The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-06-19
TIE BAsrRoP CASE.
Trial of the Parties charged With the Geo
Creek Killing.

u6 CASE Vi Uue DCdU6 vs.. ". M
Wickes and Ike Wilson, charged with
murder in the killing of Shelf and
Nolan, June IL, 1889, in an emente
between white and colored men al
Cedar.creekf n Bastrop county, was re-
sumed yesterday in the Travis county
district court, to which it was trans.
ferred by change of venue, Judge Key
presiding, and Messrs. j. H. Robert.
son, Taylor Moore, and Pet Fowler ap.
pearing for the prosecution, and
Messrs. Geo. w. Jones, H. M. Gar.
wood, of Bastrop, and F. M. Alley, OF
Austin, for the defense.
The defendants, Wickes and Wilson,
are colored men, respectively Justice
OF the peace and constable of the pre-
cinct. The testimony for the State
was concluded yesterday and four wit
nesses testified for the defense. The
case was continued and the Evidence
will probably be concluded this even
The first witness for the State yes.
terday was DIR. Fowler. He testified
in substance that he was at Owens
store near the scene of the distur-
bance. He saw Ike Wilson, George
Jones and Runnels and other colored
men with guns early in the morning.
Wilson and Jones rode away and re-
turned about 9 o'clock. 1 attended
Shelf and Nolan, who were killed !:
Nolan was shot in the forehead with a
ball; Shelf with buckshot in the fore
head and ball in the body.
Gus Randall sworn-Was there
early in the morning of the fight; saw
colored men there with guns; saw
Wilson go into the house of Bob Will
son, colored man, where they had
arms stored; he went in there and left
his gun, a rifle; he saw him afterwards
on horseback with a shot gun; saw
five colored men he knew with guns
and others he did not know.
Mr.. Joyner sworn-He was ex-ius-
tl2e OF the peace and lived in the pre-.
cinct near Givens' store; was at home
all day of the fight; saw Defendant
Wilson carry a gun to the school house
about . O'Clock saw several other col
ored men with arms, but didn't know
all of their names.
AIDA Litton sworn-Some four or
five miles from Givens' store was
tried by jury on charge of simple as
sault. This was before Defendant
Wickes on the day of the fight. went
to court that day alone; had win
chester gun at home but carried no
arms with me. got there about 8
or 9 o'clock; was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Alex Jenkins; I was not on
friendly terms with Ike Wilson, the
constable. l was tried by the Jury
and after the jury went out l told
Wilson l wanted to step back. Ee
nodded assent. AS stepped out of
the door he ordered me stop; 1
turned around to see what he meant
or wanted; he Immediately shot me
with shot gun, striking me in the
forehead; tried to arise, but was
again shot in the hip with a ball.
Joe Woodruff testified to being pres
ent and noticing about seventy colored
men gathered around, some of whom
were armed.
William Strother testifed-He was
at the fight in front of the court room
door when the fight commenced; he
went to see that no harm was done to
Litton, who was mis- nephew; witness
had gun and was badly wounded in
the fight; he saw seven guns in the
hands Of white men and great many
in the hands of the colored men.
julius Steiner testified that he had
lived near Owens Store twenty-one
years; he was at the fight, but had no
arms and took no part in the fight;
Ike Wilson fired the first shot; wit
ness ran away; there was a general
firing, and many shots were fired.
Mr.. Debardeleben testified he was
at the fight armed with winchester;
he went to defend Litton in the event
he was attacked. not to violate the
law.
Robt. Brooks testified he was pres
ent at the fight, and was unarmed
fifteen or twenty shots were fired from
the court room; the total firing was
over fifty, perhaps 100 shots; there
was one shot fired from side house.
Fred Chase, colored lawyer, testi-
fed he got there about 10 o'clock.
He was reading when the jury went
cut. He heard Wilson tell Litton to
stop, and looked up and saw Litton at
the door. Wilson had his gun drawn
and there were white men with guns
outside. When the shooting began
defendant Wickes and / ran into the
pulpit and saw nothing further as to
who did the shooting.
Calvin Springer testified. Testi-
mony was merely corrobatory as to
the presence of men with arms.
Attorney Fowler testified as to the
question Of changing the examining
trial to another justice that Wickes OBJ
jected, that the effect would be to
take away other business from his
court.
The court adjourned till 8 o'clock.
The trial OF o. M. Wickes and others,
charged With murder in the matter of
the killing of Nolan and Shelp, June