The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-15
THE HURST MURDER,
STATEMENT or j. q. UU'rLER, VINO
Is HELD FOR THE CRIME.
lie Tells ot HIS Dotnrs On the NtHht
OF the ktittnH tn Estahlisl,
mn AIibi.

There wore fow new DEVELOPMENTS IN
tho Hurst murder case yesterday. although
the officers are sim searching Tor evil
dence that will either fasten the crime
onto Butler. the accused. or gain for him
his release. Butler IS yet IN the city jail,
eheld for the chief" which. IN the par
lance of the department. means absolute
exclusion of all callers, Mt least for the
present Several were taken TO Buffers
cell yesterday aud asked TO say whether
or not they remembered seeing him at the
places he claimed he visited daring SAT-
urday night. The investigation Is being
kept UP diligently, and developments OF n
decisive nature are expected today or to-
morrow.
Justice OF the Peace Hin, who Is con
iueting the inquiry, has taken the state
ments OF only Mollie Davis, Edward Potter,
the man who called soon after the enact
nent OF the tragedy, and the accused, j. Z,
Butler. Buffers abatement Is as follows
II Was bartender ut the Two Brothers
saloon. on Travis between Congress and
Preston, when this saloon was RUN by Hiil
Bros; in this way | became acquainted
OF business. Tho next day after McCiuskey
was arrested was passing by liursts
place. Hurst came to the lattice door aud
pushed IL open and said TO nue. come by, that
he had something TO tell me. stopped
and went in. We had some conversation
about MoCloskey's arrest don't remem-
| her the conversation exactly. This Ia the
Inst time | have been to Hurstn place,
| except In passing about two weeks ago Sam
/ Crane and myself stopped and got glass
! OF beer | left Arches saloon about 4
| A. m February 10. 1898. | started home
and got as far as Wess' coffee stand and
| | heard n milk man say 10 some one there
was another man killed last night Wh2n
| got across the little long bridge IN the
| Hollow near George Polcmanakos | met
Il policeman IN Polemnnakos and asked
him about the murder; asked him II he
had learned any particulars. Then | went
down home that ~. TO my room, $40 Texas
avenue, and went to bed, Now, the early
/ part OF the night, commencing about
O'Clock. | was around Archlc's saloon and
Alex and llcrmann's saloon aud Muiorwitz'
saloon, Travis street, s Grain and an
old man called Uncle Mac was at Major
wItz.s Several others were there. Major
WITT himself was thpre AZ the time was
there. Old man Mac. Sam Grain md my
self came out of Majorwits Sam Cram
walked with Ms as far MS Archlc's and left
uf, saying ne WAS RDlnE DOuTsA>..lDflt slht
and myself walked on down to n$tkgorths
saloon; didn't 10 In. Uncle Mac. badtx<Ga.
good night and left me. turned bl6K<
and went TO hrchie's saloon stayed
around there somc little whilei don't know
how long. then started on down home
and stopped at the Blue Front saloon, on
Louisiana street, between Preston and
Prairie avonnc. | stayed there only
short time There were somc
Transfers in the saloon, Sam Gain
tcame TO the front Of tho saloon and asked
me 10 come back up town with him. lje
said he had been homo. we went back
NJ town 10 Archies; wort TO the Mascot
theater. fell In with a gang Of fellows. som
Grain went home ! went With the fellows
as far as Sadie comans. lie didn't go in.
| left the gang and went over 20 George
polamanakos. whore there was some fnu'
sic | turned and vert to the Dew Drop
In saloon and from there TO Majprwit'
Preston street saloon. | must have STAYED
at Majorwiz' long time; about an honr
and half or two hours, The clock struck
three while was there, j then left aud
went TO Archlcs ssioon and went in and
stayed there about tbrce-fourths OF IN
hour was sitting by tho stove and went
10 sleep. Archie was sitting thcre at The
time when first went into Archic's the
last time a young fellow. bridge fore
man cb,imcd no had lost bis watch and
WHuteI " lOpktN up. ioui ~ i<t'tiJ "h7 ~
there at the time. Archie stood watch while
the bartender went on This part about
the watch occurred about 10 o. m, Fob
RE nv ", 1898. J. G. Butler.
Sworn, etc.
Several ~ the parties named In But
Iers statement were sceH by the police
Yesterday and deny having seen Butler al
tho time and nlaees mentioned by him.
In his statement Butler contends that he
wis for two hours or for an hour and =
half beginning az q. m. or lao q. M
he rs lot SURE about the time ~rjn Major
witty saloon. and. such being the case. The
positive Identification of M0lllc Davis o.
Butler heing the man who stood at thf
door, would no. AlaaA we'll However. ;s,f
night bartender ut Ms1or.itz' place told a
reporter yesterday that he knew Butler his
sight. and that lie was prepared TO make
oath that the prisoner was not In the sa-
loon during the formers watch.
Sam Grain. whom butler rays he met ~
on louisiana street some time after II
o'clock after tbov had parted at HeDworth's
rmphatiraiiv denies this. He sayE when hi
| left Butler at Hepworlh's he went home
and went % he'd
Joe PHILLIPS ~ the Dew Drop In" also
denies thnt Batter was there. Another Gu
Irinus thine IL that yg1tlsr went TO crAiu's
rom 10 slerp instead Of going TO his own
| rcau N Aiietn street
TIE time for tho preliminary hearing has
| nor yet been set ~ n y v
p. r. schmidt. Houston. Texas. an ools
ageL.s for Elmer \ Atnend's Prescftptipn