The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-13

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whntod me 10 20 where he wanted me
togo that evening, Went up 10 Reeds
and Rice called Johnson out. john
son went baGk aud put on his clothes
aud We then told him he was under ar
rest aud tied his hands. We hung
him, Dlll put the rope around his neck,
We asked him questions about horses,
Then we pulled him up, Rice told
him that he hud told him when he was
up IN rnrrant county that If lac came
down here he'd DO hung, Rice told
him when lac was Let down that If he
had anything 10 say, 10 say II, lie re-
piled that he had nothing 10 say. After
we hung him Rice cut his throat with
my knife
Cross rented Mrs, DIPS land. Had
been working Mrs, DIPS land. When
Rice Knocked ut the door was stand
ing ut the north corner and Dill at the
opposite live five or six hundred
yards perhaps II half mile from Clems
10 whore johnson was killed. Rice
said let's tie his hands, and he (Rice)
tied them. Dill stood by. We didn't
stay long and vent down TO where we
hung him. just told the truth about
II to Bower because II was the truth
aud ] wanted 10 tell the truth. ! did not
have any offer made me that ] would
be ret free. | don't think the notes
| presented 10 me are In my writing.
When got home my wife was in bed.
When Dill came to my house that
night he said | might consider myself
under arrest, ~ he wanted me to 20
where he told me that he wanted me
to go that evening. Didn't go home
drunk. Did not drink anything with
Dill. Rice did. Lived in ChOctaw
Nation. didn't know would be in.
troduced ~ n States witness. No one
nsinuated that il | would tell what !
knew about the case that wOpld get
out. Never wrote Marion Dill except
an answer to one he wrote. left Mis-
sisslppi when child, Was never
charged with murder in the Nation.
Dill walked behind the door and got
my rifle gun. was between him and
my wife. He had n pistol, but ] did
not see when he put it up. We went
up to William Reads. The dogs made
noise Mt Johnson. Walked directly
up to the door, have no idea what
time it VAS. 1t was about s O'Clock
when they came to my house the last
time. We stopped about five minutes
and then went on. am not certain
what time ii was, ~ | had no clock,
aud am poor Judge Of time Did not
90 TO Morney's on Saturday with my
wife. Don't recollect what | done on
Sunday. | didn't want to keep the
night because / had never been
in such % sorape or affair us this,
They spoke TO my wife and
said something about going after
corn. Wife Fever talked to me nor
to her about the case. Didn't state be.
fore the Grand Jury that Morney, my
self and Rice committed the murder.
| didn't tell about the affair because |
was afraid. ! told them when they
first came that didn't want to 60
They told me that had the advantage
of them, and threatened me. What
the threat was | do not now remem-
Der. Can not remember how many
times | have seen my wife. Have
never talked to her about the affair
a stood on the front side afthe house,
! didn't 20 around the corner. Do not
know if any one else went around the
house. was six or seven steps from
Rice when he was at the door, Morney
was not with u.s. | sent the answer TO
Dill by Kinkaid. | did not read the
note presented in Court by Mr.. Payne
to Mr.. Rice. think | wrote to Rice,
but do not think the one present is the
one. Seems to me that the moon was
shining little. could see Dill, and
he was standing still. They spoke
short, and called for tho knife two or
three times.
Cross by State-l got my gun the
night after the negro was hung. After
the negro was hung and we had crossed
the road they told me that if | ever
told it they would kill me- if stayed on
earth. They then gave me my gun,
and | went home.
Cross by Rice-I do not know what
time we left the place of killing. Dill
and Rice drank.
Charles neita sWorn-I know Rice.
In December, 1874, was living with
him in a house. On December q,
1874, | was at Rice's house. Arrived at
Rice's house about half.past Z or 8
o'clock. Rice came home about II |
o'clock. He called me to open the
door. lie was cursing and abusing
my mother-in-law. Mrs. Rice said not
to notice him as he was drunk. After
he went to bed he asked me which |
thought was the easiest, to cut hogs
throat or mans throat. | replied
that | did not know. He wanted me
to guess, and said thought n hogs,
tie said | was mistaken as a mans
throat was damned sight easier to
cut than hogs.
Cross by Rice--Rice and myself were
peddling together. He was drunk.
and never saw him in that condition
before. His language was very rude.
| was acquainted intimately with
Rice for five or six months, and he
was not of sound mind when he
tame home. My feelings towards
defendant are good.
Characterization by State-His
ina the morning was
all right. He looked like he was |
trunk. When he came in that night !
he cursed around, called my mother
IN law damned bitch. | have seen
drunken men before. did not nor do
Jay that Rice was insane when he
came in that night.
Glenn. Smith irecalled by State)-My
Bill Read, left a little after
un down and went across Mountain
jreek. Reuben too came to our house I
rom Rice's fathers in the morning,
sunday, just at daylight The witness
lere stated over again the conversation
between herself and defendant Rice as
discussion had arisen between y
ounsel.) Rice said nothing about the
deceased until mentioned his having
,een taken away by three men: he
hen said, "lf he had staid up at the
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