The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-18
an. Allison Gas. at sherman.

SHERMAN, Dec. IL Delayed SrcoihI'l
The district court was engaged ihis
morning ON the case Of John Allison,
for the murder of Geo, Allen, colored,
on the 9th of December, lsS3, THIS IN
the killing that caused ~ much excite
ment ali over the country last Christ
mas, and In which tho parties also
burned IA church house near Hofdons-
vile. At the time, tho crime was
charged on George Brlk and Charles
Cox, who lived In Delaware Bend, M
this county. The grand jury indicted
George Belk and Charles Cox Tor the
burnipg of the church aud the killing
of the negro, George Alien. The party
who In now on trial for the onensv, re-
manned ut home while Bclk aud Cox
kent hid out. Sheriff Douglas got on
Belk's trail in Delaware Bend and FOL
lowed him over 300 miles In the coolest
weather ever known In this latitude,
and arrested him i'm the Oklahoma Ter,
ritory on the 10Th of January, 1881, ana
brought him Ia Sherman. BelR hau Tor
wears been looked on ASA bad man ana
the idea that Douglas, with two depu-
ties, Bob May ana Mil Kelly, womb
tackle him and effect his arrest among
the desperate comrades with whom he
had associated in the disputed OKLA
homa territory, was considered too
reckless an undertaking for even EDD
Douglas to think OF, much less actually
carry ou'.
Alter Belk's arrest he gave the officers
To understand that he ms not the party
but knew who was, and implic ited John
Allison, anu eventually that Allison Was
the man who fired the shot that kilsd
the negro.
Cha les Cox has left the country, and
his whereabouts is unknown.
The next grand jury found true bill
against Allison and Cox tor the murder.
The tornoon Was occupied in empan-
melting jury, the special vei ire being
exhausted, at noon u new vehlre vas
summoned, six Jurors being empan-
neled on the adjournment OF court at
noon.
THE TESTIMONY.
SHERMAN, Dec. b. Special. The
evidence as to the murder was from the
wife of the murdered man. She testi-
fed that she and her husband had re-
tired, and she supposes the time TO have
been about midnight; that they were
awakened by some one calling her nus
band by his first name. George, and tell
ing him they wanted him to show them
the road; that when he opened the door
he was shot down, and the shooting
continued for about fifteen minutes;
tuat she got out of bed and crawled I'M
der the bed; that when the p rites who
committed the murder left, she ran out
and went to a neighbours, and did not
return until neXtmorning; the murdered
man had sixteen wounds; also that the
negro church was burned the same
night that her husband was killed.
The next important testimony for the
state was that of George Belk, who was
indicted for the same offense and for
burning the church. He testified that
Charles Cox and himself stayed ut ALI
sons house that night: that he (Belk)
was so drunk he fell off of his horse and
that Cox and Allison carried him into
the house and put him to bed; that he
woke up during the night and found
he went out to the horse lot and found
his horse and saddle gone;
also his hat and overcoat.
That he went back to bed and was
Weakened later in the night by. AL ison
and Cox coming in, and telling him that
he had missed the fun, rs they had
burned church and killed a negro;
that they then built fire and burned
the shoes they had worn, having left
their boots at the house when they
went off.
The defense rested on the testimony
of a female cousin of the defendant, who
lived about twenty-five wards from de-
PENDANT, and who was up all night with
her sick mother. She testified that she
knew from hearing him around and
his coming to he house several times
during the night to inquire and assist
about her mother; that he was not away
the DEFENDANTS testified that he was at
lIIison,s bouse until 80 %, M, and