The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-08-20
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD
HARRY WOODS DENIED BAIL
His Examining Trial in His Cell, Tor the
killing OF n. O. Latlmer--a En.
nous lecturer Coming
Prohibition NoWspR-
por Started,
Examining J rial Off. woors.

Examining Trial Of II. WouTs.
Harry Woods, who shot and Killed
Horny c. Latimor, Saturday afternoon
at tho gas works, bad au examining
trial yesterday before Justice Schulz,
who, after herring tho testimony, do.
clinod to admit the prisoner to bail.
Owing TO the feet thnt Woods, who is
suffering from tho wound no received
in the head, was unable TO go b. court,
the examining trial was conducted in
his coll At tho jail. The prisoner
pleaded "not guilty" to Tho charge of
murder Following is tho testimony
of Witnesses:
DIR. s. EAGON.
am regular prRuiicing physician,
TeSldingiu Dallas, Texas; / am no.
quaiuted with tho defendant; was frat
called 20 SEQ MIN Saturday; saw him
in the iail about two hours AFTER his in
jury; 10 had q confused wound on tho
lett check md temple, inflicted appar-
ontly by q blunt instrument; patient
complained OF great pain; 10 was q
wound calculated tJ produce much
pain, anu IL is fair o. presume no spoke
the truth; thg wound in itsolf Is not
serious, bat may prove so; / would not
say IL was not serious; it 10 imp0ss iulo
% prOcrib8 any limo whom danger
may arise.
J.. a, MORGAN
tosliied as follows for tho state, at.gi
being duly sworn: was ~ my desk
wheu / hoard tho report OF q pistol; %,
Ipass0d mo window / saw three mon
in the yard; / called TO Mr., Brady, ttl,-
ing him thuy had killed Harry Wood
about that timO / heard the second re-
port; thgy were coming toward NO at
the time; MIR. Brady hallOutd some.
thing / could not understand, which
brought them To % staudstill, LatimOr
having hold OF Mr. Woods collar;
Sim Heath came within 10 or 10 feet of
mo aud Mr. Woods ierked away from
Latimer, throwing his pistol ont 40
arms length; / was about four cot
FROM bin, whea Jumped and Knocked
IL up and took ~ from him and led
him to tho ,ilice; from there / was
called into Mr.. Brgdy's roIdeuce; /
then took the pistol and locked 70 nm
In my doak; after going for she shuriN.
| delivered tho pistol 90 MIR. Brady; /
noticed thOto was blood ON bpth sides
OF MIR. Woods face whom / led him 60.
CrOss.tNGminatiOn - / saw three
mon, all running, Woods loading, the
other two in pursuit; this was Hn iu-
slant after / heard tlU first shot; they
Ntro coming from the "retOrt houaoM
the reason said thoy have BILLED
Harry was because, from heir appear
aucg, they seemed to bo tho aggressors;
Woods was acting as superintendent
ard Ls'iuer and Heath wpro stOkcrs
aud htlp8rliat tho time Woods WAS
siding tpWFruB tsc .ldW ! think Lat
inner aud him 10y the collar; Mr.. Heath
was in three or four ieCt ui Woods
whom / drst saw him; whom DO pa led
down tho ,hird time Lutimor and
Heath werO sun moving; there ap-
p00rUd % b8 considerable blood ON
Woods face; when ] led Woods IN hu
seemed 10 be exhausted.
r s., HEATH,
being sworn, says; Well Mr.. L7t.mOr
and Mr.. Woods had a lew words last
Saturday evening; In the morulng MIR.
Woods came 90 mo and said no wanted
mo TO sornpp ON tho holder; said /
didn't have tim wo took saturday
for cleaning up, and no said Latimer
could do tno work inside aud ma out
that / was doing his work; Latimer
disputed thls; ! heard no moro I'LL
evening; thOn Latlmor said: "Mr.
Woods, you say DONE do my work."
Woods Hatd ,"you don't;n Latimer said,
"You arc liarH Woods then wont
ov0r 20 his Office and came back; Lat.
im0r had walked into the lire room and
Woods into the Scruhhing
roomi there they had some words
came ont of tho door; Woods came
first; Woods turned about halt around,
his pistol In his hand; at this time
Latimer struck him with his list; he
hit him twice, aud then Mr.. Woods
shot at him; think there vera three
shots, but don't know whether there
were two, three or four; MIR. Brady
came out, caught him and separated
thCm; Latimer walked back u this
fire room ana called for drink ol
water; don't know how the wound
came ON Woods head; only saw two
ticks, both ON the back OF hts hoad; AT
no time during the quarrel did La;l.
mer have nytning IN hia hand that |
saw; Latimcr was shot once ia the
right side aud uudor the left arm; III
only had two wounds; there was an
feeling between the parties previous
90 day OF notwithstanding out OF com
plaiuts made by Woods respecting thu
manner OF Latimer's work, Franz
Handln, Joe Harris, Pat Calvin, Mr.
Brady and Mr.. Morgan came before 4
was over.
Cross examination Latlmar in the
morning old Woods he was a liar, an,
said Woods was too big n cOwar,
TO tako it up; AFR. Woods did not taxi
II up, but went on to his work; In tn
afternoon the first remark heard wa
lAtlmer Saying; 81 don't know wit
tun accuse me Of not doing my work !;
woods 4ei llCd. 81 say You don't,n an,
Latimor saidi AVON are tar;" tuot
Woods wtntatralgh to the ufliue;whel
Woods camO back no went into ia
Fcruh-f omi when Woods came ont q
ihe ~ ne dl1f he had entered Latino
frlluvs rant hsmnd him; lust 4
thit timu b,iimer struck WOODS haol
lci No. heed, No coulun't zee what or
CURED un lnt inside; alter they cam
out Wss,d, hsd Latlmer with his lei
haoo. Woods shst alter he was hit
num the place where the Erst sho
was fled g tina place wharo the sec
ond shot was fred Is probably abou