The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-20

passed us oing south, but Rsdfo,d
did not think 1t necessary to leave.
Gross examira Joni came f ON
Cameron to Waco, from Brennan
to Cameron, from Austin 10 Bren
ham, from San Antonio to Austin.
from Ell Paso to San Antonio, from
5 icramento, Cal, to FL Psso, a d
from Salt Lake City, my home, TO
California. The idea Of a FISH plate
aud occur to me before Riddle sue
gested it, This is the first time
ever went TO rob place, have
been arrested four or five times be.
tore, but on charges OF vagrancy in
each instance. tried 10 get work
here. Riddle didn't say | would
be paid money to say Radford WAS
the murderer. stayed in a cattle
car Friday night. | knew Lipshitz
bad been struck because | heard the
blow. | saw the instrument in his
hand when he went 10 the door
In response to a question to tba,
effect, witness said he was promised
that he would not be punished if he
told this story, by Messrs. Blair,
Burke, Hard wick and others. l
heard nothing about reward, l
did not sleep any more the night of
the m1rder, Went to Mrs. Kin
caid's place the next day.
Counsel for defense then asked
witness it he had not told some
newspaper men that Riddle put the
idea of fish plate into his head.
Witness said he did not know az
he did
"Do you recognize this mani"
(pointiug to Mr.. George Byrne).
mo, sir. Don't think | ever saw
him BEFORE"
Mrs. kincaid testified as follows
"On the 10th Of January lived at
the corner of Webster aud Sixth
streets. | now live at 1909 North
Sixth street. | have known de-
PENDANT several years. ! saw him
each day for four days before the
murder, and gave him something to
eat every day. A boy was with
him, but could not recognize him,
as he was sitting on tie de1a k
with his back to me.
"Defendant came for his break
fas. little after 10 O'Clock the
morning after the murder. 1 told
him the officers were going to arrest
everyone VINO was going without
work. He seemed little restless,
and jokingly asked me if would
tell story for him if he should be
arrested. The boy did not come
into the yard with the negro. told
him to make the boy stay outside
! saw the boy with him after he had
gone about a block from my house,
the morning after the murder"
DR.. f. G. Black, being sworn,
said: 81 am practicing physician,
and was called to see Lipshi,z and
found him lying on his back on the
floor of the dining room. ! saw a
gaping wound in the back Of his
head Here witness made rough
draft Of the shape of the wound on q
piece of paper and sbo we'd it to the
court 1t looked like two blows
had been struck, but | am not sure
az to that. The brain was exposed.
The wound could have been inflicted
with either hand of the assailant
Cross examined by counsel for
defense, witness said "i saw
blood everywhere. l think deceased
was struck in the dining room, where
| found him"
NWouldn't blow that would
crush the skull cause the blood to
gash out simultaneously with the
blown" Mr.. Kingsbury asked, cor
would it spurt out sufficiently to
spattar on the man inticting the
blow"
~ hat would depend on how long
he held him after he iltl'cted the
blow If he held him any length OF
time it would be possible for him to
get bloody
Such wound as that intilcted
on Lipshitz could have been IN ade
| by a claw hammer, railroad IRON, or