The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06

/ 4 snnp. Grant said no. that was no sna
I. | and told him II was such snap w
not going 10 get into II and he said ! wa
fool TO 10 naked ana work Ing !" ~
make il. That was the hundred dollars
xiii the woman. You arc going back nom
ana work for white folks the balance
your life. / said would rather do TN
than to bo pimp or to be called inui
derer either. Then he said you go You
:, route and win go mine. He SAID J ~
going TO bed then said that woui
sct there until 8 O'Clock and 20 to III
! Chinaman's and get my breakfast and TAX
: the train and go hcmc
n Then left tho restaurant about s;s
O'Clock and went 10 the market, ana VIII
Aubain, Tobe wilson, william White an
myself stayed around barrel houSe ~
day. and left just about o'clock
night This was Friday night; ana wei
70 nv wifcs grandfather. whose name Y
Aaron Lundon on Lamb street ! s'uso.
about two hours at his house. NO one wa
with me then came back TO the Same
barroom, near the iron bridge, Wnere n'
two bridges como together. stayed there
about two hours. then left and met ~
kips near the bafrcom going TOWARDS ~.
bridge. After meeting Atkins ! tola nm
didn't have any natcnes, nm NJ .,N.nrp'
said you had better 20 ana get you soine.
III went to store near the old woman !
| bo,,se and got some matches. came out,
made a cigarette, lighted II and walked
towards tho old woman's house, Whom.
got there met Atkins. He said Well. you
aln't brave enough; you stund outside anu
i | VIII do IL, ana II anybody interfcfes t'ioa
must crack dawn on them. We were stalin-
ing In tho ciump OF trees back Of the houns.
i he went into tho yard by getting over ne
| fence - saw him 80 into the door--the
l back door: he pushed II open and went ~.
\ He was IN the house about fifteen or tWen :
| ~ minutes whom heard the gate siam
| squattcd down by the fence on the ouisiue.
| / heard The shot, and Atkins came run
ming out the samc way ne went M a,,i
| nmped over the back fence Atkins caisnt
in with me; had run when | heard The
| shot fired He said you would not 10 ".
and / did. AMI have the money, TOO, ana II
You ever tell | viii do you the same way
And | said, No you won't; " wouih %
n an TO man. Then he said, am BolnE
home ana will be at my institute In ING
morning. We came on then towards Town
aud parted. This part about Atkins bang
with me Friday night IL npt true no
showed me tho place Thursday night aud
told me 10 XIII his mother-ln-law on FIi-
day night which did, He never paid me
any more than stated before. but he was
10 give me 800 to do this, | went there
Friday night, went in the front gate. went
around to the back. the way Atkins tod
me and found tho back door omen, and ,ho
next door was shut | looked IN the bel
in tho little room by The back gallery aud
saw no ono In the bed; then went into her
room She was lying in the bed with hvr
head towards the window. ON tho outside
the light from the two-siory house wna
shining on her When ! was close TO hnr
SIZE raised up and aakAd Who are You?
then pulled tho Trigger. aud the pistol fired
"a ~ - d.
md came on TO town and stayed until tha
Southern Pnctic went out In the morning,
which train took for home Saturday
morning don't know whether Grant
knew anything about this or not; ho WINS
always hurrahing me ~ 1t wasn't on one
thing 1T was another. (sieneW
Calvin Toston.
Sworn to md subscribed 10 before me
shs 5th dpy of February. ls9S.
Justice Of the Peace, Precinct No. /. Harris
County. Texas.
This confession was secured from Toston
Friday night. Deputy Anderson had woven
Tho mcshus 50 closely ABOUND him that
believing the officer knew all ha made an
open confession OF his guilt.
III the complaint Atkins aud Toston We're
charged Jointly.
Mr. Brockman, as counsel for Atkins.
filed motion asking for severance. Count.
Attorney VaRmor contested this motion on
tho ground that the statute contemplated
n severance caly In casos Of final trial and
not on preliminary examinations.
After considerable further discussion the
motion To sever was granted and the court
took n recess TIL y. m
Rcassembiing at 2 p. m, In the Eleventh
district court room the examination was
proceeded With.
Attorney Brockman snid ho had under
stood that one OF his witnesses, Grant
Williams of Richmond, Fort Bend county,
was under arrest. The court snid he could
not advise him ns to this. In calling The
witnesses II developed that the proper
process hud not been returned by the
sheriff of Fort BEND county In tho summon
ing OF witnesses for the defense, ana MIR,
| Drockmsn asked that on this account. re-
snlting In tho absence OF several OF his
witnesses, the hearing be postponed aud
| that Il ino he entered against the sheriff
| OF Fort Bend county.
The Witnesses not present were Spencer
| Graves, Maggie prator Clara Brerd and
| sam Randall
1 Deputy Sheriff Anderson reached Sheriff
Parnell OF Fort Bend county by phone
and advised tho court that the Fort Bond
county shorlff had replied that he had only
received the subpoena this morning and
that the witnesses could not leave Rich
that no had found all the witnesses except
Sam Randall
Mr.. brakeman said the case could he
Como into without the Attendance OF San,
Randall II It developed that hc could not
he gotten,
Mr.. Broclsman asked that his witness
Grant Williams, charged with completely IN
this crimo, be tried nj once and that his
oaso he disposed OF before the others were
gone into, SO that he might be used MS n
witness,
Justice Fitge said that no complaint had
beon filed with him against Williams and
that he was not before the court
Mr. Brorkman insisted that the dis
abilities OF his witness be removed ~ q
matter preliminary TO the trial of Atkins
County Attorney Vasmer asked that the
cnsc OF Williams be deferred until the
hearing of tho ether cases that thcy might
all hc tried together,
The cases againest Andrew Atkins and
Williams were postponed TIL Tuosda,
! mornirg at 10 o'clock, and Calvin Tostar
waving examination, was committed with.
out bail,
At the conclusion OF the trial quite al
exciting scene occurred when the sep
lar m Tad tmffo NJ ATKINS 10, soma ran sox