The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-27
TIE CRIMINAL CALENDAR
THE MlLLlKEN-LEE TRAGEDY.
Tsstimony Indicating Its oause-A
Gang of International FDrgers
Rounded Up--A Field Day
for the Haugmeu
Tbs Mnliksn.Lee rragtd,.

WHATuERFoRD, juno 26--,Special ]
The examination in the Milliken-Lee
was continued TO day. The fol
lowing is the material points in the tes-
tlmony OF j. j. Hittson, for defendant:
am acquainted with Mr.. j. IL. Mil
liken and Mr.. Smith; knew MIR.
James Lee; On Friday, June II, in the
morning, was in the back Office Of
the First National Bank; / was writ
ing letters and Mr. Milliken and Lee
we're looking over their time books;
Frank MilliSen, Frank Gallagher, j..
McKie, j. ii. Milhkou, j. Lee and
myself we're the only persons IN the
room Mt the time; ! heard Al,lliken
reading oyer the time roll, adking' Lee
where such and such men werei Loe
dil not seem u know much ABOUT II
and referred 10 Mckie; Mr.. AlAken
asked McKie If he rad
"a duplicate of the time
book and he said he hadi
McKie went out and brought his book
ia; Miluken asked McKie 10 explain
about the names he did not under
stand and that Lee did not eeem 10
know anything about McKie said
they were put down there TO draw out
money from the hrm; Mr.. l. o had
ordered him to do tNat, and he WAS
only obeyiug him. Mr.. Leo remarked
that thaJ was the case, but that Mckle
was the first man 10 suggest 1t; Mckie
said that he did not do anything of Ihe
kind; McKie said before no left inc
office that all the fictitious names
were marked with circle or CROSS
| MIR, Lee remarked that ne felt bau
about il and had had McKie make
| out a memorandum of those ticti
tiOus and give them 10 MillikOn
as well as | remember Mokle az
mitted making out "a list OF the hcu
tious names; Mr.. MGkte left the Otlie,
aud went out; Mr, Lee said TO Mr. Nil
| liken that was the case, and wanted q
| know what Miliiken wanted him tJ d,
shout IL; Mr.. Milhken said he Was no
satisfied 10 be a partner with MAJ
that would do business that Wayi Mr.
Milliken sald he knew about him col
lscting a note for 800 or 5000 that wa
the firms, at Big Springs; | do not ro
member the exact amount OF the note
MI. Milliken asked him why or hos
he had the money expressed in M
wils's name, when the money wa du
the firm; Mr. Lee said The firm Was du
him something and that no needed %
money; Mr. Lee held note agaiut
the finn Tor 81, 800 or $500, don't II
nembar which; Mr.. Lee SPOKE abot
some money due him frOm the firm
about $500 or $3.50, for lot be ha
bought aud paid for IN Big Spting'
Mr.. Mi,likUn said no understood th
money mad been paid out by the tirn
Mr.. Lee asked Mr.. Millikon, on. ,
pity Tor his wilo and children, NOT {
prosecute him with tho law and thl
he would settle with Millikon tn,
evening; Mir. Lee told Mr.. Miike
that lao would leave tho town and Oh
State and $50 him that ovo Iing OF u
next morning; Mr.. Mlliken toio hi
. 10 turn in his papers and plansi NJ
Milliken spoke OF a note and told hi
20 bring 10 in and 10 come early,eo III
he could give MIN what was due mi
before the bank closed; Lee spol
about everyone finding il out and Mi
liken said he would not say auythir
about IL; Lee spoke about Mckee al
said he(Mcl[ie) would toll IL, and MI
liken sent Gallagher GU, 10 tell Mex
not to say anything about
Lee was the only one heard monte
the amount he had lgOt from the ticl
tiOus names, and / think he said
was between $3.50 aud $500; Lee said
felt sorry about what he had done al
had had memoranda Of the iictitiOl
names, but that he did not have q
courage to mention II; he said, | thin
as well as / remember, that he hI
boen drawing money on these nam
since January Z; think that was I
date, but am not p0sl.iyei he spo
n about how good friend Millikon h
been to him aud he hated 10 toll nc
mean he had been in rObblng him.