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

b THE CROSS CASE
WHICH rs EXCITING GREAT
INTEREST IN NORTH
TEXAS.
AN IMITATION OF SAM BASS.
Highwaymen Quietly Enter the Town of
Joshua, Near Fort Worth, and Rob
the Postofice.
AN IMITATION OF SAM BASS,

PARIS, Tex, June, 1.-THE selection of a
jury in the Cross murder case was made
this afternoon. The witnesses for the gov
eminent and defense were called and placed
under the rule with strict instructions not
I to talk about the case or. permit 1t to be
discussed in their presence. Col. Hodges
the attorney for the defense stated that
there were half dozen newspaper report
'ers present and doubtless intended to pub
4 ash, the proceedings. Newspapers he said
ywere always sticking their bills into every
thing and he wanted to know what should
be done with them.
Judge Bryant promptly sat down upon
him by declaring that they had a right and
1t was their duty to put their bill into pub.
lie matters.
The counsel for the government and de-
tense then proceeded to state their case
from their respective standpoints. Herbert
Torrey, the principal witness for the gov.
eminent. was then placed upon the stand
and made his statement which is substan-
tally the same as that of the newspape
accounts which have been SO frequentl
published. His story was told in straigh
forward but very impressive way. 1t W
O'Clock when he finished and eros
examination was deferred until o'cloc
tomorrow.
PARIS, Tex, June 12,-The Cross murder
case was resumed this morning with the
cross-examination of Herbert Tonney by
counsel for the defense This lasted sew
eral hours TO little purpose, as the witness
did notcontradict himself in any particular
keene Halves, one ofthe haymakers at Wild
Horse lake on the night of the killing, was
next called. His statement was that Cross
and party came to their camp, and while
there Sam Robinson and thirteen others
surrounded them and marched them out
in line and made them hold up their
hands. He then told Hubbard
he had to die, and shot him
down this caused a stampede and Eaton,
one of the Cross party, ran off to the lake,
followed by one of Robinson's men. The
witness did not see Cross at the time lie was
shot, but saw Forney when he was shot.
He was holding up his hands. Wilcox ran
and hid in the tent but was brought out
and shot down. The witness saw and
identified as of the attacking party
Sam Robinson, G. E. Cook, o. J. Cook, j.
B. Chambers, John Jackson, Cyrus Freeze,
George Thomas, Sylvester Maher, John
Lawrence and George Smith. There were
fourteen in the party. He didn't know all
of them. A. NJ. Donald, James Wrighley,
j. W. Calvert. John Ritter, William 0Con-
nor and Smith Grub were not there.
DR.. r. f. Turness who dressed Tonney's
wounds testified that Tonney's arms must
have been elevated at the time he was shot.
The testimony so tar has been very dam
YQaging to the defendants. Great interest is
Melt in the case and the feeling between the
X 1uzaton and Woodsdale factions has been
lapsferred here. A witness for the defense
INT to Marshal Dckerson and asked for
Aection, stating that he had been threat
- Md by witness for the government.
- Nh sides keep close watch upon the &C.
hs of the other and it seems impossible
\ ~ one to do anything without the other
.hnding il out.