The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-09
MFARLANE MURDER TRIAL.
Witnesses Testify ns 10 the killing
of Irene RnifOrd.

MFARLANE MURDER TRIAL.
| Witnesses Testify ms 10 the Killing
of Irene Rniford.
Beaumont, Texas, December s.-rhe trial
1T John McFarlane, charged with killing
| Irene Raiford on November II, was re-
| sumed when court reoonvened at $50
| O'Clock this morning. The audience as well
as some OF the witnesses were a little
slow In making their appearance, with the
result that fines were entered against tardy
witnesses. The court room kept filling
gradually, however, and before 10 o'clock
every seat was occupied and during the
afternoon the room was uncomfortably
crowded.
Proceedings today have been exclusively
confined to taking evidence. and though
ten witnesses for the State were examined
nothing startling was disclosed with ref
erence to the crime. The only resemblance
OF sensation took place at the afternoon
session, when J. X. Nightingale. witness
for the State, was fined 500 for contempt
OF court. Defendant was detailing an al
tercation between the defendant and Irene
Raitord, when the States attorney asked
what prompted the defendant to so treat
the woman Damned meanness." was the
reply. Judge West did the rest.
frankie Jewell. an inmate Of the house
''i'uNeSh ny lftut tdllOEu, was tHc llIsS
witness called by the State, but her testi-
mony developed nothing further than that
Irene Raiford was dead and the defendant
killed her.
Alice Rule. another inmate, after reply
ing to the numerous preliminary questions,
testified that she was standing on the
gallery few minutes before the shooting
and heard deceased exclaim to defendant:
III you don't quit trying to bulldo2e me
l VIII cut your entrals out" Witness
says she looked around and saw a knife in
deceased's hand. - moment afterward,"
continued this witness. deceased came to
the gallery door and said 4 believe rye
stabbed John real bad. McFarlane walked
into the parlor, where saw him sitting on
sofa with pistol in his hand. | told
MN to put the pistol up. and he told me
not to bother him. he was dying.
started to the back OF the house. and
meeting deceased, told her not to 20 in
the parlor. as McFarane had n gun and
might XIII her She went INTO the parlor
and moment aftcrward the fatal shot
was fired"
Examination Of this witness concluded
the morning session. and when court recon
vened in the afternoon Josie Ford also an
inmate of the house, was placed on the
stand. This witness testified that de-
ceased and defendant had been quarrelng
for two or three nights preceding the kill
ing, At o'clock the day OF the killing
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