The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-24
A CRIME-CURSED CITY.
DALLAS GIVES TWO CHKPTERs IN HER
RECORD OF BLOOD.
DR.. Jones Refused Bail on Habeas Corpus
and Goes Back to Jail-The Tale About
Anderson's Murder Sounds Fishy.
Other Criminalities.

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. 21.-Dr. r. III.
Jones, TIE slayer of Captain w. G.
Veal, was brought into court this
morning and his habeas corpus trial
was resumed. 1t will be remembered
that Jones swore.in his defense that
his wife confessed to him last spring
that Veal had outraged her, and that
he had never laid eyes on Veal until
the morning of the killing at the
headquarters of Camp Sterling Price.
Ben E. Cabell swore that ON the day
prior to the killing Jones and himself
and a man named Fisher we're con-
versing near the entrance to EXPOSE
ton hall and Veal passed by them
and within distance of six feet of DR..
Jones.
Judge r. E. Burke swore that
Jones was in the audience in the music
hall on the day before the killing,
when Veal was delivering an address
to the old soldiers. Jones was not
only in the audience, but occupied
seat in the front row. DR.. Jones was
placed on the stand this morning. He
denied that he was with Cable on the
fair grounds or heard Veal make a
speech. DIR. 8. D. Thurston was called
and corroborated Judge Burke in what
he said.
The arguments then began. Basset,
Seay and Muse made strong appeals
for their client. They urged that he
was justified in what he did and held
that to put its blacklist face Oh the
crime was not more than murder in
the second degree. Col. Jerome
G. Kearby and Miller appeared for
the prosecution. Judge Tucker then
announced his decision. He said that
all the evidence introduced made it
conclusive to his mind that it was
murder in the first degree, and he re-
manded the prisoner to the custody Of
the sheriff without bail.
The attorneys of Jones gave notice
of appeal. 1t was painful surprise
to Jones and his friends and attor-
neys.
| THE BILLUPS CASE;
Walter Billups, the slayer of John
Shea, will be brought before Judge
Burke Friday morning on a writ of
habeas corpus. Billups believes his
Offense bailable one and is anxious
to be released on bail. The killing of
Shea is evoked as a most atrOcions
murder, but the people have become
so accustomed to bloody crimes in this
county that nothing surprises them,
even when negro crap shooter gets
two years on the county farm and a
white man is let off with
a $25 fine for assault to
murder. Sheriff Henry Lewis
returned from Hously this morning
where he was called to investigate the
killing of VIM p. Anderson Saturday
night. Five years ago Anderson was
smashed in a runaway and was Grip
pied for life. He had no use of his left
arm and could scarcely drag himself
about. He was 35 years old and his
wife is about thirty. He resided on
his farm and was very popular. The
murderer placed the pistol 80 close
to his head that the scalp was
badly burned. The wife says that
two shots were fired at her by
the assassin and that she escaped by
flight, she also alleges that robbery
was the motive. Sheriff Lewis found
$29 in the pocket of Andrews trow-
sers and $25 in trunk. Suspicion at
taches to certain parties, but no ar
rests have been made. The people
of Housloy are terribly enraged and
are leaving nothing undone that will
tend to locate the criminal and bring
him to justice. Three murders in one
week have startled the citizens o.
Dallas county.
Frank Aistropp, convicted of the
murder of Allen Walker, was refused
new trial by Judge Burke today anc
was sentenced to fifteen years pena
servitude.