The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-04
NO LONGER A MYSTERY
rHE PARTIES TO rHE HARRISBURG
ROAD SCANDAL
Make themselves kuawn Throrch
the Mediam ef the Cours-fhe
investi CATION.

-le ttIrrtii9NrA r1sil III h7t
-sste,f yesssr,sav eg the arrest. MAZE ~
Deputy Constable iim wyune ct Charles
c,rtv charged with having mate N as
saait wish iatens to ripe Ep0c jennie
cIarsa-
esra7 hs j young man vho formerly
verssd a. Ssussa's basksry and was r.
esr1tv NAMED as sgvern1Ulerary for tas
dre iepartnlsnr-
ms prosecuting witness IS variety I
1irrpss by prugsssion and SINCE ner nrieh
,s5uu-a a Eauasc1 has besn engaged II
IN. FitA;e thea-er-
rhe as4,HaSi- vas made n Justice E4tzs
ret,r. tad me saws srou z7rsa'iing ae"up
-7,. tat. Ersrrss1ur1 road sensation WAS
,s,,,-~ =, IA. sget-sta,. !llsEtee Frees eourL
-o,.,~- ,s ms Aea- AZ net11cet far rrist. was
.,i..s4.s % ne 1s1rs VILE 4 Eioesiy eruSl'
,.-,a.Fv s.r-gsres.f tNs-e 20 tEas- tneir az
~ ss aar zaa sslsali nal
vrs tesssas II me ssnErate are best toiAi
nv sfIs s-1aasez III -hsF ra<tzasc ucon tEs
sgA1E-
.s,naa ryH-as -he prosecuting witness.
VIZ ~. 1zzr q be placal lpFasn the seAa'-
STA kasw CEa-sss GRAY and pointed nini
a,se u .asI-,. Saa saw hiz1 90 LAST Tues
. z J
,ne,s- a ef.,esS. Ha ASKED her 20 take a
euxrv ride. Sda CONSENTED mere in fun
-aaa II saruasr. He wsar Anti rsr Buggy
AIT ra5 hsr as Sic vas g1+ls 70 supper
Ha saat '"Ccuza AID Est r. This vas
asoaE :. II. ga sand Wen take AEtle
ride and sec caex II sin.e fer znPper
{ sia tt-sv. SIX 70 Anderxon 2lace % the
& harrisburg road where We had soole bear.
an9 tAsn Drove "a to Harrisburg On
cnrlln- Ea1A he drove a- the road abaat
ar1es arf BALI II tic woods where be
lzxuilsa Eae anal aid viyier- hlnds on re
Esa tt-sR ne down anG threareGst. 10 Fill
re j. refused 10 acceda 70 his reqaest- I
al nat 10 IL and We had a struggle He
tore ny dress. I finally got awy from hin
ant ran 70 the Rad. where I saw sorne
negroes and white man DC borxehaaE.
asked tie man 10 take re nAek To .o~n
en- his horse. but he refused Gray -Aen
came 10 and nut me hack in the buggy
tarcibly. We started towards town and
rct In view OF the lights, when he started
TO drive out CT the rUad again, wien !
Jumped from the buggy and jumped into a
yehleie With two co.ored people. Gray
drove 10 and threatened 10 kill them and
Z Was forced 10 get back into his DGggy.
He told the col0red people il they foi.ngse..
him ne would Kill them He then s-ltsd
to 20 INTO the woods again. when the horse
got into the ditch and I screamed He
stE7zcs ne IN tie face ana kicked ne /
jumped out q the buggy aud hid from him
II TIE woods He rhgeaLsned to kill u1e be-
ture got 70 toWn- He vas driving VI
And down the road looking for me. About
tnaE time train EaSSed ard I thought Il
best 20 70 to the railway track and fellow
IL to toen. sAen I reached & house Whsrs
! saw HIGHT Thsre were 4 lot OF barking
dogs IA the yard bur I feared them less
{ lEal did tia Ei2u- / JUN ped over lkt
s@ace alt rim 20 rhs hcuze.
t'rcss -~xan-iE est-Eicress said she va.
. p wears old She was single. DIT had beer
/. married 10 Ed Royce. We were divorced
/ three Years azo in Butte. Montana.
Witness a. FIRST refused 10 answer thu
} question Is to her marriage But the c5Lr
. ruled hat The question was psru1lza 81,
aad shouA be answered
she answered sslUc.aatly and zpi-esalIy
she FAD been In Houston since last SUE
| day nlGSt Hat lsver been here netCrs
She Was stopping with Miss Holmes Sht
had Known dskscsiant only few hours be
: ! fore she weat riGics With hiu- Did 10
/ Remember WHO introduced thsIn, but va
Z certain that they had been introduced. 81,
I ANAcN-eA Lte AlsllANAgu 10 20 FiAAlE n Lne
aEd Ita ncd intend 30 20. but after be can.
back viih the buggy and witness met hin
she ehaagse her ultEd. They h1I kwU 0
thrEe Bottles OF beer Ut Auterscns w
o stoSp@d az another pgaee and got beer.
was ecEnIa< back that be turned CT III
road i1to the woods. Witness saw defend
: ant the gar AFTER the trouble III the ths2
ter and toid him nI 10 take rhe matte
J, MAO the courts. She drank beer wigh de
feaeianE al the theater On Wednesday even
ing. Thlch was the night after the ,roHbl,
@ she drank with airn because he said Il Sh
did nct be would report it and she NouI
be discharged. On Thursday night SlsneS
u seag for Getsassaut and told him not {
raise any scandal abcut this Ellster.
z did rot want court proceedings about /
IL ( Defendant tad already .oad a let % pFg5ql
drouat the yhsatsr about she'll reading he
5, Witness drank with defendant after a.
- Occurrences 10 keep HIN from. telling
about The house and she feared thar l.
IS did 50 size would be discharged. Deten, lar
threw witness to the Erouu4. but be q
81 faQs accomplish his purpose Shs Is skEol
~ cnoggh 60 successfully RESIST him. TT
white man she met an Z horse In the roa
Z ! refused TO project har. though SIZE tC
~ him Of her trouble lie said IL was TIT
q Ez business 10 take her 70 town. II
u negrees wolld have protested her hal IL
PENDANT not threatened ihsE. lives. = w
getting dark when the assault oecgr-s
We 1zssEG ons Ual IL 2 buggy and O.
j.. PENDANT Told ne X | screamed he gou
choke ne. He did Tot choke NE in u
- struggle When I got to town told MI
OF Eaie Holmes Of the occurrence. / aid n
rs wait 10 Sst into lha eoJavIs- A man d
b. | offered 70 get her this morning tie&el
20 cot OF toxin n she wSuld accept
20 She said she would not until this r.
al vas over. Witness came here from ;.
Orleans. She bad stogped in GsIsest
about rhrse weeks Witness had No Sws'
- heart
81 Sud- Anderson, who contucts rpz
DIV house On the Harrisburg road. testified
" defendant aHd the prosecuting WitE,
IAN stotrsag ~ his house Tuesday evening
sat the5- way cut. Later on defendant fas,
les ( witness place IN a buggy alone tt
re. oreasd two bottles o. beer AZ bis place
I'D the way cut. ! helped them drink II.
Charles DJsnls-. ut whose house ssu
IN / Clarke bad applied tC- protection. lsstit
10 | 20 the fart q her coming % his hal
the About ) o'el0ck Tuesday night copaael
ter etfenSe objected 70 Mr.. Bumler testify
All as Ia what the woman told him
cry The ohtsctlon was oyeTrulsd.