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


81 know defendant, Morrow, and some
time after dark. on last Monday. l saw
him at the International saloon, kept by
back Fattore. 1t was about or little
after O'Clock. and he came in and stayed
awhile. There were 4 great many in the
saloon, whites, MeXicans and cOlorcd,
about fifteen or twenty in all. The de-
PENDANT came in without a hat, and went
into the room where the pigeon-hole table
was. / came out to get drink and light
cigar. and while ut the bar Morrow
came through the door into the bar-roOm
and said boss where's your hat. lie said
he lost il out on the street, and said that
was pretty bad. lie replied, yes, but l
think I'll find it in the morning. 1t is too
dusty to look for it now He appeared
sober and spoke to no one except me and
said the wind had blown his hat of. l
have been around there every day since
ond have not seer n white hat around
there nor have l heard of any being
found.
d. II. WILKINS
being sworn testified as follows. "Ihave
known defendant Morrow nearly fifteen
years as a quiet peaceable man. Knew
him in Lavaca county and have always
thought he was steady and inOflensive,
and have always regarded his character
strictly good. l have not seen him often
since he left Layaca county, ten years
ago. / have met him something like a
half dozen times here in Austin on the
streets"
CHARLES M'DoSsY
being sworn deposed as follows: 81 have
known Morrow for about ten years. l
have known HIM around Austin about
dine or ten months and saw him last
Sunday at Torey's saloon, between IL and
1. O'Clock. We remained there about
halt an hour and walked over 10
L Ill. II
when we returned to TOrcy's, reaching
there quarter tor o'clock. We leftthere
and went to the Lunatic Asylum, and de-
PENDANT started home saving he would
go to Hancock's dairy. He had on the
same clothes that lie has OH now, and
white hat. He is quiet gentleman and
has always been, so far rs l know"
FELIX GARCIE
being sworn testified" live with Charlie
Quincy, and was ut home on last Monday
night, March %. i saw MIR. Morrow that
night between 3 and Q O'Clock and sold
him five cents worth of cheese. L never
saw him but that one time, and he had
no hat and he said nothing about hat
ANTONIO WILSON
being sworn, testified as follows: 81 was
at Charlie Cuney's on Monday night.
March %, and saw Mr., Morrow there be-
tween 8 aud o o'clock. He was bare
headed and had no hat. | noticed him
particularly, because he was blind in one
eye. The man here is the same man
saw"
JOHN PIERCE
being sworn, depOsed rs follows: 81 live
beyond Spicewood Springs, near Duval,
and have known Mr.. Morrow about two
years. met him ut Torcy's store on last
Monday, and he came on to town on jim
Owens wagon, and | next saw him at the
Gem saloon about half past 3 O'Clock. and
he was pretty drunk, and L think stag
gered. He had on the same suit of clothes
he has on now. | did not come to town
with him. but met him at the Gem sa-
loon. think he had about $40 in silver.
He put his hand in his pocket to pull out
his money, but not finding IT, tried the
other. and drew 1t out tied up in a red
handkerchief, and he tore piece out of
it with his teeth TO get the money This
occurred in the presence of the bar-keep-
er, and L believe the handkerchief in the
court is the one he had"
JOHN HAMILTON
being sworn, testified rs follows: son
last Monday evening | saw Morrow at Mr..
Van Osdall's saloon. He had lot of
money, but don't know how much, and
ii he had any in a red handkerchief, did
not notice it. l was keeping bar ut the
time, and am on watch from o'clock in
the morning until o'clock in the even
ing. threw dice with him Tor the drinks
several times. lie could have pulled out
the handkerchief containing money and
have torn it with his mouth without my
seeing it. l didn't notice that he was
very drunk, and he did not drink every
time that drinks were called for, but gave
his away.
MR.. GEORGE DAVIS,
father of deceased, II saw nails, size |
think about S-penny's, taken from my
sons pocket They were larger than
shingle nails"
MR.. M'DOsSY
being recalled, said, 81 saw him have
money Sunday night. 1t was silver, and
he had it tied up in Il red handkerchief,
but / cannot say positively the one in
court is the one. but il was a similar
handkerchief. He had about $40 or Sl2,
to the best of my knowle dge, and the
handkerchief was tiedup at three corners.
He offered to pay me some money and
counted out $40, but | refused 70 take it,
Here the evidence closed and the case
was submitted to the-highly
INTELLIGENT JURY,
who after the court room was cleared pro-
ceeded TO wrestle with the matter, and
after some time returned the following
verdict:
We the jury of inquest find by our YER
diet, that the deceased, Blackstone III.
Davis, came to his death from wounds
made in and upon his head, by stones in
the hand of some party or parties, to us
unknown, on the 2Sth ult., but that we
have good reason to believe, that one
Isaac Morrow to be the person, or one of
the persons, who caused the death rs atOre
said. W. Il. Brown, foreman; L. c. Lock,
Alexander Denny, Al. Musgrove, c. W.
Badger and Dan Creary.
Walter Gregg. Justice of the Peace,
Travis county, Texas.
Justice Gregg rendered his decision
which was reduced to writing, binding
the defendent over in the sum of $1,000.
He could have given it, but preferred
suing out q writ of habeas corpus, and
will have hearing. on Monday, If posi-
BILE, before Judge Walker. The reporter
has been requested by one of the jury
men. to say that the verdict rendered,
was written by Justice Gregg, and that all
the jurors objected TO its peculiar lam
guage, but were informed that 1t could
not be legally placed in any other. They
desired to say that there were certain sns-
picious circumstances connecting Mr..
Morrow with the murder that they
thought ought to be investigated.