A. A. Taltan Sworn Says . . . I did not see him til he speak. Say by Gad I guess you have come down here to walk around me house and I I replied no that I had just come he was their about 20 steps He repeated that God dam it to hell I was and started towards me; he had come in about 10 steps and I told him he was close enough not to come any closer had had an axe in his hand -- he kept coming with axe in hand I repeated to him not come any closer -- he said he would come as God dam close as he pleased & did continued to come closer he got in about 6 feet -- of me just a step between he drew his axe an me -- he drew it left handed he is a left handed man. his right side was to me he was still coming on me he started around the stump to me and I shot him. I shot him to keep him from killing me he was in striking possible and if he had reached out with axe he could have it me he was attempting to hit me with axe when I shot him. I stepped back when I pulled gun out of pocket to keep him from pulling me he war mad and looked like he wanted to fight