The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-18
cowARr, RELAroR. VS.. THE
STATE.
,.,.,rued from Fifth Page.

r.,ared 10 puDllsn aii thcsv 'nt,Ss anu .nc
TX st,sir;5 was near thesdoor; these
~ ny we're in a harsh tone and accompa,
~ with oaths; | have some defect
%S,a,;nr in one ear: the next words |
y. nS we're "Youll never live to debar" =
var live to see the effect Of their
r ss,M;oitrn and the next heard was from
s Msi nerson who said. IF you are going
an sah. I will get out Of here; | then went
w and: before j reached the steps this
Wy wy was following behind me and went
Ian ,s~ The steps; when / left the vicinity
s,hs room al three of the men were in it;
AN l turned to leave the courtroom, |
~ no one in it; when.I. first saw kearby
was in the hallway, and went into door
\ ont Of the steps; | was in the door on
~ rirht, and he did not &c. through it.
idiid not say, in the presence of Mr.. Rob
.,son and Colonel Bower. that | looked
ma the district court room; ! did not say
id I'M not 20 into any room; l did not say |
|,ad the voices | have spoken of in
|Ss room on the right Of the hall;
| am here as witness because | hap
sned to tell my son what | saw
"A heard; my son drives a float for DR..
Suabss; did not see any benches in the
L5m on the right; | don't know colored
..man named Wariield, nor do | know
Sm Scott; | did not see four negro women
:ttne in the room on the right of the hah
have seen Gano but once; presume |
I'm in the courtroom two minutes-may
sOnger. ,,
| Igot home about shutdown, or a little af.
n did not notice the clock; noticed il
Il was leaving home; my clock keeps
la time | was dressed then as now ex.
ipt that had on my cloak instead OF
Iaying my shawl; can hear the town
|srkat my house when the wind blows
hm the north; my clock keeps time with
Il town clock; expect it was with the
Itm clock on Tuesday; ! have to keep il
IA the town clock for my folks to work
Nm ] don't want to repeat the profane
lgage heard; | don't think it is q
Tristan duty to do so; | have been in
hurts before and was never before re-
rssed to repeat profane language; have
m1 in court twice before, and there
u profane language in both cases
ms going out of the door when the pisto
std met people between the door anC
hce going into courthouse; do not USE
stphine Or opium; don't know DIR. John
b; lhaye seen him once; don't know {
tHggist here named Connor; | know Mr.
bin, when | went to courtroom on right
vas ajar, say about half open; it may
Ire been propped open; when Invent int
Ditroom | looked about TO
b Gano, but don't remembe
have seen anyone; | think l coult
Ne seen them if any one had been there
X door to the room in which the mel
we talking was open; two of them yer,
ring each other and the third one stand
gON 10 one side; | think the two mei
bHe over arms length apart; the tw,
In were talking near center of room
riiced one of the men had stick; don
Low which of the remarks | heard cam,
kn him; ii is my left ear that is thick o
Earring, but | didn't need it to hear wha
n going on in the room; dea
tn could have heard them; | had gottei
Ellt four steps down the stairs when
Il thesound of their voices.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION
The first time | saw Mr.. Gano was SOM
pmonths ago In his office; have not seel
Ia since; was in to see kim the frs
1e to mortgage some land in She'll,
unity so as to raise some money; | wante,
see him on the 18th to hav
an draw power of-attorney to sell SOM
Nslby county land of mine; went from TIL
nr.honse to the post-oilice, and thence I,
mos office, but did not see him; when
III the door of the room where the mel
fIe talking | went straight out into tn
AL and on down the steps, and saw no on
courtroom or hall; / have been SUI
Ping from bleeding at the lungs and an
now recovering from an al
Ai have never used morphin
flklng coffee being my worst habit IN,
,soand is dead, the gentleman witt
lZse Barksdale when he called to see IN
tinot say word to me except to offer m
Npaper, which | declined, and Judg
sctdale told him not to give the pape
ne; Judge Barksdale said he onl
Naeht the gentleman with him to sho,
salhe way when the gentlemen for tn
ksnse took me to one sid
talk TO me, | told them
not know the differenc
tween the doors and rooms, and the
ntn the other lawyers took me in the hal
my request. was able 10 locate tn
Nrs as | saw them on the day ofthe shoe,
70 am certain Colonel Bower and othe
hluemen for the defense were in the roor
'lh me, and recognize him sitting nea
,ehble WITNESS pointed out the relate,
/. Cowartl rs Colonel T.. G.. Bower.
ne state here rested, and the relator II
J. c. KEARBy,
Ky SAID; i was in county courtroom
zen Cowart and Thurmond were in In
aeroom talking; saw them come out {
xsde'room, but ] saw no one else eithe
NE room or coming out of il 1t was bu
moment after | heard Cowart and Thu
nd talking in the room until they cam
and my eyes were not o
sn at all; there might hay
third man IN the roor
question, but If so did not see him.
not see the lady who testified. MIR
s that day that | have any remen
cross EXAMINED.
tnuTmond and Cowart were in the rooi
w hrst heard the voice In said room
aaW them; there might have been
eh men in the room behind the la
NJ which was shut, and not see then
for rclator,
~.
called and said lie was Jul
I,ise the court room in III
,say when Cowart shot Thurmond; el
~ ,he courtroom Just before the shoe
SUING on the west side of the room II
sne par; lknowsa colored, woman name
%aell; she was In the county cour
w. sitting not far from the door outsid
OM with another colored woman
h T raw Nearby in the oourt.rool
y ,anurmond and Cowart 90 int
r,,Se room together; no one wer
|sm," u.uem; | saw them come out of th
knl .owart SIT down, and Thurmon
alk,SSvwn the aisle; thought from the
h ssJ ., would be difficulty, and | =,
IA i , s.rted out; when got half.wa
I, p,, NV towart getting UP and DRAWN
-Qnd. II was ,fhn.s,,....a,' ,u' ou Auu