The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-28
FOURTH DAYS TRIAL.
Continuation Of the Third and Fourth
Days PrOcet dIngs
T. G.. MARTIN.

Continuation of the Third and Fourth
Days Proce. dIngs
T. C. MARTIN.
For the defense: l reside in Kyle. Hays
county; knew Jack Harris and Rem Thomp-
son; have known Thompson fifteen years. and
Jack Harris six or seven years. saw Harris
last fall, at the fair. in November, in San An
tonic; when first met Harris it was between
his saloon and the corner of Wolfson's. He
called me ard said he wanted to see me; met
him that evening and had talk with him.
He asked me if and Brown ard Thompson
never had difficulty with Thompson. He
said it was currently reported that we had, and
tina, Thompson had made US take back water
at Austin; told him Brown and Thompson
had had words, but not l. He then asked
me if was with Brown; stated was He
then asked me how it was, and told him as
near as knew. He asked me If Thompson
had niger with him with Winchester; told
him he did. He then asked me why we did
not kill the niger and Ben Thompson too
He said he wished Thompson would come
here and bring his - niger with him. He
had it fixed for him once. but it slipped by
mere accident. You tell Brown to let him
alone he is mine. found him first. Then
told him talk had heard of Ben's row, and
he said, "Sooner or later | will get my work
in" We talked great deal. Harris refer
red to Thompson when he was talking; had
seen Ben Thompson between that and Har-
ris' death. When Thompson went to Laredo,
and came into my saloon, told him not to 60
about Harris, and the threats that had been
made against him. The reputation of Harris,
from hearsay, is fighting man, on the fight
am deputy sheriff of Hays county.
II. A. BURBANK
reside in Laredo, Texas; knew Jack Har-
ris and Ben Thompson; last saw Harris on
the night of the 24th of June. 1882. at the
Vaudeville theatre. On that evening went
to Jack Harris saloon. While there I me,
three or four friends, acquantances; was asked
to take drink. which | did. Harris came
into the room. There was a gambler from
Laredo. John Convllle. came up and spoke to
me. The rest of the party went out, leaving
Jack Harris, myself and Conville in there.
Ben rhompson's name was brought up, don't
know how. Harris said Thompson was q
cur, --, and a coward and
would not fight. remarked to Jack: You
are friend Of mine and SO is Ben. Do not
talk that way. Let's 60 and take drink and
say no more about it. Harris said something
more, but paid no attention to it, and walked
out of the saloon. Before that Harris said il
Ben ever came into his house he would kill
him. That is all.
JAMES l.. WHITE.
am clerk Of the court Of appeals at Austin;
know Thompson; knew Harris, | think; used
Just alter the war. He could not swear as t..
tha ,Jaof;<,, If and axcnSa1 from
further testimony.
PAT KAVANAUGH.
reside in San Antonio; know Harris and
thompson: was present at the time OF the
shooting; was standing between the cigar store
and the bar room at 20 minutes to o'clock;
noticed Thompson and Sims talking together
near the first door of Harris saloon, next to
Harris cigar store. They We're talking or 4
minutes; l was standing 10 feet from them:
could hear them, but could not tell what they
were talking about; they were friendly; Sims
went Oft; do not know which way; Thompson
moved off little, about the centre of the side
walk; he had his arms folded, facing the sa
loon; walked up little closer to Thompson,
and stood about feet from him; there was a
young man, Thomas O'Connor there; he said
to me, you had better look out; in half min
ute Thompson asked, "what are you going to
do with that shot gun?'' A voice came from
inside of the saloon: -" l thought it
was Harris voice; Thompson had his arms
across his breast; Thompson then went for his
six shooter mighty quick; Thompson first at,
tempted to draw his pistol after the words
were said above.
THos o'CoNNoR.
live in Fort Worth; know Harris only by
sight. When | first saw him on the nth, he
was in the saloon, after dark; went in to take
drink. He was near the ticket Office with a
gun in his hand; turned round and walked
out and saw Mr.. Kavanaugh: told him Harris
had gun in his hand and to look out; started
to walk off, and he told me to wait a few min
utes, which did; heard Thompson say "what
are you doing with that gum" think he
said some other words; did not hear: did not
hitch on, because was on the other side OF
Mr.. Kavanaugh: heard Harris say-''--.
I am ready" The shooting then took place.
Thompson was on the outside.
JOHN CENEvnLE.
live in Austin; ! am sergeant of the city
police; know Ben Thompson. he IS city mar
shall and chief Of police: know when ThomP-
son came to San Antonio the last time: he
came mere lot MAN vi Nhoil u pIoCo ie""u
was offered: he did not have the descriptive
circular wi b him. had it,
JOSEPH A. SMITH.
live in San Antonio. | knew III iris On
the evening he was killed | saw him few
minutes before in his SALON.. He came in
the door and went to the ticket office and got
a double ba r-led shot gun. and stood there at
the corner of the ticket Office with the gun
over his left hand pointing down. Two