The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-09
THE TRAGEDY.
A Wife's Tale of Cruelty and
Murder.
A straightforward Story of AS
sault to Kill-The Husbands
Story Discredited.


who while attempting to kill his wife, shot
and killed Willie Stokes.
Her story which is straightforward bears
the impress of truth. She was badly beaten
over the head, and yesterday was still
suffering from the effects OF the blows.
Her tale as told yesterday, is as follows
Louisa James, wife of the defendant
Warren James, testified: ~ am the wife
of Warren James; was attending the
camp meeting on last Saturday night; |
went out there in Jack Smiths spring
wagon with two other women, Nora Lee
and Martha franklin; 1 met my husband
as was going up to this preaching; had
been at ALT Morris lunch stand to get
supper with Martha Franklin and she had
gotten up and left me, and after l had ate
supper l started alone to where the preach
ing was going on and met my husband
he was alone aud he grabbed and stopped
me; he asked me what l was doing out
there and said was not doing anything
came out to church; he then said l was
id liar, and that 1 did not come
out there to church; he then said
told me to stand there a minute
until he came back, and 1 said all right
would stay; he then went out of my sight
and YVES gone only few moments when
he came back; was still standing where
he left me, waiting for the wagon came
out in, and he again grabbed me and
dragged me out of the road into cluster
of bushes by the side of the road; he then
said he had it in his mind to kill me, and
that now was as good time as any;
then begged him to turn me loose; he said
he would not do it, but l managed to get
loose from hip, and as soon as l did,
tried to run away, but caught my foot in
sonnet hing and fell; he then pulled his
pistol and aimed at me and fired, but
missed me, and jumped up and began
running; he then fired at me again, but
agained missed me; he was running after
me all the time; he then ran up to me
and Just as he almoet reached me he sho
again, but missed me for the third time;
then fell and he jumped on me and bea
me over the head with pistol; then go
away from him; he also tried to shoot MI
while he had me down, but the pisto
would not go off; as soon as l got away
ran to the crowd and he followed me
but did not catch me. As soon as
reached the crowd he wheeled around an(
ran off; this is all saw of him that night
1 have not seen him since; saw the pisto
he had; it was British bull dog, and wal
a self cocker; the pistol was kept in tn
house where we lived; l left it in the hous
when left home for the camp meeting.
Sarah Waters, witness, testified tina
she and another woman passed Louis
James standing on the road which passet
through the camp grounds. We went OF
to my sisters tent, and l was standing
there and had only been there about tiv
minutes when heard a pistol shot ali
then heard woman halloo murder, au
then l saw a woman running toward m
still hallooing murder; | could zee tn
flash of pistol behind her as if some on
was shooting at her; 1 saw her fall, az,
then she got up and began running again
l then saw man behind he
shooting at her; he shot twice
then ran to where the woman was, an
told the man not to shoot any more, ths
he had already killed the woman, and h
then whirled aud ran back; the woma
the come to me, and / wiped the bloc
from her face and discovered 1t wa
Louisa james; she told me it was Ware
James, her husband, who was shooting 6
her.
Warren is still in jail, where he wi
remain until the grand jury meets.
Woo Fortune Before Too Late.
At New Orleans, La, on Tuesda
always the second Tuesday monthly
July 10th, 1888, the 218th grand MONTH
drawing of the Louisiana State Lotter
took place under the sole management, q
usual, of Gems. G. 7. Beauregard, c
Louisiana, and Jubal A. Early, of Virgins
The prizes varied in amount from 100000
to 500. The public like to hear of tn
successes. No. 80, 567 drew the first CAPT
tai prize of 100000, 1t was sold in frac
tional twentieths at 81, sent TO M. A. Dau
phin, New Orleans, la. Two-twertieth
we're paid to Weldon Van Steinburgh an
Chas. Emmerich, 68 Columbia stree
New York; one to Sydney Potter, 134
Elm street, Dallas, Tex; one to H.
Strange, Dallas, Tex; two to The Anglo
Californian Bank, Limited, San Francisco
CAL; one to Josiah G. Mitchell, Bostol
Mass; one to Andrew Gallagher, IL
Hampshire street, Boston, Mass. the re
naming parts were held elsewhere. Nc
53,469 drew the second capital prize {
100000, also sold in like manner
twentieths. One to a depositor, throug
Peoples Bank, New Orleans, La; one
G. B. Richards & Co., New York city; Oh
to j. j. Beyelle and Frank McKeol
Mobile, Ala; one 20 First National ban
of Mobile, Ala; one to Barnet house, Ne
York city, ETC., etc. No. 47,943 drew til
third capital prize of $4,000, also sol
in fractional parts of twentieths, two pal
to Norfolk National bank, of Norfol
Va; two to a deposition, throug
Wells, Fargo g. Co, San Francisco, Cal
two to James M. Jenkins, Rome, Ca; OF
to Moses Diselets and one to j. W. Pate
SOD, both of Haverhill, Mass; one
Southwestern National bank of Phil
delphia, Pa. No. $3.50 drew fourth cap
tai prize of $4,000, also sold in twentieth
at 81 each. The prizes went everywher
hither and yon. The name of many vii
ners are withheld by special reques
which are always granted when made
and it all goes over again on Tuesda
September IL, 1888. On application
NJ. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La, all info
nation relative thereto will be give
Woo fortune, which you can, before it
} too late.