San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-01-26

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this was the manp Morrison opened
his eyes for an instant and then shutting
them tightly said firmly: f .r
"Yes, sir; that is the man who shot
my brother" Watson went almost wild
at this, he clutched his long beard with
both hands, wheeled about once or twice
and coming closer to Morrison said;
"My God, sir, is there no possibility OF
your being MISTAKEN" o.
The dying man opened his eyes and
said firmly "No, sir" 49,"
knew that if let Watson remain
there many minutes longer they would
lynch him, and very likely roast his
body in the burning ruins of the build
ing. / plucked him by the arm to come,
and as we turned the glare of light
threw his shadow on the wall. L was
transfixed with establishment. l stop
ped Watson and pointed with speeches.
anxiety to that shadow which thrilled
me through and through. He stood
motionless apparently, not comprehend
ing my feelings, too much terror-strick-
en- by this accusation to be more than
half alive. ''.'
The first words I could utter were as
if III had been tongue-tied for an age. l
raised myself up and struggled as IF l
was being smothered, and my voice
broke out in a loud call-"Bob Pore
and Jim Lyons did this''-The shadow
on the. wall was the. exact picture of
" Bob Pore, the half breed" who work.
ed evil with Lyons. and it seemed as. if
some other voice than my own spoke
through me. I was in a perfect ferment
of excitement. There was the wounded
man who had recognized the lawyer as
the murderer then I was the Sheriff
of the county with the accused in my
charge, and yet that shadow on the wall
compelled the loud exclamation from
my lips, from me, who should have been
the last person to accuse any one, but
should have waited in calm dignity the
deliberations of the law; in fact was
there to see that such elaboration was
had. b, r,,sy ,-.J ID / wG
/ suppose the fear that an innocent
man would be executed, together with
the knowledge of the bad character of
the half breed Bob Pore, and of Lyons,
who had areal grievance. Isuppose these
things heightened my nervous apprehen-
sions that a great wrong would be com
mitted if that crowd hung Watson.
These feelings must have invested the
shadow onthe wall with what then SEEM
ed to be a supernatural operation. 1t
went through me like an electric shock
and compelled me instantly to'cry out,
80 1t was Bob Pore and Jim Lyons who
did this" hurried the accused back
10 Jail and started with warrant of ar.
rest for Lyons and Pore. found them
n the meantime about daylight the fol-
owing day. said to Lyons, II want
you as q witness in a oase,", and asked
him if he had seen Bob Pore lately. He 4
said he had not seen, him for several
lays, but. that he was at the upper, ice
house, The snow was deep but start
ID up. I came across a ditch-tender
Who told me Bob Pore had just passed
lp little while ago from the direction
If the upper dam, where I had just left
lin lyons and that he was all drab-
lied and wet. ..a
1 pushed on and little further up I
pied Pore. He began to run when he
aw me, and 1 called to him that want
ID him as a witness on that old case,
eferring to the one he was in. This
seemed to quiet him and he returned
With me.c We called back for Jim Ly-
ms and brought them both back to Jail.
n the meantime the Coroner's jury had
net, the suspicious against Lyons had
,een cleared up and the murder and the
turning fixed on the lawyer. When 1
eturned with the two prisoners 1 lock-
d them no in our somewhat insecure
all and the Coroner continued the in
estigation. Ho had previously given
tut warrants to arrest Bob Pore and
i'm Lyons IS witnesses in the case.
The trial of the lawyer was the first
BUSINESS now on hand. Summary pun
shment was then the rule, and the
aws's delay out provoked swift retri-
ution. There was no putting off until
mother term time, Right now, was the
Tord with those men in that rough life,
rho still carried with them the notions
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