Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-13
IS IT BAlLABLE 2
THAT rs THE QUESTION FOR
JUDGE HARRIS.
No VIII Decide u Walker HararovsS' killing Of
Harvey Spear and BIll Smith al Arllne.
ton Dec. rs Is a Case Tor Ball.

Yesterday. with the aid OF cloud of
witnesses, County Attorney Gillespie,
Attorney Parker aud District Judge Hnr-
ris began the hahVas corpus proceedings
that will decide II Walker HargrOvc in
dictcd Cor the murder OF Harvey Spear
and Willinm Smith, Dec q. 1892 Is en-
titled 90 bail
Tho proceedings began with the de-
fenso cOnteuding TINT the burden WIS
nn the state TO chow the alleged oflenses
! were not bniluble, position the Judge
promptly overiuled.
There IL one thing for which Judge
lniris N To be warmly commended aud
that Is his efforts 10 avoid n waste ~
time by dilutorinesH of counsel His
call your next witness gentlemen. DO
Not delay comes in "a tone of perfect
courtesy. but Ia n tone OF determination
that plainly indicates he means every
biz of It.
The witnesses wers called IN. sworn
and put under the rule, though the strug.
/ glers Uttered Ia through most of the pro.
cecdings, and every now and agnin the
evidence was interrupted to let NUM-
her Of the delayed contingent be- sworn.
Tho prisoner, Walker llargroyc. look
cd hnggcred aud VEN from the Inn
'nrisOnment and the seriousness OF the
charged against him.
The hrst witness was y. ID. Lasseter,
Justice of the peace for the Arlington
Precinct and WHO held the inuuest on the
murdered men. IIo know the two George
iargrovcs but did not konw Walker.
Also knew Smith aud Spear
lie was In Arlington che day Of the
shooting aud saw the bodies OF the dend
about ten minutes after the shooting.
Old man HnrTove had by that time
been moved TO On. Oraycn's. The only
ding new IN his evidence was that there
IA In hVfa
and three Ia his head, Que of those Ia
the edge " the RICH, eye back toward
the temple, That Smith was shot once
in the right breast near the collar bone,
the ball gong diAgOnally downward
through the body IN the left and coming
out low down; that ho found on Smith'a
body telegram from Harvey addressed
To- Bill smith. Ardmorc. l. r. that had
been mitlaid His recollection Of IFS cOn-
tents WA: "Be here tomorrow evening.
III need you AS a witness Ia that trial ("
lie did not remember the date Saw the
guns (pistOls Of the mcn engaged In
the ARRAY. Spears was empty and the
handle broken; Smiths had three loaded
caurldges George Hargtoycs the same
He knew nothing o. the shooting nor
who fired the first shot. lie was fol-
lowed by
ED. RECTOR
He was nj his stable about 100 ynrds
southwark frum the depot when the
shooting began. II occurred on the OPP
posite side Of the train from the stable.
where there II a space six or eight feet
wide and about 100 feet long, between
the tracks aud the wooden platform Of
the depot. The shooting WIS about the
middle OF the train and he saw old man
HrgrOve crawl under the trnin and roll
over Ia The ditch on the south or town
ltI fsl he rulF Oil ..ftII
not stand. Ssw him shoOt Two or three
times az the train left Could not say
what he was shooting nt. llc went TO
the depot about half an hour after the
shooting Tie physician who dressed
the wound Of Hargroyc the elder,
DIR CItANEhS.
gave his evidence His attention was
drawn to the sceae by hearing the firing,
ffteen or twenty shots IN all Saw moth.
ing Of the affair or the parties until
lac went 10 the depot. IIurgr0Ye WINS
taken TO his Office His wound was
through the right hip, just below the
joint, coming ont in front and 10 the
left Of tho groin. A fatal wound nm.
less you can get the patient 10 rally.
80 an operation can be performed Har
grove talked great deal TO the doc
tor Said he came there 20 get a note
signed, or something Of that kind. Saw
Hnrve over there and commenced shoot
ing, aud that Spear shot first He had
an unsigned note with him.
The cross examination developed that
Hargroye was very bitter against Spear.
cursing him an che time Said Walker
killed Spear and Bill Smith both. Then
BUD DOUGLASS
was put on the stand He WINS on The
depot platform when the shooting began,
about thirty feet away, but ala not see
the first shooting. Ills attention was at-
tracted by the firing. Saw old Hargraye
and Spear; did not know George was
there until be saw him on the ground
They We're an just about the coupling of
the two coaches. He saw hut little
nfier two hrsi chances until he wont
through the freig II room 10 the north side
of the depot and then back 10 the west
end, and when be got there he saw the
defendant shooting &C Spear, who fol-
while Walker was yet walking towards
him. STOPPING. he saw Smith on fbe
other side Of the car, staggering west.
bent over 50 bis pistol hung below his
knees Saw Walker on the car steIs
and also saw him when b. was going
away When be was on the car sicps
he bad o pistol ia bis hand. He wont
first 10 Smith, WHO was Just about dead
when be- ROt 10 him, his pistol wing 4
foot or ~ FROM his Outstreiched hand.
having fallen AZ Smith fell on his face.
lie gave testimony "a the condition Of
the pistols similar 70 that airendy given