Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-08

A synopsis Of the Testimony In the
Habeas Corpus Case Of Tom
Yarnell.
Two More Murder Cases@ working Cor
ConsoIidailon-stlii In the Well
Personal.


special 70 thu baktttts
rom vARNEId
WACO, TEX, Dec. 7.--Thomas T.. Var
nell Is an Inmate Of the Waco jail again
awaiting the resumption Of bis habea'
corpus trial at llillsboro next Friday, llC
Is put here for safe keeping until that
time, and wears bis usual confident and
cheerful demoanor. Tho following Is q
synopsis, from the stcnographor's notes
OF the testimony taken before Judge Hal
Saturday;
Mrs. Emma nee Land Boaslcy, foi
the state, swOrc dance was going on al
the home Of her father, Jonas g. Land
During the evening she noticed that her
sister Ella and Tom Ynrncll were absent
from the rOomi In company with George
Walker I went TO hunt for them Did
not find them at first. Returned second
time with Mr. Beasley NOW my husband)
and found George Walker standing where
] left him. 4 few feet from him I
saw Varncll ana my sister IN the yard,
some little distance from the house.
lila was struggling TO free herself from
/ Vanel'g grasp, aud as we came near
called out To me, "Einma, for Gods sake,
make Nm quit, for can't" caught
him byNc hair and asked him "what
does thlAmeon?n lie arose, aud we had
some nnAry conversation. Then my
I father came up with lantern In his hand
lie and Vanell had hot words, when
Varnell suatchod q pistol from George
walkers hand and shot my father twice.
Walker was holding Che pistol in a way
that Varncll could get hold Of It easily.
My lHthor did not have an AK, an AK belve,
or amy other kind Of stick or weapon In
his hand
Geo. II. Walker, for defense; yarnell
and myself were at the dance on the night
OF March q, Ss2, at Mr.. Lands. AZ the
request Of Mrs. Bcasley, who was then
Miss Emma Land, accompanied her to
hunt for hcr sister Ella and Varncll, who
had left the room. This was about 10 or
II p. IN. We walked along In path in
the yard. About ten steps from the path
saw two objects on the grass and heard
low conversation; recognized Miss Ella
Lands voice Heard her say, "1'm afraid
iather viii kill me II he finds this out.n
Heard voice which recognized as Var.
nells say, "Oh, no honey, guess not.n
Miss Emma Land, who had
walked on, came back. She grasped
VarnCll by the hair and some
words passed between them. Old man
Land came mp, lantern In his right hand
and Il stick or some kind OF weapon, one
end larger than the other, In his left hand
lie and Yurncll had hot words. The old
man raised his weapon and struck Var
NELL who raised one OF his arms 10 ward
of the blow. Varuoll got hold of nv
pistol. Mr.. Land was preparing to strike
again, but before he could do so Varnell
shot him. Narnel and got our horses
and rode away at a moderate gait Went
TO Geo. McNGose's, where we remained
the balance OF the night. Vnrsrlpg face
was bloody and he complained Of the
blow he had received on his arm. Varncll
aud had both bought pistols I'm Waco
the day of the dance | Wag prcpnriutr In
leave for Now Mexico.
SlIna porhopr for ,Iofo,so ~
the Land bonsc ibo ,nn,Nin,, ~. ~ a'
kIlling Noar tbn snnt nhnro ','m od t s,iu
when ahnt snw stirti,o, im ,,o "aa ,,,' ~
nm old ax Win ~ AMOR, handio '"0 sio""u'
c.. ,,a.,,s,
uop,Rp NioN U.s., lor uelehSe! i've
a nunt ilu,,ouIu Slty' Walker ana Vanell
1.-Two" ~ Nv ,ly nVusc ABOUT O'Clock on
u wv n'Vin'nS VI NiaIcIl iVll, ana remained
t sncie tuo paiance Oh the nlght' NarnclPs
-. ~ ,.,' 1865 ~ ''""S"
ltoin ploW WIN weapon, ana nc com
p,u,huu VI pun ~ one arm, Which nc said
was causou ny olo" thereon
hluu,oal' boasley (who married Miss
t r'', ,h l'nuu snolely aitot the Tragedy
Mis- Emma T and,s r"onoa, p" ,. ~.
doors with her TO hunt Tom Vnrnell and
her sister Ella, whom She said were miss
Ing and she felt uneasy ahout them In
the grass near the path we heard low
voices and noise, and went hocl IN
the house. aid not want Ia ho miyeI
up In any trouble.
Miss Ella Land, who has lost tho power
of srerch nnd benrlng sIncc the rns,od,
was not put on the stand.
rnE nurA HAnrAs conpus
WE. Rhca, the youpp nlnnter WIN
Killed the negro Sam Un,lley nenr 90.
linda last week, arrived from Marlin nj
$3.50 O'Clock this evening, Recommended
by deputy sheriff and Comfy At,ornev
Rice of Fails county. Tho ma,,lstrotc NJ
Marlin 0xed Rhenis han "a saono uhtch