The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-02

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some, and then went. to shoot me.
i'hls thing WA done outside, In the
They took an axe to cut
me, but the axe flew of the handle.
President Wells-Th-y first chopped
you with an AK.
A. ies, sir, And struck me in the
head with a pistol. They kiiie,: my
child, wnen they were fooiiug with
the. after they had Killed my child. 4
went To light them with all my might
Then Logan stamped me here, point
Ing To her breast, aud soGeood,
Snecsed ont ali my jaw-Iesth. | did
not have hollow tooth in my head.
Mr.. GsuiheIanx-Woa ld we be al
lowed 10 put question To the wit
ness.
President Weils-You ought To fl
ycur cross iuter0gatories.
SIR. Gautheraux What We want is
the fullest inyes igation of the case,
aud II seems 10 me, there could be Du
OF ject,on on the part %. the Bosrd to
any aud all Of the questions that eat
throw any Ugh. on this investiga lou.
L would like 70 ask the question of the
~ttiiess, II she did on the moFttips
after the occurrence. state To JOIN.
Swanson aud .T.dweil, tlias a coiore,i
uiau had kill,,d her husband.
Witness COMPATIBILITY oh, no.
They were not. There we're two col
orei men there, but IiuweIl told HE
uIt 70 tell who they were. Oh, bo .
No, no, no, no! We amt going Ia
nave il THAI way. On, 40, sir! They
were white men. They ala came bacs
and tried 10 xiii me, out they can I.oi
have anything that way.
/ Mr. Morrow We have no objection
to the fullest G oss-examinstion 10y
Judge SpofiSrd.
Judge Spynord-We Sre taken By
surprise by The course of the Beard
aud We are not prepared to go OH.
Governor Paimer-I may here take
the occasion To say that this case in.
wolves more than a Presidential eIec
ton. II involves the dignity ant
honor of human nature. think thai
you Will hardly satisfy the country un
less you give such directions rs vii
eat To the complete development al al
the facts in this case. Certainly til,
people have TO right 10 claim any sor
Of government like that which /,
attempted 10 be shown here. thinl
; you owe il to the country To ALLOW al
the facts TO sc developed.
Senator Sherrnau-I concur with
Governor Palmer. 1 would like /,
have Governor Palmer and judy,
SPoflord cr"ss-examine the witness
80 We might have the facts.
General Smith-The mere cross. K
animation OF this case would not de
| Seiop anything. Il is to iuvestignt
/ the facts from all the witnesses
within reasonable number, win
may know the character ofthis trans
action with this woman ss detailed
) / concur with Governor Palmer il
what he said. 1t does not, sir, concer
: parties hut concerns humanity.
| Mr.. Parker-You could not be per
misted to say that TO give any fur
4 Their privilege than simply to say {
the leading counsel on the other sid
E that 10 cross-exsmiue this witne=
, would be 10 give more privileges thai
/ is usual in courts Of justice. Ii woul
pe a very great qualification TO me
/ the exa niuation could be carried Oh
without the annoyance of interrogs
: tories, but by such gentlemen rs AT
Low before Us as Mr.. Smith or Nj
/, Palmer on the one side with any ger
/, tlemen who may be nominated b
[ the board Oh the other.
D General Sinith-If the board vii
pardon me desire to say that we d
t not desire to Interfere In the examins
ton of witnesses. 1t would he prope
2 that either site should dc that Their
? are men entirely competent her
| on both sides to investigat
thoroughly the facts of the case, au
+ a mere cross exaulination Of THE Wa
nlau, would amount To nothing. Tn
l suggestion made by Governor Palmel
that every fact connected with tn
2 circumstances, which this woman d,
t tails, either can or cannot be GUSTAV
, ed. can only state that I am Ia
formed that gentleneu, who live /
The neighborhood, whose character, s
, lar, as | kbow Is good, claim lhs
( tue matters here set forth nre a.
E true, and they desire, aud the eour
! try l know desires, after reading th
2 statements OF this kind, that the Gu
l tire facts shalt be set out ia refe-enc
e to the character Of this transac tior
, A mere cross examination of the wi
Z ness, the gentlemen, as lawyer,
1 know would amount to nothing, an
, moreover. l would say that this pr,
eeeding Is not conducted precisely rs
1 Case in court. Then, certainly, 1t ca
not rest upon q cross examinAtio
atone. II would be proper to sub IN
! 1t 10 "a court or jury, whose province
was to determine the real facts i n III
. matter.
Mr. Parker-There Is no disagres
ment between us. Let the cross e,
: animation proceed, and at the props
| time bring it in the courts.
Judge Spofford-We have, just a
1
irving on the train. a large number {
witnesses. Owing to cha nge in til
rules, We will have 10 serve our intel
rogatories within twenfy-four hour
on the opposite counsel. / ask, as
matter OF simple justice, that this Gas
. be postponed uutil we can conform /
the rule. We are taken by surpris,
Judge RAY desire To call atteutio
that we are compelled to make our r,
turns next Tuesday, or by Monday, q
on "Wednesday the electoral vote mu.
be gwen. IL We depart from our rule,
|, SO far as the Investigation is concernet
We viii not he able Ia arrive at resuI
IN time. There are some four or fiy
parishes still, where investis alton vii
have TO be made. Now, hope Their
VIII be no departure from the rule
The coarts Of justice are open and tn
matter could be prosecuted there. an
the whole facts could be brought out
Mr. Mc(Sluiu-I wOuId like ~