The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-19

| Tom Bourbon Discovered Mrs Gal
| laher's house to be on fire as was goInp
to market. was with Henry Dirke. We
The inmates. Went to the blind and tried
to arouse the people. Then ran to the
chief OF the fire department and notified
him of the fire. Came down town remained
while, and then went to the shop. Drks
returned and said; TON, there has been
murder committed and the chief Of police
wants you" Went TO The house: saw Mrs.
Gallahers body. The police then question
ed me- and as ! was going away | saw
Virgil Gallaher, spoke to him and he nod :
ded 10 me- | then asked him N he knew
what had occurred: that his house had
been set on fire and his mother murdered,
He said: oh my Cod" and looked as II
he was about TO fall. ! took him toward
the house; saw a policeman and beckoned
TO him, do not know that the defendant
went into the house. When first saw him
he was about block from the house. go
ing south.
Cross -examined--Wh | first discovered
the fire | saw curtain fly up, do not
know what kind Of curtain II was. The
shutters were partly closed. DO not know
what moved the curtain. 1t went all the
way up to the top OF the window. DO
not know that there was any living persons
In the house at the time.
e-direct--Told me he had been Vt
tho beach the night previous until 1870,
and returned home. going away again 81
1890 Went to hospital afterwards and
helped to dress a MAS arm.
BY defense Have known defendant five
or six years Had never seen him under
the influence OF llquor.
Ernest Wegner. chief Of the fire depart
mention the morning Of August ~ was
called by young man 10 ire- Went
there, found Mrs. Galiaher's house on jre.
Doors and windows we're all locked. Broke
In and got stream ON and cxtinguished
the fire. Told one of the men 10 throw tho
bed out. AS he tried to do so he said there
was some one there. looked and saw II
was a. body. The body was injured BY the
Gre; could not recognize the body. The
room where the body was found was
locked. There was lamp standing along
side the bed; think come kcrosine had been
used; could detect the smell on the bed
clothes.
Ctcss- examined--t was rot quite day
light when the Are was discovered. ] Was
Gre OF the first men 10 enter. followed by
Nr. Jacobs Mr.. Heller. Mr.. Dunl.um and
Mr.. Fegel. l think the latter discovered
the body. The firemeD did not Dnii the
feather mattress fron tho bed. Nothing
Was removed from the he'd uftpr tho dis
eovery. tTbe witness then described the
position In which the body was found Am
positive unnn ~ Ins men could nave dts-
arranged the body NJ tho time. She "as
lying on her back. From her face 20 the
hips the body Was protected nv bad cloth
ing. All tho clothes she had on WAS q pnr-
ton or au undersbirt think she had had
IN night gown hui the latter was burned
of; had on no corssts. Remained until
Coroner Finn and Dt. Warficld came and
made an examination. II was then day
Iight | think the doctor wiDei The blood
from the wound; think II MAS four pr FIVE
Inches IN length did not measure ~: *
tended from one side OF the throat 10 the
other. Did not notice any other wounds.
There Was not much bload uDon the bfd-
ding Think the pillows were al the lead
Of the bed The mosquito bar Was not
burned at MI There was another entrance
10 the room by which egreks could be had.
this was not locked. Dit mt notice how
the door was locked. Han known The de-
iendsnt by sight; had never sser him I'M
der the influence Of intoxtrauts knev
nothing Of their Family relations. TAs blood