The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-22
ADAMS BURNS.
Tho Defendant In Coart on Habsas
Corpus.
Synopsis OF the Testimony Of Witnesses
80 far sworn.
Goodly Crowd In Attendance.


The CAGE OF tho State va. Willis Adams wa
Orn up on defsndant's application 10
bsil. Judge Msltble, oil tho sherman dis
trict presided, Judge Aldridso declining 4
act from motives OF deiicscy, being th'
brother-ln law Of Captain b. j. Adams, whS
IN brother 10 this accused.
Tho evidence for the applicant wss sub
stantlslly as follows:
J.R trKwAnT
test fed that on tho morning OF tho killing
and short tine previous, ho was In Gro.
zief'9 saloon, on the corner az Poydras and
Main streets. in tina ci,y, with Burns and
Willis Adams; that Adams left tbs saloon
followed by Burnt, who want la the same
direction, towards the Glen Lea saloon.
J.E SAMSON
testified that on the same morning be was
In Crozier's saloon and Burns was there
also; they went out into Tho alley, whore
Barns showed him an Advertisement from
o paper; said Adams had douo Is aod ash Cd
him what he eould do; Adams went into
the saloon and he .iinsss) asked Burns to
take q cigar, ~ did also some other nan;
Adams went down Main strsst
| tovMdp he g.. George and Bor3s
| refused to be trasted, but followed Adams
! In the direction he was RoiDg; about ten
minutes after NJ haard th. Uring.
TaARK sTARR
was coming nom upper Main street
! and on tho north side aud saw Adams on
the south eide, between b. George and tbs
Glen Lea: ~ witness got by Burnstl'J
pumpshop, he raw smoke from rear al
Glen Lea saloon; he saw Adams
Main. but didn't see Burns.
was lying on tho billiard table by himself In
the Glen Lea saloon n sho-t time before the
shooting; heard the firing and went out by
~ back stare; the hrst thing he saw was o
Z Istol flying through the air and following
fhe direction whe0c. 1t came saw Adams
hstride Of Burns. or Just by his side holding
his arms; 40 he came up Adams said: The
can't shoot MS" or "he shan't shoot me-"
don't know how 1t commenced; had once
heard accused say burns was giving Mrs
Packer troubs and didn't speak very re-
spSctfuIly OF MIN.
I.Q. MILLER
testified that he ~as on the ground in rear
OF the saloon about twenty minutes afte-
the shooting ard saw the post indsntsd bv
ths bullet, as shown and testified TO by j.
o. Btarke.
The applicant here rested and
the state introduced Mrs. Livingstone.
u II. HOLLOWAY
went to the rear OF tue Glen Lea with Q
view OF going up the back stairs to get .
drink. When down in the depression hs
saw man whom he identified AZ Adams 70
into the privy In the immediate rear, and
Afterwards, u very short time, Burns sp.
proached the man Adams, and held to-
wards him paper; one or the other. vii.
ness conld not tell which, said II shal't, +"
when Burns drew pistol and snapped it at
Adams: The latter fired and he. Holloway,
made tracks, and never returned to the
place for t~o weeks; on Thursday follow
ing left for work on the rsilroed.
CITY ES0INEER JOHNSON
testified az to distances between various
points In the CITY streets; don't think \
man itsnding In front OF Bnrnstt's pump
shop could see 10 the rear OF the saloon.
DIR. TuRUtToN
was called after the shootisg, which he
heard. and got to Burns whom the latter
WIS In hsl,sitting position against tree,
with bis pants open and shirt out; laid de-
ceased down aud examined tho wound,
which was In ths stomach. about midway
between the the osDter OF the groin In line
with the navel; gave him stimulAnts
and had him sent home; he told
Burns he had TO die when tho latter asked
for moro morphine 10 Let him die easy, and
in reply 10 the DOCTORS question az 10 how
the affair happened, said that he was In the
privy referred to and was coming out whom
Adams came down the saloon steps. and
whilst on them said: "Now, Cd -you,
This thing has TO be settled now" drew y
pistol and shot him; he acknowledged
having q pistol, but said he didn't know
uwhsthsr he used IL or not. Dr.. Il. traced
be course Of the ball TO the lungs, and said
was Of more than 40-cnlibre siEe.
10. sTARKR
testified ~ to Q bullet indentation In port
supporting q shed in the rear OF the Glru
Lea the bullet hole and tbs wood Il was
Jon bedsd in were shown; the dlrscs,on
was from the northwest.
T. ckowBR
saw Burns after he was shot, bat Gidn't
know how the AFFAIR commenced: said 10
BODY was there at irsl bat soon others came,
when Adams said "he shsn't shoot me: his
remarks were addressed to the crowd that
had collected.
MRs. LIvINasroS,..
Of tho Dslmonico, said that Burns was .
waiter as her place for sbout two weeks; on
Monday night bsfore the shoot
ing Adams and Mollis Parker
took supper there: Adams very
drunk; saiter supper he asked witness II
Burnswss working there; shs told him be
WAS not. bot had beer, when Adams ssid
court. and II he didn't quit he would move
or Ok him: merit day Burns came TO the res
tsurant, - he did every day, and told Wit
ness he had brought another oase
agains. Mrs.. Parker; Wines told him
she was sorry. and II he didn't stop he
would GET into trouble with Adams; Burns
said he wasn't afraid OF Adams. on the
Hur day morn'n7 OF his death she again saw
Burns and told him he had better 90 home
this vas that she he'd heard that Burns Was
looking for Adams. Barns had told her he
couldn't rent his house on account OF n ~.
Parker being near, but didn't want to ell
The hearing Of testimony will bs resumed