The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-06-21
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tbc murder Of n mas G Bentley, au'
upon whose preliminary trial ia thi. place
twas decided that he was not entitled Il
bail. was brought before Judge MoRRIs OF
Thursday last. upon writ Of habeas corr
pns The trial occupied three days. III,
reading Of the testimony given before thu
magistrates and the examination OF the new
witnesses introduced, consumed two days
and the discussion OF the case was com'
meuced at o'clock on Saturday morning
aud lasted until about o'clock at night
Ne.srs Whitmore. Lane, and Wigiall for
the prose. lt.on, Hail. ADAMS. Nnrrah, and
Henderson Tor the defence. The defence
WAS ably and ingeuiously sustained. The
Judge ia giving his decision reviewed the
testimon, against the accused as gwen by
the principal Witnesses arraying It's alleged
contradictions and Inconsistencies. to-wit
Isl, The testimony Of Jones. the prInei.
pal witness, was. IN several respects, con-
fused. inconsistent. and contradictory. In
addition. he had denied having told any one
that be expected an attack from Afford on
the day OF the killing Nr Crawford, it
would he recollected. stated that Mr. Jones
had so told jim
Mr. Nail was contradieted directly By
two respectable witnesses,
The testimony OF Mrs king was also
Inconsistent It was strange, that having
found the arms of Jones at home lon the
day Of the kiliing.l that She should have
shown them to no one bu. tie children and
the negro woman. It VAS too important a
matter to have been passed over SO lightly
Aud then It was extraordinary that she
should not have tecollected whether the
pistols had ony BARRE ~ more. when she
testified that for months they had been
about the house. where she saw them daily
and that she had them frequently in her
hands.
!, was not necessary to impagn directly
III, character vitne.. IL. holm, con.
,,adic,.d hv o,bets .a1 TIA .c,.r,J ivan,
# b.,c,o,y ,,5 c,,.i.,,ney IN ri. stain
ments. would necessarily ahec. seriously
'he cred.LIIty of 81. testimony
II must uo, be thought, however that
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ooi,, n, co,ts.t t.,yssn the pro.a,nt,or
and en-. d.,s,cs Tn, had 5,.cns.., If
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n,s.umnt,ou that lone. md BENTLEY h,,
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qn a.se..jna,i,r The ..tig. vA, ver,
at the Lake, we're gentlemen Of tbc hi.hos
responsibility They si testified that q,
arms were seen by them. Bat th,s dad no
prove that arms might not have been con,
ecaIcd about ihe buggy ! had been stated
by one OF the Witnesses, that Jones or Bent
ley when mile from 'he buggy had OK
pressed regret that he had not brougb
his pistol along to shoot gars. Now ha'
he added the words, from home It woul'
have bee" conclusive. ~ "as, 1t lelt tn
matter in great doubt. Night he not hay
been thinking about arms IN the buggy
Cot Ailords voluntary statement wa
certainly worth something, provided It wa
sustained, IN any important particular, b,
reliable testimony. Jones had denied tina
any words passed between the parties a
the time OF the killing Afford. in his vol
untary statement, says that Bentley re-
marked to him. understand you hay,
been saving, that you clothed me when
was naked Il would be recollected tia
Petiiway, witness for the prosecution
stated that some time before, a had heart
Aliord make the same charge. and that h,
told Bentley Of it This was an mportan
point Afford could not have known thai
this remark OF his had been conveyed IL