The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-12

others boarded there also.
Stewart--liavc YOU not been receiving
money from Patch up " shortly before th
tkilling?
him.
Stewart--Did no not pay for the fur
niture?
Witness-I helped pay for II.
The oss-cxamination then proceeded
Foster was rooming ut tho house wher
Patch left the city. Patch knew this.
| did not anticipate trouble between then
before Patch returned TO the city"
Stewart--Haye you not stated that IL
case there was trouble that you would ID
, ON Fosters side7
| Mcpaniel-I object
The question was withdrawn
Witness continued. Il was ut home when
tho shooting took place. Foster was on
tho steps. Patch was near the gallery
post. | was In front OF Patch and was
facing Patch. when Patch pointed his
hand at Foster and called the name ht
threw his left hand under his coat. Patch
had started to run when he was shot
ran from the house when the shooting TOOK
place. ran out by Foster"
Redirect by Judge McDaniel-Was not
the relation Of Mr.. Patch at the house
that Of what is known az Star bonrder2'
Witness did not seem to understand the
question. but answered after various dues-
tions that Patch gave her money when he
had 1t and that she did his washing for
him.
George Palmer was the next witness.
Witness was I'm the vicinity OF the killing
| and heard the shots lie saw Fred Foster
| Immediately after the shooting. They met
| on the tracks ~ the International aud Great
| Northern railway asked Foster what
| had happened. He replied: II guess
killed man. 60 and see. His name Is
| Iuf. 10. t,tn got mo hg
| him to it," Witness went to the house
ana found deceased at the rear Of the
house turned the body over and saw the
man WAS dying.
Cross examined Foster had walked
about half block from the house when
| ! assisted the coroner In searching the
| body and found no weapon.
Fred Foster. the defendant. was next
| sworn mir. Patch came to the city Fri
! day evening We were at supper when he
came In. He spoke TO me. I did not know
who ne was. had seen him two or three
times Some one told me ne was Patch
| finished supper and went IN town. re-
ported for work and there was nothing TO
do. About II o'clock | went to bed
heard voices in the other room They
seemed to be arguing some point. | was
awakened all during the night by these
voices. About daylight, Mrs. Layton
"o'N'u on c ,P 11"' ~ s'r' ,o,, 800,
""9 nv "'u ~, 'a,,in,, a., ,,at
an" NV .n.' was a,,,,e Ill
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anu 'h"t ne nnu sam nc S'u'u MI "u
saiu l Woulp 30 ew"y, as uia noL I, T h,,
10 nay" upuple' one salu sue IVA" .o," h''i
snS u'u nor wu"l ni'' ,.,I I h,,, ~
asl''p ana sue sh'u sue "ou'u yen n''n ~
i'aNt' went up 'he S'r''t anu suo ' n
ior me 10 o"'uo nncN went 70 10 "
oruhn ana aSNra i9r gun an" ill., 'o,1 n',t
vas serious matter and advised me to
DC careful rue 'et me n"N' Dl' KUN, ".n
"eht na'N 10 me mouse ta'on ,nt'' 10
my room and told me he believed was
me cause OF tlin peihS ior'en 10 'saNo
tho mouse we h'a eohVersa.,uu nu"u'
Mrs Layton and Patch lcft the house
told nc Patch had gone and that he said
and WINS awakened bv hearing some ono |
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