The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-08

Samostz hallooed twice, Doctor, don't
strike me-" While Bennett was adj
vancing, Mr.. Samostz had his right
hand up with the graduate in it. When
DIR. Bennett grabbed Samostz and
struck him, he pushed him back be-
tween the prescription counter and
the west counter. Bennett strnck
Samostz several times and through
the wrestling the acid was split. ]
saw that he did not throw it. did
not see where the graduate was all the
time. Mr.. Samostz called to DIR. Ben.
nett several times not to come in and
not to strike him, before he, Bennett,
reached him. When Samostz came
from behind the prescription counter,
he came around the north end and
the acid was split on the west counter
on the side OF it, about opposite the
middle of the prescription counter.
After DR.. Bennett starred around the
counter advancing towards Mr. Samostz 1
did not see him stop. He did not stop at
the writing desk. Samostz did not 60 to
meet Bennett. He was right at the tele-
phone at the time Dr. Bennett got to him.
l did not see DIR. Benefits hat fal off, but
when he dragged Samostz between the two
counters he did not have his hat on. Just
at the time Bennett got to him he hallooed:
Don't strike me, " and was protecting him
self with one hand and had the graduate
in the other. Had his left hand raised to
ward off the blow"
Cross exan,ined- telephone in Sam
ostz's store is at the north side of the pre-
scription counter. The sink is in the ware
room on the opposite side in the we'll about
twenty five feet from the prescription coun-
ter. The telephone is on the north side of
the prescription counter. 1t is the custom 10
use sulphuric acid or other acids to
remove diamond dye from the hands.
They pour the acid on their hands, and at
the same moment put their hands under
the stream of water and wash the acid off.
Water will dilute sulphuric acid. know
the effect sulphuric acid will have upon the
human flesh. | know that water will not
counteract the effect of sulphuric acid on
the flesh, but if you let the water run over
your hands Immediately it won't give
the acid time to burt. | saw Samostz run
from the wareroom to the telephone. He
telephoned to Walter Tips store and then
sail II guess will COUP there" He then
walked around the prescription counter
and got the graduate and fluid. 1t was
about half full of sulphuric acid. 1t was
one ounce graduate and he started to go to
the sink. Bennett called him ard he
turned around, standing at tie cash register
on the west side counter and Samostz was
back of me by the arch between
the wareroom and the main s ore.
Mr.. Samostz came first out of the
room and DIR. Bennett followed him, and
when DR.. Bennett came in l was standing
at the paper roll to wrap up the article Mr.
Beatty had bought. | then walked up to
the cash register on the west counter. DR.
Bennett came out OF the wareroom through
the arch, followed by Mr.. Samostz DR.
Bennett went into the wareroom and got |
there through the north side of opening. He |
passed between the prescription counter |
and the west counter. DR.. Bennett did not
stop until he had went about three quarters |
of the distance out of the store. He got |
into the middle of the store from the north |
side opening. | was then standing at the |
paper roll, wrapping up Beatty's bundle. |
don't know whether [ went through the |
passage between the prescription counter |
and west counter or around the prescription (
to the paper roll on the south side of the west |
counter Samostz and Bennett, in coming |
in from the wareroom passed in between |
the west counter and the prescription |
counter. As soon as DR.. Bennett asked me |
where Mr.. Samostz was and l had replied |
changed my position in order to get med |
icine for Beatty. l had a talk first with |
from the opening in the north counter.
/ got the medicine and was going to
wrap it up when Mr.. s. and Dr.
Bennett came in from the ware
room. | do not know whether l passed
through in between the west side and pre-
scription counter, or whether went around
the prescription counter to wrap it up.
don't know exactly where was when they
came in"
Then followed some more statements of
no moment After the conclusion of this
witness court adjourned until 10 O'Clock
Monday, when Mr. Sumosz will be put
upon the stand.