The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-25

whole # the bar. Part offhe screen is "mov-
able blind work." on the left hand there are
m"rks on the screen blind: there was no marks
before the ,hooting: one end is now loose
where the shot went in; Harris was about ten
feet from the screen facing the upper door;
Wombe Harris and ! Dyer were there when
Jack Harris came: K. Biancourt was also
there; also Mary Marshall; | could see from
the bar on to the pavement when the light is
burning, | could see Mr.. Thompson standing
on the pavement: saw him through the door
space: | was behind the bar: Thompson was
on thu pavement, which is about seven feet
wid,: he was talking to Billie Sims, but
could not understand what he said; about six
minutes elapsed between Harris entrance and
the firing OF the shots; the second shot was
fired instan'aneously after the first; gallery ex
tends over the whole pavement; the screens
are about ten feet high and extend to the
floor.
Cross examined by Major Green: saw
Thompson first at 7:I5 on the evening of the
nth; went on duty at twenty minutes past
SIX; harlay BENNETT ard Dick Srahan came
with Thompson: the two former took cigars;
Ben took drink: several persons were stand
i0g round ! do not know whether any one
was in front: when Thompson first came III
he wanted to know "where come of those
---- with the shot gun were:"
he told me TO tell Jack Harris
and Joe Foster that they were thieves;
living on the produc -; they went out in
about three minutes, Strahan and Bennett
He came back in about IS minutes by him.
self, and he said, "Wel, have none of the
D. s. with shot guns come in yc'?'
He saw Mr.. Rouvant al the lunch counter
and asked him 10 drink; he did not come in
with Mr.. Rpuvant; the drinks were paid for
by Mr.. Rouvant: | do not know who was
there; | was watching Thompson Thompson
and Rouvant 'ook the drink; said "tell those
- | am going to close the W to-
night; cam t say whether Thompson and
Rouvant went out together; | cannot say
where Jack Harris was, but he was not in the
house Just as Thompson went out Harris
came in; Harris walked around and went to
the ticket office; remained there about two
minutes and when he came out he had his
gun with him; it was a double-barre gun, |
suppose shot gun; he was standing on the
lett; was facing SOUTH he was facing south
west: the screen faces south: cannot say
whether the Stats of the screen were open or
closed before he shooting. AT the time the
shot was fired was looking at Jack Harris;
minute before had been watching Thomp.
Harris then: Harris got his gun from the ticket
office; cont know why he got it Harris did
not take the gun to the ticket office, and he
had not the gun; when he came in did no,
tell him Thomps ms message; had not a
chance TO do so; Harris did not walk hurriedly
when he came in: Harris had the gun about six
or seven minutes before the oJting; he did
not change position Of the gun; il he did,
did not see: was looking at Thompson for
minute, talking loudly to Billie Sims; could
not see Billie Sims, but heard him talk: when
Thompson challenged.IIaris was looking a,
Harris; when he replied to Thomp, on Harr>
was standing with the gun: | do not think he
could see ]homps n, tu! he replied to him;
Harris stepped GU a htlc, but did not change
position; he got his gun, supposed, to pro-
teCt his house, as the party lad aid he would
close it,. Maj. Walton "bjected to this sup
position. but that objection was overruled
had not told IIa"r;s but still supposed that
was the cause, because he was doing it: Har-
ris wa leaTing on the 1anscotting in the sa-
loon. the man with the cornet came in about
seven, before Mr.. Kouvant came in:
Rouvant and Strahan. can't say how long
the. shot gun was there. | had not seen il
there for week. Ihad never seen it in the
ticket Office or about the saloon. canno,
say when 1t was put in the ticket Office, and
did not know it was there till Harris came out
with it. The saloon and theater is public
place. Harris carried the shot gun up stairs
| saw it the next night on the sidewalk. Frank
Sparrow then had it.
REEXAMlNED-MR. TELL
The only reason for thinking Harris was
defending his house was holding the gun. He
did not offer to use it. nor make any threats
The testimony was then signed, and the
court adjourned till O'Clock