Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-04
THE RANDLE CASE.
The Habeas Corpus Trial Now
on Before Judge Burke.
THE DEFENSE is OUTLINED.
A FOrl Worth Man Figures as b Witness Nc
Is Forced 10 Answer Questions PROFOUND
ed by the Sialo-Hs Cotmonts on
RandIe's Acl While In n, Worth.

Dallas Tex. Feb. b CSpccnll The
habcas corpus urial Of MajoE l. G.. ligndle
who shot and Killed I'D 4 Randall on
Monday evening. Dec 20 su the Palace
saloon, began ut 10 o'clock this morning
Ia the Forty -f0urth judicial district court.
Judge H. l.. Burke presiding.
IL has been rumorcd on the streets for
a week or more that the attorneys for
IA accused had bulded defense, aud
when the roll of witnesses was CHILLED
IL was discovered what that defense was
The witnesses discovered since the pre-.
limiunry trial are Joe W. Pecord, Otis
Eaton. Charles H. HouninR of Fort Worth
Joe DcnsOn, well known gambler and
j. ID. Adams
The witnesses were sworn and placed
under the rule. Joe Record was the
first witness called, and testified sub
stautiully as follows:
On Monday morning the day of the
killing, hc did not remember the date,
near the hour of / o'clock, he met Ma.
jor ]. c. ltnndlc on Main street. az the
Ciglr store just across from the Palace
saloon. The major said tO him. 81 have
Just escaped from over there, 10 kecT
from being killed or Killing somebody ~
| uskd him what WINS the matter aud hc
said hc had trouble with l2d y. Randall
over a business mattcr He asked me g.
20 10 Ed Randall artl tell him ne wanted
no trouble us he had had trouble enough.
lie said, There is I'D Randall now" /
turned ana saw I'D at the St james.
coming west | took lld when lac cnmc
along aud walked down the street, say
ing I'D you had trouble with the major
this morning." Yes" said hr. "it was
over business matter ] remarked to
him, the mnjor Ii a dangerous man. I
would not 90 about him He rppied,
I'm either fixed, not afraid or always
prepared The witness could not tell
which. Later in the day Record tosti.
fed that Major Randlc came 10 his wit
nessl Office 81 cautioned him 10 watch
out for Ed the witness testified The
| witness also testified that Major l,undlp
was excited when he met him In the
morning. I'D Raudull was also excited.
! according To the witness, and drinking
/ n little
Charles u. Hcnnng Of Fort Worth
| was the next witness. Stripped Of its
/ foliage Heming's evidence was that he
| had heard I'D =. Randall threaten ITO
/ cut the cd d-n throat of Major Ran
1 die The witness WAS cross examined
| by Colonel keHrby aud became badly
] confused as 10 the last remarks Of Ran
| dali on the occasion OF The alleged meet
! ing between himself ana Randall. He
/ gave three different versions under cross
| fire and finally became excited aud re-
/ fused ~ answer kcarby. Judge Burke
/ told the witness that II he did not answer
/ the cue stiOu he would order him into the
! custody Of the sheriff Bnluing answer
4 ed aud stated that Randall borrowed $50
| from him one day on the street. lie
/ was positive Of this. and when he re-
duested the return r. s. Randall made
! the remark tlnt he would cut Major
! Randal's throat.
| OTIS Eaton was the third witness call
| ed This witness testified that day or
| two prior TO the killing he hpnrA Ed
/ r. Randall say, ia Speaking Of Major l.
] q Randlc Il will knife him IN the neck. "
D. y Malone Of Fort Worth swOro
| that Charles r. Henuing on Dec. % on
/ ~ came 10 his room at Fort Worth
! Henniup was over from Dallas Ilo
I said "Ihc killing was cOld-bloOded
| affair and the did old scoundrelmean.
ing Major j. G., Randle) ought 10 be
| hung"
Colonel Kearby. for the prosecution
announced that the state expected onf
or two witnesses from ont Uf town. and
Judge Burke adjourned court til 4
! o'clock tomorrow morning.