The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-05-28

colored man about 35 years old, He
was born in South Carolina and after
wards lived in the old North state. He
came to Texas when about years old i.
de is not bad looking negro and is
said to be very industrious.
HIS STORY.
He testified yesterday In substance
as follows:
u remember of hearing Of Mrs.
Whitely's death. 1 was that day at
Mr.. bests digging we'll. l was liv.-
ing at the time on the widow Tinnin's
place. l stayed at home the night
before the murder. My family con.
sists of my wife and four children.
My father in law also lived with me.
| left home the morning that Mrs.
Whitley was said to have been killed
about 30 in one horse spring wagon
Was GrIving "a bald faced bay and had
nothing in the wagon but pick. 1t
is about two miles and a half from
where lived to Whitelys. l had to
go by there going to my work. Mr..
Whitely's is on the direct road from
my house to Mr.. Best's. The first
person l met after leaving home was
MIR. Dan Newning. | met him about
quarter of a mile from my house.
The next person l met was Mr.. Boul-
din. l next met Mr.. Whitley about
quarter OF a mile from where he lived.
l next met three wagons loaded with
cotton and two loaded with
corn. Next met two wagons
loaded with corn. About
one mile beyond Mr.. Whitely's. l next
met Mr.. Felix Shaw and a young lady
was with him in the buggy. Near
Settings store l met another wagon
driven by German. The wagon was
loaded with corn. l next met two
ladies near the gate of Mr.. Best's.
(witness here pointed out the ladies
who were in the court room and whose
names he did not know.
did not find Mr.. Best at home.
then went down to where some color
ed people lived and found the wife of
Mr.. Brown, the man whom was dig
cling the well for and who lived on
Mr.. Best's place. remained at Mr..
Browns digging the we'll until night.
The well was about one foot deep
when 1 commenced that morning
Brown and family were all at home at
dinner. After leaving Brown that
night'1 did not go home, but went to
Mr.. Settings with Browns son and
bought a bottle of brandy cherries and
Went back to Browns and went to bed
L was arrested the next morning before
Igot out OF bed by Mr.. White and
others. 1t is a public road between
Mrs Turner's and Mr.. Best's. where l
was at work. No other public road
between there and her place that |
know of. Had not known Mr.. Whitley
long Did not know Mrs. Whitley at
all. Never saw her in my life that
know of. do not think Mr.. Whitley
lived more than 400 or 500 yards from
the road. Never was ON his premises
in my life.
MR.. ROGERS.
J. B. Rogers testified that he knew
Sam Turner. Had known him for
about 10 years. Met him on the day
Mrs. WHITLEY Was killed about
quarter OF mile this side of Whltely's
in a one horse wagon. He
was travelling at the rate OF four or
five miles an hour. l live about one
mile beyond Mrs. Whitely's. Met
Sam about Is minutes past Z o'clock
a. IN. Saw Mr.. Whitely that morning
about Is minutes past z. AS passed
his house he came out of his gate in a
two-horse wagon with lumber on it.
Never spoke to him Whitley lives
about 70 yards from the public road.
Know Whitely's field and know where
his wife was Killed in the field. 1t was
about 30 yards beyond the house. Soil
is black. No rocks. None about
Whitely's house. | returned from
Austin going home about O'Clock and
when passed Whit ely's AIN satisfied
he had just got home, but
did not see him but saw
his mu es rolling in the yard as if the
harness had just been taken of. saw
Mrs. Whitley in the yard in the morn
lug, or somc one took to be her. The !
COWS were just coming out, after being /