The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-25
SYNOPSIS OF EVIDENCE HEARD IN
THE TwENTY-sIxTH COURT
YESTERDAY.
TWO OF THE DEFENDANTS TESTIFY.
Ned Bradley Asserted He Shot Allen,
but Claims He Was Assaulted and
Did IL In Self Defense.
Argument Today.

Will Butler, colored, testified he knew
Jerry Allen and was with him the night
he was shot and killed. On that night
witness and Allen and Aliens wife at
tended meeting at Parks church. Wit
ness went to church on horseback and
Allen and his wife in u buggy, After
services Allen and his wife started home
and witness overlook them and rode along
behind them. At narrow stretch of
the road, where 1t mounted steep hill,
they overlook the three defendants, and
witness, to permit Allen and his wife
to pass ahead. said to them: Gentle
men, please get out of the way and let
them pass" They did so and Allen and
his wife drove ON ahead. Witness, who
was acquainted with Ben Bradley and
Carter, rode along with them. talking
len and his wife and passed them. At
the forks Of the road witness turned to
the left to go home and the defendants
started In Il lope to the right, but they
checked up in short distance and stop
ped. "A moment after witness heard the
shots and saw the blaze of the pistols.
Five or six shots were fired. When wit
ness was off about fifty yards he heard
shooting. He saw the blaze of the pis-
tolls and all three of the men shoot. Wit
ness said he. thought they were just
shooting. for fun. After riding about 200
yards, Aliens buggy overlook him and
Aliens wife said her husband had been
shot and for witness to go for doctor,
which he did.
William Alexander colored. testified he
was at the church the night Allen was
killed. He saw Allen and wife when
they left the church. Witness and But
Ter left the church together and on the
road they overlook the defendants and
he recognized two of them. He heard
the shots fired and it seemed TO him that
more than one man did the shooting.
George Allen, colored. testified he was
Jerry Aliens uncle. He was at home
the night Jerry was killed. He was there
all night, and neither Jerry. his wife nor
Will Butler came to his house that night.
No one came to his house for arms that
night He had no arms ut his house.
Cross-examined, witness deSied that
he ever told any one that Jerry came
to his house and said he was about to
get into trouble and that the witness
tried to get him and his wife to stay all
night and not go on home. Witness gave
the deceased n good character, but said
he had heard of his being before Justice
Moore at Manor for some offense,
billiard Allen. father of Jerry, was at
home when he was brought home by his
wife. He and a man named Jones car
red Jerry into the house and in about
ten or fifteen minutes he died. He I'M
dressed Jerry and found no pistol.
DIR. Watson testified that he reached
Aliens house about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. Allen was shot twice. one bullet
entering the side and one the back.
This closed the evidence for the state.
Justice Bardsley of Manor identified the
written evidence taken at the inquest
and at the examining trial.
w. II. Jones. for the defendants testi-
fled he knew Jerry Allen. Had known
him for ten or twelve years and his rep
utation was bad. He was quarrelsome
negro.
Mr.. Grooms testified he knew Carter
and his general reputation was good.
Other witnesses testified as to the good
character of Carter and Ben Bradley.
George Allen, uncle of the deceased
was recalled by the defense and was
asked il he didn't tell Henry bikes the
night Of the killing that Jerry Allen had
come to his house after arms and told
him of the trouble he had had on the
road with the defendants. Witness stout
ly denied ever telling bikes any such
thing.
Henry bikes called, testified that
George Allen did tell him that night
that Jerry had called at his house and
with the defendant. Witness stated that
he. had impaired this information to
Constable Tack Pickett and others.
Mr.. Ben Keller father-in-law Of Ben
Bradley, testified that Ben Bradley and
Carter surrendered to him on the Sun
day after the killing. and he turned
them over to Constable Pickett.
Mrs. Carter. wife of the defendant
testified that at the time Jerry Allen |
was killed her husband did not own a
pistol.
Dick Duprc testified that Carter
brought his wife to his house the Thurs
day of the murder and left her there.
He did not return the next day nor the |
next, and Mrs. Carter was very much |
alarmed.
Ned Bradley, in his own behalf, testi- |
fed that he shot at Jerry Allen.
odd anybody else shoot that nightY
Nobody but the Niger"
"What nigger?
1.-THE ore that was killed"
"Jerry Allen"
Eyes, sir; If that was his name"
"Who shot frstT
"He did. / saw the blaze Of his pis-
toll"
"Who did he shoot at?'
81 supposed he was shooting at me-"
Witness then detailed tina. twice on
the road that night that Jerry Allen !,
had made threats against him, Carter
and Ben Bradley. When they reached
the forks of the road they stopped, Car
ter wanting witness and his brother to
20 home and stay all night with him.
While there Allen and his wife drove
ND. and Allen said to them: Here you
are again. I've crippled your id old
horse. and now I'm going to cripple
you" and as he said the words he drew
his pistol and fred at the witness. He
shot again, and just as he did 30 wit
ness fred. Allen fired three shots and
the witness three. and the defendants
rode off. not knowing exactly the result
Of the shooting.
Witness explained that he went from
here to Bandera county, thence to Con-
tales, where he surrendered to the
Mrs. Bradley, wife Of Ben Bradley,
testified to going to her fathers with
Ter husband and brother the day of the
light Jerry Allen was killed. He was
n his shirt sleeves and had no pistol.
This closed the evidence for the de-
ense.
In rebuttal the state put on the stand
William Jones, colored, who testified
hat he saw Jerry Allen after he was
hot, and assisted in carrying him from
is buggy into the house. and aided in
Milling on his clothes. The deceased
ad no pistol.
rent out to Jerry Aliens at the time he
yas killed. He denied that bikes ever
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