The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-20
TIER On 7HE gTlND,.
! Claims That He Doesn't Re-
member Anything.
k,YS MS CONFESSIONS ARE LIES
|. Them to Get Rid Of the
|..rortcr.-The Case VIII he
closed Today.


,rril Gallaher on the witness stand this
noon.
ras more OF a wall OF distress than a
and some OF the spectators In the
little court room who heard 1t shed
pathetic tears.
exclamation was In response to the
lions Of Attorney Mcdonald for the
nse who was trying 10 lead his client
= the scene Of the killing. The ques-
hitherto had been general, chiefly
erning the whereabouts OF the prisoner
3 The time the crime is alleged to have
committed. 1t was when he was
10 relate the circumstances Of the
|nr of his mother as she lay murdered
sr room that GallaEer broke down and
he could not tell. Tears filled his own
and be clutched nervously at the
In which he sat. His head hung down
his whole body trembled from the
In OF the moment
ftorney Mcdonald changed his tactics.
went back once more to the night
ious and by adroit questions again led
o the time when Gallaher first saw his
her after the killing.
WIS SUtn ullCi tOui luCb AZ Liz
that young Gallaher, exercising the
It's guaranteed TO MIN under the law,
the stand in his own behalf. The pro-
bings all the time he occupied the stand
% pathetic in the extreme. He tolu
her a straightforward and connected
" OF his actions up to the time he was
ged to have left the Mascot theater 10
10 his mothers home for more money.
M that time on he denied all knowledge
bis actions. The first thing he remem-
ed after leaving the thcater was hearing
@ one rap on his door Sunday morning
The crime. 1t was the colored servant
B aroused him. Then, Under questions
n his attorney Gallaher admitted that
went into another room and saw his
kher with her threat cut and lying in a
II of blood,
he prisoner again broke down, and 1t
only with the greatest effort that he
able to resume the examination. He
hitted having tried to burn the house
asked why he had done 81, said nc
afraid he would be suspected of the
he and thought by this means TO con-
\ It, When arrested and taken to the
Ice station Gallaher said he was there
used of killing his mother. His bloody
1t and razor were held up before him
he was told they were evidences of
guilt. A great 0owd was present and
requested Chief Jones to clear the room,
he had something to say to him. Gala
then said he told the chief Il am
llty." Asked why he had made the
pfesslon. the prisoner said he was weak
! exhausted and did not know what to
He feared lypching at the hands of the
bple and thought this would secure him
1ad fnII hin, In
D. He denied that he told the details
the killing to Chief Jones or any one
b, and said he talked to the reporters
= way he did merely to get rid OF them.
t0rney Mcdonald asked him If the con-
sions printed In the papers were true
D Gallaher said they were most false.
pn cross examination by the State. TIM
fendant denied that he ever made the
Element that he was perfectly sane and
lew what he was doing when he talked TO
lei Jones and the newspaper reporters.
When asked the question, Didn't YOU
b your mother?" he answered 81 don't
)ow." Nothing could shake him from
1t position.
fhe following evidence for the defense
Is then adduced:
Detective d. G.. Jordan-Reaehed the
ene OF the tragedy about $3.50 in the
Prning. Saw the body Of the dead wo-
n; noticed the cash in her neck; wound
put two inches long on the right side
the throat. The furniture in the room
e bed, bedstead and bookcase. Did
\ notice a bureau. The room connected
pa the adjoining one by a sliding door.
% mattress and bedding had been some
|at charred by fire. Did not notice many
elhers. The room was quite wet. the
W instrument saw was n razor. Found
razor in the adjoining room on dress
IN It's case. Do not know that there
y any other sharp instrument found
pre- Did not bring IA shirt to the police
lton. Was not sent to the house by
ybody for razor. The reason for bring
the razor was that we wanted all the
ldence we could get. l do not think
y the razor when it was brought to the
Hion. Tho shirt was shown him. with
blood of his mother. the only friend he
er mad. ! told him this, and he did not
ny u. There were marks OF blood on
Gun OF the shirt at the time.
me witness took the shirt and eXamtn-
.it' said he could not swear the marks
81 blood. The object OF showing him the
VI was TO obtain a confession. and II
s successful.
Talked to the prisoner for about an
" and half Chief Jones was In and
). and the reporter Chubb accused him
murder In my presence. Thought the
soner might have been in I'M hypnotic
ee' and asked him II he was spiritual
HIS condition looked strange to me.
zen J got through talking TO him about
SHIRT | left the room. thought be
oia make statement. ] wanted to gel
J 70 90 so. ! accused him of nayiig
leo MS mother. and showed aim the
- telling him the stains on II were Lis
lners blood Heard no one tell hun II
Would make a statement he would be
seeted from violence. ! told him that It
.'a oe better to make the statement
relieve his conscience. and he did.
ing the time he never denied the
W. told where he had been. but did not
uect himself with the murder. Used
y. an the verbal means had to secure
statement. j knew the young man, and
- ABOUT the only one he would talk 10.
,a satisfied of his guilt. Heard no ono
use nm Of murder in my preserve.
~, ~ heard him say he would not be
laozed, Chubb was the only person !
~ use the expression.
When Gallaher was IN the
lion spoke OF he had been ACCUSED
~ murder. He rad been 10 the house
"a "a me body was. The shirt when
~ was damp with perspiration, and
.,.snt sleeve looked as II It hal been
neu' Went 70 the house and found he
Z on Inc prisoners Abatement. lie
:. ne Nc mad killed his mother Yilh 4
= sAn where could find 1t. This WAS