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

ing to get her typewriter that Burt had
stolen" He had gotten it from her 10y
claiming her sister wanted to use 1t; but
she did not see it around the house and
one day she asked her sister for the
factory number. Then Burt spoke up
quickly and said: "Come here, Annie"
She afterwards found the typewriter at
a pawnbroker's place. She last saw her
sister Thursday, July %, at o'clock in
the evening (The mattress was then
brought in) 1t was identified by Miss
Powers.
The defense did not cross-eXamine.
w. w. Calhoun, city sanitary 'nspec-
tor He was at Eugene Burt's house
the Saturday after the bodies were lis
covered. He went there in answer 10
summons to inspect and clean the cistern.
He found the pump handle between the
ceiling upstairs. Some one called MIN
upstairs who had seen the handle stick
ing out.
He was not cross-eXamined.
William Todner cashier at the Central
freight Office. Remembered three boxes
being brought to the Office by Il colOrcd
drayman on July 20, 1896.
Cross-examined by Maj. Walton. He
made the memorandum of the receipt of
boxes, except the weight. Excused.
Emmett White-Sheriff for eight years
of Travis county. Knew Burt. Re
membered about three bodies being dis
covered dead about last of July. lie
searched everywhere in Texas and out of
it for Eugene Burt. He was found in
Chicago. He went there and brought
him back TO Austin along with three
grips. lie received the three boxes from
Houston. and they have been in his pos
session ever since, with their contents.
Miss Agnes Powers delivered the three
rings to him to keep. He took the three
labels off of the boxes that he received
from Houston. (Thc three grips were
brought into court and Sheriff White
opened them) Inspector of police III
Chicago had turned the grips over to him.
Mai. Walton objected that Burt had not
way, and he objected to the testimony I'M
less Burt was legally connected with
them in Chicago and with their CON
tents. The outside of the grips, Maj.
Walton said, may have been identified,
but their contents had not been 50 identi-
fed.
Mr.. Burleson stated that the grips had
been identified here by two witnesses
The objection was sustained by the court
White said Burt talked with him on
the trip down from Chicago to Austin
He had warned Burt and told him any
statement he might make to him CWhitc)
would be used against him. lie thus
warned him the second dav out from
Chicago. Had gotten into the lndiaH
Territory, near Muskogce, before M
warned him. Burt had talked incessant
W. but had not touched upon his case UNI
Ill that time. When warned, Burt SAID:
"Yes, sir; | understand that thoroughly.
understand my position" After the
warning nor before did White say any
thing about VIM. j. Brownson. After the
warning, Burt at Elgin, or between there
and Austin, asked White to look in his
grips and get him some clean underwear.
White went into the grips there and got
the clean underwear Tor MIN. llhen
White. Burleson and Maj. Walton
swarmed around the opened grips and eX-
amined the clothing. The opened grips
disclosed variety of things besides cloth,
ing. among them being a kind of small
hammer, forceps and a quantity of tobac.
co. and jar of something) White SAID
he found the linen marked "W. j. Il.
and wv. Il. b."
Crossed by Maj. Walton. White had
nine collars in his hand, and said Nv. H.
B." was marked on all of them: wv. d.
b." was on the shirt. Excused.
Mr.. Burleson then declared that the
state rested her case. Then, at 80
o'clock the court adjourned to $50 tins
morning, though the witnesses are to be
back ut 8 o'clock.