The Delta independent., 1890-06-17
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Trial Of Outlaws who Murdered q
SherifFs Posse.

PARIS, Tex, June s.-A jury in the
Cross murder case was obtained this af-
ternoon. 1t is said to be an excellent Jury.
Colonel McComb, attorney for the govern
ment, then read the indictment to the jury.
Over two hundred witnesses were then
called and put under the rule, the court
charging them not to talk with each other,
and not to read the testimony in the pa
pers The Jury are in the hands Of dep
uty sheriff, and not allowed to talk with
any one or read the newspapers.
After the witnesses returned, Colonel
McComb opened the case to the Jury, re-
citing Constable Hart's attempt to arrest
Robinson and failure, his hearing that
Robinson was In No Mans Land and tax
ing two men and going to Con Creek and
attempting his arrest, sending q courier
back TO the sheriff for help. He met the
sheriff who took posse of four men and
started back to hi. assistance. They rode
all night, reaching Con Creek (fifty five
miles) the next morning and ascertaining
that Robinson had escaped and that the
Harland party had returned TO the States
Then they rested until about five o'clock
and started TO return to the State but tired
out themselves and, with tired horses,
they stopped at the hay camp to rest
About nine o'clock p m, falling asleep,
the defendants. with Sam Robinson, now
In the Colorado penitentiary, surprised
them and shot them down, first disarming
them and making them hold up their
hands. All but Tommy were shot twice
Tommy was left for dead, but lives TO tell
the story.
Herbert Tommy took the stand and reit-
Grated the part he took on the night of
July "a, lsss. Was one Of Sheriff Cross
posse to No-Man's- Land; that they left
Woodsdale At or 10 o'clock at night and
took lunch at Voorhees, and passed the
hay stacks at daylight; reached Reeds
camp on Gron Creek at about $ ~ m. They
found there that Robinson had escaped
and that Short and party had returned to
the State. The distance was from 55 TO
10 miles. They rested until or 5 p m.
and started back to the State. They
reached the haystack Just ss the moon
rose, about p. m, tired and horses tired
They got some water, then unsaddled
sHoh aofscs 2uo my uOwn. lnat the nrst
thing he knew was Cross saying, Boys.
they have got u.s." Robinson called upon
his party TO close in, and ordered Cross
and party to hold up their hands and come
out Tommy and Hobbard walked out and
Cross remained at the stack. Robinson
found him and went To Cross and de-
mandcd his arms. Cross said he had none
He was searched and Robinson said
sheriff Cross you are my first man." and
shot him with Winchester and tina,
Cross fell. Hobbard was the next m an
shot while holding up his hands. Someone
called Robinson away. J. b. Chamberlain
searched him CTonny). That he had sho,
him through the neck and shoulder and
Knocked him down. Eaton was also killed.
wilcox WAS found in the hay tent and
taken out with the remark: There is
one" Five men walked up to where
Cross, Hobbard and Tommy were and sho,
them down Cross. Hobbard and Wilcox
werc all shot the second time, but tina,
when they came to him Tommy Chamber
lain said, 81 done II for him. Someone
took him by the leg and dragged him cigh,
or ten feet and kicked him. Robinson
then said, "Mo too The Cooks, Cslyer,
and Donald wcre there. The haymakcr,
were ordered to tie up and 60 with them,
They went north toward Kansas. Tommy
thcn related his trip TO Voorhees,.