The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-25
THE WEATHERF0RD IIEM
HOW JAMES LEE WAS KILLED.
Witnesses Testify In Regard to the
Awful TTagedy-Slx Bullets in
Lees Body-The Days Re-
cord of Crime.

IL, mllllk6n ana creu OooNlllny
as his accomplice, charged with
the murder of James Lee, ,
was called yesterday at 1870 p. M, (
A. Stephenson, county attorney, as
sisted by Harcuurt x Ball, appearing
tor tho State; Massrs. Mccall 4 Nc
Call, b. &. Bidwell aud Lanham Il ,
st6vense for Tie defense.
g%xn sTATE WITNESSES WE'RE:
John w. Fonsler, \, Ii. Sparrow, ID.
IL, Houghton, VIM. Miller, IL, Lisk,
G. Nj. Bowie, NJ. t. Bruce, DR., z. G.
LeGrand, DR.. B. w. Nolin, j, u, Dun
Dough, Ira b. Taylor, Wright Taylor,
a. n, Grant, Charles Debricks, 2. 5.
Sheets, MIR. Gass. j IL. Canes Tom
Hannor, j. NJ. Martin, MIR, Fletcher, S,
d. Thompson, Ii. Smythe, John
Honey, Jr.
WITNESSES EoR DEFENDANT,
j. j. Hittson, James Mckee, \. III.
Milliken, f. g. Gallagher, y, II, Mllli-
ken, Louis Penn, Ii. NJ, KidwelL A. 5.
Simmons, Nj. w Buster, S. Walker,
George p, Levy, w. Il, Classic, II j.
McCraine, w. II. Virgins, G. 5, Penn,
George Cooper, A. l.. Morris, d. $. !
Specr, +. Psnland, j. h. Mckenzie, |
Harry Hamer, NJ. T. kerr Dr. Me- |
| Queen, q, Otgerboin, .. II. GRrman, |
| NILE AlNAlANAt ~ - oNN AhAaH A'NAAA /
Tsylol, Oscar Langley,
FRED. DE SMITH
was put on trial first as an accomplloe
10 The murder.
JOHN W. FANCHLEE
was the first witness called, lie testi-
fed as follows: witnessed the shoot
ing in the Office OF Elliott u RCe, on
Juae 10, 1885; it WAS o'clock q. M, as
near as remember; MIR. sparrow ana
Fred DeSmith were present beside my
/ SELF; when l first saw James
Mihken and Frvd De Smeth they wei @
walking side by side in front OF
LAing's saloon as though they were in
company with each other; they We're
! walking at rather medium gait DO
not remember If they were talking at
the. office at the south
door Mr.. Mlliken asked me ii MIR.
Cooper had returned from Fort
Worth; MIR. Miluken was on the out
side; MIR. Millikou was about four
Get from the south door; Mr.. Dass.
C meth was not far from Mr.. Mil
G liken; do not know II ne
a was Just beside him or not;
think Mr.. DeSmith stopped
about the time that Mr.. Miliiken spoke
20 me; i DO not know whether Mr., Lee
Is wGs sirt{sg 30 that he could see
C through the south widow or not; MIR.
Lee WAS sitting IN the northeast corner
- OF the sitting room Of the office;
there is a double door Oh the east side
OF The office and a single door on the
south; the double door Wa, wide open,
as we always keep IL; when Lee got 10
the Office he sas down, placed one
paper under his right leg and kolt
enc in his hand TO read;
when Mr.. Mllliken stopped In tue
south door of the office he nude a
;. short step TO the right and said t$me-
" thing, but do not remember what II
was; Mr.. DeSmlth was just beside him
- In the doorway; Mr. dilliken, Rs Inc
stepped to the right, drew his pistol
spoke and fired; tne way was clear be-
tween Mr.. DeSmith and MIR. Lee
when Mr., Mill.k1u stepped o. the
right; | think about the time Alr
MIllikin entored and stepped
10 the right he spoke and
drew his pistol and hred
4 when the first shot aas hred M Ice
4 made spring, or Tell, toward Mr.
D Miliken, but did not styike TIN, foo
until the third shot; the shot
were fred az close to
gether as q person could fire then
could distinctly hear three shots
ater Mr.. Lee struck the door Mr.. Nil
likau fired two or three shots; do no
remember how mauy: Lse scramble
rsther away from Milliken from th
"a eaat door; did not get a
hs nt4r he fell | SAW Nj
y Nilhken fire the last shot
n No. Lee was lying with his hea
J IN the carpet strip of the ea'
- door and was not moving when th
last shot was fired; was lying lac
down; Mr. Millikon stepped towar
Lee, rather close almost ov!
him- and put his pistol with
foot and halls,
nearer aud fired the last shot; the ba
entered the back Of the head and can
ou. at the front, on the upper Ii
a under the nose.
III Mr.. J, NJ. MARTIS TESTIFIED
II that no saw Mr.. MilliKen lea Wing q
I Office Jf Elliott Il Roe with pistol
mis- hu4d aud that he appeared To
Andiugit to MIR. De Smith.
MIR, Il, II, SPARROW
O. testified that he was In the OiliCe WHIT
Mr.. Milliken and Mr. Dc Smith O.
tered and that Mr.. Mil
ken spoke the name OF James u
aud commenced firing immediStel
MIR. Lee did not leave his chair or 81
a word until Mr.. Milliken fired =
first sho thai be (SparIow) left q
Office and did not return until the 10
shot had been fired.
Case continue d until 0.o'clock we
q nesday morning
q Testimony was continued ia the CA
OF tn. State OF Texas vs. Milliken 81
Desmeth,
MMs MIlIEH
testified that he saw the last 81
fired, but he heard al the shots IRE
ne could not see the man thhl "
doing the shooting on account OF
door frame; he could see the ar
hand and pistol of the man that FIR
the last shot, but could not see
man himself he saw MiLliken a
Desmeth leave the flee of Elliott
Roe after the shootingi saw TN
walk up the street toward the squs
but did not 40. either Of them carry
u pistol,
DAVE HoUGHToN
IN testified: Was NJ the Crystal Pal
IN Roller Mills door on the morning
| N jane 10, 1885; was about lbs yards tr
Elliott Il ROe's office; i heard
shooting while standing there; tn
were ak shots fired In all; did not
any Of the shooting; when l heard
7 shooting made the remark, "Wh'
thalYn then SAW MIR. Sparrow leave
Office and saw man fall in
n doorway leading ~ the street; q
vi broke and ran toward where
" shooting was; the shooting was J
over when / got there; was 40
half way when the last shot was III
/ saw the smoke of tho last shot
IL struck the back of the head oil
man that was down. did not see
pistol or the man that tredi did
see Milliken or DeSmith after J
there; did not see any weapons IN
Cross-exsminod-W Ia The miC
of the street when the last shot
fired; SAW MIR. Fanohler con
GROUND the corner OF the house .
the last shot; did not see anyone
anything In the doorway, except
mans head lying therei Fanchler
walking rather fast.
ars DIR. y. W, NowLIN.
lam a Iracticing physician; X
ear Lee when saw him; examined
nod, aftar ha was dead. first shot