The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-23

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tho Jury were requested TO retire 10 have
Y the point OF order argued The prosecution
stated that they intended TO prove that from
| every action shown the Witness had con-
cerned himself In the interests OF Defend
, ant Underwood and had evidence 10 prove
same.
The fudge having sustained the obi sction
' raised by the defense. the jury was brought
back TO the box.
Witness then continued; requested
, Colonel breeding to act as my wife had
I requested Il. The races were in progr, ss
on Saturday night November o. and the
two mon-~Hurd aud Diley came there to
get ED to 40 to the races. and had TO
order them away. and he led, stayed at
homc. On January 10. 1896. I can't tell
where I'll WIS that morning. II was at
home ! could tell as I "chalked' up his
work remember next morning he told
no o. the Rabuck murder don't know
where he was the evening Of the 10th.
know Other dates as to his whereabouts,
| know FROM December II to is. 1896 he was
at home attending TO his mother. who vas
sick lie never left the house only to 80
| TO the drug store, which was n block away.
| lie could moi have gone TO Louisiana street
| during the time he was away unless he Lad
| race horse. On December H. 1895, he was
| at home. nor on the 1ith was he away II
| any one Says tney saw him on the night
NJ December "A they are mistaken do no,
| know how long the races lasted "a 1896. bu,
| | know n rained on the 9Th and on Novem-
Der 10. Sam Jones spoke at the Auditorium
saying the rain had stopped the races, but
not their meetings. This is the way |
place dates.
Cross by defense--Witneas Underwood
stated how the boy came 10 live with him.
who was his wlfc's constant companion
| but he had no interest In him.
Mrs George Underwood. being the rext
witness. said ed Underwood Is 10 blood
relative OF mine. | raised MIN on No
vcmber o. 1926. he WAS In my house--it
fained on the Sth aud 9th--and two men
called for Ed to go to the races and Mr. |
Underwood told them Ed could not 60 lie |
'Ed) had been AT work on the 9th at the |
| Houston and Texas Central shops We had |
not been To supper when the two mon |
called. He never loafed on the streets. lie |
went 10 work about a. IN. but a,ot up |
about am. He got off work about |
O'Clock and came right home He was away
some times FOR nm hour or two.
Cross by Stntc--l have the same feeling
towards him as II he WAS my own child on
December 10, 1883, lie WAS at my house from
dark until bed time. The reason know no
was there Is because he was with me while
! was elck. Can't tell how long the races
ana sam ZONES meeting were conducted.
u. r, Payne was the next witness for the
dnfense. He knew the sachs lie lived
about block and half from The sacLs.
s,cb. .,i, ~, n..' .,,,A, '''''9'
Wv "'h'' '''''o ne MA uV'n
'o'p''' ''at 'h' TWO men were standing on
the outside. one camc in and bought SOME
thing aud went ont again Soon after this
both came back, one with a knife the other
with pistol Sachs said that one Of these
am '''' '' V'n'' was
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hrrv un h"d ,,.', IN Wy '"p'
ma .,, - 'V'" w. '''"'uN WIN NJ
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- m ~ NO. y ""'n' wv" S'"'s'
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',l'. '',nn s,oro some three or four times a
nleht II VAS r.ncr,Ilv oh,n' ,t,,l ,,h,.,,
Was there non't remember that / saw
Naltt Wool th're IN November. spa. Sachs
S,. s, 'I'' NV '.'1,'y ''@l 'nyy u'I not se''
~ '''' NV me- ~ '", u''' ph' i'la
tbr,n,h a.. p,',,,,',. t,..,,..,r '"Vu "ont
, '.'', ,i WV ",p''f ul"Ns', ana onothcF
b@l t',tr" So "at " plS'pI .ht olhvI
thc parties Witness saw rmJcr,yno1
around Sachs store after the robbery.
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aeo l.d worked up To a wear a,o as
moWder
rat Nhnlon was the next witness for the
defense. Had known Ed undcr,ynod nh
MI. ill.,, l,,..,. ., a..
VIC '"n"o'' VI Sa'hs
sore on SHo'he street Underwood was TN
Wv, s'p,' WIN witness several times since
~ l"n"''N' W'tu'sa was friend Of FL
noe NVou' IheY were raised In the SAME
nriSnpnihvnd 40 not Know Burger ar
wv. .uurrWood never loid Witness that
ne Nn'" anything about the Sachs robbery
defense had known defendant Underwood
about two years. Witness remembered Tie
night of the Sachs robbery lie met two
men that night coming from the direction
OF Sums store Neither ~ these men Was