The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-19
THE MORRISS KILLING.
VERDICT RESDEnED ny THE corr
oSER YESTERDAY,
Two other Witnesses Were Heard
md Make Little 81 Any change IN
the Observation-Disclosures Triai
This ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

fair was subject for daa-uesior Az over
the streets.
OF course there were hundreds % ru-
mors. and many men were seen, Who. 70
hear tiieTn talk. knew all about the mat
ter: but when It came down % business
ali they had to say was found 10 be mere
surTnse.
when McCane was conveyed 90 tail he
denied himself 70 MI newspaper men. and
would see them neither as Individuals nor
in their capas,ify or reporters. This rule
he observed yesterday and none q the
news gathersI's caught sight OF him. Dur-
ing the day he received many cailerH, eut
II the shooting or its cause w'as DISCUSSED
II id noe cor1e out HIS attorneys in
business aRalra have been Baker. Bots
Baker & Lovctt, and Captain James A.
Eaker was sent for by him Wednesday
evening While he VIII no doubt stand as
his attorney Hon Lock- McIsuiel VIII
actively appear. ana report has It that
Jones g. Garnet VIII also represent the
defense, though This had not been fully
determined on late yesterday afternoon
Justice scfiwaHder sitting az coroner
examined two Witnesses yesterday and
closed the inquest. the testimony OF these
yyitTseaz=s was as follows:
w II Wilson: ! was stating in my Of
fee. some time suppose before . o claci,
sgfqtine. The door was closed ! heara
three pistol ghots IN quick succesaon,
which appeared to be Immediately at iag
door. I got up, opened the dopr ana attii-
ped out. The door opens 10 the let ana
deceased WAS standing tust oltSi4e, fe'-t
90 the hinges, about uEe ie'-t nm ht4h
and toward the door OF Hodges g Hay
denis Office stood G man Win pisto. ~
DIS hand, wnom l am iniorn'fl was MF.
McCaTe ! passevi between the Two
men Atcfriss sam: You have snot
me ! have 10 weapon stepped up 10
Zoo nd fff1n m 81
- let the thing snd a blonde man about
iegane's SIG, maybe a Ute iS4llell s34
10 McCane. Il saw the whole thlrs, sdc,
ard IN stand by you" He went with
AfcCane into MctSagle y Office. lsltnFr tals
man or IcC'ane said something about
AlOrriss coming 70 or coming IN 9let.ailt =
Office. ] do not remember the expression
cIearly. ] saw no weapcn on or about
Alnrriss MorTtss stood ! snpp0ae, a hali
with his head in my Oiftce and died H. l
.suppose. some ten minutes, maybe less.
men preceding the shooting ana saw uoui-
ing OF the transaction TN opened the
door and stepped ont
Il. Cireenyyood: Last evening az about
O'Clock ] was IN the hall % the KAN
building, taking TO H. Power ana
raw deCea8ea walk into Mct1pes oitlg'.
] htsIri deceased shy something 10 Nc
Cane, but / could rot understand, ana
afterwards / hsgrrd deceased caA Mccaue
IL once or lwice, after which Alct'ane rgae
10 MS feet and s1ih to dece3Hed' Get
out Of my office; ] don't want any fuss
with YOU" Deceased rcUlie.l that he was
on his feet and prepared Tor any stage
Of his onice into the hah and turned ms
face toward deceased and stepped four or
I'VE fest backward. deceased following
MIN and cursiug him for Cd ID iiaf
struck deceased with his riFnt hand ON
the side OF the face. Deceased turned tu-
ward ld9 LETT, as though h. was recover
ing from tine stroke, at the same time
placing his Right hand toward ms right