The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-02

the State of Texas should cause him 10
visit Texas and testify in the trial against
Currie. A short time ago Currie's law
yers made an effort to secure their clients
release on q writ Of habeas corpus.
claiming that there was no evidence to
hold him and with every prospect Of sue
cess. The prosecution, however, had 80
cured Harvey, the man who kept the
lunch stand in which the affair occurred
last March, which resulted in the death
Of Porter and the wounding of Barry
more. Harvey was about leaving the
State, but was placed under bonds and
will certainly appear to testify against
Currie.
The Maggie Mitchell combination was
the first dramatic attraction that had
visited Marshall since the Diplomacy
party left that place last March under
such melancholy circumstances. The
people were of course eager to talk about
the sad termination of the Diplomacy
party's visit, and the feeling was general
against Currie and in sympathy with
the dead actors family. While in Mar
shall the gentleman who give the above
facts visited Currie in the jail. Currie
was securely confined in q double cell,
and every precaution had been taken to
prevent his escape. The prisoner had
never been outside of the Jail corridor
since his original commitment. Currie's
companion in the doubly secured cell
was Rothschild, the murderer. ts
Currie is described as a fine-looking
man of some forty odd years of age. He
is quite bald. His frame and general ap-
pearance is that of an athletic person who
was not averse to indulging in a free-for-
all when occasion offers. He stands his
confinement very we'll, and still enjoys
the best of health. Currie accused the
newspapers Of being agains. him, but
thought they would come around in his
favor at the trial. He said that he was
sorry that Barrymore and Miss Cummins
had not come back to testify, as he
thought their testimony would be in his
favor and not against him. Currie gives
somewhat contradictory account of his
actions on the eventful day on which
Porter was killed, as he affirms that bad
luck had attended him during the
previous day while playing faro,
and as consequence he had taken q
great deal Of whisky, and was under its
influence when the shooting took place.
At one time Currie stated that being on
a spree at that time, he had little or no
recollection of what had taken place
just before the homicide. Currie's be-
fuddled brain, however, recalled the fact,
as he stated it, that he and Barrymore
had been playing at the same faro table
during the day, and that Barrymore had
insulted him by calling him "loafer."
Currie stated that in passing through the
lunch room Of the depot Barrymore again
said something about "that damned
loafer," when Currie said: 'Do you mean
your remarks for meW Barrymore re-
piled that he did, and started, 10 Currie
stated, for him with his hand on his hip
as if to draw a pistol At this Currie
shot with the we'll known result.
Currie said that his position as detect
i've of the Texas Central Railroad had
made him many enemies who had men,
aced bis life. He was of the opinion
that Porter and Barrymore were two of
this type who were trying to pick quar-
rel with him. When told what kind of
man his victim, Porter, was, Currie said:
II have lately understood that he was
good man, and am very sorry for his
death" Currie is positive that he never
said aught against Miss Cummins while
in the depot or before visiting that place.
He is sanguine of being cleared at his
trial, which is set for June, on the ground
Of self-defense.