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Powell's revolver
06-16-2013, 11:31 AM (This post was last modified: 06-16-2013 01:28 PM by BettyO.)
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RE: Powell's revolver
Quote:William H.Bell testified that he saw Powell strike Fred Seward at least twice. This is from Poore's transcription.

Quote:The picture of Powell's weapon looks like a Whitney- am I correct?
Obviously in the heat of the moment Powell did what he felt he needed to do.

Linda - thanks!

Yes - as far as I know, Powell did not belabor Fred Seward as Hollywood has shown in the past - repeatedly striking him 5-6 times....

Bill - yes, Powell's weapon was a Whitney. I do think (and several others have agreed with me) that Powell panicked at Seward's.... he was a highly excitable young man and felt that by knocking Fred "unconscious" (but not considering the damage that he did) that he had obliterated an obstacle in his course in order to get at his target. Forgive me for referring to other human beings as obstacles or targets.....but that is more or less what he probably considered at the time -

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Powell's revolver - Rhatkinson - 06-15-2013, 02:32 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-15-2013, 03:09 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Rhatkinson - 06-15-2013, 03:29 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-16-2013, 05:54 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-15-2013, 03:58 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - GARY POPOLO - 06-16-2013, 08:10 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 07:28 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013, 07:33 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-16-2013, 10:23 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 10:38 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013 11:31 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - NJREB1863 - 06-16-2013, 02:02 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 02:45 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-16-2013, 03:38 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-16-2013, 08:33 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-17-2013, 10:46 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-17-2013, 04:04 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-16-2013, 02:11 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013, 06:17 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Jatkins252 - 06-16-2013, 10:00 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Gene C - 06-17-2013, 10:58 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-17-2013, 12:20 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-17-2013, 01:25 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-17-2013, 04:38 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-17-2013, 07:43 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - L Verge - 06-17-2013, 06:31 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-18-2013, 10:13 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Rsmyth - 06-17-2013, 07:52 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-17-2013, 09:22 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-18-2013, 05:01 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013, 08:00 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-19-2013, 08:03 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013, 08:06 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-19-2013, 09:30 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013, 04:42 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - SSlater - 06-21-2013, 11:53 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-22-2013, 03:13 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-19-2013, 06:37 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-19-2013, 06:24 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-20-2013, 11:31 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-21-2013, 03:02 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-21-2013, 03:04 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-21-2013, 07:21 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Gene C - 06-21-2013, 03:36 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-21-2013, 05:04 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-21-2013, 08:23 PM

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