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Mr Cogburn, you testified
for the prosecution this morning.
:19:08
Allow me to summarise what you said.
According to your story...
:19:13
...C C Wharton grabbed a shotgun
and killed Marshal Potter.
:19:17
Then he turned the gun on you,
and you shot him.
:19:21
Then the father swung his axe,
and you shot him, too.
:19:26
The defendant tried to run,
you say, and you also shot him.
:19:30
Just winged him,
or he wouldn't be here to pay up!
:19:34
The old man and CC hit the ground dead.
:19:38
How long have you been
a Deputy Marshal, Mr Cogburn?
:19:42
Four years, come March.
:19:45
How many men have you shot
in that time?
:19:48
- The prosecution objects!
- Overruled!
:19:53
How many men have you shot
since becoming a marshal?
:19:57
- I never shot nobody I didn't have to!
- That's not the question. How many?
:20:03
Shot or killed?
:20:05
Let's restrict it to killed,
a more manageable figure!
:20:09
Well, twelve to fifteen, stopping men
in flight and defending myself.
:20:13
Twelve to fifteen? So many
you can't keep a specific count.
:20:18
I have examined the records.
:20:20
A more accurate figure is available.
Come now, how many?
:20:25
Counting them two Whartons,
twenty-three.
:20:28
I felt you'd come to it
with a little effort.
:20:31
Twenty-three dead men in four years.
That makes about six men a year!
:20:36
- It's a dangerous business.
- How much more for those you arrest!
:20:41
Is it not true that
you sprang upon the Whartons
:20:46
with a deadly six-shot revolver?
:20:48
- I always try to be ready.
- Was this revolver loaded and cocked?
:20:53
A gun that's unloaded
ain't good for nothing!
:20:56
Just answer, if you please.
:20:58
- The question don't make sense!
- Don't bandy words with counsel.