The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
.AAB[AS CORPUS TRIAL
SEVERAL NEW WITNESSES WERE
I, ON THE STAND TO TESTIFY,
YESTERDAY.
:.'DROPP[D" PISTOL MATTER
STRONG AND POINTED TESTIMONY
THAT GRIZZARD DROPPED THE
PISTOL by RANKIN.
RANKIN A VIOLENT, DANGEROUS Man
RAvK|uA VIOLENT, DANGEROUS NAN
Jay-All the Bullets Went In
From the Rear and the Cloth
ing Confirms the story.
Case to BE Resumed This
Morning.

Yesterday was the lay set for hearing
the application for writ of habeas
corpus in the Grizzard case before Judge
Brooks. At 10 o'clock the hour set for
beginning the examination there were
very few people in the court room out
side of the immediate friends of the
defendant, friends of Mr.. John Rankin
and the witnesses. Mrs. GriZzard, wife
of the defendant, and his mother were
present.
Office Grzzard was looking remark
ably well and cheerfully greeted his
friends. He was apparently in n cheer
full frame of mind during the day, and
bore himself as if confident he would
be permitted to give bail.
At 10 minutes after 10 o'clock both
sides announced ready and Mr. Louis
j. Workman was the first witness called
by the state, and in substance he testi-
fed as follows:
II know James Grzzard and knew Mr..
Rankin. On the day Rankin was killed,
and at the time of the shooting, | was
standing in the middle of the street and
1 saw Mr.. Grzzard drawing Il pistol.
/ heard no words nor conversation. My
attention was first called to Grizzard
who was drawing a pistol. | saw 1t
flash, and he shot. | then saw the man
he fired at, but at first did not recognize
him as Mr. Rankin, owing to some
poSts. ..,,.,.,,,,. ., e.ou
W i e cHP'"iLe" .n", :" ~, No
the nrst sh0t ne recosnlHcu ~. NV
man urlZHaIu iiIeu AZ M"s m ni ;oa hny,
Mho ran arulnd , ,iit H oa;io any h,ni, Ia
was running and Grizzard was after
him. Grizzard fired again and Rankin
zen near the eurpSton9' vi t ia
up 10 Where ne WAS anu hlcu wv 'io''
al nun. D,, VIII. ,,,
DISTRICT Attorney hur'eSoh-" nat nap
penen lneh H. c.;.., a,o,,. , ,isto,
ithess.Mi; u''I e. ,' uter n !" r Tho
ana dropped IL Ill '"c S"'''i "'"' '"N
dean man; ,,, ;..-
w nat klnd OF pislo, was ;o,,o
ne pistoi he siio' WIZ" wa" 5,,mnd l.
plated one, ana the one III u'oppeu "
known MS plue parLei' ,,, Oe;oor Kin.
ne WITNESS sniu ne say ~, t;,',
merry crap MI. ul'~Nv w. 49, hn saw him
the plstoi uropPeu' w lcn nv i,'nrod.nJ
draw the p'slo! WINS 80 wa" nr,im
that ne was going ~ siiooI "Sini;n' sou
Witness SAID: =" men halh'h Leu M
could not see ms pous, ~. ,;rht ,rn,
must nave Iallch WIN ms rlsn ,; ",
under nm: l NJ no 'li'S s"W p' ,';v,
Ill kankihs hahu, nor ulu 81 it thn
MAKE an tnoil 10 unnW o frn,, ' Er,gy,rd
hrst shot Ne was ru.ll'il'S from ;'tni
ana ne uiu not u! ~ , nav .aib p' ~ was
tioss-cN,a,nlll'ccun, i,n.,' i;tti, north.
III lhe elluule ol NV "a,vI'' hant AZ foot
east OF tis corner; anu n'S Snnrt ~ tbn
from tool chest tnat Is !" i ,,""' , 80
FIRST Nati9nal puhh, n'u nnd
across 10 haiuen"n t'sa' 'Ip' t,rnnJ
was looking lor slrre. 'at' co.., ~ ;f n nna
TO look down tne A'eiiue en- eo or cpiD-
was voi,'',ns anu ,ho hr;dcn south If the
h a,I wa" AMI va" s"nth If the fool chest. He
,rns nnssihlv some \ or 10 feet from the
,ool how / saw him with his pistol. |
-. tl';rl. I cow him draw IT, | could
N on no , ~ Tho hodv Of another man. |
&C. l'i'' No " WV wards Grizznrd fired the
'i;atiI o,n,ost ;nstant,v and | then rccog-
pn; asUI ,bn man he shot Mt as Rankin.
ne! re eaiv Hr s%nt u ,' sr"I VS. AIr Rankin
,,,os cumming towards the sidewalk.
"' fnt,n,,,uc him II NIL took
Mace '' very RAPIDLY. C;rizzard fired with
i,t h,nis iIo Hrel thr first shot with
~ t,"r, onI nsod bnth when he fired
, Doon ,"'', ,Sn an" un wos On the sidewalk
'o. Rort;r think whom the last two
o .,,,, it NrnH flor these shots he drew
WY my" rd drnnnnd il lie drew it
.,.;.h Sis r;,,bt hnnJ Had he drawn it
WIZ h h;, Inft If Womb have been II
;u,n,SSihility rnr to have
pnys'v"i E"p"oS ho5 bnid Of him when
seen 1t. Htii' i, ', "ot think il fell. 1t
ne urem ~ r i W. was dronned."
io4 W;t,, "s .han ~ =, nurstinn stated he
W 'i ,i''.,' M NJ, P,ntin since 1882 or
NY NY NnoMn n,, i'" rn%ardcd him Ms a
lGSt, any law, Ian, br was -, man who
aio,nI u ~ iT, c"rrv out threats if he
Moulu ~ w. $50, ,,'r,, ;,,t;fcd in doing So.
pt!Steu he m"' ;Ho'ont and dangerous
M""' ne
man ,, of
! personally Know ne was I Ina r. "
violent temper ana wheh arouseu he was
n dangerous man. ;.,o.s
Re-direct.Io QUESTION ~ Wi' hoS.
stated that in speaking OF nrin ,H. h" "
ing dropped pistol ne uiu no, 'Sm W.
convey the idea that the pis'o. WI" hs