The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19

ue ITldl VI ". ". w lCk6b anu OJDeTs
charged with murder in the killing oil
Shelp and Nolan, in the Cedar creek
disturbance, June Is, last year, was
resumed yesterday.
Appended is the substance of the
testimony, mainly material in the
trial:
Harry Jones testifed-Know JEFF
Priest; had talk with him day before
the trial of Litton; he said he would
not let Ike Wilson arrest him; he
would not try; he knows l would kill
him; Priest did tell me that Litton
would not let Wilson arrest him
Priest after the killing told me if 1
told what he had said to me, he would
kill me; / told Jim hurry what Priest
said-nobody else; Ben Templeton
and Flint were present when Priest
threatened to kill me.
j. r. Joiner sworn-I stated in my
former evidence that saw defendant,
George Jones, go to the court house
with q gun the day OF the killing be-
fore IL o'clock.
Defendant, George Jones sworn-I
were home the day before the killing;
it rained; I, my brother and Andy
Jackson went hunting got home about
noon; we went hunting in the after
noon and went to colored meeting
in the evening to make arrangements
to celebrate the 10Th of June; there
was about twenty colored men there;
the day of the shooting 1 went up to
Givens' store; / started without my
gun; my wife asked me to take my
gun and kill her some squirrels; took
my gun; left it at Bob Thompson's
and did not get it for eight months;
| went to the court house about ii
o'clock; took Ike Wilson's horse and
went for witness, Smith, for Mr..
Fowler; returned with witness about
IL o'clock. Shortly after / returned
heard Ike Wilson say: "Hold up,
Mr.. Littenp The shooting began
don't know who fired first shot; live
two miles from store; went to town to
buy some soap; killed some squirrels
and sent them home by my boy; left
my gun at Bob Thompson's; went
to shop; saw the boy Richard Miller
with double barrel shotgun; / took
it and put it in Thompson's
house with mine; my gun was
double barrel shotgun; /
was in my shirt sleeves all day Of
the fight; / was never deputized by
Ike Wilson but once, that was the day
of the fight.
Former testimony of Albert Nichols
was read.
For the State on rebuttal: DR.. Oat-
man for the State-Henry Wilson,
uncle OF Ike Wilson, told me at my
ranch ten or twelve days after the
fight that there was no use in denying
it, Ike Wilson did fire the first shot.
Attorney Maynard testified did
not tell Justice Wioks not to appoint
constable and not to go on with
court in the absence OF Constable Will
son.
Attorney Fowler testified: II
know Henry Wilson; saw him jump
out Of the window soon after the
shooting commenced; he called my
attention to the fact at my Office in
the town of Bastrop and had him
released.
Ben Templeton testifed-He was
deputy sheriff OF Bastrop county; had
a warrant for the arrest Of Runnels
Williams as one of the parties in the
Cedar creek fight. Went to the house
of Henry Jones, who had Williams
horse. Took j. T. Priest and
Ben Finley with me as as
sociates. Jones deuied knowing
any thing as to the whereabouts OF
Williams; told him he was lying to
me and to tell me the truth or /
would string him up to a tree; Priest
made no threats to him; we did not
use any violence towards him.