. Clary overthe head with pistol and told her she caused him to “shoot the deceased,”He said this was the first time he knew Barton had done the shooting. Whitlock said he was afraid of Barton, and while he was driving, he didn’t appear to be drunk, but did run off the road and backon.He told of the three to a room at the tel where he got a toweland helped Mrs. Clary wipe the blood off her face and head, from wounds made when Barton him her with agun.Mrs, Clary took the stand next. She told of meeting Barton the week before and visiting with him in a room at the sands.
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Hobbs Flare
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1968
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