The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-09


ton; Bud Hughston lie dead; he was
shot by Bud Orman at 10 O'Clock this
morning; saw the Shooting; saw the |
second shot but only heard the first
one; this morning about 10 o'clock l
told Bud Hughston to carry me up TO
the Central hotel from Stella hollands,
wanted to get my trunk; got in his
hack and he drove me up South Sec
ond street; before he got to the mar
row gauge crossing he asked me
where | wanted to go; told him
the next thing knew l heard
pistol fire, and looked out of the
carriage and saw Bud Orman
with pistol in his hand;
rs | lookd out Orman fired the
second shot, and llughston fell of of
his hack; did not hear Orman speak a
work nor Hughston either; the horses
broke to run az soon as the second
shot was fired, and did not stop until
they reached the circus grounds; did
not see Hughston have any arms; was
very drunk when he started with me;
Orman was standing very near the
horses when he fired the shots Hughs.
ton fell after the second shot was fired;
did not say u word.
Cross-examined-Di not see Or
man until after the first shot was fired;
do not know that Orman fired the
first shot; two shots were fired.
CHARLEY NOEL.
Was sitting in front of Kentucky
saloon at the time of the shooting;
saw Mr. Orman come out of his saloon
and walk down South Second street;
h. MI al tn m of Ia
idcnce on Second street, which is on
the right hand side; SAW llughston
come down Second street: aud Or
man went out in the street, to meet
him; when he got within six or eight
feet of him | saw Orman shoot; he
fired twice and Hughston fell; the piss
tol was pointed at Hughston; Hugh
stOn fell after the second shot was
fired; Hughston did not stop his team,
and was in motion when Orman fired;
after shooting Hughstou Orman
turned aud walked toward the court
house; | met him at the court house |
door, and he handed John Baker his |
pistol; Orman then walked through |
the court house to the Jail; do not
know of any previous difficulty be-
tween deceased and defendant; did |
not hear defendant say any thing about
shooting deceased; when defendant
left the saloon he did not seem to be
excited; saw Orman throw pistol up
before he fired first shot; did not see
him fire second shot.
FANNIE ROBINSON.
n colored woman, being sworn, said:
Know Hughston and Orman; saw he
shooting on South Second street this
morning; was coming toward court
house; saw Orman shoot Hughston;
was walking on sidewalk oppo-
site Orman's residence; heard shots
fired, looked around aud saw
man falling off of his hack; Or
mau was standing on sidewalk when
he shot Hughston; saw Orman when
he threw pistol up; did not see where
he got the pistol: was about seventy
five feet away when the shots were
fired; IIughston was not doing any
thing when Orman fired; did not hear
any wards pass between them; Hugh
ston tried to get up after he fell
oil the hack, but he could not; he
got on his kuces and then fell on his
face; Ormau was on right hand side |
of the hack when he fired the shots;
Hughston fell of on lett side of hack; |
. rman was standing on side of hack |
when he fired.
A. II. KNOTT. Q
Was standing OH the corner at Par
nell saloon aud heard pistol shot
down South Second street; looked in !
direction of sound and ssw Bud Or
man standing in front of Bud Hugh |
ston's hack; when Orman fired second
shot saw Houghton fall; Bud Orman
then turned aud walked up the street
toward the courthouse; met Bud on
corner of Franklin aud Second;
lie said, al will surrender;
have killed the - =
-; | will go over to the court
house and SURF ndcr to Bin Harris"
then went on to where Bud Hugh
stou was lying; was first TO him; he
was lying near the middle of South
Second street with his face down; he
never spoke after | went to him; did
not see any weapons on him; when
we carried him to the sidewalk, saw
his clothes Embossed and did not sec
any weapons about his person; about
the time looked up saw Orman
| fire the second shot and Hughston
fell under the horses; Orman was
standing on the left hand side of the
not more than three or four feet
away when he fired.
DIR, J. NJ. WILLIS.
Know Bud Hughston, he is dead; |
was present when he died; his death
was caused by gun-shot wounds; |
made an examination OF the wounds;
Que shot took effect nj the third rib
on let side, passed through the body
and came out at right shoulder; the
other shot entered the chiu little TO
he right, the ball struck the bone,
shattered it and came out on
same side about three inches back;
the cut OH back of his head was IA
scalp wound; suppose.it was done by
the carriage wheels passing over his
head; the wound which passed
through his body is what caused his
death; the sho: passed through both
lungs and might have passed through
the heart,
THE VERDICT.
: Here the testimony rested, and The
, Jury returned the verdict as follaws:
! STATE OF TEXAS
} County of McLennan.
We, the jury, after viewing the re
, mains, and having heard the eyidenc,
I, of the witnesses;iind that the deceased
p Bud Hughston, came to his death j.
:. McLennan county, Texas, on the ST
; day of Sentember 1873 by means O