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Eye Witnesses Say Barton Fired ShotTommy Earl Barton, 31, Cisco, Texas was bound over to await action of the District Court following a two hour long preliminary hearing Wednesday, Jar,. 3 before Peace Justice Robert L.Bensing in Hobbs,Barton was charged withthe shooting death of Floyd E. (Red) Smith at the Winners Circle Bar on West roadway a: 12:30 on December 5.He was represented by lo-a 1 □ft t \ avr C1 or*She said Smith had separated the two and tried to calm things down, when he couldn’t he started to the phone. She described the minutespreceding the shooting, saying Tyrone Wilson and Smith fought over the phone, with Wilson hitting Smith, trying to keep him from calling police.She said, “I saw Barton shoot, he fired once”. She also said Smith had no wea-pon, and she didn't think they:
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Hobbs Flare
Hobbs, New Mexico, US
Thu, Jan 11, 1968
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