The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-17
n testimony IS ALL IN.
az, Murder Case Nearing
[,,r,fyrs 10 Be HEARD TODAY
,,,,.ms subjected TO "A Rigid
bfuss ".m,uation and Bccnme
c..,...d-Defend"nt'" Dream

", "a. listened to inc 'i'"'
sllfn na. =, two days. The taking oil inc
% 'n' : closed yesterday afternoon be-
aI' and o'clock with the eAa mn, ,as
n ~ E. P. Daviss of Houston ID. , w,," ot
q y, = - the story told him by henrietta
sen~ " ,he colored woman, at whose
gus. Williams and the Indian 'err''0f'
,n,tr bad been. ,.,n ,,o ,,,ornevs
A ,sgin the argument at once 50 as
ssIj.s all their time and not ea a.,s 'as
= u4 unnecessary delay. District Attorney
ssal. ' Gillespie opened for the state. he
Nnss ,,,,owed this morning at O'CLOCK
W. u Eagle for the defense Next
= ~ heard Ben Campbell Tor the s'L.e'
y, y. :, s..Justice Hussey following Tor 'he
~. ..,.s CAPTAIN Hutcheson ana j. T.
o''l ill close the case for the state
fisan VIZ when the court Will deliver
10 We md retire the jury. III Is heureu
y. Iii take the entire day:
nm W" r,oceedings yesterday developed
ine os n sensational character, as mad
ro'a'ns ,u,sed the night before. The main
been nv ~ the day work was the testl-
falu'e s,ro, nv Henrietta Mitchell, Bass
pon! oson,,,v United States marshal from
hT, '.s,sn territory, and the defendant.
W. y,lIiams had told his story unuer
Il, All s,roc,ion of questions propoundeu by
~ ,,,ornevs. Captain Hutchinson, VINO mas
W ,as,rsd hard In the prosecution OF the case,
'1s.s,aJ a cross-eXamination whicn sue
49, In shaking the statements mace by
~ Attendant previous to that time, ana.
~ questions were fired with rapidly
-. ~ surnrised those who had congregated
- hsar his testimony. Williams appeared
\. ~ 49,, =, ease 10 the extent that he was badly
s.,,h,aned and nervously twisted red SILK
handkerchief in his hands
Tte court opened yesterday in the sec
,,a aay OF the Williams trial with Bass
pssves A negro deputy United States mar
H., working under Marshal j. s. VIII
,sms with court at Paris. Texas. Reeves
Sad heer selected with John Scissor, an
o,ber OF Williams men, to ferret out TINS
crime.
az linn Underwood, testified that he was
in Houston last June, having come hero
with letters TO Mr.. Campbell to work or
the case. He went to the scene of the
crime and made an investigation of the
PREMISES, in order that he might be per-
iectly familiar with the house and adjoin-
Ing buildings He was later placed in
jal with Williams. the defendant, whete
he confded TO him that he was under ar
rest for committing murder up in the
'Pott" country, IN the Indian Territory.
When they were released from the jail
with orders to leave the city. Williams and
Reeves went to the Indian Territory, neal
Colbert Station, few miles north OF Den
ison. Reeves said that they went to The
home o. man named Johnson. near there
where he talked freely to Williams, whf
told him he was up for the murder o
Ike Baker. Reeves and Scissor laid theil
plans to trap the defendant, and. accord.
Ing to his version of II. succeeded. Whilt
II the midst of one of their three handed
conversations, Scissor remarked: (Which
enc Of you niggcrs killed Baker," when
Reeves swears. Lewis retorted that he hat
Killed Baker himself. Reeves then made q
trip to the Creek Nation and returning tC
Colbert Station, rejoinod Williams and they
came to Texas together, with Galveston
as their objective point
When they arrived In Houston. Reeves
made another visit to the home of Henrlett.
Mitchell In the Third ward, where she me
them at the gate. and refused to allow
Reeves to enter, telling him that the Off
GERS had been there looking for him. TIL,
men separated, and later came together
again on the market In Houston, and lief
the city for Dallas
we went from Dallas to Shreveport. :
continued Reeves in his testimony. "ant
lnen TO Jefferson and Marshall, where We
unnamed at the home of man named
JACK Williams. While we were at break
1ast MIS-. Williams asked about an &C.
Suaintance of hers in Houston who hat
Ecu murdered and casually dropped thu
.sAafs mat she wished that every muir
Seier mad rope around his neck. Wher
WV occurred Lewis dropped his knife ant
.osA. ana, pushing himself from the table
ui' INTO the yard. When | found hin
toia me That we must get away; tina
~ ua not Ike the looks OF the woman
ana 'nought that she was onto him. II,
rsain 'oid me he was in the house Of Mr.
., sHer, IN the process OF robbery, when tn
to kill him. =" "e-'' he iiu'
h,,Ae ei'me was detailed by Reeves as |
ss s seen related to him by Williams. VIII
thrs that he murdered Captain Bake
"a su lear of detection. Reeves admit
Il. .nat al the time he was going undo
name OF Jim Underwood.
, 'ne witness was turned over to the de
shoa conducted by Mr.. Pagan, who aske,
ro,, we amount of money he was to re
~ ana what he was paid TO carry GU
c.s "oIh, Reeves denied that he had bee
s,,,nn sa with the Dalton gang In tn
m, r OF 1896 and further that he wa
to.rs msu,ed In Fort Smith for a crime. At
a. fagan brought out additional eyi
patN. - 10 the method In which Cautai
Vrm,sNas oltehered, Reeves telling no,
IN n,sir mad related to him the manne
fesr ,en ne had used the knife until ia
nis,,, !" pslng shot down he grabbed IN
Il ~, captain Baker held and wrenchin
hs,s V1 MS hand shot him through IN
few neyend this piece of evidence and
ihs s,au,s as to the conditions attendIn
,o,r,psrture of Williams and himself fror
Eonst toasd echefac tst
onea oh nothing of moment WAS dave,
ssn, W me cross examination ard no WE
cs, 70 the witness room
2 mad hutcheson was then sworn nm
sncs Statement to the iurv with re,ey
/ ~ 70 his Residence NJ ~ W." Iei'I :
pied ana Mckinney. which Vas occ,,
tain Batsr absence Of his family by Car
that san,,s, and II was in this house thf
Of an ss.n met his death at the hand
plecs - Captain hutcheson too
IN frun, VI :, chalk and STOPPING to the foe
Of hls ,o VI lhe jury drew a rough diasrs,
ind Icssil,aence, showing the angles. turr
ayerv NY, OF each psssageway. and gny
o. whics wa description OF the home. n
Who rora Tended to show that the parsr
few n,ah.d the decd and the robbeI
Win ,h NIGHTS before was perfaotiv f,miIi,
slpdo.. interior. He pointed IN vhcrs ~