Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-25
GEORGE MARTIN.
Progress of the Trial of Mar
tin for Homicide.
MRS. CONVICTION TESTIFIES.
Lewis Patterson States That II e is in Jail on
Charge of Perjury, but Testifies.
VIII be Convicted-PoIice Re-
port-Alliance Lecturer.
THE GEORGE MARTIN TRIAL.

THE GEORGE MARTIN TRIAL.
Special TO the Gazette
DALLAS. TEX. April 24-The remaining
Juror in the George Martin murder trial
&flS obtained and the testimony IN the case
fWts begun. Martin is a widower and his
twp little daughters were in court The
frs. witness in the case was Mrs. Coving-
-, at whose house the murder took place.
LHer testimony was rs follows:
MRS. CONVICTION.
Winess-"My name is Lula Coving-
ton"
State-"Where did you live on the 10th
of March Of this year!''
WitneSs-"On jackson street"
State-"Did you know the defendant?''
WitneSs-'HeS, l we seen him twice 10
know him twice
State-"Did you see him on the 10th
of March and about what time of the day?"
Witness-'Yes, it was about clock. -
State-"Did you know Della Close!n
WitneSs-''Yes."
Where did she live about the 10th
of March2"
Witness-''At my house,
Sta,e-''IS she living or dead!"
WitneSS-''She is dead
<S~State-"How did she come to her death2"
NitnesS-''She was killed with pistol.
l was out of the house and heard shots in
kittie's room. When the second shot was
uIGu L siIicu 10 Gail SOMEONE, DuJ WHPn
another shot was fired | started towards
the house, and before 1 got into the house
another shot was fired. There were four
shots fired"
State-"What did you see when you en-
tered the house,"
Witness-'I saw the defendant just com,
ing outs
State-''What did you do?'
Witness-'I struck light and went into
Kitty's room, and she was lying on the
sofa and asked her if George Martin had
shot her, but she did not answer, but l do
not think she was dead -
State-"Did you know Martin was in the
house before the shots were fredl''
Witness-''Yes. When he came 1 was in
and told him ] did not want him to come
there any more and he said that he loved
Kitty and wanted TO talk TO her. He then
followed her into the room. / do not know
what took place in the room before the shots
We're fred
State-'Did you know of any trouble be-
tween defendant and deceased previous to
the killing2"
Witness-"Yes; Kitty was taken sick
about two days after she came to my house,
and about twelve or thirteen days before
she was killed, and the defendant came to
see her. She told him that she was sick
and he was the cause of it, and that she
was without money and wished him TO as
siSu her. He said: No, would not give
you = cent TO save your life, Cd d--n you :;
you Quit me u
State-'Do You know the relations of
these parties before Mrs. Close came to
your hOuset'
Witness-''They had lived together"
State-''Do you know whether the de-
PENDANT made any threats against deceased
before the killing}'
Witness-''I did not hear him make any"
State-'Were you ever witness against
the defendant for assault and battery on
the deceased!'
WitnesS-''I never was
State-'Do you know about the age of
Della Close!"
Witness-"She was about twenty-five
years old
State-"Ead her little girl found her
when you went into the room with a lightf"