San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-05-25

wholly unlocked for by the defense, was
the evidence of J. f. Mccullough, de-
tective, who in the role offellow prisoner
had received full confession from Max
well, of the murder, and how and why it
was pcrpetrated. The most rigid cross
examinationby defendants counsel failed
to shake McCullough's testimony and it
is generally conceded that the evidence
of this spy is fatal to all hopes of acquit-
tai. Mr.. Mccullough, who was in Jail
on charge of supposed forgery, Occu-
pied cell next Maxwel's. The two be-
came confidential in their intercourse,
and when Maxwell said that if he could
get two witnesses to testify for him he
would come out all right, Mr.. McCul-
Tough undertook to have two of his pals
give such evidence as his dupe re-
quired. This was that he MAXWELL had
not less than 5000 or $500 in his possess
sion when he left Boston. The baseness
of the means employed to secure evil
dence will probably have little weight
with the jury in making up their minds
as to the guilt of the prisoner at the bar.
"BEHOLD how good and how pleasant
a thing 1t is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" WAS not spoken of the
Houston democracy.
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CENTRAL Texas, which q short while
since complained of being drowned out,
is now bowling over the arid and
parChed condition of vegetation. Why
dwell in thirsty land where no water
is? This section of the state blossoms
with verdure as the garden Of the Lord.
The Fort Worth Gazette is not alto
gether prejudice blind. 1t says an oo-
casional good word for the laboring men
and their principles. What it does say
it says heartily. unrsservedly and with
genuine good feeling not as though 1t
begrudged the commentator it be-
slowed and gave it by sheer force of COM
pulsion. Speaking of the eight-hour
law not long since, the Gazette called
attention to the many leading statesmen
and metropolitan journals who were de-
cidedly in favor of shorter hours of
labor; and, speaking for itself said: "A
careful and candid consideration of the
many-sided labor question can lead to
no other conclusion; but the movement
must be made by lawful and peaceful
means.' This is just what the vast ma
jority, the Overwhelmingly preponder-
atlng body of workingmen themselves
believe on this question, and with the
Gazette's putting Of it there will be no
quarrel. The offences that have been
committed in the name Of liberty can
not serve to bring that revered name
into derision; the excuses committed
in the name of religion cannot dethrone
religion from its high seat in human
hearts nor can the abuses that marked
the acts of some who assume to speak
for the labor hosts be justly held to
have any weight In determining the
true character of labor organizations, or
the wisdom and moderation of their
spirit and councils. The country will
look anxiousIy for the report Of the pro.
ceedings Of the Cleveland convention,
and will judge of the labor movement
accordingly. Should the view ex-
pressed by Mr.. Powderly and his wing
Of the order obtain in the assembly now
in session, the confidence Of the bust
ness Of the country will be restored and
the effect upon trade and commerce will
be most beneficial.
DALLAS knights" and farmers have
caught the prevailing spirit Of independ-
ent political action. At recent union
Of these bodies in a meeting held in the
North Texas metropolis, great harmony
prevailed, and whatever political course
they may see fit to adopt they will act
as unit. So wags the world as 1t will.
The hue and cry raised by the whippers-
in Of the state democracy seems power
less to stay the tide Of general move
ment among the working classes to run
their own political machine, whether
the ring politicians curse or coax.
"Mene, meme, tekel upharsin."