Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-16
4 0aSued LII.


Al CIsas Cssrk. II 0slvssass Co.,tv.
o. Nay 10, 1071, 0sesa ButlsR -
Durdsssd e his ovs door b. 80 vho
claioed his hospit.liAy. Basl<r - .
v~ll-knova stock oas, and his dssth
created oseh sarpsiss and rsgrse. A.
j. Waller vas aESeu1esl - ths mur.
derss. asd Js6 Black - % acesssory.
The svidssess Of their guilt beesa 10
accumulaas, and - time wore On the
nsshss Of TIE lav we're drawn TIGHTER
and tighter aroand them. The meu
had two trials in Galveston County,
and were convicted Of murder in tie
fret degree. bat the Court Of Appeals
each time reversed the decision OF the
lover court. A change Of venue vas
then had 10 Chsmber's County, aud
both men were here found guilty and
punishment fixed 1t hanging Tor Walk
er and Q lifetime term in the Peniten-
tiary for Black. Various contiuuances
were had until the chief witness for
the prosecution had died, in the course
Of six years. At the last term OF the
District Court the State had another
continuance. whereupon the defence
made application for bail, which wss
refused by the District Judge. The
defence appealed from this opinion,
and the Court Of Appeals. at the Spring
term in Galveston, granted them bail
in e10, 900 each. Walker failed to oh
tain the bondsmen, but Black succeed
ed and has been for the past few
months . comparatively free man. On
Wednesday last the second trial uf
JEFF Black. before the Chambers County
District Court. was begun at Wallis
vile. The trial consumed all the
time Of the Court from that time until
Saturday at four r. NJ, when verdic,
of mot guilty" was returned by the
jury, and the prisoner, being a pris
oner no longer, left the court house in
a hurry, crossed the Trinity River.
and, taking a horse. left for Harris
County. After three convictions OF
murder in the first degree and four
days trial at the fourth it seemed as
though fate was against the man. But
time works wonders, and it became evil
dent to those who were closely observ-
ing tho trial, that an acquittal was pos.
sible and probable. This seemed to
enrage some people and trouble was
imminent. The Court adjourned for
dinner, and when returning at two P.
NJ. as the Sheriff was entering the
courthouse door with Black in custody,
shot was fred. A considerable sir
was raised by the report, and for some
moments things looked scary. The
shot was fred by one Sam Wright,
who, sitting on his horse waved his
pistol over his head, and, defying the
crowd to arrest him, rode of. Tie
ball took no effect in any one, but pas
sed harmlessly through the court
house. After some time, and during
the progress of the trial, it is said, the
man rode up near the court house,
and, sitting on his horse, looked in at
o window to see how things looked.
No attempt was made to arrest the man.
After the shooting, and before the
trial Was over with. Mr.. A. L. Aubrey,
of this city, walked up to Mr.. George
w. Butler. brother of the murder ed
man, aud Mr.. John Lewis, his brother
in-law, and asked them the meaning of
the shooting. He asked them il it was
intended to give tie man no show at
all-if it was intended to assassinate
him. This seemed to anger the men
spoken to, aud one of them declared
that he 'could whip his weight in
Wildcats" Pistols were drawn aud
levelled at Aubrey in most brighten
ing way. Aubrey threw up his hands
and declared himself unarmed, when
peace was restored. Mr.. Aubrey de-
scribes his feelings in most laugha-
BILE manner, saying that keeping on
his hat occupied most of his time, his
hair being rather long and having a
tendency about that time to +" stand on
end like quilts on the fretful porcu-
pine" Black is said to be at Sam Al
lens house. in the lower part of this
county, and the house is constantly
guarded by armed men. An attack on
Walker, in the Chambers County Jail,
is expected, but it is hoped no more
trouble will arise.-.H0mston (TsraS)
Telegram, N. Y. Herald.