Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-11

night; saw John High closing the res
taurant about Sor o'clock. He and
his brother went to the Pickwick, then
TO Stewards. His brother went and
got the key and opened up. He and
| his friend went over and took drink
about half-past one. Did not remem'
Der seeing High in there then; was
walked at 8 o'clock IL the morning by
| Swope and went to the saloon with
him. His brothers. wound had then
been dressed His brother had had
between $45 and $50 altogether the
night before. His brother was hurt
on the 2lst January and died LIST OF
February.
ross-examined-Ha forgotten the
name of the friend that was with him
that night. They stayed at the sa-
loon about fifteen minutes while
they were in there his brother was
making Il fire. He was usinga Ratchet
to split the kindling; left his friend
there Never noticed anyone on the
sidewalk when he went out. He gave
his brother the money Saturday night
aud he was out in his room Sunday.
Was with him all that day. John
Blythe was with Swope when he came
and woke him up to tell him of his
brothers being hurt.
Re-examination-N one else came
in while they were there at the saloon.
His friend paid his brothera silver dol
lar.
JOHN BLYTHE.
Knew John High. Had known
John Lawson. Was at saloon the
night of the killing between two and
three O'clock. Lawson was sltting In
there, the doors all open. While they
were talking High came in
from the side door. lie lett
aud went over to the billiard
hall of the Pickwick, sat down ana
went to sleep. Was woke up by
Young man from the Mansion VINO
told him of Lawson being hurt. Was
not in at Lawson's that night more
than ten minutes. When he was IN
there the next morning he did not see
any Ratchet.
SAM j. COOK.
Had known Lawson. Remembered
The night of the assault. was AT his
saloon about 3 o'clock on the morning
he was hurt. Was at the El Paso at
., and about an hour afterwards he
went over. Lawson came into the I'll
Paso. Witness went out and over 10
the saloon. Thought Lawson SAID
something about having been robbed.
The bartender, Brady, and porter
were i'm the FL Paso when he came IN;
TO his knowledge nobody else mao
been To Lawson's since his being hurt
before him. On examining the drawer
he found some change and dollar III
il. ~ .
Cross.eXam ination-There were two
other men went over to the saloon
with them; Lawson's wouads were
dressed there; was with Lawson until
they carried him home.
j. A. DIEHL
kent the stand corner fouftn anu
Main: was i'm the bar-room the night
before Lawson was hurt; he asked the
bartender what time II was, ana ne
said about IL o'clock, but before ne got
10 bed soon afterward he heard tne
hell strike one; he saw some one IN
there that looked like High. The
next morning he found the hatcher
back of his place of business. WINE
he was looking at 1t the restaurant
man came up; he showed II TO him ana
he said il was his. There was blood
and hair on the Ratchet; That
was the hatchet shown by the states
attorney. T.,
the saloon that night rIeselnpled hign,
The Ratchet was found nearly opposite
the saloon.
OFFICER J. ". COOKER
went to the saloon between 8 and
O'clock OH tie morning OF the ASSAULT