The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11

shooting, witness looked around and
saw Alice going out of the car with
other persons in front of him and he
saw w. j. Bowen come past him,
walking down the aisle. Bowen said
he was bleeding to death, it6
Mr.. Hume, who sat ahead Of wit
ness. came out aud together they took
off Bowen's coat and tied a handker-
chief around his arm. Another gem
tleman came in and Bowen was then
taken back to the sleeper. Witness
then took his little girls back to the
sleeper and returned back to the car
where he found the dead man, w. Q.
Bowen, laid out in the aisle. He then
went back to the sleeper and staid
there. Witness saw no pistols upoL
returning to the car where the shoot
ing occurred. w. @. Bowen was
shivering, but virtually dead. He did
not hear w. j. Bowen say anything
except that he was bleeding to death,
beyond a mention that he did not care
for his watch, it being in the way OF
the ministrations to his wound:
Witness thought the two Bowens
occupied the same seat. The seats
near the Bowens on the same side we're
unoccupied. A lady sitting near, got
out at Dilley. Alice had passed the
witness when the shooting began, but
the man who followed Alice had not.
Bowen was sitting about three seats
behind witness, heard no scuffie or
words during the shooting. He judged
eight or ten shots were fired in rapid
succession. Bowen's face was bleed
ing, could see he was shot 10 the head,
but did not examine him. The
Bowens got on the train at San
Antonio. Hume, Sam johnson and
the Bowens, were the only persons on
the train that witne IS knew.
Cross examined by the defense:
Miller said tn vt the first shot that was
fred greatly frightened him, 80 much
so that he knew little Of what hap
pened, except that he took care OF his
children until he returned from the
sleeper. He saw Sam johnson in the
car shortly before the shooting and
shortly afterward. Witness said the
Bowens occupied two seats turned
down, placing their baggage on the
seat in front of them. There was a
large satchel, two bundles aud a bas
ket, large enough to fill the seat. He
did not see the satchel after the
shooting. but did not examine for it.
He did not see or hear ball strike
Just over him.
He sat still during the shooting; did
not pretend to know what happened
simultaneously with the shooting, but
his testimony was with reference to
before and alter; had seen Alice as the
latter passed him, but did not remem-
ber whether Alice shook hands or
spoke to any one. Saw nothing pecu.
liar or unusual in Allee's manner, OF
any weapon about him. .
Nothing materially was developed
upon cross-examiDati0u OF this wit
ness. ~ Hste ,rlta
Thomas Hume. trainmaster on the
L. & Ct. N. railroad, was next called
ard testified that he knew A. Ct. Alice
and saw him on the train that day at
Dilley, but could not say that there
was anyone with him He saw
the dead man between
the seats with several
wounds in his head bleeding very badly
and gasping for baeath. The con
ductor then came to witness and asked
if it would not be better to hurry the
train on to Cotulla for surgical assist
do So As the train was leaving wit
ness saw Alice and two other parties
out on the ground about 150 feet from
the train; did not recognize the two
parties with Alice, who were walking
toward the train. Witness saw re-
volver in Allee's hand. At the time
there were five or six shots fired; had
examined the coach and had found
about a dozen holes In the coach. one
bullet In some instances making sew
eral holes through the seat backs.
Witness said the bullet holes in the
seat appeared to have been fired 10
one direction in a downward. range.
Witness found one bullet hole nearly
In the center on the, head lining on
tha east sidB Of The car. This bullet
hole was about three seats toward the
front end OF the car from where the
deceased sat and appeared to have
been fired from that direction. He
did not know how many wounds there
we're on Bowen's body, but thought
he saw one or two over the eyes. The
firing was in quick succession; could
not tell by, the holes In the plush
cushions whether all the balls were Of
the same size or not.
All the balls did not cut the same
seat back; but there were several bui-
let holes through the two seat backs
in front OF the Bowens' and others en-,
tered the seats back of them. ALI the
bullets In the back of,the Bowen seat
appeared to haveacome from the same
direction. Upon cross examination
witness could not say that Alice was
armed, as witness saw no arms. AT
this point the court adjourned until
tomorrow.