The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-23
he WAS GRANTED BOND.
JUDGE BROOKS FINED JAMES GRIZ-
YARDS bond AT TEN THOUs-
AND DOLLARS.
RANKIN THREATS AGAINST GRIZZARD
He Said Thursday Before the killing
That He Would "MnlSe Him Bite
the Dust'--The Bond Was
Promptly Given.

The Grizzard habeas corpus proceed
ings were resumed in Judge Brooks
court yesterday morning. The defend
ant came into the court room fresh look
ing and cheerful. confident he would be
permitted to give bail, and his highest
hopes We're realized.
His lawyers, Attorneys Pendexter,
Ward and Warren Moore were ut their
pests of duty promptly, as were District
Attorney Bureson and County Attorney
Calhoun. and the examination of wit
nesses began Immediately after court
opened.
witness called by the defense He knew
defendant and Rankin. On the day of
the killing he was seated on the tool box
in front of the First National bank talk
ing to Mr.. Bryan, Il carpenter, who
lives in South Austin. He heard n shot
and rose up and looked in the direction
of the report and saw Grizzard and Ran
zard, with his left side partially turned
towards him. He had his left arm
crooked up in front Of him and on "A level
with the top of his head. ms If to ward
off blow, and was slightly leaning over
to his right.
Witness described the position of Ran
kin The second shot was then fired and
kn's coat. 1t made an impression on
the front of the coat near the armpit
about the size of Il small plate. Wit
ness Immediately ran UP Sixth street
towards the postoffice and did not see
the termination of the shooting.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Castleman was questioned
as to the distance from the Abe Wiz
liams corner to the sidewalk in front Of
DeLasbmutt's store and he placed it at
about $50 feet.
Sheriff Henry Purl of Williamson coun-
ty testified that he knew Rankin and
Grizzard. To question if he was in
Austin short time before the killing,
he said
fore the killing and met Mr.. Rankin on
the Avenue about in front of Mr.. Jack,
sons. / think it was about IL or l.
o'clock / know / had not had dinner.
| stopped and spoke to Mr.. Rankin. AS
we were talking he said. DO you know
that d-n shysterY and ] turned to look
mt man passing us, thinking he was re,
ferring to him. l also saw Grizzard
riding down the street on horse. Mr.
Rankin made me understand That he
meant Grizzard. and ] said, Yes,
know him, that's Jim Grizznrd, police
man. Rankin then said, I'm going 10
make the d-n s-n b-h bite the dust,
and you'll know it, From the way he
talked, he seemed to be in earnest. He
didn't seem to he in good humor. From
his manner and the way he talked. he
seemed to be in n bad humor."
Witness then explained that after n
few words more he left Mr. Rankin and
went down to Scarborough & Hicks on
some business. From there he returned
| to Billesen's restaurant and nte his am
| ner. Leaving there, he went on down
| the Avenue and about the corner he met
| n
man whose name he did not know, hnf
| took him to be n butcher here in Austin.
| They were going up to Billeisen's to GET
dinner and invited him to go along.
| ~ told them had just eaten my din,
| ner. but they wanted me to 20 along ana
I went. After they had dinner we LEFT
| the restaurant and when we got outside
T called Jim TO one side and said: Jim
what's the matter with you and Ran
kin?' He said Il don't know, but he
seems TO have il in for me and the other
bovs. never did Rankin any harm nnd
don't know what he has against me-, l
then told him what Rankin had said TO
me that morning. :, =,
Cross-examined. witness said he
reached Austin Wednesday night and
was in town Thursday. and DO holieved
he called at the court house as
he nearly ALWAYS called there whom IN
town. He might have met Sheriff White,
Jack Hughes and Joe Corwin. but didn !
remnmher. Asked WHY no dif-t rcpor'
Rankin's remark to Sheriff White, he
said he didn't think il so serious. and that
il was no mart of his business to he run
ming around telling everything he heard.
10 n question. he said: "When called
Jim aside, said, Jim what is the matter
with you md RankinT
jim said: 81 don't know. Why" "
then told him met Rankin this morning.
and from what he said he Is mad with
you, and / then told him what Rankin
had said. Jim said: Il never did him any
harm. but it looks to me like he has it
in for me and the boys / think this is
what he said. He might have said. has
it in for me and some other of the boys.
Witness said he had known Rankin for
many years, and he had the reputation of
being a fighter, and from his knowledge
of the man. he believed he would carry
out a threat If made seriously.
DIR. Cranberry testified MS to the wounds
| i'm Rankin's body, as did Drs. Wooten