The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-26
as If heard Huffman say that il he did
kill Tuhbs tbov did No, nrovo IL on him.

Cross.oxamned BY Judge Allen-l
don't know for sure that heard Huffman
say So
FOR rHE DEFENCE.
The first witness introduced by the de-
fence was Reason Heater, VINO testified
| have known Alex. Thompson from II
boy; about the drst of February had a
conversation with him vt the saloon about
this casp; Thompson said to me that he
and Huffman hau been together and drink
ing; that he was the drunkesti Huffman
SAID that he could Kill chicken at such a
distance with his gum Thompson said his
| gun must be good one or ho could not
nave made the snot he did when he shot at
! TubbS Huffman said If lac did kill Tubbs
they dId not prove it on him; Thompson
said Huffman said he had just got home
| when Andrew and John Thompson went
! by the house Thompson said he had been
drinking, and that the conversation with
Huffman seemed like u dream
Cross-examined by Mr.. Lincgar-Did
| not say "some parts of the conversation
seemed like u dream; can t tell just when
the conversations took place. think it was
about the first OF February
Crawford Brady stihed-I.iye in Ha-
zcwood in this county had converse
ton with thompson III presence of Mr..
While with reference to this case, White
| asked what Huffman said about the case;
| Thompson said that Huffman gave him to
| understand that he did the crime; Thomp-
! tpn SAID he and Huffman were drinking
ut the time but not 10 excess; and told
him; Thompson said something about II
dream; don remember what il was; only
that there was something that
! seemed like Ia dream; did not give
the words used by Huffman in cJnvorsa-
| tion; said that he and Huffman had been
| drinking.
John Heater testified Know the pris-
oncr Huffman know Thompson; know
| where Thompson kept grocery; Thomp-
son did not say much, only that Huffman
gave him to understand that Tubbs had
been killed before Andrew and John
| Thompson passed Huilmans house
Thompson said tina he and Huffman hal
been drinking just before the converse
ton took place.
Cross.examination by Linegar-Thomp-
son sain that Huffman gave him to under
stand that the gun had been left out in
the field.
John Thompson testilied-Was exam
incd yesterday by prosecution; passed
Huhmans house the day Tubbs was killed
| Scott Lakewood told US ut Dongola that
| rubbslhad shot himself saw Tubs next
| day live two miles from where Huffman
| lives had load vi barrels on the wagon
saw prisoner at the house when passed
| he spoke to me about hauling some ties
| stopped there between . and o'clock
the road is short distance from the house
spoke to me from house saw his mother
! and aunt at the house; his aunt Is weak
minded woman; suppose II was between
| 10 and II o'clock when passed Huffman
house; think 1t was nearer ii than II
o'clock; went from Huiimans house /,
Dongola; went past Rasch's grocery
Rascns grocery was shut up when W,
passed; he was barefootcd when l saw hin
at home that morning; did not see any ont
on tho road from Huiman's to hasch
grocery; did not see any one leave thu
grocey; did not see Gin Hazlewood y
Iubbs 1T the grocery.
Cross.examined by Linegar HG
zlewood told me that Tubb
had shot himself met som
Of my neighbors in DongOla, and stopped
in the shade and had talk with them
| whilo .hsss CliG u-.IS-vvd uuu MS sui
passed; was about three miles from Hnh
mans house; is seven miles from Hui
mans 10 Dongola; passed my brothc
Alexis shop that day and got some water
brothers shop is about milo and n hal
from Ilutimans house.
Martin Heater knew Of Tubbs bcin.
killed: was not in the field with fathc
making hay; did not 90 to tho house wen
TO tho field, did not lind any one there
/ | a :
house: heard screaming Mt Tabs house
was | ) minutes of eleven when | left T.
- ~ trc noIu, Was about . or 10 minute
going from home 10 tho field. tha alooI
| was correct.
Cross-examined by Line ear--Was !,
| minutes Of II when | started t. tho field
when got there found that father auC
the men had gone out Of the field.
Mrs. Huffman, mother Of the prisoner
testiiicd-I am the mother of the prisoner
hoard Of the death Of Tubbs; was about !
o'clock when first | heard of Tubbs death
boy named Redwine told me Of the killing
about 3 o'clock took hi
gun and went upon the hi
TO shoot with Mr.. johnson; b.
soon came ia and told me he WAS going {
see Price about hauling ties was after
o clock when he came in and put up hi
gun il was near 10 . clock when he cam
from the grocery; don't know wher
Jonson Is; saw Mr.. Thompson Mt m
house, and heard my son speak to hin
about hauling tics Alfred vas not ava
from the house after he came in wit
johnson my son and johnson ate Dime
at home-my house; ate Dime
about ~ o'clock; the gun wa
not taken down after Mr., johnson and a
fred came in; don't know who took th
gun down; Alfred had been home from
Raschs grocery about half an hour betor
Thompson came along; Alfred had had OF
shoes that day it was very warm day
the gan was at the first examination be
fore Putnam.
Cross-cxamined by Linegar-Thiuk
was near 10 o'clock when Alfred cam
home; was after : o clock when he wen
TO the grocery; the gun was there all ds
after he and johnson came in; remembe
. Sheriff Irwin coming to my house sevcra
Gays aitcr don't remember whethe
| told him or my son told him about tn,
gun, never told Mr.. Irwin that had sen
the gun TO Mon county told him maybe
the boys had taken the moulds away; wa
: not great while after the first trial Ill
the sheriff came and made the arrest
think the mould, were left at the well al
that they had been carried of; never sal,