HELLO: IN REGARDS TO THE GRAHAM BARNETT DEATH, THE WAY I HEARD IT WAS GRAHAM WAS GUNNING FOR SHERIFF FOWLER AND WAS JUST TOO SLOW TO REACT AND WAS SHOT TO DEATH LAWFULLY. THE THOMPSON MACHINE GUN THAT I KNOW ABOUT (STILL USED BY THE UPTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE) NEVER BELONGED TO BARNETT. FOWLER WAS TRIED AND AQUITED IN A COURT OF LAW AND EXHONORATED OF THE KILLING. IT WAS A CASE OF KILL OR BE KILLED.
FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD THAT BOTH WERE SO CALLED FRIENDS BEFORE THIS BUT A FALLING OUT CAME ABOUT AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I TOO WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS AS I HAVE BEEN TO THE COURT HOUSE AND HAVE SEEN THE THOMPSON MACHINE GUN USED IN THE SHOOTING. I COULD HAVE KEPT IT BUT DECIDED NOT TO AS IT WAS MY GRANDFATHER'S SHERIFF W. C. FOWLER...