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visiting with him in a room at the sands.She admitted drinking, said the barmaid called her a name, I started after her”.She admitted cursing and throwing a glass at the barmaid called “Norma”, after she was cursed first.She said she had consumed four beers, four vodka specials, consisting of a double shot of vodka and chaser.She said after Smith was shot, she was told to leave, and went out, She got in the car with Barton after he took her arm and led her to the front seat.She said she heard the shot, heard a girl scream but didn’t see Barton fire the shot. After going to the Sands room she said she didn’t leave because Whitlock told her he would “break my neck”.On cross examination by Schubert, she said she was 30, had been married twice and had five children, 14, 13, 9, 7 and 6. None of the children are with her. She said she had lived in Hobbs since July.Mrs. Taylor, was workingas an extra bar waitress that evening to help Smith out, she said. She described thefight between the two women,brought on when Barton asked the bar maid to dance.
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Hobbs Flare
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1968
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