The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-14
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
The Allison Murder Case at sherman
Has Reached the Jury,
BuT NO VERDICT YET ssTuRNED.
A History Of the Crime ami Synopsis Of
the Testimony.
a BRUTAL MURDER IN KANSAS.
The BeNican Reyoiutlouists Have Not
Come TO Clash, but Things are
Gradually Drifting Towards
Real Daisy Collision.
THE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD.
a History Of the Crime AMI Synopsis Of
the Testimony.
a BRUTAL MURDER IN KANSAS.
THE DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD.
lhe Allison case AZ Sber,n,n

4hs Allison Case at sherman.
SIBERIAN, Dec. H.. Delayed Special.l
Tho district court was engaged this
morning on the case Of Johu Allison,
for the murder of Geo. Allen, colored,
on the 2ith Of December, 1883. This Is
the killing that caused so much excite
mont all over the country last Christ
mas, aud in which the parties also
burned a church-house noar Gordons.
vile. At the time, tine crimo was
charged on George Belk snd Charles
Cox, who lived in Delaware Bend, N
this county. The grand Jury indicted
George BellS and Charles Cox Tor the
burning OF the church and the killing
Of the negro, George Allen. The party
who is now ON trial for the oiiense. re-
mained at home while Bolk aud Cox
Kept hid out sheriff Douglas got ON
Belk's trail In Dolew8re Bend and fol-
lowed him over 300 miles in the coolest
weather ever known in this latitude.
and arrested him in the Oklahoma tor.
ritory ON the 10Th of january, 1881, and
brought him to sherman. Bal< had ior
years been looked on as a bad man and
The idea that Douglas, with two depu-
ties, Bob May and Mil Kelly, would
tackle him aud effect his arrest among
the desperate comrades with whom he
mad associated in tho disputed okla
houR territory, was considered too
reckless an undertaking Tor even Nbb
Douglas to think of, much less actually
carry Ou'.
After belk's arrest he gave the officers
to understand that he WAS NOT the party
but kne" who was, aud implicated John
Allison, anu eventually that Allison was
the man VINO hred the shot tnat killed
the negro.
Chatles Cox has left tho country, aud
lis whereabouts is unknown.
Tho next grand jury found Z true bill
against Allison and Cox tor tsse murder
The ionoOn was occupied IN empan-
uelling ajury, the special vehire being
entrusted, al noon new Veuire was
summoned, six Jurors being empan.
uoled on the adjournment OF court at
noon.
THE TESTIMONY.
SIBERIAN, Dec. l3.-l Special. THE
evidence rs 10 the murder was from the
wife Of the murdered man. She testi-
fiod that she and her husband had ro-
!
been about midnight; that they were
awakened by some one calling her hus.
band by his first name, George, and tell
ing him they wanted him to show thom
the road; that when hO opened the door
no was shot down, and the shooting
| continued Tor about fifteen minutes;
Tat she got out Of bed and crawled un.
| der the bed; that whom tho parties who
committed the murder left, She ran out
aud went to uolghhor's, and did not
return until ineXtmprning; the murdered
| man had sixteen WOunisi also that the
| negro church was burned tho same
. night that Der husband was killed.
The next important testimony Tor the
state vas that OF George Beik, VINO was
indicted for the same CGopse aud fir
| burning tho church, lie tostidod that
Charles Cox and himself stayed at Ali
sons house that night; Tint h8 (RelkO
was 80 drunk he ioil OF Of his horse aud
that Cox and Allison carried him ia'o
the house and put him To- bed; that be
woke up during the rilht aud toupa
lnpl he Was alone I'm the house and thut
no went out ~ the horse lot c..d found
hiS horse Nnd saddle gone:
also his hat and uvefrsat
That h0 went back TO bed and was
okonad later IN the night by Al iSon
add Cox coming IN, and telling him that
ne had missed tho fun, as tboy had
burned a church and killed negro;
mat they then bUiita FIRE aud burned
nc shoes they had worn, having lett
Nholr roots ut tic house when they
W,ul cn.
The defense rested on the testimony
Of a female cOusis OF the defendant. who
uvtt about twenty iive wards from de-
teudsnt, aud who was up all night with
her SICK mother. She tustih u that she
knaW irom hearing him around aud
MS coming 30 tle huu5e several timos
during tho night 10 inquire aud assist
about ucr mother; that he was pot away
that night, hu Wilson, "a tenant OF
the deieudauFs testified that he was at
Aliiapn's house until Il 80 p. M, aud
that when no ieit Belk aud Cox wore
both down drunk, and that he leit them,
rs Allison told him he could manage
li'lk and Cox now, rs he had thom
down, and on the fact that Belk had laid
i've months in jail un this charge and
did not SAY anything ahoutAll sou be ny
connected with IL uutil sometime atter
bo was released ON bond
The wife ottho defendant, who by the
evidence, was at tho residenre of the
cousin, whose mother was sick, and who
would know as much about Il as she did,
was NOT introduced by the defendant,
they, however wa wing anv right aud
rendered her 70 the state, agreeing that
her testimony would be competent. Tho
stote, however, refused to put her ON the
stpud.
Tho argument In the Allison murder
case Is progressing Tonight. The case
VIII not no given To the jury IN timo for
them to bring in u verdict tonight.