The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-18

woman was killed and he said not
from his pistol. He said he shot four
times and Bowen three, and that he
had shot his brains out.
Mrs. Miller testified she saw Mr..
Alice after the shooting under the
gallery washing his hands and face
do not remember of his saying any
thing. did not hear him say that
he was washing Off the ID brains OF
the man he had killed. Inever heard
him swear in my life, and | have
known him for nine years. i did not
hear him say he had killed ID de-
tective.
Mr.. King was recalled. Said he
was in the car when Bowen was killed
and saw Lyons pass him. He saw no
pistol in his hand.
Mr.. Musgrave testified he examined
the hole in the roof of the car for
bullet. and found one, which he gave
to Sheriff Hardness of Frio county
Mr.. Seasons testified that Boone
came to his ranch about June ., at
night, to hire hands to work for MIR.
Alice.
Mr.. Charles Miller testified that he
saw Boons at Seasons about . O'Clock
at night on June 3. He was after
hands to work on Allee's ranch and l
agreed to work. He said they were
going to round up the cattle to move
them,
Mr.. Webb corroborated Mr.. Miller's
testimony.
Mr., Jarbaugh testified that he lived
in Cotulla and knew Mexican
kept barber shop there, knew Alice
and Bowen when he saw them ana
4 n nj
they had some words He was in the
chair. Bowen was seated on q box |
near the door and Alice and another
man was on tho outside. Alice asked |
Bowen how much he owed for his pa
per. saying he was going TO stop
the paper, because it was telling lies
on HIM. Bowen denied it, and Alice
said. You are ID lying s-n Of
b-h. Bowen then got up and took
the chair. | did not hear him say he
would follow Bowen like coyote.
Mr.. Andy Houston acted as inter-
prefer for the court and witness
This closed the evidence for the
day, and court adjourned until Mon
day when the examination OF Wit
hesses for the defense will be resumed.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The trial of Mr. Alice for killing w.
G.. Bowen was resumed Monday
morning, with quite number OF WIS.,
ftors in the court room, among whom
were several ladies' The taking of
evidence for the defense was the Or
der of business, and Rev. Mr.. Waller,
of Cotulla, was the first witness called.
lie was passing the barber shop in {
Colulla the day Bowen and Alice had
words there, and heard Alice remark
to Bowen: "Make out my account. l ;
never want you to use my name in i
your paper again. | heard no other /
remarks, and do not remember seeing |
man seated on bench.
w. d. Harris testified: 81 reached
Dlley the day of the killing shortly {
after il occurred aud while the train /
on which Bowen was killed was pull
Ing out. | saw Alice and he came up
to me and handed me pistol, saying, {
There is the pistol of the dead man;
keep il for me- He then went on to
tell me how it happened. He said (
that Bowen shot at him. Bowen, he {
said. was down behind the seat, so
that he, Alice, could only see his head ,
from the eyes up when he, Bowen,
first fired Bowen, he said, fired at
him twice before he, Alice, got in ;
shot. Alice said that he grabbed
Bowen's pistol but could not get it I
from him until he shot him in the
head. He said, think, that he fired {
four shots. Allee's left hand was
bleeding and | asked him why it was.
He said that when he grabbed for
Bowen's pistol it struck his hand.
never saw him wash his hands, and
never heard him say anything about
having the cd brains of the dead
man on his hands, | went Off to the
house. / examined the pistol and 1t
had two empty chambers. | saw no
blood on the pistol. 1 did not hunt
for shells, but think Mr.. Darlington
and another man did. Darlington
handed me two shells and they looked
rs if they had just been fired. Alice
and Darlington went to Pearsall. !
did not see Lyons.
TO Mr.. Franklin-Witness said lie
examined pistol and it had three cart
ridges in it. Alice and myself have
been on friendly terms ever since l
have known him, now many years.
Mr.. Franklin questioned witness
closely about his testimony at the
examining trial, and asked him
if that time he didn't say that
Alice informed him that Bowen fired
three times.
Witness: II did not say it,"
Mr.. franklin: "Did you not testify
at the examining trial that Alice said
to you that Bowen put the pistol close
up to him and he grasped it and
turned it away when the third shot
was fired?"
Witness: ~ never said any such
thing
Mr.. n. r Miller, who testified for
the state Wednesday last, was again
called for the defense. 81 heard no
such remark as now we have got
them, before the shots. After the
shots did not hear the remark we
KAYE killed one of the id s-n BIS.
| was near the middle of the car and
| think Alice was about opposite me
when the firing first commenced.
Bob Lewis who testified for the
state some days ago was recalled and
asked by Mr.. Moore about converse