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this case will probably occupy
several days, no other case wa!
taken up.
Friday Promptly at
o'clock the case Of the State VS.
7. G. T. Kendall, charged with
the killing Of Brown, in San
Saba, was called. The state
and the defendant announced
ready, and the work of empan-
neling aiury was began, the fol
lowing jury being accepted
about,,II o'clock in the morn
ing: VIM. Corey, Sam Morgan,
a. c. Myrick, James Walker
Paul Lehman, H. Ransom, ]. V.
Nichols, and Richard Fielder,
Moses Matson, J. T. Becklcy,
Steve Randle and H. H. Knox
son, colored. The examination
of witnesses was at once COM
menced and by the noon recess
the principal witness for the
state had been examined. In
all FIVE witnesses for the state
and three for the defense were
examined. The examination
of the witnesses was very closely
conducted by the attorneys on
both sides and was concluded
about five o'clock. Mr.. c. r.
Breedlove, of this city, opened
the argument on behalf of the
state and at the conclusion of
his speech the court adjourned
till Saturday morning. Maj.
B. H. Bassett, OF this city and
Maj. A. w. Terrell, of Austin,
will speak for the defense and
county attorney Albert G.
Haynes will conclude for the
state. It's likely that most of
the day will be occupied in
speaking. The case is attract
ing an unusual degree of atten-
ton and the court room was
crowded during the entire day.
Saturday.-The entire day
was consumed in arguing the
case Of the State VS.. T. G. T.
Kendall. At the opening of
court Mr.. Breedlove resumed
his argument, then Col. Terrell
spoke for the defense, he being
followed by Maj. B. H. Bassett,
at the conclusion of Maj. Bag
sets speech MIR. Breedlove
opened the closing argument
but had not concluded at dark
when court adjourned till Mon
day morning.
Monday.-At the opening of
court Mr.. c. r. Breedlove re-
sumed his argument for the
state in the Kendall case con-
Guiding about one o'clock, when
Judge Mcfarland read his
charge to the jury who retired
about half past one and at four
returned with a verdict of gull
ty Of murder in the second de-
gree and assessing the punish
ment at five years IN the peni-
tertiary. The defendant who
was in court was at once taken
into custody and conveyed to
the county Jail, followed by
about a dozen men, mostly
friends of Brown, where he was
locked up. A motion for a
new trial will be made and if
overrulcd an appeal will be TAX
en-.
State VS.. Mack Vickers, col
orcd, murder of Emily Heard,
colored. The following jury
was empanneled: A. P. Bow
ers, N. B. Rouse, w. J. Ras-
berry, L. B. Stockbridge, Ed.
Green, {. T. Graham, and Lem
Blake, D. D. Haywood, H. c.
Childs, Jas. johnson, Richard
Nelson, Frank Wills colored
after swearing the jury in, court
adjourned till Tuesday morning
when the examination OF wit
ness will begin. This murder
occurred at Independence last
August, and most of our read
ers are familiar with the par
ticulars.
Tuesday-State VS.. Mack
Vickers, coiored, murder. Some
fifteen or eighteen witnesses in
all were examined. The fact Of
the killing of the woman was
proven and not denied. The
testimony was concluded about
half past four O'Clock. Mr.. {.
R. Breedlove made a brief
argument for the defendant on
the plea OF insanity. Mr.. |
Haynes, county attorney argu-
ed the case briefly for the state.
About 6 o'clock the case was
submitted to the jury. The de-
PENDANT is an ordinary looking |
full-hlooded negro rather black, |
about six feet tall and apparent |
ly about twenty-five years of
age. During the address to the |