Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-15


After supper when we had gone to
bed, Mrs. Anglin came down to my
house and told me that Mr.. West had
killed Major Moran. She said that
they had come from town and they
were drunk. 1 told her she was ex.
cited and must be mistaken. Mr..
DAVIS, attorney for West, objected to
the latter part of this testimony and
it was excluded Mrs. Anglin went
into the girls room and l saw no
more of her for time. l staid in my
house until Mr.. West and his wife
came down. 1t must have been about
an hour : after Mrs. Anglin came.
Mr.. West told me that he had
killed Major Moran and that he
! had it to do, and that he had wrench
ed the gun out of the majors hand
and killed him with it. He wanted
me to come to town with him so he
could give himself up. 1 told him l
would not go until my son and Mr..
Black came home. When they came
l sent my son Jimmy to Mr.. McMur-
rays and Mr.. Sandersons to ask
them to come and stay at my house
until could return. After they came
we went no to the farm house. Mr..
West staid at my house This was
IL o'clock, and some two hours after
Mr.. West came to my house.
We lit a lamp and went into Major
Moran's room, or office. The door
was partly closed. We found Major
Moran lying on the floor dead. His
head was behind the door, and u
knife was in his right hand which
was resting on the floor. Did not see
anything in his left hand. We did
not touch him; we closed the door
and Mr.. McMurray and Mr.. Aber-
nathy remained in the house, while
Mr.. West. Mr.. Sanderson and myself
came OH to town, and Mr.. West gave
himself up. 1 examined the wall in
the half and saw no evidence of
where the ball passed. Do not know
whether the ball passed through his
body or not. 1 did not examine his
body. Mr.. West told me that he had
shot Moran in the hall near hts mo
rams door, and that after he shot
Moran went into the room where he
fell. Mr.. West was not drunk when
he came to my house. This was about
halt past 10 o'clock. His breath smelt
Of whiskey.
Cross-examined:-I have never seen
West under the influence of whisky
l have seen him nearly every day.
saw blood on the floor in the hall
near Major Moran's door. found the
gun where West told me it was. II
had an empty hull in it.
The testimony was closed at this
!, point, and the witnesses were mott
fed to appear before the grand jury a
O'Clock.
Justice Sleeper rendered verdic
that deceased, Charles Moran Jr
came to his death on Saturday night
, October 18th, from the effects of I
: gun-shot wound, inflicted by gun
in the hands of c. NJ. West.
CHARLES w. WEST.
Charles w. West, the slayer O
Major Moran, is prepossessing look
, ing man Of about 3S years, and cam
v to Waco on the 10th of December G
last year, to accept the place of sec
rotary of the Waco Farm. He wa
induced to come here by Major Nc
ran, whom he first met in Lexington
!, kentucky, when Moran was attendin
the races, about two years ago. A
- that time West was a hotel clerk an
,. unmarried. He was invited by No
ran then to come to Texas, but d.
'" clined. Subsequently he married an
4 then wrote to Moran that he woul
II come if he could find employment
>, Moran responded, rendering him tn
~ position of secretary and manage
of the Waco Farm, and he came, {
. stated above, on the 10th of Decen
- Der, 1887. West and his wife took U
=" their quarters in the cosy farm hou'
y of the Waco Farm, and set up hous
-. keeping. Moran boarded with the
Az when he was in Texas, he furnishil
~ the supplies in consideration of h
"a room, board, etc. West is Ike
.os tuckian, and has made host
' 40 friends during his residence in al
- about Waco. His wife is a handsol
10 young woman of decidedly blon
type, and is greatly admired and
I've spected by her neighbors. She "