The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-27
Examining Trial ora. WOODS,


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Examining Trial of ~. Woods,
Harry Woods, who shot and killed
Henry q. Lstimer, Saturday afternoon
1t the gas works, had an examining
trial yesterday before Justico Schulz,
who, after hearing The testimony, de-
cllnod 10 admit tho prisoner 10 bail.
Owing 20 the fact that Woods, who In
suffering from the wound be received
In rho head, WAS unable 10 go "a court,
the OK aiming Trial was conducted IN
his coll 81 the all. the prisoner
pleaded "HOt guilty" to The charge OF
murder, Following IL tho testimony
of witnesses;
DR. :, BACON.
am regular praoLicing physician,
residing IN Dallas, Texas; l am nc.
auRinted with tho defendant; WAS hrst
called 20 $40 him Saturday; saw him
in the Jail about two hours aitor his IN
Jury; ne had confused wound ON The
loft cheek and temple, lniliOted appar-
entity by blunt instrument; patient
complained OF great pain; 10 was a
woapd calculated to produce much
pain, and II IN fair to presume he spoke
the truth; tho wound ia itself Is not
serlOns, bat may prove so; would not
say IL was not serious; IL IL impossible
to protcrit9 any time when danger
may arse
L. A. MORGAN
testified rs follows Tor tho State, after
being duly sworn: was at my desk
when hoard tho report OF a pistol; a.
1 pas.ed lho window | saw threo mon
in the yard; called to Mr.. Brady, tell
ing him they aAd killed HNrry Woods;
about shat time heard The second re-
porL; ihov were coming coward NO a.
tho tune; Mr., Brady halloOed soma
thing could not understand, which
brought them 70 g. standsLlil, Latimer
having hold og Mr. Woods collar;
Sim Heath came within 10 OF 10 fact 81
nue. and Mr., Woods jerlScd away from
Lltimsr, throwing his pistol out NJ
arms length; 1 was shout four cot
from him, whoa | Jumped end knocked
IL up sud took 10 from him and led
him 10 the uflics; trom there l was
called into Mr.. Brscy's residence; l
then took tho pistol aud locked IL 10
in INV desk; after gong Tor she sheriif,
/ delivered the pistol to Mr.. Brady; l
noticed there was blood on both sides
of MIR. Woods iaco when l lad lin 10.
CTOss-eNaminatioD - saw three
men, all RAINING, Woods leading, the
other two in pursuit; TINS wSs an IN
stan. Gfter | heard the first shot; they
wore coming from tho "retort house;'
the renson ] said they hsYo killed
Harry was because, from their appear
sncs, they seemed 20 10 Tho agRressors;
Woods was acting as superintendent
and Lgtiusr and Heath were stoHers
and helpers; 1T the time Wo1ds was
siding towards tho otlico | think Lat
inner nad him by tho collar; Mr.. Heath
was in three or four leet OF Wo9os
when [ first saw hun; when no pulled
down tho third time Latimec and
Heath were still moving; there ap-
pesrgd 10 DO considerable blood on
WOoda' face; when lsd Woods in lie
seemed 80 Ds exhausted.
r. S. HEATH,
being sworn, says: Well, Mr.. Latimer
and Mr.. Woods had few words last
Saturday evening; i'll tho morning Mr..
W Gods came TO me and said no wanted
mo 20 scrape on tho h0lGer;I said |
diI,Tt have time; we took saturday
i&clgcuing up, and he said Lstimsr
ootild do the work inside and me out;
thatI was doing his work; Latimer
disputed this; heard no more tijl
evening; then Latimer said: "Mr,
NFtOuSI YOU sly L llNsAt W my "bb
Woods said, 'you don't;o LGtimer said,
you are q lar" Woods then went
over 80 his office and ca.no back; Lat
imer had walked into the fire room aud
Woods INFO tie SCrubblaB
room; there they lad some words;
cama out OF tho door; Woods came
first; Woods TUNED about half around,
his pistol in his hand; RI This time
Latimer struck him with MIA not; he
hit MIN twice, and then Mr.. Woods
shot vt him; / think there were three
shots, but GoU't know whether there
we're two, three or four; MIR. BrGdY
came out, caught him and separated
them; Latimer walked back TO the
fire room ana called tor drink Of
waser; DON'T know how tbs wound
came on Woods head; only saw two
hck9, both on the back OF his head; ri
no ticle during tho quarrel did LGJi-
mer have anything in his hand that |
saw; LaLimar was shot once IN the
right side and under the LEFT arm; he
only had two wounds: there was Ill
feeling between the parties previous
to day OF 3hOOting,grO wing out OF COM
plants made by Woods respecting the
manner of Latimef's work; Frank
HauolA, % harris, RaG Calvin, Mr.
Brady and Mr.. Morgan came before it
was over.
inati0n--Latimer in the
morning told Woods no was liar, and
said WOodg was too big o coward
to take it up; Mr. Woods did not take
1t up, but went Ol to lis work; Ia Ghe
afternoon tlo first remark 1 heard was
Latimer saying: 81 don't know why
vou accuse me of not doing my work."
Woods replied: "I say you don't," ard
Lasimer said: "You are jiar;" tnen
Woods went straight to The otlfce;Then
Woods came back he went into the
scrub-rOom; when Woods came ont OF
the came door he had entered Latimer
followed right behind him; just at
thst time Latimer struck WOODS back
Of the head; We couldn'6 sec what oc
CURED on the inside; alter thay came
out Woods had LGtimer with HIS LETT
hand: WOODS shot alter he was MS;
from the place whore the first shot
was tired to TAO place where the sec
opd shot was fred is probably about
10 feet; from there to where they were
separated is probably about 10 feet
more; from the door Of scrub-room 70
whore first shot was fired is about 10
feet; MIR. Latimer was very close TO
him until they were separated.
Re. direct--He4rd no ticks nor found
anything with blood on it in room
whore first scullla occurred.
Tho State was represented by
MesSrs. b airy, Miller and Hanson, snd
Mr.. Il. Z Cuwart and j. Aiken ap-
peared for the defense.
The deionse will apply for writ of
habeas corpus.
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