The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06
THE TRIAL OF CAFFORD
Sister Of the Defendant Is Not to
Be Found.
PROOF LLOYD WAS ASSAsslNA1ED
The state sprung al surprise by In
Producing mn Eye witness TO
the killing.

Greenyiilc. Ala. February 1.-The Ala
bama cause celcbre opened with consldera'
Bile delay before Judge John r. Tison. II
tho circuit court OF Butler county. Thu
State was represented by solicitor N
Stallsworth and Congressman Jesse Stall
ings. Tho other attorneys who were men
toned as taking part In the prosecution
left tho case to the gentlemen mentioned
Mr.. Terry Richardson and Captain s. NJ,
Dinkius of Troy represented the defense,
When the case was called tho solicitor
asked for a return OF tho subpoena OF
Mrs. Miller, sister OF the defendant, and
the most important witness In the case
Clerk Barganier answered that two sub
poenas had been issued to be servei by
the shoriffs OF Lowndes aud Jefferson
counties. but they had been unable to iind
Mrs. Miller. 1t was understood that MI
Richardson had received n telegram from
IL. =. Wort Of Birmngham. u relative OF
the required witness, and the State
pressed for information on the subject OF
her presence at The trial. but Mr.. Richard
son refused to divuise the contents OF the
message.
The state announced itself ready, and
asked FOR a teiegrapniu ATTACHMENT Ia DO
issued against Mrs. Miller. an application
which was renewed by the defense later
Alr. Richardson surprised the court by
proclaiming the WILLINGNESS OF tho de
tense TO proceed With the trial, us It had
been declared that Gaiford was 10 depend
on The evidence OF his sister,
The room WIS so packed that deputy
shorifls had TO force u way through tho
throng FOR officials and Jurors. The as
semblagS was about equally divided in
fixed opinion, and MAS composed of the
ital nn m as
titled with The case through the political
prominence OF Bart Lloyd and his slayer's
family.
inc formation OF Jury was tedious
process and occupied several hours. The
defenses evident intention was 10 make
up the panel with country jurors. and that
OF tho State TO Illustrate the effort
Gafford. who bore himself with the eamc
air which has been his chief character
istic since tho killing. took n great inter-
est IN tho formation OF tho panel, fro-
auen'ly diEputing with his attorneys on a
Jurors acceptance.
Tho defendants fifty seven witnesses.
drawn from several counties, answered to
iboir names, with tho exception of Mls.
Miller.
All the CHASTITY details in the finding Of
the body at q spa. about three nrd "A slf
miles from I1snnYillc on the road 10
iloyd's home. were given IN detail by
scph Hartley, who proved a very ,iniolli
gent witness. She " cousin of thr dc
fendanG and resided in the noirhhnrhnod
of the killing. The two iirs; Damcd told
how Gaftord had met them ~ they woro
going along The road on bicycles. and had
told them OF his shooting Lloyd. M tho
same timc requesting that they go back
and render him assistance NJ he was not
dead.
a plan or diagram Of he spot where the
shooting took place WIS contested by the
defence on tho ground that It's witness did
not make IT, Judge TisoD oycIrulcd. and
the defense reserved an exception.
The State sprung great surprise on botb
the defense ind the court arsembiage in nn
wtneys to the shooting. She WAS a
young colored domestic sN'vant and nude
sensation in court when she stated that
lloyd was coming along the road reading
paner In his buggy. and that while hu
was not noticing Gafforf. the latter sbui
him twice. Lloyd fell over backward out
OF the buggy and the horse ran away Gat-
ford then walked up 10 The body and after
examining his bloody work strobe away.
The idea of the defense Was 10 make out
thai an alteration on q point Of honor
concerning defendants sister had prece''el
the shooting when deceased had pulled his
pistol but the mistaken testimony OF the
oolorcd girl, Lena Jones, fortified the ro-
eition o, the State that Lloyd had been as
sasBinated
II was about o'clock when tho State
rested. and an adjournment onsued until
morning,