The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-27

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keep'ng us posted. No knew that Hughes
was a desperate character 1 aath.red ,h,s
rom MS general character. belieya ,her..
was something said at one Of o,,r conrsro
ences anoAt Hughes having a knife, Don't
hlow VINO examined Hughes body for
weapons. i never saw Hughes with any
Meapohs. Inc muzsle OF Elisons gun was
.~eiVe or fifteen feet from Huehes when
he Tired the last Shot. Don't think n w.d
wouia De driven into Hughes head from
inns distance. Iust after The l,lliny ucn,
10 'hshes' house to get Mrs Hughes. ex.
ahmed trunk or chest. 1t was tho dar
al.er inc Killing that found a child's new
uress ana pair OF childs stockings. II
va u new dress and had tag on IL. I
.oun. 'ot OF letters there but did not
read them. was looking Cor the Iettar sd
dressed TO Dunn by Hughes demanding
me ransom. found no such letter.
round some sllverware; don't know NJ
any cur buttons being found. or bloody
sarrnehts. Our understanding was that the
threatening letter to Mr.. Dunn was TO be-
dropped IN his house, the other to be sent
tha. ,he mail Mrs. Hughes has stated
mat sne burned these letters We found
the stencils with which the letters were
written. Edel never told me why the
change was made from Berry Camu's Ia
Dunn's child. | fired at Hughes about tho
same time that Ellison did. The pistol
shots embedded in the door facing could
not nave beer fired by a man ia the ward
from the range they took. I can't saw that
Hughes fired these shots. / did not see The
flash of the pistol
ny counsel for Edel--We found the stem
ell or rubber type with which the letters
10 Mr. Dunn were supposed to have been
written ! never knew Hughes personally.
Edei Kept us posted every day / don't
thihk ne concealed anything. and we found
everything he said to be true.
BY counsel for Mrs Hushes-Elllson and
went to Hughes house Immediately after
me shooting. ! called for Mrs Hughes at
the 'front.' door. She came 10 the door. Ell
ilson went around to the buck door. AS soon
as placed Mrs. Hughes under arrest /
went in the house. She seemed to he anx.
ious to Know why she was arrested She
gave us what keys she had. We did not
search the house that night u was the
next day that we found the childs dress
put the dress in Mrs Hughes trunk for
safe keeping. / also found new mackin
tosh in the house
Mr. Charles Wright asked TO go on the
stand TO correct a statement he made YES
terday In reference to the hand in which
Hughes was shot. lie saw from the re-
port OF The evidence that he stated it was
the left hand. He desired to state now
tnaL IL was the right.
Mr.. John Patrick testified that he had
been made the custodian of a paper given
him by Edel and Proctor, to be nut in his
safe and TO be delivered to them when both
oil them were together. (This paper, sealed.
was handed to the court. II was opened
by the judge and handed back 20 MIR Pat
rick, who read it, as follows):
! This is to certify that S. Ede is heping
me to capture certain parties that are try
ing TO Eidnap Frank Dunn's little girl
! tSignedl Charles Helm
Addressed on envelope, IS Edel and Sid
Proctor, to be delivered when both are to-
gether.'
This was in Helms handwriting. There
was no date on the agreement, and witness
did not remember the date it was delivered
TO him.
Mr.. Charles Grumbach was put on the
stand Tho house Hughes rented on Fapnii,
street belongs to witness Hughes rented
the house from witness about the 9Th OF
March. Hughes paid him so for month,
rent There was no one with him at tn,
time. II was at Majorwitz's saloon tina
he paid witness the money.
Mr.. William Cleveland, who claimed to b.
an expert gunsmith from the Atlanta, Ga.
t. government arsenal, WI" 7f'0''. s---~--'-'.--
rag that had ,evr run through the barre
of Hughes pistol.
) The stains on this" said he, "are mad
from rust and grease. ard there is no ev
. dencc of recent powder" He was show
the pistol "That pistol would have show
evidence of powder a week afterwards IL l
5 had not been cleaned in the interim"
t By counsel for Edel This gun does no
appear to have been cleaned thoroughly 10
five or six months. My experience wit
guns has been in Georgia and Florida
\ Ha-e the State rested its case. and coun
9 sci for Edel asked time for a consultatio
with their client, after which they returne
and announced that they would introdut
no evidence.
y The arguments were then commence
d Mr.. Uvalde Burns opening for the pros'
~ cut on. followed by Messrs. Bullitt
81 Peruvian for the defendant Edel. the ca!
u being closed ny Mr.. Gibson for the pr1s'
>, cution. :,
a There being no evidence aFainst j
e client. Mrs Hughes Mr.. Criggs saw
IL nee sslty for making an argument.
" The arguments were not concluded ,
OF the afternoon session, when Justice ri.
se announced that he would dismiss
5 charges against Mrs. Fannie Hughes
>, that So! Edel would be held to answer
i the grand tuiy in the sum of S25oo ca
,h upnn tbs charges Of consulting TO kidh
IN and to cimmit burglary and in the sum
es sjoOo upon the charge o. murder, maxi
IN an aggregate bond of $1,000.
ng q"
So As this result was announced ana
"a defendants were being removed from
nd court housel Mrs. Hughes who had duri
1t. the trial occupied a position just ae''
ru the table from Edel and whose ewes w
set almost constantly fixed upon NM seen ,,.i
"o IN become excited for the frs time uu.
'ur the proceedings and pointing her ringer
1t. ma he willing to die II could only III
ast that man tell the TRUTH"
ny She was questioned by her counsel "
me whom ,he left the court room whiic ~
'a a., was taken back to JAIL.
to Immediately upon adjournment oil co
NJ Abe Ede, brother of the detehaah''
the rdel interested himself in making
,ut ,.1 a,d fefOrc l. n. N. ne !