The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-26

| shot was Erred mai made this wound. W.T.
-sss' impress.cn vas tia, the body mus,
iave BEEN lyiux upon the floor WHEN the
SHOT was eret.
By counsel for Edei: witness thought
that IL was 4 very likely thing for Hughes
to 10 10 throw M sis hand alter receiving
the wound In the stomach. Either the
wound in the stomach or the Jaw would
have produced instant death. but impu.-
siyels a man will throw up bis hand. even
though receiving a death wound. Though
be may not know whA; he is doiag
Mr.. John Rock OF ST. Josena's infirmary
was three blocks from the Dunn residence
when he heard the shots Could no, say
whether the shots were from i pistol ur
shotgun Witness discovered the knife in
tie pocket OF Hughes The handle was IN
| tbs pocket. the blade prctrudet After
the body was rolled aver pistol vas found
| under him
BY counsel FOR Edei-There were several
people about there when the pistol was
| found.
Robert Burns testified that he was near
Dunn's residence Jus; before the shooting.
He saw two men s.,nding a. Main and
Clay little after II O'Clock Did rot rec
ogni7e either 81 them and could - de-
scribe ;hern. About an hour after this he
heard the shooting.
Mr. Max stubsnrauch testified that he
was near Dunn's residence .hc nigh, Of the
sscoting. The first two were light shots,
the other heavy as from a shotgun. He
went TO Dumas house after the shooting;
saw Hughes body on the gallery. Dr..
Shaw was there a.d several others.
By counsel for Edel--The first ;wo shots
sounded lille 40 pistol. Witness saw the |
pistol said to have been taken from
Hughes,
The rag run through The barrel of this !
pistol b. Air. otto Erickson was shown
witness
TIE stains on this rag. said he. would I
not have been made by pistol that had
been recently fred.
Re-direct-Witness saw a key. It was
lying on the gallery about four feet from
Hughes body. This key fitted the lock Of /
punn's front door.
Andrew Scott coiored. testified he was I
at Charles Ashes place when he heard the /
shots at Mr.. Dunn's Witness saw man
running from the direction OF Mr. Dunn's.
He stopped just as he got near the Ashe
residence snd commenced to walk. 1t was
a small. slender white man. but he could
not recognize him in the dark.
Captain Z. P. Turner testified that he
got TO the Dunn residence on the night Of
March Il soon after the killing. He did
not hear any shooting. but got telephone
TO come down to Dunns. as there
was some trouble. Or. Shaw was eXanin-
ing the body when witness got there. Mr..
Dunn had told him of the plot before the
light Of the killing. but he paid little at
-ention to the matter. Witness had seen
bullet holes in the gallery floor at Dunns
the day after the shooting.
Mr.. Frank Dwyer testified he lived
about three blocks from Dunn's. There
we're seven shots fired The first four
hots were those OF shotgun. Then there
we're two pistol shots and one more gun
hot.
BY counsel for Edel-The shots appeared
0 have been fired deliberately.
DR.. George a. Mcdonnell testified that he G
lad examined the Hughes house the day .
fter the killing. There was a new floor Z
n the basement and the grave In the cor
Ter under the floor a child might have
ived in such a hole for several hours.
Mr.. Frank Dunn was recalled and testi- =
led that he had been shown several notes ,
y Chief Helm purporting to have been :
rom Edel. He saw what appeared 10 be 7
Intended as a contract. but he saw no let
er from Edel to Helm suggesting that he
Edci) wanted to share any reward that
night grow out Of this matter The doe
meni he saw was In the nature of con-
ract to divide the $4,000 that was to he
often from him. .
Did you not tell NE about p m. that
on had seen letter from Edcl to Helm =
emanding one-half OF whatever reward
night grow out of tho matter?" asked
ounsel Gibson.
Your inquiry was not directed to me In I
eterence to letter.
The contract | saw was In Edels hand
writing and in substance 1t cited that
when the $4,000 ransom was gotten it !
'as to be divided between the parties. but
here were no parties named and the in ,
trument was not signed | don't remem-
er seeing any letter from Edel to Helm ,
emanding half OF any reward. My idea
las that this contract was intended that ,
del and Helm should 70 into an agree
ient to divide the ransom. but that Helm {
'ould not do 1t.
This was simply my idea. 7 can give YOU T.
lot of ideas; | can give you bushel OF
hem. My idea was that Edel aud Helm
'ere 10 go into this matter and divide the t
natter between them. Edel and Helm, but
ieim would not go into 1t.
II gave the contract back to Helm after :
ad read It, Sometimes the letters were /
ent TO me sealed. These were letters from
del 10 Helm. The letters were on Edel's $
etter heads"
Judge Lock Mcdaniel was placed on the . .
iand, He had seen a lot of letters that
Ielm had gotten from Edel. He saw an @
drawn contract or obligation.
could have been signed by either one +
r two persons. 1t was to the effect that y
Ieim was to obligate himself to give Edel
alf az any sum, or sums. or compensation i
nat was to come 10 him as a reward for /
roventing the kidnapping OF Dunn's child
Ie saw this contract on the morning after {
Iughes was killed He consulted me as to !
he advisabliiy Of publishing all these
apers, but | advised him against It. Some I
the notes from Edol to Helm were datel
arly in February and their dates extended
own to within a brief period before the n
Hing. These notes were all written In II
cncil and signed SOL Edel," The contract n
as written In ink.