The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-21
Scott Thomas to Suffer for His
Crime.
FOUL MURDER OF HENRY LEWIS
Donnie Simmons Goes Fres-Golin Wants
sNew Trial-Liquor Cases Set.
Other Court News.

way. they received the Judges charge at
6 O'Clock IL the evening and returned d
verdict in exactly fifteen minutes. Thomas
received 1t with smile. He appeared sat
isfed.
The case was called at o'clock ycster-
day morning and the State presented n
stronE chain OF evidence which had been
worked up by Sheriff Erickson. District
, Attorney Gillaspie presented II clearly to
the jury. The defendant was represented
by g. Il. Abcrcrombie and Elliot Tracey
by appointment OF the court, and they aid
she best they could Under the crcum-
stances Thomas had no evidence 70 clear
himself. however, and they had nothing
70 present. Following is the personnel Of
the jury selected from a special venre
and the regular panel for the work; Chas.
Applet. Hal Bates, John Schneider. WIN.
Metzke. Adolph Keere. ]. II. Gray, An
drew Dow. W. II. Hin. g. Theis Thomas
Dow dell L. Groschke and Albert Wei
man.
The history of this case Is one OF consid-
er.hlc interest. Henry Lewis was cooking
az section house on the Houston East
and West Texas railway. June y he was
hrUtally assaulted with a coupling pin. the
rufians sfterward looting The premises
OF all Vtluahles. Lewis was brought to
the Houston lnrlrmary, where DIS j. r.
Stuart ami J. Z. Huston operated on him
several pieces of skull being removed from
his head. where the weapon had caused an
ugly fracture. Lewis remained at the in
Urinary quite awhile and left. he next
made his appearance AZ St. Joscph's In
Urinary. where he related TO Nurse Hcich
the particulars Of the assault. lie left
there and was taken to the poor farm
About "a. m. - ptt II Der n last Lewis feu
10 The door unconscious IN the saloon az
The coin"r Of Travis street ana Prairie
avenue ana was TAX to St Joseph III
Urinary N thu patrol wagon, whore be- 0i'i
soCn after. He was known 10 tile under
tah.rs as Herman Johnson and IL was uu-
uet That name shat hc wsF buried. y re-
Porter OF The Pest Investigated the ante
Ccdents al herman johnson ami ia the
Post Of September j. u was state. tl.dt
nc WIS Henry Lewis, Tire victim ~ the
session house CRIME The details rs 'fc
syhcpsizeA and thls infornatson attracted
Inc attention pJ Sheriff Albert Efir4=la
Hhr applied to Justice Mah0ney for al
Investigation. Sheriff Erickson desired Ell ts
as ne wished o prove beyond a DOUBT that
s ,t. Jehns5n an4 tirnry Lew were
exact cause OF Death 50 tina, il. could ae
produced as evidence asalrss the i'y1
A. F i5 ea n ai 5o sheFsed WIN assault
Or sep.s'nber : the oody|Sas exhumea
~ Hoss \ Wright. those f.esent btli.;
snsti.e 7 y Aahoney. coroner Sne.df ~
h,r- IT, hSou I-enaty r. erik Archie Al
eersur, Comfy Ihyseian N1ark prs
*, STUART anc J, T. huston and % reporter
srf- lF7s ne EllN " AS II ilfiaFHa ana
the Houston Iaarms-y as Henry LEWIS /
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a l"o'loa i9r n1" trial. Anticipating q 4
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nov On tbe dookr, ~ M. ~r,,rt,,., 80.
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sun 'NeF nave an been dpCketed for trial
for December g. the charge In each e4s..
being fai,ure "a r.,. o..'...,.,--
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4 in4sso' Ssi Lawrence. Waite; va. +.
ymn'',,en; Als Michael Adel0erser. $40.
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i9iH,9D Stigr and Frank Brier. Ti5 a. "a
SlafFuhi NV =. Nllipms. 65q John Hart
80 ~. X. Willard s71z, s. j Doueetta,
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$40, Charles MoraIer. ssS. Pal Kenpeav
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