1 "The defendant was always angry about something or other."
2 "I heard the defendant going out of the house in the morning to feed the animals."
3 "You can see into the farmyard from the kitchen."
4 "I was in the kitchen, and when I looked out I saw the defendant struggling with her husband over the gun."
5 "The defendant came back into the house "
6 "The defendant said, 'I'm going to teach that dog a lesson.'"
7 "The defendant had an angry look on her face."
8 "I was in the kitchen, and I heard the defendant walk up into the back porch and grab the shotgun from the back room."
9 "Clyde asked his wife what was going on."
10 "Clyde followed her out of the house and into the farmyard."
11 "Clyde grabbed the gun and tried to yank it away from her."
12 "Even from a couple of hundred feet away, I could tell right away that he was dead."
13 "The dog, Brandy, ran away when he heard the gunshot."
14 "Clyde yelled at her, 'Don't shoot Brandy!'"
15 "It was about ten in the morning when she murdered him."
1 "Ruby had actually been married to Clyde for only two years. Before, they were just living together, although everyone thought they were man and wife."
2 "Ruby shot one of my dogs last year."
3 "I saw Ruby hit a cat with her pickup truck. She didn't even slow down. It looked like she had been aiming at it."
4 "Ruby Hopper helped her husband in the moonshine business."
5 "There's no way the Hoppers could have made enough money to live off, just by selling eggs."
6 "Some federal agents were poking around here last year, looking for that still."
7 "Last year, they made enough money from that still to buy a new car."
8 "Three years ago, Ruby Hopper was arrested for tax evasion."
9 "Last year, Ruby Hopper was convicted of shoplifting."
10 "Clyde and Ruby had been having a lot of arguments lately."
11 "Ruby and Clyde fought a lot, and Ruby was always the one who started the arguments."
12 "Clyde told me at one time that his wife was trigger-happy."
13 "I saw the defendant shoot a neighbor's dog one time, just for being on her property."
14 "The defendant had a target range set up back of the house. Sometimes she'd practice for two-three hours at a time."
15 "Someone stole a wheelbarrow from the defendant's yard two weeks ago."
1 "Clyde was real gentle with animals and small children."
2 "I was there at the farm when it happened."
3 "I saw Clyde and Ruby struggling over the gun."
4 "Actually, I don't think anyone is guilty of anything. It was just a tragic accident."
5 "I always tell people not to keep loaded shotguns around."
6 "Ruby looked furious, while they were struggling over the gun."
7 "It was in the morning, about ten o'clock, when this all happened."
8 "You didn't have to be a mind reader to see that Clyde was mad, too."
9 "I carry a shotgun in my truck."
10 "Last year, a hunter was accidentally shot in the leg, just down the road from the Hopper place."
11 "Ruby had good aim with a rifle, but Clyde was just average."
12 "Ruby Hopper had a target shooting range set up back of her house."
13 "There must have a gallon of blood splashed all over the front of Ruby's dress."
14 "I was the one who called the police after the accident."
15 "I could see right off, when I drove onto the Hopper place, that they were arguing about something."
1 "You need to have a loaded shotgun handy, if you live on a farm. Sometimes wild dogs come in the night."
2 "I sold the gun to Ruby Hopper that was used when her husband was shot."
3 "Ruby bought three extra boxes of ammunition when she bought that gun."
4 "I've never seen Clyde have a drink."
5 "The people in town say that Rusty Bucolic operates a moonshine business."
6 "Rusty Bucolic purchased some metal containers and piping that could only be used for one thing - to construct an illegal still."
7 "Everybody goes to church around here. And we all belong to the same church, too."
8 "Ruby came in the store three weeks before the shooting and bought five boxes of ammunition. She came in again the very next week and got ten more."
9 "Clyde told me they had never actually been formally married until about two years ago."
10 "Carl Hopper, who was there, told me he heard Clyde say, 'She did it on purpose.', right before he died."
11 "Ruby Hopper was kind of a temperamental person. That's why their egg business never prospered."
12 "I saw Ruby with another man one time, going to the movies in Fairview."
13 "Ruby told me she 'liked to shoot' when I asked her why she was buying so much ammunition."
14 "I've had the store here for about fifteen years, and I've known the Hoppers since even before that."
15 "I went out to their place after Clyde was shot. What a mess. With all that blood, it looked like a hospital hit by a bomb."
1 "The defendant attends church with her little girl every Sunday."
2 "The defendant helps out in our annual charity drive."
3 "I usually only see Clyde in the church once a year. On Easter."
4 "Whenever I visit the defendant at her house, her husband's drunk."
5 "The people in town tell me that Clyde operated a still, and sold moonshine to anyone who wanted it."
6 "I don't understand why Ruby is being prosecuted. After all, it was just an accident."
7 "I met Carl Hopper a few years ago. I invited him to attend a church service, but he never came.
8 "Sterling Brew is being investigated by state tax authorities."
9 "The defendant told me that she was worried about her husband. She thought he was cracking up."
10 "Clyde was really lazy. I never saw him do any of the farm chores. Ruby did all of the work around there."
11 "The way I heard it, Clyde said he forgave her, just before he died."
12 "Ruby watched my kids for me when I had to go to Palisades for a week-long convention."
13 "Ruby always contributed heavily to the church Christmas fund."
14 "If Ruby didn't sell eggs, I don't know how the Hoppers would survive."
15 "That dog, Brandy, was a real friendly dog. But killing chickens? That's enough to make anyone mad."
1 "Clyde Hopper had a still up on the hill behind his property."
2 "I used to help Clyde operate the still. In return, he gave me share of the moonshine."
3 "I never sold any of the moonshine, but Clyde made a regular business of it."
4 "Clyde was always real hard to get along with, especially after he'd been imbibing some of his own moonshine."
5 "Clyde was real nasty when I told him I wasn't going to help him run the still anymore."
6 "Clyde delivered moonshine, on a regular route, every Monday morning. I know, 'cause I rode with him one Monday."
7 "Ruby Hopper attends church every Sunday."
8 "Most people that live around here keep loaded shotguns in their houses."
9 "Clyde was really stupid to try and wrestle that gun away from Ruby when she was so mad."
10 "Around here, most dogs don't die a natural death. They either get hit by cars, or shot."
11 "I was outside feeding my rabbits, when I heard the gunshot that morning."
12 "I heard the police sirens about fifteen minutes after the gunshot."
13 "If Clyde hadn't started arguing with Ruby, none of this would have happened."
14 "I'm sure that Clyde had a hangover. He had a hangover every morning."
15 "In my opinion, Clyde's own lack of good judgement led to his demise."
1 "Daddy was always real ornery when he got up in the morning."
2 "Daddy swore at Mom when she said she was going to shoot the dog."
3 "Brandy is daddy's favorite dog."
4 "We got Brandy three years ago, and sometimes I think Daddy likes Brandy more than he likes me or Mom."
5 "Lately, Daddy has been getting real drunk. Every night, he goes up the knoll behind the house with Billy Hill."
6 "I was already up that morning, watching television, when Daddy staggered into the living room. It looked like he had another hangover."
7 "Billy Hill was Daddy's best friend."
8 "Daddy used to raise his voice and swear at Mom."
9 "Daddy never went to church, but Mom and me went every Sunday."
10 "Usually I help Mom feed the animals, but that day there was my favorite cartoon show on television."
11 "Every time Billy Hill comes to visit Daddy, I can smell the whiskey on his breath."
12 "Daddy named all of our dogs after alcohol - Brandy, Whiskey, Ginnie and Shine."
13 "Daddy came out on to the porch after Mom had loaded the gun. He grabbed on to the shotgun and tried to yank it out of Mom's hands."
14 "Mom yanked the shotgun away from Daddy and ran out to the front yard."
15 "Mom had already aimed the shotgun. Daddy was dumb. He ran right in front of Mom and grabbed onto the gun again, just as she was firing."
1 "This was the third time that Brandy had killed a chicken."
2 "Sure, I was mad. That dog was eating our income."
3 "I went into the house to get the shotgun."
4 "I put rock salt shells into the shotgun. It's not supposed to injure."
5 "Of all the dogs we have at the farm, Brandy is the only one who chases chickens."
6 "I certainly never intended to shoot anyone, let alone my own husband."
7 "Clyde was lying there, and just before he died he said, 'It's all right. I forgive you, honey.'"
8 "Clyde would be in a daze in the mornings, especially towards the end of summer. He and Billy Hill got plastered on moonshine nearly every night."
9 "Clyde tried to grab the gun away from me, but I yanked it back and marched off the front porch."
10 "The gun had rock salt in it. It wouldn't have hurt that dog much, not from where I was, a hundred feet away."
11 "I served in the army and I received the 'Expert' badge for sharpshooting."
12 "Clyde lunged in front of me just as I pulled the trigger."
13 "Even when we were struggling for the gun, Clyde didn't look like he was fully awake yet."
14 "When Clyde grabbed onto the gun, he pulled it down right in front of his stomach."
15 "I telephoned for an ambulance, but I knew it was already too late."
