The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-26
SECOND DAYS TRIAL.


The hearing of the Thompson habeas corr
pus case was continued yesterday afternoon,
when the following evidence was adduced ::
w. X. Dobson deposed: Ny name is w. X.
Dobson. am IN architect, and reside in
San Antonio. know the Vaudeville saloon
and theatre. have examined it and made a
diagram Of it. die exhibited to the judge his
drawing of the saloon and theatre rooms, and
explained the lines to the attorneys, showing
the position Of Thompson and Harris and the
course of the two balls.
ID. Dyer testified: My name is ]. D.
Dyer. live at Al Losayo street. I am a
bar tender for Jack Harris. About 7 O'Clock
on the evening of the nth, l came ano
walked up to the bar to take a drink, Thomp-
son came in the house and asked for the
- man with shot gun AT that ]
walked out l then went back to the bal
again, and l asked Mitchell if Thompson
called for a drink. and walk ed out agar
to the corner. Thomps n was talking tt
policeman Rips. He said something
about closing up the house, and he hao
better get the marshal or the police force.
[ walked back near the first entrance ano
Thompson came in behind me to the bar. !
continued up the street. l saw Harris between
the upper door and the book store, and tolo
him Thompson was inside. At that Mr..
Harris hesitated and said what" in low
whisper. told him again Thompson was or
the inside Mr.. Harris advanced two Of
three steps and to the screen. Harris ther
spoke to some one, Rouvant, believe, nea,
the lunch counter. Thompson then walked
tut with some parry, d. not know who.
Harris walk ed in on the other side of the
screen as Thompson walked out. Harris wen
% the ticket Office and got his gun, and took
position at the ticket Office door, near thu
corner. He threw his gun upon the corner o;
the railing, and dropped the muzzle towar,
The floor, and stood there for some seconds. ]
vent by him near the entrance of the show
He stood in that position for some n oments.
Thompson was talking to some one on the
,utsid do not know who-Thompson mad,
some remark about-"Come out of there you
what are you doing with
that shot gun!'' Anyway he made remark
lbout the gun. Harris said, YES, you -
-----," then Thompson fired.
Harris fell forward and reeled against the
wall, and turned and went up the
ay to the gallery. followed him
up. Some of the girls-two or three-wert
around him, and one Of them remarked thai
lack was shot. then came down stairs ano
went to Schasse's drug store for physician,
Chew or Caupples, l don't know which.
When passed by him | topped at the mid
die door, by some barrels. saw Thompson
on the pavement, and Mr.. Sims and Others
was standing by the barrels in the back parl
# the saloon. There was nothing to prevent
me from seeing him. saw Thompson fire thu
,hots Two shots were fired. He identified
Thompson in court.) The two shots were
ired from the sidewalk, about six or seven
feet from the saloon. He stood in front Of tn
door. Harris was standing at the rear of the
ticket Office. A blind was between the two.
There are two sections in. the blind or SCREEN
divided by a piece Of solid wood. The
upper section or stats were closed. The
lower Stats were OPEN! The pavement
is ten inches above the ground. One OF
Harris hands was crippled, and OF
very little use. He placed the Grip
pied hand on the railing or wainscotting.
I was twenty feet from Harris at the fir
ing of the shot. Harris was standing in front
Of me. was at one side like. think Har-
ris could not see Thompson from where he
stood. Harris did not make threats nor move
the position of his gun. when Thompson wa>
talking on the outside. Harris made no
demonstration whatever. Harris entered al
the upper door, at the lunch counter, on tn
west. He stood at the Stats for moment,
only. heard some one speaking, | do not
know who. about--. He told Nit
chell he wanted to see the shot gun--
Harris was then standing outside of the sa-
loon, six or eight feet from me. | heard the
statement from where stood. The slat that
was shot through brought to the court room.
I had no conversation with Thompson on the
evening in question Thompson. when he
first shot, was standing on the centre of the
pavement. (Mr. Dyer then examined the dia-
gram made by Mr.. Dobson, and said he I'M
derstood it. He also explained the positions
of Thompson and Harris when the shooting
took place.) The electric light was burning
inside of the saloon ana on the outside.
The shots were fred almost in
stantly, one after the other. Thompson
seemed to back off little. May Mar
shall, Barney Mitchell. NJ, Harris, and be-
lieve the two glass washers were in the room.
| do not know the man who came In with
Thompson the last time He is In 'own but |
do not know his name. d. not know how
long Thompson had been in town. saw
him the day before. aw him at 7 o'cl ok
on the evening Of the sh ,o'ing. The lights
were burning in the house. ais" the lights on
the outside. suppose. from the stree. y u
could see Haus' feet. He was n t in the
breast. His breast was exposed t." the front
He was looking westerly The ball came out
heh;nd Eour feet from where Harris was