San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-06-18
HANCoCK-HAGEY TRIAL.
Testimony Adduced yesterday Before
Justice Won Rosenberg in
Austin.
Special c orrespondence.

special COrrespOndence.
Mr.. N. Hancock, charged with the
murder OF his wife on Christmas Eve
last, and d. q. Hagy, charged as an &C.
cessory to the crime, appeared before
Justice Rosenberg yesterday morning.
The state was represented by District
Attorney, J. II. Robertson, and Mr..
Dudley wooten, Hon. John Hancock
and Bethel Coopwood, appeared for
Hancock and c. S. Robinson, OF San An
tonic, defended Hagey.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Emma Mcdowell, Of Austin. She knew
Hancock In Austin and San Antonio; he
was Indifferent to his wife, and when
she was sick he paid little or no atten-
ton to her. She cited some instances.
She had no knowledge Of Hsgey. Cross
examined: She did not see Hagey at Han
cocks when she was there; saw Mrs.
Hancock when sick; other ladies were
present. At that time Hancock was
sitting indifferently under tree In the
yard.
Miss Maud Houston was the next wit
ness. She was II years old; saw Han
cock at his house one night last summer;
didn't know Hagey; saw HancOck's wife
ut her home; Hancock was then drink
ing, and " as cross; he had some words
with her, and called her hard names
Sam Dixon deposed: Was in the city
on December "a, and Sam Hancock;
have known Hagey for years, as staying
at Roth's, two or three blocks from
Hancock's house; on that night he, Mr.,
Mrs. and Miss Roth were playing cards
until - O'Clock, when Mr.. Roth sug-
gested Ii was time to retire. Mr.. Roth
then stepped out, and while out officer
Chenneville rode up In haste and called
for Marshal Lucy. Mr.. Roth went to
Lucy's room to wake him, but he WAS
not there; asked Chenneville what was
the matter, and he said the woman had
been killed at Hancocks; he went down
to Hancock's house; got there at 1915
q. m; saw several parties STOPPING over
q murdered woman; went into the room,
and, turning sick 1T the sight Of blood,
went out into the back yard, where he
saw several persons, one OF whom he
supposed to be Hancock; he asked Han
cock how the trouble occurred, and he
answered that while asleep he was
awakened by a peculiar noise, and he
felt instinctively the presence OF a
stranger on the place; going into his
wife's room, he heard groans on the out
side; he ran to the door, and saw a man
or some men, he could not say whether
one or more, standing over the
body Of his wife; he challenged them
and they bolted to the fence. AS they
were getting over 1t he threw rocks at
them. As prisoner finished the story
DR.. Burt came to where they stood and
asked about the killing. Hancock again
repeated the story. Witness remained
at Hancock's house until DR.. Graves
came, when he borrowed his horse and
went to his home in the southeast part
Of the city. Cross examined. Witness
met q man on the bridge over Waller
creek when he WAS returning, who said
he was going to Mrs. Scsggs; Hancock
found afterwards that the man did not
go there. This man told him that Mrs.
Phillips was lying dead; he also saw
Justice Won Rosen berg at Phillips. He
returned to Hancock and saw two or
three men with some girls on the porch;
he also saw Justic Won Rosenberg there.
The court then adjourned.