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


]. J. Rushing was introduced as a
witness 20 show a plat of the country
around Rising Star. including PARKS
place. He stated that the map was a
correct one and had been drawn from
one made by n draugaltsrnan.
Willie Parks testified: ! am IS years
old: my fathers name was A. p. Parks;
he died May 30; the day he WIS killed
i was chopping cotton in an adjoin-
ing field; l heard the report Of q gun
on the evening my father was killed;
my brother told mo my father was
killed; It was about 10 minutes between
hearing the gun and when l saw my
father; ! went to my father; he was
lying on his left side, shot in the head;
the horses head was out at the end
OF tho corn row; my father was four or
I'VE steps west OF the fence; there were
briars and bushes along the fence; 1t
was rolling ground. from our house q
man could not be seen on fhe cast
side OF tine fence; there was corn grow
ing in the field. breast high; We were
laying 4 by; found a place where the
briars We're cut from the fence; pieces
OF the briars fresh cut were lying be-
side tho fsnce; saw fresh shoe tracks;
cannot describe them; when i got to
my fathers body my mother was there;
/ sent Hurk Mcclure on the horse TO
the star From the field east to the
timber "a q quarter or mile. The
tracks were leading south from the
place whore the briars were cut. leading
to the timber; when | heard the shot
fired the sun was about two hours
high; father took dinner NJ home that
day and plowcd In tho corn in tho morn
Ing: went to blowing In the evening
about j o'clock. he went to the house
about the middle OF the evening; do
not know how long he remained ut tho
house. father did not have any arms
with him, more than u pocket knife
Croa8 examined; The evening father
was killed saw come one travelling on
the cottonwood road. going east. ind
some one going west; one party In a
wagon and ghe other on horseback;
saw them meet; only one In the wagoni
1t WAS about half an hour before the
shooting; passed each other about half
way between Boliver's house and our
house; the man in the wagon was
about $50 yards from me; the man on
horseback ten or fifteen steps, they
stopped about one-fourth mile from
where my father was lsised; could not
toll what the man had On the wagon;
Il "a uphill nlonR the cottonwood road;
fhe man on horseback was going in
walk,
DR.. j. b. whitehead Live at Rls-
ing Star; am u physician; remember
when Parks was Killed, Just after ~.
f. Heads trial my brother was IN
tho store. defendant said TO him Parks
had sworn Hes against ~. II, Head;
Parks rode up In front OF the store;
defendant said that Parks woro a
breastplate, and II any one wanted to
kill him he would have TO shoot him
In the hcnd he did not say he would
kin Parks; ] saw the defendant uCQr
shutdown the day or the killing; before
supper saw him come up TO the store,
and remarked 60 me that he supposed
some one had killed Parks; he waa
calm. after supper he met mo at my
| brothers store. he naked me " the
| doctors had returned and II Parks waH
dead; l told him he was and he asked
| me " there waa any suspicion who
| aid It; told him there was II BUS
| plcon that II man had been there soy
eral times that day lnqulrlng for Parks.
lie seemed perfectly calm; afterwards
at the postonlce he seemed q little ner-
vous. he told me he was out at Parks
| that day and he wished he had not
benn; that he might be accused of 1t,
and that no had been at home all the
evening,
Cross examined: The FIRST converse.
ton | had with defendant was just
after the district court; II was during
that conversation that Parks rode up
when defendant first came up he had on
q pair OF jeans pants, he was perfectly
cool; the defendant was the principal
| witness against me and my brother IN
some casos at that tlmei I learned il
aftorwprd. we were charged with sell
ing whisky at our drug btore; the cases
were thrown out
Redirect: Defendant had on a strip
ed Rhirt Parks had testified at tina
time IN the nnstland mob cases.
+, NJ. Raymond testified; l live II
shnckelford county; lived ut Risinl
Scar ON the goth OF last May: had beer
a merchant there; lived In E0atlan,
county twelve years; have known de
PENDANT eight or nine years; on da,
before killing OF Parks l had con
versAtlon with defendant about tn
mob cases. had been "a member OF tn
grand Jury In the ". ~. Head case
met defendant on the road near m,
dwelling; defendant said he wanted &
ask me n there were bills found agalns
George Wilson and Jim Haley; he sal,
he was going 10 write TO the boys an'
tell them TO come in; that they woul,
not do anything 10 them, anyway; h
then went ON In direction oppost
TO where he lived; said he was goin
out TO Mr.. Wlnns 20 chop cotton; ] re
fused to tell defendant whether bill
were found.
j. 10. 1luBan: Lived on Iarks' nlac
In Eastland county on the goth OF las
May; l lived West OF Parks house 81
the north aide OF the cottonwood road
I | was IN the field working cotton tn
: day he was killed; went 10 him whe'
I, he was Killed; he was ten or lively
steps from the fence, In the oornheld
| saw defendant on the 18th OF tina
I month at Mr.. DameOn's; he Aske
mo where my brother was; he asle
me II Parks went TO Clsco with m
! brother; said Parks hadn't spoke !
Z him since last court; don't reeolle,
that he said anything about tho mol
q he saldParlSs hRd been up to Eastlan
r to see about some Witnesses; after
heard the gun fired. wont 20 him.
Q was about three quarters OF mill
Q reached hia body; kept the fiies on u
r the rest came; heard the report OF OF
! gun, It was southeast from where
{ was; went back to the fence 20 see
: ! could see Mr.. Parks; saw tho defcnl
] ant out there that day, goth OF Ma,
], he was riding on the cottonwood roai
u west. there ~ big tank In the PAL
Z turc. about 200 yards from whei
1 Parks was killed; never saw dcfendaf
q there; met defendant one day ne,
Q the tnnk, Ia tho long hollow, II W.
: about n month before the killing; n
l. fence run up north and south; thei
7 were leaves cut on from the fenc
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