The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-30
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
PARLIAMENTARY EXAMINATION OF
CHARLES GRIFFIN, CoLoRED,
Charged with the Murder Of Charles
Blalock I'm This city ON scptem-
her 1S-Prlsoner Remaudcd.

Charles Griffin, the colored Waterman
At 'Macatees warehouse. who on septembcr
Is shot and killed Charles Blalock in
saloon located on tho Macatec property.
was arratgned before Justice Fitze yester-
day for a preliminary hearing on charge
OF murder.
The State was represented by County At
torney vssmer Nnd the defense by Burns
q Hntchison.
There were but two witnesses placed
on the stand and they werc introduced on
behalf Of the State.
George Bales said he know Charles Bla-
lock. He was killed on Sunday, September
IS In saloon III Macatee's warehouse.
He pointed out Charles Griffin the defend
ant, as the man who did the killing. Wit
ness was standing ut the back door OF the
saloon when Griffin came In the saloon.
companion with him asked him not to 70
in, Griffin went In and witness heard him
say, Pop your whip" He then pulled his
pistol 10 calibcr. and fired two shots at
Blalock. Blalock was standing In front OF
Griffin, close to him. when Griffin told him
to pop his whip Blalock did not pull
his pistol till after he Yves shot He then
".
After he fired he fell dead. Witness went
10 Blalock Immediately, but he never
spoke; he simply gasped. Griffin went ouA
OF the back door Blalock stepped out Of
the wine room when he encountered Grit
fin.
On cross examination witness stated that
he was u cook by trade. He was Standing
In the rear door when the shooting &C.
Cured. Griffin passed him as nc vent
into the saloon. When Griffin went In he
said Where is the man that's going to
treat me- Griffin fired the first shos Mt
Blalock He fired twice before Bialock
drew his pistol The first word witness
heard was when Griffin said Pop your
whip and go ahead" Dlalock was stand
irg in front of Griffin and shaking his
finger at Griffin. The man with Griffin
told him not to go In the saloon. as he was
drinking end would get hurt. The proprie-
tor of the saloon was standing near Griffin
and Blalock when the shooting occurred.
He was going into the wine room with
waiterful Of bser glasses. Mr. Bud Preach
er was also standing near them. When the
shooting started the saloon man dropped
the tray of glasses and ran out of the front
door.
Bud Preacher was the next witness. He
saw tho shooting between Griffin and Bla-
lock, in which Griffin shot Blalock lie
saw Griffin come into the saloon and he
buy him some drinks. PiSley was then go
ing into the wine room with tray OF
beer. Griffin tried TO push his way into the
room. when Bialock came out and asked
Griffin what he wanted there. He said he
wanted to find the son OF a ---- who was
going to buy him some beer, Blalock told
him he could not 20 into the ROOM as
there was private party there Griffin
then told Blalock to Pop his whip and go
ahead" He then pulled his pistol and
holding 1t against Blalock. he fired He
fired second shot before BlaloclS pulled
his pistol. Witness saw Griffin In the
loon thirty minutes before the shooting
Another colored man was with him, Glif-
fin had gun sticking out OF tho walsthhnu
Of LIS pants. The colored man with Crit
fin tried to get him TO leave the saloon.
Griffin went out OF the saloon by the rear
way and came back just before the sheet
ing Some white man passed him aud
Griffin said Are you going to by me the
beer2" The man said nothing that witness
hoard but passed on into the wine room
Griffin asked him II ho called him n son Of
----. Griffin then went to the wine
room door Just Blalock came out and
asked him what he (Grffn) wanted there
He said he was looking for the white son
of a ---- who was going 10 buy him the
beer. Blalock told him he could not get
in there, when Griffin told him 10 Pop hs
whip" and shot Ba.ock Blalock may
rave gotten out his pistol before Griffin
fired the second shot but he did not fire
his pistol till Griffin had shot twice.
Here the Stale rested and the defense
introduced no testimony
Justice Fitze announced that from tho
evidence adduced. taken In connection with
the testimony before him as coroner lie
would remand the prisoner without the
benefit Of bail.