Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-05
iHE STORY OF TIRE WEI ROpEas
AS TOLD IN THE EAsrLAsp MOD
TRIAL CASE YESTERDAY.
An Organization for the Suppression
OF Thieve--TheIr oath and Meth
sds-The Testimony OF Dead Wit
nes. Park. Reproduced.

The trial Of Il. Z. Head was re-
stunned In the Seventeenth district court
yesterday morning and ave or six wit
uesses for the state were examined dur
Ing the forenoon.
A. NJ. Bonnell was the first witness
IN the afternoon. He testified that
he lived in the Eastland country, and
Die knew she defendant, r. 4. Head.
on one occasion he went with Head BY
OLD Man Cade's house aud Head re-
marked that cade had revolver there
20 guard himself. and said he could
slip around and shoot the old fool any
time ne had a mind to.
Cross examined; That was six years
ago. Head said any man could do so.
II would bc AN easy matter.
j. J. Chcsser stated that he lived
about A mile ana Il half from Coyote
Peak. tbs scene Of che hanging OF BIZ
uo-si ara Andrew Cade. and he saw
she men AFTER they were hung. on the
Saturday OF the hanging he saw u par
~ VI men go by HIS house. going IN
the direction Of Rising Star; some or
Yarty were Squire eIiad, Henry steph-
ems, BIZ Head ana John Rogers, ana
some 90 the party were armed with
guns; IL was not more than u mile
from Hcada house. and was about
an hour by sun.
Croaa examined: Witness was certain
1t was ON the same saturday that the
hanging occurred Did not know any
thing about the DEFENDANTS being sick
nj home that day. and that MIS- son
WAS going FOR medicine for him.
Redirect. Did not remember who
was with him when he saw the party
Of men he spoke OF.
Attorney IS. II. Cotton was called
npon the witness stand. He testified
fhHt he was present In the Eastland
county district court on the irlal Of
A.. 10. Head for the murder OF Andrew
sade and that he heard the testimony
OF A. T.. Parker. witness FOR the
state. when he was croas examined
NY Mr. Lindsay attorney for the de-
zenae. Mr.. Cotton SAID he thought he
could repeat the substance OF Parks
Testimony ON that trial; he had heard
nearly all OF H.
Then a discussion arose among the
atiufncya as 10 the admissibillty Of
pufl'a testimony from Mr. Cotton; the
attorneys Tor the defense declared that
n was irrelevant, imsnateriai. and that
81 was hearsay as TAR ms case on trial
aFas concerned. After considerable dis
cnesion OF this point the court decided
that the evidence of PARKS could be re-
produced by Mr. Cotton.
Then Mr.. Cotton testified that Parks
stated that he came 70 Eastlnnd coun-
~ from ellis county In tho fali OF 1876.
nfter the hanging OF Deal ana Andrew
cade. There was a man named Arnold
hving Ia the county, and pnrlga said
thpt a number OF men once passed hts
house on horses ana went tu old man
Arnold's house aud ordered Arnold end
his family 20 leave the neighborhood In
teSen or ten days, ANA that ,hc family
moved away. and that hr moved the
fnmlly TO Enstlcnd. Parks said that
ne huchme acquainted with Head in
the spring Of 1886. lie said that he was
solicited by George nm TO join an or
Eanizntlon In that county. ana he dld
40 In the spring Of 1856 Parks Joined
the organization because they told him
~ wah q good thing and the good Incn
pt the county were members, and he
was afraid TO live there aud not ioln
~ They held one meeting at n place
called Yellow Branch. PARKS claimed
that he. did not participate in any
deeds OF violence He said that tho oe-
1endant, u II. HOad. was a member OF
she mob. and that he had been at one
meeting with him on tho Cisco road;
al one meeting Jim Head Joined the orr
Ranization. Head stated that gorne one
had been TALKING too much nnd fhnt hc
suspected a preacher named smith vyns
Q detective, and " 30 he would be killed.
talked TO one John Epier In ~" ,,,,,s
yerantlon Is. To- Heal snid ~, d.,
Head had gotten ipto trnutio ai'o,,,
mail robbery. and that the moi, Wind
have TO stand together to heln MIN AM
PARKS stated that a meetinE yyns bcid
N loo Les ell a
rome OF them cried ON hnt 1rd,.,
Lynch was In town. II ,vns in tSsc ~
1Ss7 that tho mob disbn ! ia 'sS' W
Parks record was brc1'eht or, ,,,,
Tho crose aNamiuatl1u uis ,.o,tn,o,,,s
sa Nj Cotton ralatpd a. wns tbat ,,s
SAD been arrested and nut in Iail H.