Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-12
Had Been Using Freda's Name
in a Correspondence
IN A MATRIMONIAL BUREAU.
One of the Letters Secured and in the Hands
of Officers.
4 Brutal Set of Moonshiners Shoot Down
Boy and ais Mother in mississippi.
More Swindling Charges at
Denver-Alles Trial.
The Alice Trial.
special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. 1.-THE trial OF the
Alice case was quite interesting to-day on
account of the evidence and the sparring
be ween the lawyers. Franklin led the ex-
animation for the state and Taylor Moore
for the defense.
Dreyfus. the drummer who sat in the car
with the Bowens on q seat across the aisle
from them, testified to what he saw OF the
shooting. He saw the two enter the car,
the first man firing the first shot.
E. T. Babbit, another drummer, sat in
the car and saw Alice, Lyons and Boone
enter, Boone remarlIing NOW we have got
them" when the firing began. He saw
Alice open the firing; could see the Bowens,
and. saw no shooting by them. Saw Lyons
jump on i seat and begin firing. Alice
looked at the man shot and walked out,
Lyons saying rs they went, 1--WE have killed
one of the sons of - Witness sat some
distance back IN the car and could see all on
the side of the car opposite to that occupied
by the Bowens. w. C. Bowen was bare
headed, and when Lyons made his remark,
threw up his hands to his face.
Witness told how he was attached by
Owen, detective employed by the state,
as did DreyfuS also. Baobitt stated posi-
lively that the deceased did not shoot. He
saw all that went on, being scared too much
to get out of the way. Witness said he had
been informed that 1t was dangerous to
testify at Pearsall Had been warned by
letter from Mr. Mann, mailed in San Anto-
MO Alice and Lyons were the only ones
who did any shooting. Lyons stood on
seat. shooting down at Bowen.
Miss Edith Miller was in the car and saw
q man shooting in the aisle; heard nothing
said before or after the shooting.
w. J. Bowen, brother of deceased, testi-
fed that he and his brother got on the train
OF N tonic INN fle
second or third seat from the front door,
going south. Witness expected to get
married soon. Brother said to me at
Dilley, There's Alice" Lyons was in the
door behind Alice, who drew his pistol as
he approached, holding it in both hands
and shooting. Lyons shot me in the arm.
l was stunned and fell over the seat,
shooting. Don't know what he did after
wards. He had no pistol on him. He had
given me his, which l wrapped up in the
Express newspaper and laid on the seat
by me. 7 was doing when we reached
Dilley. Brother walked me up and said
There's Alice" and started to get his
pistol. l caught him and said Alice won't
do anything. Have not stated that brother
got his pistol before the firing. 1t was on
the seat in front, and he had leaned over to
get it. Did not see him get it or have it.
Had asked brother to go with me to San
Antonio. He spoke of going to Austin. Do
not remem Der saying that my brother told
me to look out for Alice at Pearsall. I
know Alice fired first, after which brother
leaned forward. Witness explained some
discrepancy in his ties imony as compared
with that given at former hearing by say
ing that he was then suffering greatly from
his wound, was full of choral and in no fit
condition to testify.
This closed the case for the state, and the
court adjourned until q. m. tomorrow,
when the defense will present its side.