The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-04-07

murdered on Monday night, was held.
Several witnesses were examined, the
first one being
: sfR.cGEoRGE W. DAVIS,
the father of deceased. lie said little
before shutdown, on Monday, he heard a
conversation between Mr.. Davis and his
son. lie was a. little deaf aud could not
hear exactly what was said. Theyswalked
out ON the gallery and deceased said TO
his son, "Let's walk out into the fields. p
and they passed out of the yard gate to-
gether, going down the north side of the
fence of his field. They talked about ten
minutes, and the son came back to the
house without his father. Iasked where
he was, and was informed that he had
gone TO town. The next morning start
ed to town a little before O'Clock.
AT the turn or the road met gentleman,
holding liz team, and he SAID a
dead man was IN the road a
short distance ahead. l went down
the road aud saw the man and exclaimed,
That's my son." know OF no previous
difficulty between him aud any one. do
not know IL any money was upon his per-
son when he leu home. The body as
found was al least two miles and half
from my house. The deceased was afoot
aud hadon hat. No hat was found AT
the time OF my finding the body nor since.
| was present when deceased was exam
ined. omoney was found. x few
nails. piece OF tobacco, n wooden pipe
and knife were in his pockets.
...t. X. 5. YOUNG .,.-- re-
deposed as follows: knew Mr.. Davis,
aud Monday evening, about dark, was
driving out just beyond Hon. John Han
cocks place when saw deceased ION the
side Of the road. He threw up his hands
aud | stopped, but he never spoke at the
you towards Austiny' l said ono" lie
replied, 81 am, turn back and
carry me-" lie insisted, saying he
would set up all the beer could drink.
He pulled out some silver money, how
much | do not know, and said II was for
the assessor and collector of taxes. in
sisted that he get ipto Che buggy aud go
homo. rs he could not get into the eollec-
tors office at. that hour, but he refused.
We were about two miles from his place,
and about-a mile and a-quarter from
where iiis body was found. After leaving
Mr.. Davis, met some one on horseback,
but can not describe him or his horse. 1
heard of his murder the next day about
3 O'Clock. -
JAAfRs NJ. DAVIS.
son of deceased, said In substanee:I came
home from school Monday evening.
about half an rhoG- before sun down.
His father was ut home, and they had
conversation about an estray horse, when
Mr.. DAVIS said he would go TO town, aud
asked me to walk out In the field with
him. He said Something about paying
taXessa When we got fifty or sixty yards
from the garden, he stepped and spoke of
the buggy being mended at Fiskyille. He
then lett with S10.25 In silver IN his peck
ct, and said he was going to Austin to
pay his taxes, and that was the lastI
saw of him until the next day; when
| WAS called TO see his body.
ID. READER ,.--..
testified as follows: | have known de-
PENDANT, abiding to Isaac Morrow ar
rested ON suspicion, and who was in the
court room, on Judge Hancock's place
since Sunday before last. Defendant had
been working as dairyman, but had
quit and was then working with Mr.. JAS.
Hancock. He and |. had been sleeping
togethersin my room. l sleptinmy usual
place last Monday night and got up about
o'clock in the morning, my usual time
for rising,to go to my work of milking. |
was by myself that night, and about AZ
o'clock u Mr.. johnson and myself ate
breakfast. About 8 o'clock went TO my
room and defendant (NIorrow) was in bed.
| had u lantern but did not observe
whether or not he had on his clothes. |
sat down on the edge of
bed TO pull OF my boots,
me up this morning." i replied, "Be-
cause you were not here" and when
asked him when he got home he said,
"When the Asylum bell was ringing for
O'Clock" i am positive he was not in
bed Mt o'clock. If he was In bed before
that hour, do not know il, as he was not
In bed before went to sleep. He might
have come in while was asleep. lgen-
orally go to bed about O'Clock and did so
Monday night. / did net hear the
o'clock bell that night. After going to
bed Tuesday morning defendant walked
me up..about day light, and asked me to
lend him hat, saying he had lost his,
and wanted to hunt 1t up and would
bring mine back again: soon;
He left and / did not see him again until
Q O'Clock that day (Tuesday). He return
ed my hat and had on black one, the one
he now has with him. He had two hats, a
white and black one, L have not seen the
white hat since Monday, on which day
think he wore 1t. Prior to my going to
Judge s,defendantoccupied same
room l do now. The room became mine
after went to work, and told defendant
he could sleep with me. He usually came
In after l was asleep and went TO bed
without rousing me up, and don't know
ut what hour he usually came in.. Nor
row left on Monday morning about SUP up
and saw no more ofhim until Tuesday
morning. Don't know where he was on
that day. Think he was hunting horses
Tuesday for Judge Hancock.
THOMAS b. JOHNSON,
being sworn, testified as follows: 81 live
on Judge Hancock's place, about three
miles and a half from the city. and am u
milkman, and Tuesday morning about
break-Qf-day ] started to town drying
pretty last. My mules shyed at some OBJ
iect In the road and looked out and saw
a man whom / judged TO be drunk and
a sleep. called TO him, but receiving no
reply, I got down and found be was dead
and his head badly bruised. Il come on to
town and notifiedt the officers thatthe body
was In lane away from any house. 4 did
notmove the body nor take anything from
It. The head was in the directionleadingt to
town and body was lying on stomach and
Il
know nothing of the hat of the dead man.
On Tuesday morning when went to call
Mr.. Reader, abont O'Clock, the prisoner
(alludlng to Morrow, the man under ar
rest was not in the room, and did not see
him until Tuesday afternoon. had not
seen HIM since Monday morning early.
On the afternoon mentioned he passed
my house riding n horse had seen at
Judge Hancock's. He (Morrow) was not
ut the Inquest while was there, which |
was from about O'Clock, until the body
was removed"
DOCTOR C. X. GREGG
being sworn testified as follows: al saw
and examined the body at the inquest
and found there had been con-
siderable hemorrhage caused by
wounds ON the back of the |
head. Several fractures had been made,
showing that some heavy instrument had
been used. On the forehead was cash |
two inches long, but the skull was in
tact. A blunt weapon had been used, and |
death ensued from wounds on the back |
of the head, the skull being badly frae- |
tured and the brain injured. The stones |
shown now in court are those handed me |
at the body. and are such as could have |
caused the wounds. was present when |
money was found. l examined the body |
between the hours of 10 and IL O'Clock,
and, from appearances, death must have
ensued several hours before. think the |
blow Ia the forehead wonld have caused |
No blood was on his clothes,
nor was there any direct evidences of |
struggle.n
Ut. ADAMS
being sworn deposedas follows: Il know |
defendant (M0rrow) and saw him SUM- !
day about II or I O'Clock. He had on a |
white hat and generally wears one of that |