The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-26

Travis strcss on the night Of the killing
| Thew took . drink there and Edel paid 70
IT. They did not appear drunk
Wright Brashear testified that he va,
on the Travis street side Of the Brernons
SQUARE when he beard the shooting. n,
thought there we're eight shots IN all
There we're intermissions between III,
| shots. He heard two or three shots first
| then an intermission. then some mor.
| shooting. and another infern.ssion ant
| difference In the sounds Of the shots.
| Mr.. Moquini. knife grinder. was the mex,
witness. He did 10, know Hughes. The
knife In court vas shown witness. He had
ground this knife. The blade was broken
of at the point when brought 70 him He
was asked to put poin; on the knife
and sharpen IT. II was brought TO his ihop
on Prairie avenue by large man on March
IL.
Sam Mcneil testified that he lived about
block and a half from the Dunn real
denoe. He heard several shots fired and
,he fash Of two shots from Mr.. punn's
gallery in the direction Of Fannin. Wit
ness could not see the object shot 1t TAe
hrst five or six shots were in rapid sue
cession. the other two shots were after an
Interval. AL the shots sounded like re
ports from a shotgun Witness vent to
Dunn's residence and saw the body on the
gallery. There were several people arouul
the place.
Cliff Ellison. recalled. testified tha, he
did not tell Mr. Camp that he had secretsd
himself in Edels place and heard Hughes
and Edel plotting Charles Helm was not
a, the Dunn house when the shooting &C.
Cured. Witness told the dlstric; attorney
about the discovery OF the places OF the
deuosit. Did not tell him of the Dit a,
Hughes house as that was not known al
the tirnt he had the conference with the
district attorney. Did not tell the district
attorney Of Eiel trying to buy field glass.
Witness could not say why Mr. Dunn was
not informed Of the plot sooner than ne
was. Could not say that Edel's disclosure
TO Mr.. Camp had prompted the disclosure
being made 10 Mr. Dunn by the chief MIR
Camp bad told witness that ne tCampj III
tended TO notify Mr.. Dunn. Witness could
not say that the disclosure made to Mr..
Camp had preclpitated the furnishing Of
The information to Mr.. Dunn. Witness !
told Mir. Dunn on the came day that re !
found out that Mr.. Camp had been told !
q 1t.
By counsel for Edel-we were satisfied /
that there was no danger to Mr.. Dunas .
child bs,ore be was warned OF r. We had |
TIE case well In hand and there was no |
Danger 10 be spprohended at that time
Kedirect-Niincss did not regard Edels !
disclosure 10 Sr. camp as a violation Of
BIS Instructions Ednl told Helm that he
2 ne 10 hlm lust as soon as Hughes had
lrouosCd the bio, to him
BY counsel for Mrs Hughes-I could not
ell how lons the holes out in the country
lad been dug when We first saw them.
oid not examine the holes very closely.
9ld not remove he bucket from the hole.
Witness did nor know how long the Mot
lad been hatched or when the holes were
*. Witness could not say how many
hots we're aret by M. Proctor
NJ Berry Camp. being recalled. testified
lat it was about p. II. or the sunday hat
e was advised Of the plot that he called VI
IT. Dunn b. phone. When firs. tried TO
ct him over the phone failed and did
OF get him until about half hour later.
'nea told him, he said he had Just heard
from Chief Helm When first saw ELL
On after Edel had disclosed the plot 10
ie. be tE'lisonl asked nc not to tell Dunn
r any one else. This vas about II a. N.
Z the same day ,old Mr. Luna Ellison
iid they did not want the matter to get
VI, and That On the following day he and
le chief ana Ar. Dunn and myself could
'uieF over tte matter. Alter Ellison toIt I
thought the matter over and could not
-Faih from triHng Mr.. Dunn. Ellison told ,
r tnai nc went 10 EIcls place and that
1el had ai1fen hun behind the screen. !
mere % heard the conversation between |
uehes and Eeei. lie vas about rie feet
ON the PARTIES and heard them distinctly.
'i-Io lisi y Eae!' VINO purposely talked in
lpla tone OF voice. Witness had teon
lown scme notes by Chief Helm Tie had :
W onc conference with Helm about the
after lie vas iraling mostly with ELL
'ii- no chief called witness up by phone
40 ioll HIN he was coming down. He
me soon after and detailed 10 witness ,
nat he was doing in the matter He said
+ was doing all In his power TO protect r
e aod citizens generally. He SAID he had
'ery confidence in being able TO capture
ie PARTIES lie showed tie a number o.
5ies ana letters. among them one ne had v
~ received from Edel asking Helm to t
sn a written agreement to give him :
sdei) one-half OF any reward or emolu- !
eht that he was 10 receive out OF this q
Counsel for Edel objected TO this testi !
ony. r
Witness did not read the letters himself. v
u Helm told him Of tie conten;s md
ii that he (heim) priced the letters very a
gbly t
The objection was oyerruled and witness y
~ Permitted TO testify. u
lhs letters were all retained Ly Mr /
einL Hcim said he I'D not Yronose 10
Hn any such agreement az Edel submit h
d, but he told Edel that he proposed to y
'ep the letters. Witness had not paid !
'yhody anything IN this transaction. and |
10 promised nothing. II was az much as
could 90 30 prevent Mrs House from
Warding Elel. Witness had told Helm .
al he felt 10 grateful that he felt Ike /,
Warding the officers. whom he thought /
"a done their duty we'll. There ,-as no a
eoihc promise made. but witness had !
ought ~ presenting Helm with a fine o
"a watch containing his daughters mono /
am. n
by counsel for Flel--Wi,ness had folt I
aicful 10 Edcl at first for making the dis q
oHnre to him had never promisad TO I
tend Edel and would not permit my /
rm to do H. I do not feel now towards 1
iel as | did when he first disclosed Tho o
OF to ne The longer tho thing goes on o
a mora ltttar \ To-