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

{ news paper man would never let up on
T man and that they were bad men to
3 have anything to do with, and Mr..
Alice said he would not notice the
article and that he wanted no more
, trouble, and would dispose of his stock
and leave the county"
Mr.. McMinn was introduced and
! stated he knew witness, Bob Lewis.
f / had a talk with him in Cotulla
about three or four months ago near
, Goes saloon about the Alice case.
/ Lewis was pretty full at the
time, and he asked me if my
brother and Alice hadn't had
, difficulty. | said yes. Lewis
then said: "If you will come and go
up to Austin and swear like Pm go
ing to swear you can make $500 and
get into the ranger service like L am,
and he pulled out papers showing he
was ranger"
TO questions by Mr.. Franklin wit
ness said Mr.. Alice had never assisted
him out Of any trouble for the reason
that he had never been in any.
The defense here rested and court
adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The state in rebuttal introduced +.
IN. Harper, who testified he lived IN
COtulla and knew Frank Moore, wit
ness for defense. and met him during
the examining trial at Cotulla. Moore
stated to him that he had got $40 in
money and suit of new clothes for
| testifying in the case. MOore's repu-
tation for truth in the county was
bad. He said Mr.. Alice gave him the
$40 and clothes and Mr. Smith, saloon
man, $40.
Mr.. Moore: "Was not Alice in. Jail
and has he not been there ever since
the killing?"
Witness: 81 think So"
Mr.. Moore: "Well, if Alice was
in Jail how could he give
Moore clothes and money!"
Witness: 81 do not know"
Mr.. Moore: "YOu are constable
and was an officer at the time he told
you this. Why did you not arrest |
him for accepting the bribe?"
Witness could not answer the ques-
ton and further explained that at the
time he told no one of what Moore |
had to say to him.
Judge Ellis and other witnesses for |
bIlt lDtdlG llltu ltSlillCb lItiJ -NOOAS . !
character for truth and veraciIy was |
bad.
(NoTE.-Moore is the witness who |
testified that Bowen offered him
$500 to get Alice to walk in front OF
his office so he could shoot and Kill
him J
Mr.. Johns for the state in rebuttal
testified that in conversation with
Bowen in front of the postottice that
Bowen never said to him that if Alice
ever got within fifteen or twenty
yards of him that he intended to kill
him. Bowen showed him an article
and read it to him on Saturday even
ing and he advised him not to publish
it, and all of the article was not pub
lished.
Henry King was called and Mr..
Franklin asked him if he did not go
to New Laredo, Mexico, after the kill
ing.
Witness: Eyes, sir"
Mr.. Franklin: Did you not meet
one Littleiohn there and tell him
you were standing on the platform of
the car when Alice passed you and
that he walked down the aisle of the
car with pistol in hand and killed
Bowen without any provOcation
whatever, and that it was a cold
bloode assassination?o
Witness: "No, sir, never told him
any such hing"
Joe Littlejohn was then called and
testified that Henry King met him in
New Laredo and in speaking of the
trouble said Alice passed him while
on the platform of the car, and going
down the aisle of the car with pistol
in hand, and killed Bowen without
provocation."
Mr.. Moore: "Mr. Littlejohn, are
you not fugitive from justice?"
Witness: "NO, sir; but | have
been"
Witness then went on to say that he
had been indicted for forgery, but that
questions asked by Messrs. Moore and
PendeXter he said, in substance, that
he entered into an agreement to come
here and testify in the case, provided |
the state dismissed the suit.
Mr.. Musgrave of the rangers eX-
planned how many bullet holes he
found and in what car seats they were
located.
Governor Ireland testified that the
character of Henry King for truth and
veracity was good. He had known
him from boyhood and his character
was so good that no one will question
it.
Several other witnesses testified as
to the character of bullet found and
court adjourned until this morning,
when the state will examine one or
two more witnesses. 1t is probable
argument will commence this after
noon.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Alice case Tuesday morn
ing Mr.. Moore, for the defense, offered
some testimony given by Capt. Mil
lett at the examining trial relative TO
" hat Alice said to him about his
trouble with Bowen before the killing.
Alice regretted it and said if he could
sell his cattle he would move out of
the country.
Mr.. Littleton was recalled and
questioned as to who was present in
New Laredo when he had the CONVEX
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