The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-26
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

lFrom Wednesday Daiy)
The Burt murder trial is now in the
sixth day of its trial and will today
open up on the seventh and last day.
From present indications the taking of
testimony will, or should, be concluded
this morning. 1t has been gone into at
great length by both sides and the sit
uation has been whipped over repeatedly.
The attorneys on both sides have asked
and re-asked questions until the poor
witnesses have almost dropped from ex-
haustion or left the stand self-convicted
degenerates or moral perverts, or, in case
neither of these, they have been, to say
the least, mental and physical wrecks.
During the past few days Of the trial,
especially, the lawyers have covered
themselves with glory. With the pas
sage of the first three or four days of
the trial the outline of the trial only was
being considered-the floor plan of the
evidence, as it were, being laid. With
this completed both sides tried to tear
down the evidence Of the other and make
their own side stronger. Yesterday in
the hearing of testimony from expert
physicians the two sides were respect
lively represented by District Attorney
Albert Burleson and Attorney Buck Wal
ton. All day long these two prominent
and able legal lights fought one another
in legal form and harassed the wit
nesses with questions at times, one of
which, especially, if written out and the
sheets laid lengthwise would probably
have measured several yards in length.
Roth of the attorneys were in the very
hest of trim for the battle of shrewd-
moss District Attorney Burleson was up
in his work, so was the distinguished
Mai. Walton, and the crowd who ilst-
ened so attentively to the taking OF the
testimony are probably in doubt as to
who should have the honor of having
been the most astute. 1t is intensely
interesting to listen to the able manner
&c oo+ocb;sinp that is being INDUCED in
by the attorneys. AS one sits and list
ons tbev forget for the time being that
, mans life hangs in the balance ana
chat no is sitting there within the SOUND
and sight of the interesting scene. lhes
over,ook all this and listen ana thlhk'
hu+ with the attorneys it is different
They nav no attention to the surrounu-
;,gs II is a matter of win or lose VIII
them and the result is, battle royal
Yesterday was the star day of the week.
The crowds were again little $40" Ill
gathering yesterday morning and when
court opened at 9:O7 o'clock quite a mum
her of vacant seats were to be no'eeu
,round at various points. They soon
filed up, however, and by $50 the room
was crowded, as usual Yesterday nioiA
ing the ladies were Disguised at the a'
4,an or rather enforcement, of the rule
4hot tent them away from Burt anu
tho renorters They have come to look
-, .ho situation as theirs. The action
.f Tho sheriff in removing them further
,vav Yesterday was for good cause
,,t some of the ladies didn't seem 10
roooynize that fact. At any rate 'nes
looked very sour as they took their Sea's
,bout five feet further back line prs
orer came in at 9 o'clock sharp yes'ef
d,v morning and the jury was no' io"s
following. The prisoner looked aD0u'
49,. aamo as on previous days
He walked in with the same o'""
oxnross;on on his face ana to Ti, n nnco sion
eXpre:sssiu yn+ look around on TINS OCCASION
as he did previously and quietly sank
80, :, his chair. He did not Sleep
,o,.o,,or al during the morning session
on tho afternoon either. He had his
owes wide open, and while he dld nO'
manifest any interest in what was gong
- s+iu was in a position where he
could, if capable hear e'er''"'
was said by anyone.
All during the day the testimony was
that of medical experts. OUTSIDE u ~"
or three witnesses briefly examined all