The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-09-17
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IN Collin County,
The Orman Murder Case

last TuesdPy. An Immense crowd had
gathered at the court house at AN Oarly
hour. His counsel, Messrs. Herring K
Kelley and Il. A. Blair, wero with him.
Tho State was represented by Messrs.
j. w. Taylor, county attorney, and q.
ID. Pearre. Some twenty odd witne Jses
were sworn-men and wonderland
put under tho rules. Counsel for the
prisoner stated that TO expedite mat
set, that Bud bughston was dead, and
that ho had been killed by ". II. Or
man, now at the bar OF tho court.
A. IL. Knott, policeman, was called.
He was tho iirst 10 reach hughs, IN
after tho shooting; Hughston was not
quite dead ut that time. Tho defense
aid not question him.
Charles Noel, another OF tue cor
oner's witnesses, had nothing now -
tell. The defense did not question
him.
Kate Horton, who was the occupant
OF HughstoE's hack when tho later
was killed, aud who had already glvon
testimony at tho ooroneI's Inquest, les-
titled she was being dIiYen from the
Central City botel TO Stella Nolan's;
when first saw Orman ne was stand
ing in the middle OF the street, pistol
in hand; DO fired two shots; didn't
hear any wUids; the hack was going
in an ordinsry trot; HnRhston was
drinking that morning. Miss Horton
then de. criued the wild flight OF ths
horses, herself ia the hScg, 20 the cir.
cuser oDrds, wLero thoy wore chssEed;
didn't know the stato OF Zee ng be-
tween Hugbst1u and Ormar, at any
time. Tho defense tod Miss HoIDn
to stand aside.
Sui Downs, employed in Il. Pu2h's
saloon: | Baw Mr.. Urman Ia oue sa-
loon the morning OF tue killing, about
10 O'Clock; Jaw Hughston ia the saloon
drinking about five minutes before
Ormau came Orman walked in az the
back door and walked ouI again the
way he came, without saying n word;
he walked leisurely; went toward the
square; fifteen minutes afterward
heard shots; [ don't know of any bad
feelings between tho men; Huens,on
said while in the saloon Orman
had been talking about him
Il Houghston) and no wanted
to meet him with tho party who told
him, when one or the other Womb Eev
whipped, provided Orman acl,uowl-
edged 10 such ialk. Hughsgon was
drinking, enough 10 show 10 by his
talk; hD sslu Ormau said negro
We was keeping him (Houghston);
the woman was Annie Thompson;
didn't see Huenston have any weap'
ons. The oeiGnce did MOI ayk CUES
ton OF ibis witness.
Luke Moore. ! went tho scene Of
the shooting; Hughston lay on his face
snot ard bleeding; helped to remove
him; saw no weapon on MN; aidn't
know anything Of tho state OF feeling
between the men: saw Hughston ~ Te-
corder's court rhaJ morning; didn't
talk with him. The defense did not
question Mr.. Moore.
Louis ScrnkoIb was called end said:
Isaw Bud Dram the morning OF tho
killing in the back room OF Herring %
Kelley's law office; | left him there;
that was before the killing; Mr.. Kelley
was in there; l did not hear what
Dram said, il anything; he seemed
cool; l went away; L saw nm Two
hours before this at his (OTam's) res
taurant: didn't hear Dram say any
thing about Hughston. Witness said
he didp't know what Orsm's business
was in Herring & Kel!ey's office. The
ldefense cid not interrogate Sternkorb.
\ joe Iito. summoned for the defense:
U know Bud Orman, and knew bud
Hughston; the morning OF the killing,
about $50, Bud Hugbston drove up to
Orman's saloon and asked tor Ormap;
the bar keeper said Bud Ormsn wasn't
til ore; Hughston said: 81 want 10 see
him; he's been talking about me, say
ing I slept with coon; want to make
him take it back; his sister sleeps With
coons too;n that's all heard; Hughs-
ton didn't stay there two minutes, and
drove away. Examined by the State:
Hughston had two colored women,
Zone of them, Amanda Jacksop) in his
hack; didn't know the other; Hughs-
ton sat on the box Of his
hack; 1 saw Bud Crman that morning,
little later, perhaps Is minutes; no
came into my store and asked me
what Hughston had said about him;
I told him nothing; " ;nted to keep
peace; Bud Orman didn't say any
thing more; walked right out; ii he
had q pistol I didn't see it.
Monroe Starr, called for the defense:
I know Bud Hughstop and Bud Or
man; saw them both the day OF the
killing; work in Orman's saloon res
tauranJ; about $3.50 q. m. Hughston
drove UP 10 the saloon and said:
"Where is Bud OrmanW said, " GU
know he is at home and don't get
down here until 8 or 8 O'Clock. Hugh
sion said: "Well, / want to see MIN /;
he has been talking about Annie
Brown keeping me. His sister sleeps
with coons, too, and G. d-m him II
he don't hush about me, am going 10
kill him or he'll kill ne. Cross-ex-
amiued: There was nobody in Hugbs-
toms hack; there were two ladies IN
our dining room; don't know them; 1
saw them get out of the carriage; they
left in Bud Hughston's hack; work
for Ormau; am his cook; Huhhston
and the ladies' drove away down the
alley; when they first drove up he got
down, opened the door, walked into
the dining. groom, called to Charlie (the
Waiter) to wait on the ladies'; then he
went out to tie his horses. ..
Adams, bartender for Orman, testi-
fed: The morning of the Killing
Huphston drove to the saloon where
was on duty and said: 81 want to see
Bud Ormsn;" Hughstan further SAID :
HOrman has said a coon, Annie
Thompson, is keeping me, feeding
and clothing me. He must take ~
back or 1 will kill him. He knows ms
mother and sister stay with nlggers,
and thew have thus made him what
property he's got" 1 told him Or
man was not there; when Orman came
in to breakfast, I told him Hughston
was looking tor him, making threats,
and told him what Hughston had
said; Orman replied: "No man can
say that about my mother and sister
and lives" Ormen then got up from
the table and left the room.
Martha Downs, called for detense'
/ saw Bud Hughston last TUESDAY
morning, about o'clock, In front oil
Bud Orman.s saloon; I heard him say
he wanted to see Orman; that the
latter had said Miss Annie vas a mig,
ger and was supporting him; that Bud
had to take it back or he would whip
nina; that Bud Orman's sister Here
the Language is too obscene 10 De
given. It was as severe on Ofmsn,s
sister, though, as language could pei
Fully dozen other witnesses were
examined, all by the defense; testi
Qoing. The principal effort OF the
nroaecution was to break the charac
fers of Orman's mother and sister, ant
to shnw Orrnan knew, and admitted