The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-07-27


and paid no attention to it. Just before he
left he remarked, "Mr. Foster and Jack
Harris are thieves" and as we'll as can re-
member, that Harris was keeping public
- house. About this time some parties
came to the counter, more than one. | asked
one Of them who the man was that did the
talking, and he said Ben Thompson. Thomp-
son soon left. He was gone twenty minutes
when he came back and asked me if that
shotgun man had shown up yet do
not know the exact words used. There
was some words spoken. He meant % close
the house, and there would be trouble. The
exact words l do not know. One or two
parties we're at the counter at the time. Rou-
want was there. They went to the bar and
took drink They drank and went out,
and started toward the east door. Alb ut the
time Thompson got to the door he met Sims.
He and Sims talked together some three or
five minutes. don't know what they said.
| think Thompson went toward Harris cor
ner. think from the time he left the door
until he returned was about eight or ten min
utes. The first thing knew was the remark
he made to Harris. When Thompson re-
turned he asked Harris what he was doing
with that shot gun, you - -. Harris
reply was, you -----. As the words
left Harris mouth the shots were fired from
the outside. could not see the party vino
fired the shots. Harris was standing at the
time with gun in his hand, the butt under
his arm and the muzzle pointing to the floor
saw Harris when he came in the west door
of the saloon. A short time after saw Har-
ris at the corner of the ticket Office with the
gun. When he came out of the ticket office
he had the gun resting on his left arm. He
seemed to examine the lock or something
about the gun. Immediately afterward ht
lowered the muzzle and never raised it again
At the first shot | thought Harris reeled a
little. and after the second shot he walked up
the stairway with the gun. After he went up
heard he was shot, and twenty minutes after
saw parties carrying him down stairs. |
saw blood on his shirt. ! did not 60 up stairs
after the shooting: Thompson spoke in a
loud voice, but not distinctly. The house
was very still when Harris came out with a
gun. Johnny Dyer, Whit Spear, Mitchell
and colored man were there. do NOT
know if Harris cooked the gun. heard no
noise like that He put the mnzzle toward
the floor, the butt under his arm. The left
arm was on the wanscotng Of the wall. I
saw the bullet marks after Harris left.
CROSS EXAMINED.
When Thompson went out. the frs saw
of Harris was when TIL mpson was going out
of the east door. | next saw him at the cor
ner Of the ticket Office with the gun. He was
standing examining the lock Of the gun. He
lowered it in half a minute, and maintained
the same position. did not see Harris after
that all the time, but nearly the whole time.
was engaged in business part of the time. Har-
rs stood there eight or ten minutes. was
not looking at Harris then. l do not know
why looked at Harris again. He was SILENT
not word was said | was not looking at
Harris at the first shot. was looking to see
if Thompson was coming in. l heard Harris
reply to Thompson. | was looking at him. 1t
was very light. think he did not move. Har-
ris was looking toward the south, nearly. 1t
did not make any impression on me that can
remember. l have not seen the gun since
that know of. l do not know who got it
from where Harris put it down. was not in
innate with Harris. | know of no feud be-
tween Harris and Thompson.
RE-ExAMINED.
Harris did not attempt to raise his gun in
anv threatening manner when Thompson spoke
to him.
Adjourned until 9 o'clock Thursday morn
ing.
To-DAY's EVIDENCE.
The hearing OF the petition was resumed
this morning before Judge Noonan. The
court was crowded and more interest if any,
thing was apparent as the defense developed.
C. J. BECK
deposed: have lived in San Antonio for
six months and keep the Braden hotel
Thompson came to my hotel the night Harris
was killed. He unloaded and reloaded his
revolver. lie said he was city marshal Of
Austin. cannot tell the make Of the revolt
yer nor how many shells he unloaded. l do
not know what he did with the cartridge
shells. Thompson did not stop at my hotel,
and has not done so since. There is not
much travel in that street after dark. did
not hear the pistol shots He came on foot
about eight clock.
Cross examined When Thompson was in
my house he made remark that he was not
going to shoot any one.
GEORGE HRRNER
deposed: l keep a saloon on Commerce
street about one hundred yards from he Vau-
deville l recollect the night Harris was
killed. saw Thompson before and after the
shooting. saw him just after the shooting,
and he told me not to be uneasy. that he
wanted to give himself up to the marshal if he
could find him, and gave me the idea he
would not resist arrest. Grothaus and two
others were there. While the drinks were
being prepared Grothaus wanted to argue
with Thompson, but Thompson did not care
to hear. Adams came in and he and
Thompson went out the back door. N 9TH.
ing, was said alter Adams left. Thompson
went out the back door and was not seer after
wards. He did not return. Mr.. Thompson