and I told her ... ‗Here comes Bud and he'll take care of him‘ ... and she took her coat back off.
―The man got out of the car ... and talked to Bud ... and when he started inside the store I got up ... and went and stood at the end of the counter by the kitchen door ... then the man came into the store ... and asked for a pack of ... Camel cigarettes and gave Missy Brown some paper money a one dollar bill ... I think ... and Missy Brown gave him some ... change but it wasn't right and the man told her about it ... and Missy Brown said she was ... sorry and gave him the right change ... then Missy Brown asked him where he came from ... she said he didn't look ... like he was from around here ... but he didn't answer her ... and I spoke to him and said ‗hello‘ but that was all but he didn‘t answer me neither.‖ She paused.
―You‘re doin‘ just fine, Nettie,‖ Doc said. ―Then what?‖
―Bud walked in and the man said ... ‗Is my car all right?‘ Bud said ... ‗There's nothing wrong with it‘ ... and the man said ‗So, there's nothing wrong with it‘ ... then I saw him pull … out a gun from his pants ... he said ‗I'm going to shoot you‘ ... and Bud said ‗go ahead and shoot‘ ... and Bud reached and grabbed the man by the shoulder ... I heard the gun go off and it scared me ... I ran in the kitchen ... but I heard Missy Brown say ... ‗Don't do that ... don't do that‘ ... I met Flossie in the kitchen and ... I told her ... ‗Flossie, Bud's shot‘ ... and I ran in the bathroom.‖
―Good, Nettie, mighty good,‖ Spurlock said. ―How many shots did you hear? Altogether? Do you remember?‖
―I think I heard ... it was three when I ran out of the store.‖
―After that?‖
―I don‘t know I ... was real scared.‖
―I understand," Doc said. ―Just take your time. Could you see anything at all from the bathroom?‖
―I heard him ... walking around and ... he asked something ... about some money so I opened the door a … little crack … and I saw him drag Missy Brown ... into the living room.‖
―Would you recognize this man if you saw him again.‖
Nettie nodded in the affirmative.
―Have you ever seen him before?‖
No, she nodded.
―Could you tell us anything about how he was dressed?‖
Nettie fidgeted in her chair and began wrapping the bandanna around her hands and then weaving it through her fingers, opening her hand and then closing it into a fist. ―Missy Brown was ... my friend ... you know?‖ Tears spilled from her eyes and rolled down her pale cheeks. She dabbed at them with the bandanna. Her shoulders shook as she silently wept.
―We know, Nettie, and we'll be done here in just a few minutes. How was he dressed, Nettie. It's important that we know.‖
She took a deep, uneven, breath. ―He had on ... a short black jacket ... and tight black pants that looked like Levi's ... with black shoes ... with pointed toes and high tops.‖
―How about the man himself, Nettie? What did he look like?‖
―Light brown ... hair combed back on the sides.‖
―What else?‖
―That's all ... I can remember but ... he looked like the picture ... the other man showed me.‖
―You talking about officer Budwister?‖
―I guess so.‖
―Did you smell any liquor on his breath?‖
―I wasn't ... that close to him.‖
―Can you think of anything else that you might tell us about him or how he looked?‖
No, Nettie nodded.
―How about his car?‖
―It looked like a light colored car ... I don't know what kind.‖
―How about the size of the car?‖
―Like that ... one.‖ Nettie pointed out the window to a 1963 Ford two-door hardtop that belonged to the State of New Mexico and was assigned to criminal agent Virgil Vee.
―Can you think of anything else, Nettie? Anything at all?‖
She nodded negatively.
―If you think of anything else, you let me or Virgil here know about it. That be ok?‖
―Yes,‖ she said.
―We'll get this typed up and you can sign it later on.
―The man got out of the car ... and talked to Bud ... and when he started inside the store I got up ... and went and stood at the end of the counter by the kitchen door ... then the man came into the store ... and asked for a pack of ... Camel cigarettes and gave Missy Brown some paper money a one dollar bill ... I think ... and Missy Brown gave him some ... change but it wasn't right and the man told her about it ... and Missy Brown said she was ... sorry and gave him the right change ... then Missy Brown asked him where he came from ... she said he didn't look ... like he was from around here ... but he didn't answer her ... and I spoke to him and said ‗hello‘ but that was all but he didn‘t answer me neither.‖ She paused.
―You‘re doin‘ just fine, Nettie,‖ Doc said. ―Then what?‖
―Bud walked in and the man said ... ‗Is my car all right?‘ Bud said ... ‗There's nothing wrong with it‘ ... and the man said ‗So, there's nothing wrong with it‘ ... then I saw him pull … out a gun from his pants ... he said ‗I'm going to shoot you‘ ... and Bud said ‗go ahead and shoot‘ ... and Bud reached and grabbed the man by the shoulder ... I heard the gun go off and it scared me ... I ran in the kitchen ... but I heard Missy Brown say ... ‗Don't do that ... don't do that‘ ... I met Flossie in the kitchen and ... I told her ... ‗Flossie, Bud's shot‘ ... and I ran in the bathroom.‖
―Good, Nettie, mighty good,‖ Spurlock said. ―How many shots did you hear? Altogether? Do you remember?‖
―I think I heard ... it was three when I ran out of the store.‖
―After that?‖
―I don‘t know I ... was real scared.‖
―I understand," Doc said. ―Just take your time. Could you see anything at all from the bathroom?‖
―I heard him ... walking around and ... he asked something ... about some money so I opened the door a … little crack … and I saw him drag Missy Brown ... into the living room.‖
―Would you recognize this man if you saw him again.‖
Nettie nodded in the affirmative.
―Have you ever seen him before?‖
No, she nodded.
―Could you tell us anything about how he was dressed?‖
Nettie fidgeted in her chair and began wrapping the bandanna around her hands and then weaving it through her fingers, opening her hand and then closing it into a fist. ―Missy Brown was ... my friend ... you know?‖ Tears spilled from her eyes and rolled down her pale cheeks. She dabbed at them with the bandanna. Her shoulders shook as she silently wept.
―We know, Nettie, and we'll be done here in just a few minutes. How was he dressed, Nettie. It's important that we know.‖
She took a deep, uneven, breath. ―He had on ... a short black jacket ... and tight black pants that looked like Levi's ... with black shoes ... with pointed toes and high tops.‖
―How about the man himself, Nettie? What did he look like?‖
―Light brown ... hair combed back on the sides.‖
―What else?‖
―That's all ... I can remember but ... he looked like the picture ... the other man showed me.‖
―You talking about officer Budwister?‖
―I guess so.‖
―Did you smell any liquor on his breath?‖
―I wasn't ... that close to him.‖
―Can you think of anything else that you might tell us about him or how he looked?‖
No, Nettie nodded.
―How about his car?‖
―It looked like a light colored car ... I don't know what kind.‖
―How about the size of the car?‖
―Like that ... one.‖ Nettie pointed out the window to a 1963 Ford two-door hardtop that belonged to the State of New Mexico and was assigned to criminal agent Virgil Vee.
―Can you think of anything else, Nettie? Anything at all?‖
She nodded negatively.
―If you think of anything else, you let me or Virgil here know about it. That be ok?‖
―Yes,‖ she said.
―We'll get this typed up and you can sign it later on.
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