The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-01
HE LOCAL NEWS RECORD.
TIE PAVING OF ELM STREET
IN Eiopeme Wedding with kidnapping
and Police Embellishments--Cro
Report -Progress Oft the Hun
nicutt Murder Case,
The,Murder Trial.

tate VS.. James Hunnlcutt, charged |
With the murder OF f. e. Humphreys.
The followingis the main part of the
estimony given:
John Minton was the first witness, in
reduced by the state,and he testified as
ollows; My name is John Minton; I am
. plumber by trade; | was living last
,ummer at Gus Fishers, who is
of the defendant, I am
acquainted with Jim Hunnicutt; he
anne out TO Gus Fishers on horseback
md called for Fisher; Fisher then came
0 where ! was sleeping, and told me to
,et up and 20 down into the bottom with
lin Hunnicutt; got up and went with
Iunnicutt; after we had got q short dis.
ance from Fishers house he told me
nat he had got into some trouble at the
stock Yard saloon with man named
iumphries; he said that Humphreys
lad come up TO him with a knite, and
hat he had TO shoot him in self-d9iens6.
DR.. Schoonfield testified as follows:
2m physician; ! knew lrate Hum
ihreys; | was called lin 10 attend him
he night he was shot; no was suffering
rom gun-shOt wound; no died In about
lalf an hour after | saw him; | saw he
vas dying when | first got into the
Dom; / did not hear Humphreys say
nat he WAS dying; he was suffering
;reas pain, and asked me- to do some-
hing for him; gave him morphine.
r. II. Tullev: / live in Johnson
ionnty at the present time; last June /
wed in Dallas, Ut 1903 Elm street, about
60 yards above the Stock Yard saloon;
kept a hotel; alter Frate Humphreys
vas shot he came up to tho hotel and
aid down on a bed; he said TO me:
Mr.. Tulley, / am shot; j am killed."
asked him who la shot him; he
aid Jim Hunnicutt had shot him;
asked him where; he replied at
he the Stock Yard saloon he said
hat Jim Uunnicutt was on the outside
{ the saloon and that he was on the in-
ide whom he was shot; / asked him
Why Hunnicutt had shot him; he re.
lied that Jim Hunnicutt was mad at
lin because he (Humphrys) had testi.
led against him before the grand Jury
trout some stealing.
Cross examined-I was before the
rand jury and testified in the Hunni-
ut case.
Otto Gllzer was next sworn He said !:
drive street car; knew HUMPHREYS
when i saw him; j was sitting In front
# the car stables the night of the shoot
ng; 1t was after the cars had stopped
unning; heard the shooting and went
round TO Mr.. Tuley's and saw Hum.
)hrys; he was lying on the bed the
loctor asked him who shot him he said
lin Hunnicutt had shot him.
Cross.examined-Offi Maddox and
everal others were there at the time.
w. Il. Maddox testified as follows: /
IN police officer; / was ON the police
orce last June; / knew the man that
gas killed; went up TO whore Hum
,hreys WAS, to investigate the shooting;
ne doctor was there; / told him TO tell
ne If Humphreys would live; he said he
ould only i've lew minutes; then
sked Humphreys who had shot him;
Q said that Jim Hunnicutt had shot
iim.
Cross-examined--Th were a mum
ier of persons In the room at the time:
don't know their names; my attention
sas taken up by the wounded man;
humphreys was looked upon as q troub-
esome man; ] cannot say tn at he was
ooked upon as dangerous man.
The next witness upon the stand was
Toe Polser, who, II will be remembered,
t the time of the shooting, confessed
hat he was the one who did the killing,
nut aiterward denied 10 and said that ne
vas paid 10 admit the killing, and was
lso promised by Jim Hunnicutt's
riends that they would swear that he
hot HUMPHREYS in self.defense. There
vas considerable argument az this point
y the counsel for the defense against
ermitting Polser TO testify on the
round that he was an ex-convict.
The court overruled the objection,
aging that inasmuch as Joe Polser had
ttely received pardon from the
overnor, giving him full citizenship,
20 was competent witness.
Joe Polser testified as follows: Never
erved more than one term in the peni-
tntiary; II was from this county; am
butcher; know Jim Hunnicutt, Ike
1unnicutt and Frate Humphreys; was
Z the Stock-yard saloon the night of
he killing; Jim HUMPHREYS was there;
tumphryes accused jim Hunnicutt of
teaiinga steer and sellingi 10 me; told
i'm L ala not buy the steer, but / knew
sho did; he cursed me and Jim Hum
icutt; he went outside and came back
everal times swearing; at last he came
a and took up chair and tried 10 hit
no with IL; pushed him back and as
id so, Jim Hunnicutt shot him.
After the shooting / went home; at
bout 4 o'clock the next morning Jim.
ale Kennedy woke me up and told me
nat John Herndon was down stairs
nd wanted 10 see me; l went down
tairs and saw him; we went up TO the
took Yard saloon; John Horndon told
ne 70 walk up Main street and that he
could 20 up Elm street.
Cross examined-StOck Yard saloon
ronts on Elm street; It has two
ront doors and one al the side,
have had some trouble with
rate Humphreys three or iour
ines; didn't shoot Frate Hum.
'hreys; he was strong man; he did
aise chair TO hit me with; l didn't see
NY knife; got back 10 the Stock Yard
aloon the next morning between and
o'clock; | didn't say 10 any
ody that | had killed man tho
dgnt OF the murder; | told the grand
ury that had killed Humphreys.
nd after i was taken to iail two of the
rand jury came to SEQ me, after which
made up my mind to tell tho truth
bout the matter was taken again be-
ore the grand jury and told them who
i'd the shooting.
Geo. Miller examined for the state
was constable on the 10Th day of June,
When Frate Humphreys was shot; i
vent up To where he was; there were
eyeral persons there at the time; Jim
lunnicutt's brother was there; he didn'i
oil me Joe Polser had shot Humphreys
helped me hunt the knife that Hum.
hreys was said to have at the time OF
he killing.
Cross-examined-I have known Hum
hreys; he was a fighting man, when
nder the Influence OF liquor.
John Herndon was the first witness
iut on the stand Dy tho defense. Ho
sstihed as follows: / was present al
ne time Frate Humphreys was shot
Ke Hunnicntt, Waller and Joe Polser
sere the ones present In the Stock Yard
aloon NJ the Time of the shooting; Jim
iunnicutt was In the saloon nc about (
clock that evening, about an hour and
half before Humphreys was shot
rate Humphrtys had been swearing
round the saloon all the evening, he
semed 70 have some trouble with Jot
'olser; Humphreys asked Joe Polser q
salk back Of the store, and he did so
hen they had got back OF the store
card Humphreys say TO Polser, ''D-r
~, / have been trying 10 eettl,
ais matter with you, but yor
ont have IT," and saying hi,
q took up q large chair anc
ruck Polser over the head with IL; Pol.