The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-26
THE EDEL.HUGHES TRIAL.
re Preliminary Hearing Is Still
Progressing.
NOTHING NEW IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
law . Contract That Edel Submitted
70 Helm for . Division Of the
Observation-Disclosures Today.

SGnirEt Sol Edel and Mr. FANNIE hughes
growing out OF the kidnapping Of li,,l
AMMO Lee Dunn. the only child Of Mr.
Frank Dunn, was resumed yesterday b,
Justice Fitze.
The atterdance upon the trial was no
- lsrge a. on the nrs; day AMI from the
fact that nothing very startling has ye'
been developed the Interest In the case
Il beginning TO lag.
II may be stated as compn-
meat 10 the local press that after two
days o; vigorous investigation
nothing has been developed except what
had already been published. with the ex-
ception OF the testimony that w~s brought
out yesterday OF contract submitted 20
Chief of Police Helm by Edei. proyidlng for
q division OF whatever reward nigh. be
offered for the prevention OF the crime.
but as Mr.. Helm refused to become party
10 the contract and as the instrument re-
rnainsd unsigned II cu's but little figure.
Several well known Houston ladies', who
had been attending The Rice will contest
case in the county court. dropped IN as
spectators for time in the forenoon and
occupied conspicuous places il the gal
1ery for as long tine as they eoIli stand
the stare Of the heterogeneous gang below.
While Messrs J. NJ. Gibson and Uyaide
Burns are the active prosecutors in the
case. County Attorney yasmer and At
torney Dick Lewis are also locking after
the interest Of the commonwealth.
Following is full summary Of the evil
cenoe taken yesterday,
Mr.. Charles Wright Of Ross & Wright,
undertakers. was the arst witness 10 be
placed upon the stand. lie described the
wounds il Hughes body There was one in
the right jaw. uader-rEe Jaw. tearing
large hole. The left hand Was badly shot.
The thumb was of a. the asz, joint b. an
old wound There wece three OF four bullets !
IN the front forearm. another large wouaa Z
in the ps, Q, the stomach. a large opening
made by a number Of bullets. There we're /
a number Of holes IN the back The ten /
deaey Of the wounds would indicate that |
TIE nan VAS shot from the left the balls I
ranging toward the right Could 10, say
that the v0nads IL the back we're entrance |
o. exit wounds There we're SIX Or eight
wounds il the Aesay part Of the calf Of the
rigst leg Their vere also some fifteen or
tir-esn wounds n the thigh Of the right
lag
BY counsel &C.. Edel- witness could M,
ray Hhleh Worad vas made Grys The shet
IL tbs stomach wifncss ,houStt would have
Killed him Instantly. The shot In The hand
vas likely caused by his throwing up ms
hSat and getting il IN range OF The shot
that made ora Of the body WOUNDS lie
sH quite certain that Il was the ls.t hand
'esi Wa shot We ti net probe for any
Of ths pGli"if The wounds 20 the hack were
sezfteftd, Some were 90 one side Of the
spinal column. aoulr OF the O. her
Rsd!rect--ia the back a.! the shots were
below tie shoulder blade Found TO gun
Hatd!ng Ia AIRY Of the WOUNDS
BY counsel for Nrs Hgghes--If the
wound on he hand had been ma1e with
tie hard 10 a natural position u would In
dictate that Ao had been shot from the rear
az the tear Ok the FISH VA from the o,n-
side OF the hand or from the l.tAe finger
toward the thumb This was simply VIII
ness' theory Of the wound
Sir. Charles 4 AEhc testified that he
went home early on 81. Patricb's night
He lived a block from Nj Frank Dunn Ho
did not go out. but looked out Of his via
dow and saw the fash % tho last shot
This fash must have beea from the upper
gallery. Just after the ahc;s we're fired d
man passed by witness house on south
side Of Bell avenue. II was a slender man.
could not recognize him except that he
could SEQ that II was white man. The
reports that witness heard sounded Ike
those Of shotgun. Could nc, tell how man
he saw would compare in appearance with
Inc defendant He was going Ia an ordl- ,
nary gait. 1t was not very dark night
BY counsel for Edel-Witnesn heard bu,
two shots distinctly, The man who passed
his house was walking Ia an ordinary gait
Henry Cypress. the next witness, testified
that he knew Walter Hughes and Edel.
Witness was at Woods place on Travis
street on the night OF March II. Hughes
and Edel came there between Q and 10
o'clock that night. They took a drink To-
gether. Hughes took whiaky, Edel soda
water. Edel paid for the drinks. Hughes
had pretty near all he could carry. Elel
was perfectly sober
BY counsel for Edel-wtness saw the
parties take hut one drink In his housa
but he Insisted that Hughes was Jagged"
Hughes was always great drluKer. tut
witness never saw him down II was not
for Hughes to be drunk
Robert White. colored. testified that he
lived about three blocks from the Dunn !
residence. He heard the shots on the night
Of the 18th Of March. He heard two shots ,
llrst, then four and two more. lie thought
II was fire and went there At the corner
Of Iceland he met two men, one wore n
cap. thS0ther SLOUGH hat These two men ,
started with witness to look for the plic;. ,
of the shooting The Dunn place being bril- ,
iautly lighted attracted the attention of
witness. Witness and the two men then
there and saw the corpse on the
gallery. One Of the men who went there
With witness was the one who discovered
he knife. 1t was nearly half hour before
he pistol was found. II was discovered by
ne other man who went there with wit
iess. He was little fellow. Witness saw
hc man pick up the pistol aud hand II TO
N officer.
BY counsel for Edel-l was lying on my
led meditating on matters OF religion and
he Fltzslmmons Corbett fight when ! was
tartled by the shooting
Herman Botrisht testified that he knew
hughes. but he did not know Edel. On