St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-09-17

killed after fighting to the last.
wilbur Tullus. a hoy Of IA. was
sworn, and said that at sunrise ON
the day Of the killing he had seen
Hobgood going towards Cranes
house.
Cross-examined-He emphasized
the fact that it was on Sunday and
not Saturday; thus knocking out
Hobgood's claim that his visit was
made on Saturday. When seen
he was going away from the Sheri.
dan place.
WHERE THE SHOOTING OCCCRRED.
Mrs. Charles Crane was the next
witness. She admitted that Colo
mel Hobgood was at her house ON
Saturday. She denied that she had
seen Robert HobgoOd, other on
Saturday Or Sunday. and that he
had borrowed Cranes horse.
This contradicts her hus''snd's
cvidence.)
When asked IL she had not in.
formed two gentlemen that she had
seen Colonel HObgood and that ne
asked that Jaoksoa 10 notified
that Bunch was dead aud he would
surrender, she denied II,
Attorney Carter, one OF the gen.
tle,ncn in question, who Is defend
Ing Holgood. was put on the stand
to disprOve this, but n0t willingly.
He tried to squirm out OF It, hut
Judge Reid could not see it that
way.
Judge Burris. the OtLSr gentle
man, agreed to the statement made
by Carter.
Preston Thomas Was put on the
stand and Strengthened this CYL:
dence by saying that he had
seen Colonel Hobgood enter Chas.
Cranes, and on his leaving saw
Crane strike out in the direction OF
Bob Hobgood. lie undertook to
prevaricate on the lines followed
by Mr.. Crane. but as result was
badly muddled by cross-exam'na-
tiOn.
Dillon was then recalled and af=
ter the attorney had wasted some
time in fruitless attempts to obtain
. direct answer, Judge Reid inter-
posed and succeeded in getting him
to say that the man referred to in
the first part Of his testimony was
Colonel HObg0od.
T.. MORRIS, OF THE POSSE
sent from Franklinton, was one Of
the most important witnesses.
He testified: jackson, Summers.
the sheriff of Washington, Detec-
tive Martin and others were in the
company. They went to Payne's
for breakfast aud afterwards the
sheriff, men and the detectives sep.
arated. He then saw Jackson on .
high hill near Bob HObg00d's. He
saw Jackson and his men on the 2lst
about Z . m, at 3 q. m. lie met
them again, and this time BOh
Hobgood was with them, riding on
dark horse. His place was about
ten miles from the place ut which
Bunch was killed. That same morn
ing jackson sent word to the sher-
in that he would do nothing fur
Their unless hounds be procured.
Whit Pierce, another one Of the
posse, gave substantially the same
evidence, with the additional in
formation that Bob H0bgoOd had
joined jackson, and that after q
short talk they rode of together.
BENJAMIN Duncan was next put
on the stand. He told about the
meeting between Jackson aud Boil
Hobgo0d, and
THE FINE LITTLE COMEDY
then enacted. ''Summers threaten
ed to lynch Bobby il he did moi
squeal on his brother and Bunch. "
Robt. H0bgood was the last
witness Of any importance. He
said that on the 2lst lie started oni
to carry money and fool 10 bis
brother, aud while on the way "a
hiding place was captured by Jack
son aud Summers. He was then
taken in tie woods. rove put around
his neck. and he was invited to tell
where biz brother could be found
or have his neck twisted. With
this alternative he promised Ia
show them his brothers hiding
place. He had no idea that Buncl
y Ms anywhere in the vicinity.
Hc had only seen jackson twice,
once on Thursday an.l once o.
Saturday morning proceeding th'
killing Of BUmcl,. He was trying
70 avoid tho detectives aud wal
trying to got to his brothers Ind
ing place in q roundabout way
when captured. When they came
in sight of the She. idxn house The
detectives formed ~ circle arUnnd
tie house. ! then heard . gaa
and a number OF reports followed
supposed they had killed Buuch
remained where I was until Jack.
son called me t. 90 aud get gun
At this point the question "ros'
rs 10 tue number Of bullets found il
Bunch's clothing. aud tho jndg'
ordered that
MS BODY DE DIslNrERRED
and the clothing removed. ~ i
would ~ Put in evidences in the ia
..ure.
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