The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-26
with such heinous crime as the
present defendant.

with such heinous crime as the
present defendant.
AS the lady in question turned from
looking at Burt she passed slowly on out
OF me court room as though she were
thinking deeply over what she had lust
seen: She alone knows what actuared
ner IN the matter of looking into Burt's !
race. 1t was her prerogative. and that
she followed out her desires in this man
ner gives evidence to the fact that
woman, in this as in other instances,
knows how to quench. only by actual
satisfaction, any curiosity that throbs in
her breast. ~
While this was the only particularly
dramatic scene enacted at the trial YES
terday morning, there were hundreds of
persons in attendance upon the court that
were quite as eager to see Burt. These
swarmed out of the room the minute
court adjourned, and, running around to
the court house yard, stood there until
Burt and his guard walked down the
steps and came out into the yard. Here
they satisfied their curiosity by getting
another and closer look at him. He
marched sullenly through their ranks as
they parted to give them room for pass
age to the Jail, and neither looked to the
right nor the left. The court house yard
was crowded with these people, eager to
see the accused, and after he had disap-
peared in the Jail they walked around
the yard looking at the Jail like it was
some enchanted spot
During the proceedings of trial yester-
day. morning, the prisoner was apparently
obvious to everything that was going on
around him. He came in at O'Clock
under guard, as usual and took his seat
in the accustomed place. He, as has be-
come customary with him of late, failed
to remove his hat, and his guard, Mr..
Hughes, had to do it for him. After the
handouts were removed he took his seat,
and in a very few minutes his eyelids
began to fall over his eyes and he appar-
emily became very weary. From that
time until he was led from the court room
at noon, he gave not the slightest evil
dence of the fact that he knew what was
going on around him. Several times he
looked exactly like he was fast asleep. And
on one occasion, it looked as though his
head would certainly fall on the table, so
low did he nod At no time during all
the taking of testimony did he evidence
the slightest interest in what was being
said. Everybody around him was hang
ing on the every word that fell from the
lips of any of the witnesses, but as to
the main party, whose life and liberty
were at stake, he apparently slumbered
on as though life and all the busy actions
of man had absolutely nothing at all to
do with him. His sleeping of the morn
ing also marked his conduct during the
afternoon.
He is certainly holding up well under
the strain, and if, as in most cases of this
kind, he collapses, the collapse will be
very great indeed. His outward demean-
or has been unchanged during the past
three days, and his personal appearances
ferent as ever. He still has that strained
look on his face and, withal, he is quite
a study.
As on previous days, the court room
was crowded to suffocation all day yes,
terday. Men and women alike jostled
one another in their wild desire to see
the man accused. They almost scrambled
for position in which they might hear the
testimony, and some who could neither
get in nor hear anything crawled onto
the window sills outside and peered
through in order that they might at least
see what was being done. The interest
in the trial has grown to fever heat, and
those who want seats are always on hand
an hour before time.
Last afternoon at 4:30, after spending
the entlTe udy III eAuhinat,oh' ,iiS S'.N
finished its testimony, which, when con-
sidered in the whole, is considered rather
damaging. Upon the conclusion. of the
examination of its principle witnesses
the state rested its case, and, pending
the hearing of the witnesses on the side
of the defense, the court adjourned until
8 80 this morning.
THE TRIAL.
1t was exactly 9 o'clock yesterday
when the jury in the Burt Ease
marched in and took their seats. A few
minutes prior to their arrival the pris-
,ner, Eugene Burt, walked in under
yuard and took his seat in the regular
1lace. His appearance was about the
,ame as on Wednesday, and he had not
been seated five minutes before his eyes
)egan TO close ever once in awhile us
hOugh he was weary.
At 9:O7 Judge Brooks walked in, took
lis seat and the court was formally
'pened. ..-e
Erie McCarty was the first witness of
he day. He testified, in reply to inter
ogatories, that he was engaged in the
eal estate business with +. NJ. Covert.
That he had known Eugene Burt FOR
ONE time and during the month of July
specially. Burt occupied the house at
on East Ninth street during July, for
ghich he was agent. The district at.
orney handed him some samples OF
,urt's handwriting, which he swore to
e Burt's. and they were offered as testi-
lony of his handwriting.
No cross-examination.
The court granted the district attorney
few minutes in which to consult with