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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-21

yer. Uvalde Burns and Charles Holdings
fielder the defense.
The evidence Was proceeded with as fol-
lows:
Ootlieb zorn was the first witness for
the State. He was at home on .hc 18th OF
July last. He saw Henry Meyers brother,
young Gottlicb Meyers, that day. He came
TO his house and was full OF blood over
the face. He was cut In the head and one
finger was nearly off. His face was full
OF blood. Witness wife washed his face.
Witness then went over TO Henry Meyers
house. lie found them all dead. He hol
lered. hello! at the gate but received no
answer. Ho went in and found Henry
Meyers badly cut and Emelia Meyers dead.
Mrs. Meyers head was mashed IN and she
was perfectly dead. She hal deep wouads
In the face and head. She died from these
wounds. Henry Meyers was not quite dead
at the time.
Counsel contepded that the Indictment
charged the defendant with the murder
OF Emela Meyers and they objected to ev.-
deuce as to others who may have been
killed and were not named In the indict-
ment.
The objection was overruled
Henry Meyers, continued Witness Zorn,
was speeches. and remaiaei so ill ne died.
There were two children at the house.
Both were living but the oldest had been
hit in the head with a hstchet. One CHILD
was about 7 months old, the other about
years. Neither OF these children were
then dead. II was about 2:30 p. IN. when
witness went to the Meyers house.
Cross eyamined-Witness lived in sight
OF the Meyers house. Witness went over
to the Meyers house as soon at Gottlieb
Meyers came over 10 Ills t0use full OF blood.
Witness saw a negro working for Meyers In
juno. He was chopping cotton. Witness
tsd not been to Meyers house for some
little time before the killing. Witness did
not know the name OF the negro who
worked for Meyers Witness found an ak In
tho room at the Meyers house; also q
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clothes like he wore when the killing was
done. He Identified him by the clothes.
Witness knew he was brought to Houston
to identify Burton, but that night he could
not identify him and said he would leave
II 10 Willis Dow till next morning. He
recognized Burton next morning entirely by
the clothes he bad on which were the
same Burton had on when he did the kill
Ing. The reason he wanted to leave Bur-
toms Identification to Willis Dow was
because he twitncss) was not quite certain
about II. Wills Dow was older than wit
mess Did not remember that Willis Dow,
had told him that the man under arrest
was Burton. He knew Burton now by his
looks. He might have recognized Burtol
rext morning II they had not changed his
clothes He knew him by his looks and
his clothes, too.
Redlrcct---Dd not hear what Burton's
name was when he came to work for Mr..
Meyer. He saw Burton With a knife after
dinner cutting tooth pick. Could not
tell what kind OF knife Burton cut him
with. When witness came TO Houston TO
identify Burton. there were several col
ored men brought into the room together
That night Burton was dressed la clothes
he had never seen before The next morn
Ing Burton was dressed in the clothes he
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named Jackson. The ax and hatchet in
court were those turned over to witness
at the Meyers place.
Cross examined---Jackson. who brought
the cap to witness. was a brother-in law
OF the defendant. Jackson lived near
Besuchamp Springs In this city. Witness
did not find any scar on the defendants
hip. He had advertised that the man
wanted has a scar on the hip. because he
was told that Burton had such a scar.
He found no scar on the hip OF the de-
PENDANT. Several negroes had been arrest
ed on suspicion OF being the man wanted
but we're all released.
~
Gottfleb Meyers. the young boy survivor
OF the tragedy was the next on the stand.
He said this was the first time he was
evar In court. He did not know any o.,
the jury. He had not been in Houston
often. He was born Ia Waller county and
was ~ years old His father was dad
but his brother was living. Witness was
staying with his brother. Henry Meyers,
near Cypress. His mother lived about two
ana half miles from there. Henry was
married and had two children. Witness
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hatchst. The AK handle was bloody. There
was no blood OF the Ratchet II was a
largo AZ with dun edge. Witness was no
KIN to Meyers. reither Was his WIFE Wit-
ness son and Henry Meyers had some tyou-
Die about ive or six yeats ago and Meyers
shot him in the leg, but they had since
made friends Witsess did not find any
clothing, hat or anything OF that sort about
the house, The bureau In the house was
opened and lot OF things out on the floor.
Meyers Winchester was hanging UP in
the room.
On redirect examination witness identI.
fled the AK and Ratchet produced in court
as these he found az the Meyers housa.
~
Sheriff Anderson was the next wt,uess
He got to the Meyers house shortly after
dark on the day OF the killing. lie de-
scribsd the wounds on the bodies OF Mr..
AMI Mrs. Meyers and ths child Mr.. aud
Mrs. Meyers were dead. TIE c,aild was then
living but since died. Witness found de-
fentant IN S.S Jacnto county about two
or three weeks after ths killing Found
silver watch on his person, which he pro-
uuced IN court. He had looked for the de-
fendant pretty much all over the state lie
advertised for him Under the name OF Pate
burton and Pink Hines. Witness ideutl-
lied cap In court as the one that mad
been Drought 10 his office as having been
found on the Meyers premises after the
killing The wounds upon the Meyers an
peared 20 have been made With an AZ.
The cap was brought 70 witnass by man
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being almost obliterate1. Did not know
why the r Was there. lie also identified
the watch from the crystal being broken.
He had seen the watch about month be-
fore Mr.. Meyers death. He knew it was
the same watch. Mrs Meyers was the sister
of the witness.
Redirect: There has been a schuetzenfest
Of the Cypress Gun club tbs Saturday be-
fore the killing. Mr.. Meyers kept the bar
and took in the money. Don't know that
Burton was there then. H. NJ. r. was the
old Meyers brand.
The State here rested and court adjourned
till 2:30 D. M
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THE DEFENSE.

The defense commenced its testimony on
reas embling in the afternoon
Buck Grimes. colored. the first witness
for the defense, said he had known the
defendant about six years. He saw Burton
in the Houston market on the SatuId y
be fors the Monday when the murder oc-
Cured He saw al account of the murder
or Tuesday IL it was not the Saturday
Immediately preceding the murder 1t was
on the Saturday before, but he thought
1t was on the Saturday first preceding the
murder on Monday.
Nathan Stewart. colored, testified he ha ID
known the defendant all his days. He saw
him on the Saturday night next preceding
the murder at Mr.. Henke's store. in this
city
Cross examired-Burton's father Is my
brother. live en- Hickory street and work
at Clinton, 1t was about o'clock Saturday
night that l saw Burton at Henke's. He
nrd no idea it was Burton who did the
killing.
Redirect-Hs wife was with him when
he conversed with Burton on the SATURDAY
night before the killi1g. Defendant had on
black hat when he saw him.
Rosa Dickson, colored, was the next vii,
ness she knew the defendant, Burton. she
had seen defendant at Henke's store cn
saturday night. Nsth Stewart was with
"itress when she saw Burton.
~
Adolph Stewart, colored, SAID he knew
ihe defendant. He saw in the paper about
the murder Of the Meyer family. He saw
nur'on on the Frld;y n chit preceding Inc
MONDAY on which the Meyer killing o.
cross examired-Witness was an u,,,.
Oh the defer dant. He WIS "A years NJ n a
re ola rot SEQ Burton anN mora oTtor
that trid'y night till he saw h m in cow,
/. was on the Mortvomery road that h !,
saw MN on the Friday night next mr.
cedsng the killing. 1' PFC
ms siege Of the proceedings counsc,
10 the defense annou-eed that thsv n al
aoont made out their case and asked TO-
W. IN which to co.ser with their e'is,t
which was granted. '''eAe'
rate burton, the prisoner. was than
place. on the stand. He said his n,r,a -,
Ink Hines, He said his father was n,mas
burton and lived in Houston. He was ant
d the Meyers house on The 1s,h ~,
isih OK July. He had nothing IN a. ~ ., ..
ths killing. He first heard ~ III. w witu
OF the Meyers on Tuesday hn, ns,s Ni ,,..
attention TO Il till he went M, 'i,,.e
,nIs n ,,',, .arm' N Liberty county. DIR. Dol,
toto witness about the murder, He asked
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witness where he was from. He TOD y
he was IL ON Houston. DR.. Dolsa afea
he had heard about the Meyers murdeI ~
to- hun that his twitness) lace W
the description. He and DR.. D0lan ana w
Dolan then laughed over II. lie lemls
VI Dir. Do.ans about six or seVea -
after that. when he was arrested ~ VI
stable Robinson Of San Jacilto couls
Constable Robinson had arrested DIN -
beio. . Tor disturbing the peace WV.
left Houston on "Wednesday night "
Houston East and West Texas on
senger train. He got of at humols
went from there on freight tralp.
first witness saw Of the cip IN cuuis
when Sheriff Anderson bi0ugnt
Jail for him to put ii on. Inc nist -,
had ever seen the shirt III eviaeay sx
when Sheriff Anderson brougnt y
Jail and made him put II Oh.
Witness WIS here directed 70 put
the cap and shirt, which he did,
TIE shirt seemed to tit him, pus
was rather small. ~ ~
He had not traded his hat WIN
Dow Had never seen Willis DOW
never on the Meyers place IN MS
did not Try to escape when Or. pe, xs.,,i
h H. he resemb ed the murderer, 3.
he krew he was not the man any ~
DR.. Doan had laughed over IL r.
Mr.. Modestv. whom he had seen
Dolan's. He knew Mr.. Moaesty .,S
officer. Mr.. Modesty came to ~. w TsS
10 see wlspess and see If he was W M
murderer This was after DR.. polI
tod witness ne ressmbled the n@ h
rs described in the papers. 1t was ~
six days after MIR. Moiesty came y =
Dolan's that witness was arres e,s.,. III
about twelve miles from Or. poo,,aasssl,y|
to Shepher5. On the Sunday im m
preceding the Monday that the n M fli]
CURED he was at his sister II ,,sst,r. NJ
ward. She has since gone 10 ua'' rrn,d,;
tho Monday night OF the day .ns rtss|
said to have been comml..,ssr.Iulft|
STAYED at the house OF his pfo'a' ~ n
Jackson. The knife IN the eou, ,.v vi
he had TRADED to his sister !. js3|
jackson. and tie did not leavs
sor's house on Tuesday, July ~. vIItI
BY tho State-In Nay ard 1us r,us tk$i
was in Houston. He was nct w vi ~ VA
He stayed here all that time rs ~" silIiss
nesdsy after the murder - "A
TIE Meyer family had nothing ~ Wief]
his leaving. He did not know =" xith "
nan. He did rot come TO HOUSE, ~ x ar
Myers. Never knew WINS ~ he n
his ta-nily. Never worked iof i n ~ VI
rot ackley the Sunday pelo,s B.:sf1.
ing and s'd not buy 'anythins ,,v Trslk|
see. He Nps in Houston aii ~ I'm
rn'. Wedres6 " after the Ms,r N.b1
He was in Lick Skillet o. su.u w
ars Tuerday. July n, IS ann e colA q
peon'e Wv him then, but ~ n coart
say why these PEOPLE were n2' w 1T, hn If!|
was in the Fifth ward s. &c. W. vi ~ N
ter. Anne Johnson, hut it'wss,s, wt 4
gore to Galveston. Witress MS ~
the name OF Psts Burton. NJ fs.x9
times called Pink Burton. HN,ly
rrre IVES Charles Burton. The o~sx
that the pows ever ssw him was an
WIS arrested ami when re MIS- 10 ia
had never been about CyrrrsT.
Rv The defPnse-wher sherin Ana
took chsrge Of witness a, shfphsrd y
amined him for scars on his stnmaci
leg, but he fsiled to find th7m' he TO-
scar on tho arm OF the witness.
Mr. .Modesiy testified that he v
deputy sheriff In Liberty county. He
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the Jury at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after
noon. and in fifty minutes thereafter the
Jury returned verdict OF murder in the
first degree and fixed tho penalty at death.
Tho prisoner watched the court proceed
ings all day and saw how the chain OF
strong circumstantial evidence was bc,ng
more tightly wound around him. through
which he might have secn the very shadow
81 the gallows. without showing the least
concern. his manner being one Of supreme
indifference to the fate that was in store
for him.
When court convened yesterday morning
three negro prisoners. locking as nearly
like Burton as any that could be gotten IN
the jail, one bearing marked resemblance.
were seated alongside the prisoner, with
the view Of more thoroughly testing young
Ocdeib Meyers ability to Identity the pris-
cner.
~ the Witnesses In the case were sworn
ana placed under the rule and the case
Mn preeeeded With. District Attorney J.
- =. 0iiiaspic ana Captain j. g. Hu.chs-
en sepeeesntins ths statA and W. g. OIL
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Mrs. Willis Dow. wife 81 Willis Dow
TESTIFIED she knew Defendant Burton. He
had worked tor her husband on two diff
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
Old TYNE Of Morgan,

The old type of Morgan, weighing
900 to |, 100 pounds, colrpactly built,
with quick, nervous action and proud
carriage, was type peculiarly well fit
ted for road work and for geDtleman's
driving. Coupled with his vim and
courage, his good sense and good tenn
Ter made him peculiarly safe and
pleasant driver. Farmers Home.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
In Darkest Russia,

The British consul general in st. Pc
tersburS refers in his latest report to
certain labor questions in Russia, and
especially to legislation restricting the
hours of labor. Frequent strikes among
cotton mill operatives in St. Petersburg,
Moscow and other places against the ex-
cessive time they were obliged to work
induced the government to make regu-
lations which govern the duration of
labor in industrial works of every de-
scription, except those under the control
OF the naval and military authorities,
which are subject to special rules.
By the new law a working day is not
to exceed ll1a hours while on Satur-
days and the days preceding certain
specified holidays-of which there are
about 81 in the year--the days work
is not to exceed 10 hours. Night work
also is not to exceed 10 hours. By agree
ment with the employer workman
may work on Sunday in lieu of work
day. Extra work can be done only with
the sanction of an official inspector of
factories. Abstention from work On tho
specified holidays is not compulsory on
non Christian workmen. The new regu-
lations are applicable for the most part
only to male adult labor, that of women
and children being protected by an ear
lier law, which provides that females
and youths between Is and II years of
age are not to work at night in mills,
factories, etc, while female labor in
mines is wholly prohibited in Poland.
No child under 10 is to be employed in
amy factory, while children between IL
and Is are not allowed to work more
than hours d day. with break at the
end OF the first four hours, and only 6
hours day it there is no break.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
Erecting lives.

The month of December is in the
northern states almost universally re-
garded by old fashioned farmers as the
time to couple ewes Tor spring 1ambing.
Il the ram is put in earlier, the Ian! bs
will como while there is too long time
before the ewes can get at grass. This
to a farmer who has roots or ensilagc
need not make much difference. Both
sheep and yonng lambs will endure
quite severe weather if kept dry. Those
who have barn Easements couple ewes
all through early fall, so as to have
lambs aropned III time to market Just
utter Lest The later, lambs should be
marketed J,st before the Fourth of July,
when there is always good demand for
lamb and green peas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
A EaptiSm of Blood.

can act to insure the physical COM
fort and safety of all persons employed
i'll the construction of high buildings
This is the probable title of bill
which will be presented to the official
lawmakers Of the state when they con-
vene in Albany this winter, says the
New York World. Statistics compiled
from the newspaper and hospital records
show that it costs not only time and
money, but human life to erect mod.
ern high building.
They show, furthermore, that each
skyscraper now standing in Greater
New York has had it's baptism Of blood
Here are tn" figures quoted by man
who is in a position to know what he is
talking about:
Average number of lives lost in the con-
struction of each building. .......... 8
Average number of broken legs IL
Average number of fractured arms and
SuouloSiS Observation-Disclosures. III
Average number Of general injury cases.
l.. e., Commissions, internal injuries, sprains,
SeS''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28

when the republican candidate for
president turned out the gem of
thought. How Mark Hanna seiz-
ed it and how quickly he placard-
ed the bulletin boards from Maine
to California with Autographs
showing the mills wide open and
bearing the magic legend: cit is
better to open the mills than the
mints."
Mckinley has been president
for nearly year, and the mills of
New England are closed with a
unanimity that is startling, while
$4,000 cotton operatives are ex-
tending empty hanGs for bread.
The famous man and his famous
phrase are both discredited. Nc
kinley is failure. Dlngley is
failure. The mills are failure.
Mckinley has nothing to say,
but Dingley says much, and the
mere he says the worse he is off.
At first he said "competition in the
south closed the mills.' That was
proven false. Then he said "the
competition of Japan and India
caused the trouble" But he also
asserted that "the cotton schedule
is prohibitive."
Thus, tangled in mesh of con-
tradictions, Dingley strives to ex-
plain a failure that is fatal to his
party and simply succeeds in
making a bad matter worse.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
A Labor Temple In St. Louis.

There is q movement on foot at the
present time in local labor circles to
erect labor temple in ST. Louis, SINH
lar to the one proposed in Chicago and
also to one at present erected in Omaha.
The project is being fathered by mem
bers of the Carpenters District council,
md they claim to have sufficient assur-
anueS from various sources Of both moral
@nu financial support to- '.iable them ro
:, ( the binding.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
MonotOny of Industrial Life.

There is no one who will not own tho
enormous strain that comes from the
pressure of unremitting monotony. It is
to such monotony that our modern in.
austrial lifH increasingly tends, and je
is to its effects, first upon the nervous
system of men and women and then
npon their reasoning and imaginative
bowers, that the present unrest of the
industrial classes is largely to be- traced.
Bishop Potter in North American Re-
view.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
TRADE AARk

DIR A H. kELAl
20 the
hJuseh
OF in
aud
United
r''""' : H 6 Fh G NJ D .: ,ge with
Ian alectons Tor v1rs1r
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
DINGLEY TANGLED.

What lovely prospect was
opened to the people in McKin-
lsy's apt and catchy phrase:
ut is better to open the mills than
the minis. =
How happy were the republicans
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
WHY DOES MEXICO PROSPER.


Prosperity in Mexico is a hard
nut for the gold clique to crack.
1t is vain to deny that prosper
ity exists. 1t cannot be alleged
that Mexico is gold standard
country, and yet, all the argu-
ments against silver claim that it's
use would bring ruin and over
whelming disaster on the United
States. But if this contention is
true, why does Mexico prosper?
If gold using nations would fear
to invest capital here in case sill
yer were restored to its Constitu-
tlonal rights, why do they invest
millions upon millions of money in
Mexico?
William ]. Bryan's report of the
state of affairs in Mexico annovs
the gold advocates. An esteemed
contemporary, in answering Ery-
ans statements, says:
at is true that Mexico has made
great progress during the last
quarter OF a century. The three
principal causes have been a
strong, stable government, the
construction of railroads and the
inflow of foreign capital. The last
two were largely consequences of
the first. But for the good
order which President Diaz has
maintained no foreign capital
would have been invested in rail
roads, mines, manufactures or
coffee and tobacco raising"
Good ORDER therefore, is
more productive of prosperity than
the gold standard. Good order
causes railroads to be built. and
''Sood order" produces an inflow
Of foreign capital. But the Unit
ed States has had fairly good or
der for the last quarter of cen
tury. Indeed, his counrv has
had good order" plus the gold
Standard, and yet Mexico, with
just SIMPLY plain, unadorned "sood
oher' has been and is more pros
porous than the Unite States.
Logic IS powerful, especially
the logic which cites "three prin-
clpal causes, (" and then declare
that these causes" are "effects. "
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
SERVING KING DOODLE.

Governor Pingree of Michigan
evidently thinks he is in bad COM
pany, be ing republican. He
should remember the fate of dog
Tray and get out.
Recently Governor Pingree
painted a world picture of the rep
ublican party for the benefit of the
Independent Club of Buffalo. AS
a portrait painter the governor be-
longs to the school of realists, and
neglects not the slightest detail in
his work.
Here are few of the character
istics of the republican patty as
depicted by Pingree: "Many
birds of ill-omen have flocked to
the republican party during the
last few years, undesirable tenants
that are driving out the rightful
owners. All the trusts, all the
monopolies, every agency which is
bleeding the country has taken
refuge under the wing of the rep
ublican party King Doodle cries:
81 am the party and there is
none besides me. +"
If all the trusts are in the repub-
lican fold, the opposition is free
from that evil element. # all the
monopolies are with the republic
cans, the opposition has none Of
them. # every agency which is
bleeding the ccnntry has taken ref
uge with the republicans, the
opposition cannot be accused of
harboring these leeches.
In showing what the republican
party is, Pingree has also shown
what the opposition party is not,
and yet he continues to be a re-
public IN. AS friend ST thespeople
how can Governor Pingree remain
an associate of those who protect
and foster the foes of the people?
Doodle is king of the republican
party. Can Governor Pingree
consistently remain a loyal subject
to King Doodle and claim friend
ship for the people?
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! No-To- Hac OR Eifty Cents.
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49,. -..~.s' 1872. l -. ~e.A-.-
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q &C m CCy ESp

Consumption, Bronchitis, Diph
therla' Erys'pelas, Hay Fever, La
Grippe, Laryngitis, Pleurisy, Ton
slIltus, Pneumonia, Typhoid Fever
Ulcers, Catarrh, Asthma, Eczema,
"a catarrabal inflammation of the
skim and will stop the pain and
cause to heal all sores and wounds
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-28
Sutherland lslectrocuted.

SING Sine, Jan. II -Hadley A. Suth-
'rlant:, the negro murderer, was cleo
:, uted today. Seventeen hundred
snd eighty volts were turned on at