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

ferent occasions. The last time he worked
there + e said lie was going up the country.
This was on Saturday, July 16. The
Meyers were killed the following Monday
Witness recognized the shirt in court as
the one Burton wors when last at her
house. Tie Cap in court was the one her
son had exchanged 10 Burton for a hat, CIV
ing him 81 to boot.
Cross examined She was quite positive
in her identification OF both the cap and
shirt. Wien Burton last worked for her
husband he was there from Tuesday to Sat
nrday. On Saturday Burton told witness
he was gong up the country and she babe
him goodbye
]. II. G. Becker of Hockey, county COM
missioner for that precinct, was the next
witness. He had seen the Defendant Bur-
ton anil pointed him out in court. He was
in his store on the Sunday before the kill
ing to buy q lunch. He came back aga n
that day and bought some tobacco. He
stayed around Hockey pretty much all day.
Was there as late as p. m. Was quite GER
tain as to Burton's identity Hockey is
about ten miles from the Meyers place.
Cross examined; Meyers lived about two
ami half or three miles from Cypress, 1t
was not possible for him to be mistaken
as to Burtons identity. The southbound
train passes Hockey at 6:l0 p. m.
Wilson Dow, son OF Willis Dow, identified
the cap in court as the one he ilah traded
to Burton. He bought the cap in Janu
AIRY and traded it to Pate Burton in June.
Burton worked for his father
Cross examined: He first knew Burton
In the spring, when he worked for his
fatIhsr. He saw him again when he came
back in the summer In July Burton
worked for his father from Monday to Sat-
urday. The hat he got from Burton was
now with his brother at Waller He was
not mistaken as to Burton's identity. He
pointed him out in the court room.
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Lewis Meyers livei at Cypress, about two
miles from where Henry Meyers was killed.
He went to Henry Meyers home and recog-
n2ei the shirt in court as he one that
had been found in the Meyers field about
600 yards from the house. about three hours
after the killing. Witness delivered the
shirt TO Sheriff Anderson. He had followed
tracks from the house TO where the shirt
was found.
jim Jackson, colored, lived In the FRS,
ward in Houston. He found the cap in
court at his gate when he lived at Lick
skillet. near Beauchamp Springs. The cap
was worn to his house by his brother-iu.
law. Pate Burton, who were 1t TO his house
on the Tue Nay morning after t.pe killing.
When witness went back home Tuesday
night Burton was gone, but had left the can
hanging on a nail in the house. He after
wards turned the cap over TO the sheriff,
\ pocketkniie shown witness was identified
as knife left at his hou by Burton.
Cross-oxam.ned' Witness married Bur-
tons sister. Witness was friendly with
Burton. Hal been raised with him. He
Jaw Burton on Monday a week before the
Tuesday that he left Ihis cap at his house
at Mr.. Jules Hirsch's store about a. m.
The Monday that he saw Burton st Hirch's
store was one week before the killing Of
the Meyers. 1t was the day after the kill
ing uaat Burton came TO his house near
Beauchamp Springs. Witness nd not know
what ne Wore away from his house when he
left his cap there. Witness did not know
tn "Wednesday thst Burton was suspected
OF the Meyers killing. He did not know
uaat Burton End ira .Sd che knife in court
TO his (wtness) wife before the murder.
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MI NICK Pillot identif ed the watch
taken from Burton after his arrest as a
watch that looked like a watch that Henry
Meyers usei to wear and that Movers
father wore. Il very much resembled Mr..
Meyers watch.
Cross examined: It looked Ike the
watch that old man Meyers wore before his
deatA ami that Henry Meyers wore alter
wards. Witness wore a watch like it,
Jake Wagoman testified that he lived
about teree-fourths OF mile from the
Meyers home. He had seen Pate Burton
working there. The evening before the kill
Ing he saw a negro in the road going 10.
wards tina Meyers house. II was dark AMI
he did net recognize Burton az tn tins
Burton had previously come to WITH IS
house and askei him II Meyers wanted n
man, Witness had seen Burton in June.
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Ernst Zorn said the watch In court take,
from Burton, was the watch that Movers
were. He hal sesn the watch frequently
He recognized 1t from Mr. Meyers initials
being on Il. Meyers had frequently shown
him the watch
cross-examined Did not know when tsx,
initials were put on the watch. Haa trawn
the Meyers for a number OF wears y,vsa
auout TWO or TWO and half miles from M,
Meyers. He saw vie wvRch about tu,, go
ago The initials on the lid were II NJ
ine Initials are now badly worn, the r