Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-13

WASH N11CaSttfs saw HeAc III vic it''N
with my brother, Just before saw
him riding.
cross-examined: Did not talk TO de-
PENDANT that day. He went on north
after he was with Manchester. saw
him on the 18TH In Dick Damerons
feld. about a mile from Parks lie
said he WAS hunting horses belonging
20 Clyde Mcclure. II was about
o'clock when / saw defendant lie
said he wouldn't 60 down and ask
Parks about the horses. because ne
didn't speak to him. Don't know tnnt
the defendant was there frequently
looking for stock. 1t was about
o'clock when l i .ard the gun.
Redirect: ! did not have time
piece. He was riding gray horse.
NJ. v. Turner: l lived on the adjoin-
ing farm 10 Parks. At home blowing
2eth OF last May. Defendant was in
my field that day in the forenoon. lie
asked mo where Wash Bollver was;
asked me his initials; said he was
wanted as Witness. He asked me
where Parks was. on what part of MS
farm no was working. Defendant re-
manned only short time. He rode a
white horse. Last saw him riding out
OF the lane south. Saw j. w. Boliver
In the evening, after 3 o'clock. He was
over in the new ground blowing. Boil
yer was there when the gun was fired.
The gun was fired about o'clock.
southwest OF where / was.
CrosB-examincd: 1t was or o'clock
In the morning when the defendant
was talking to me. Boliver moved
away a short time after met Parson
Hulse In the lane east OF Parks' house
about thrce-qunrters OF an hour before
heard the gun fire. told defendant
that Parks and Bollver had n falling
out and Boliver was going to move
AWAY.
Redirect: II was about three-quar-
tiers of an hour after saw Hulse Chat
heard the gun FIRE.
$. II. Ayres: Lived in Eastland coun-
~, three-quarters Of milo from Mr..
Parks, northeast. Have known defend
ant three years. Saw him on the morn
Ing OF the day OF tho killing. He came
to my field. Mr. Boliver was plowlng
with me. He and defendant had con-
about 10 O'Clock. He rode a gray
horse south. on tho road In the dlrec-
ton OF Rising Star and Cottonwood
road Did not see him again that day.
Learned that evening Parks WAS killed.
Heard the report OF the gun. NJ. v.
Turner Bolivcr and my brother were
with me; we were talking. The gun
was southwest. Boliver came early
and plowcd till we heard Parks was
shot. 1t was near twenty minutes af-
ter the gun was fred when Boliver.
my brother and | went to the body. 1t
was tolerobly late. The body was lying
with head northeast. ON left side The
report OF the gun was In the direction
OF where the body was found. We
found tracks that came from a point OF
| timber.
Cross-examincd: Noticed few signs
/ In the point Of timber, as II the party
! had stood there. II was about iC
o'clock when defendant was in my
| field. ! did not observe any arms, He
| went south. II was about O'clock p
m. heard the gun fire.
! Ro-direct The sun was couple Of
hours high.
II. NJ. Dugnn. Lived on Forks farm
/ Goth Of last May, west OF his house; my
house was northwest OF Parks corn
field. Saw defendant about O'Clock
a. IN. In my field, He asked me where
w. NJ. Nuncaster was; said he wanted
| Nuncaster to help him on well. Ht
said he had TO 20 to Eastland county
court. which met in January 1885,; sale
he had TO go there on the mob trial
said Parks had gone there and sworI
ngainst r., II, Head. He asked me how
Parks was getting along with his crop
and asked me where was Bolivers crop
lie asked me who was blowing near Thu
corner OF woods: II 1t was Parks pillow
ing there; 1 told him l did not thinl
II was. He raised up and said Their,
was someone blowing there. and III
Ind come down into the corn: II wa
between one-half and three-uuarters o
a mile from me. l went TO Mr.. Parks
at noon after a pillow. Did not see Mr.
Parks that afternoon tn after he wa
Killed. / was at work In my field
west, when hoard the gun fired. abou
one-half mile on. There were track
in the field; about No. track; notices
the track In my held; looked to b
about the same size. did not dlscove
any peculiarly about them. Made tn
comparison OF tracks the second dn,
after the shooting. Our conversatlo
was pleasant.
Cross-examined, Defendant did no
say whether he was n states witnes
or not. where said Parks WAS plowin
was about three-quarters Of a mllr
There had been a small shower Of raj
before / observed the tracks; the
were about n No in size.
NJ. =. Turner. | was az work for m
hrothcr-in-law william Young, on tn
2gth of last May Saw defendant tina
day, In the morning; he came in tn
field; he asked me about MIR. Bolivei
what were his Initials? he asked
Parks had been TO Eastland latel,
ana about Parks crop; saw him pas
back that morning about II o'cloci
he was going southeast, on the ron
we go to town. Went to the plar
where Parks was Killed: saw signs I
whcrc someone had crawled down N
fence. north; print of his knees and 9
the Eun-harrel Few ateps. Locke
like n hole had been trimmed ont
the briara At the fence, Followed IN
, tracks Into town; there was q mar
across the sole. about No. 6: III
tracks, were similar to those by IN
fence Mr. RUSHING Milton ana
tracked the back track, the one leaS
ing from town.
This witness was cross-eNamlned to
considerable extent by the attorney
for the defense as 20 the tracks an
how he traced them.
Several other witnesses were examiI
, ed before the hour OF adjournment.
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