Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-15

low the ear: the wound -
a front" wound; II was nearer
Thor p r ban was here shown NJ
~ s lie could not idenfisv 4,
w., saNe The ball to (,enarot -,
r neal was dead when / srrivsa S'e ,',,.
des I1 !, must have produced instan,
,, Captain W. A. Rhea: my HON. i.
bsen 'h ,iy. IN Collin county. / bave
va. Ns,ns there for the past fs,,r
in co, was living at Rhea Mills. Col
t Msn acquainted with Miss sarab sr,,,h
Zones wife). First met her about ~
,.is part OF 1856 or In iss7 ftsve
iisl.eu her socially on numerons 900.
SOUS AT her home, when arc We
y,euls lady. was then living In 81
IN county she In Dallas. Dallas v,a.
e. tha' uine a small community. Miss
s .sinith was, TO the best OF my kno,yl-
ana retiring disposition"
Tears came to the ewes az roro.
When The question OF his wife's eharac.
ter was brought UP.
court adjourned for dinner
Judge .. II. Watts: L was IN NV
once IN the Castor building nj M
time the shot was fired: / had two
oHioes adjoining each other in ,he
building. l was standing in The door
" me partition taking to Mr.. Eclf,,-d
ana my daughter when heard the
report OF the pistol; / did not know
:, was a report Of pistol, and aslled
Mr. bekford what II was. l tlen
stepped into Mr.. Etheridge's office,
~, "ene uack ana met Mr.. Mundy. who
tod me OF the killing.
Mr. Thomas Il. Trotnan. have
lived in Dallas since 1874. hag moi
lived In Texas before. came Ia 'rexas
from Alabama. know defendant. ne
IS my half brother; Mothers children.
Derendant was in Dallas when | came
mere knew Captain Veal | was
IN the CASTOR building on the morning
reieITed to. Just prior - the shooting.
me diagram OF the third floor was
SHOWN MIR. Trotman. The two rooms
conspicuous in the trial We're pointed
out to him and he testified as 10 hav-
ing been in the north room. Captain
Murray, man by the name OF Worthy,
who had been selling some badges
and, ] think, young lady, were in
the room with me at the time; DR.
Jones came into the room after | did;
uhink Veal, Bush and Walker were in
the south room. We were engaged In
In the room where l was. saw DR..
Jones when he came In the room;
think he sat down TO the right OF
Mundy; the doctor remained IN only
very short time. Nothing was said
by Jones about Veal that / know OF.
DR.. Jones did not remain In the room
more than a minute: noticed nothing
unusual about his demcanor; Jones
went out and shortly came back, he
had n pistol In his hand. his face was
very pale; Jones spoke first He said:
He raped my wife and l have killed
him." His voice was trembling and
his hand unsteady; / was about thee
feet from Jones while he was talking.
Jones remained In the room only few
moments. | told him to go out. he
went out alone. DR.. Jones is s. or 60
years old; he has six or seven chill
dren. Did not hear Jones use the
words Sob when he came back;
don't think he could have used them
without my hearing him. After the
l went down stairs and met
DIR. Cabell; / told him OF the affair and
then started up this way to tell the
s. erlff.
j. j. Eckford--I am practlcing
lawyer at this bar. l knew Jones and
Veal. | remember the occurrence.
was In the rear room OF our office,
second floor OF the CASTOR building, at
the time of the shooting. | knew Judge
Watts daughter. She had been in the
Office for some time prior to the shoot
ing. Came to office preparatory to go
ing to the fair grounds. The plans Of
the second and third floors of the Gas
ton building are the same TO the best
of my knowledge.
S. p. Cross-I am acquainted with
defendant and his wife. Have known
his wife for eighteen or twenty years.
There was objection here mndc TO
questions asked by the defense rela-
tive to the character Of defen1ants
wife, aud. according to the ruling OF
the court. Cross retired.
II. II. II. Kendall am co years Of |
nge. | came 10 Dallas thirty years
ago-in May Of 1864. ! know defendant, |
II. II. Jones, Have Known him since
he came to Dallas about twenty years |
ago. Have known the lady who was |
his wife since 1865. We have been |
friends since our first acquaintance.
Here again the attorney for the de- |
Tense questioned regarding the chnrac-
ter of defendants wife. and again the
attorneys made objection. The jury
was allowed to retire and the remains
der OF the evening was spent In dis
cussion.
Court adjourned at c o'clock until to-
morrow morning.
Golden are the corn cakes made with
Dr.. Prices Baking Powder. Golden as