The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-29

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away and who said he was deputy sheriff;
could not see the faces OF the men who
came In the house because some OF them
tried to screen their faces.
On cross examination the witness said
sne could not positively identify any OF the
men who were there.
Mrs. George HUMPHREYS was the next
witness. and she also had baby In her
arms. George was the youngest of tine
family, and his wife is scarcely more than
girl; she was not dressed in black, but
wore black and white shirt waist and a
blue Bingham sunbonnet. While she held
one baby In her arms, beautiful AUBURN
haired girl OF 2 years played at her feet.
She said that the mob came to her
house about z o'clock; they stayed at the
mouse about fifteen minutes; three men
came inside and she saw one pass the
window; did not know how many men
went of with George; they left one man
at the house and he told her not to make
any noise; that he was not going TO hurt
ner; there was one man sitting on the
fence. She did not recognize any OF the
In the yard. They took lamp when they
first came and searched upstairs and down
stairs. George was dressing, The men
were cursng aud swearing and George
told them to stop; they did not stop; they
said that they had Jim and John Hum
phries down IN the big road; George told
them that he did not know where Patter-
son was and ne did not want to leave home
because both OF the children were sick.
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sheriff OF Henderson county; they said
that George was harboring Patterson;
George told them he was not harboring
Patterson. All the men were strangers to
her and she could not identify any of them.
The men were commonly dressed; had seen
the prisoners since sne Ncame to Athens
and they are all dressed up now. One of
the men who stood in the door had on
white hat; the man who stood In the fire.
place with a double barrelled shotgun had
on a gray suit. He was a red-faced man;
she picked out Sam Hall as being one of
the men who were in the house. She had
pointed out a man at Flatfoot as being
one of them while the investigation was
being made; the person she had pointed
out at Flatfoot had been arrested and been
released: had not been sworn before the
inquest and had never signed any state
ment. The witness was excused without
cross examination.
VIII HUMPHREYS, the 16-year-old son Of
Jim HUMPHREYS. next testified. He said he
was at John Humphries' the night of the
lynching; the mob came there between
and 2 o'clock; stayed in bed all the time
the mob was there and after they left was
in the same room with John Humphres
and his wife; did not wake up until a
minute or so before the men left; could
not see them plainly; they left as soon as
John dressed; did not recognize any OF the
men, because they very seldom had their
faces turned toward him. He told Stove
Faulk that he thought Mahan was one OF
the men who came to the house. Did not
pick up any newspaper in the yard OH Tho
morning of the killing; some pillow lines
were missing from his fathers place the
next morning; he did not see his father or
brothers before they were cut down. Had
seen the ropes, but they did not look like
the ropes missing from his fathers place
He could not point out any of the prisoners
as being in the party at the house. rae
morning after the hanging he went pack
home and went around in the country
looking for his father and brothers. Only
saw two men, and John went off with
them.
Matte Humphries, daughter of Tin
Humphries, said she was at home the night
her father was hanged When the mob
came to the house she walked right up;
her father could not find the matches, but
she found them and lit the lamp AMI went
back TO the pallet; when the men came in
they walked right by her head her father
told them Patterson was not there and lad
not been there; after they had finished
searching they told her father that he must
go along; he talked to them, but did not
call any names Four men came in the
house; some had guns ana some had pis-
tolls; the men were cursing and swearing
generally. and her father told them net to
curse; they stayed twenty-five or thirty
minutcs did not see anybody outside Of
the house, but could hear them talking.
She remained in bed, but her mother got
up and dressed. They left one man on the
gallery; could not say where the other
man was Could not identify any of the
prisoners; had identified Ed Cain because
he looked like one of the men at the touse;
had never told anybody that she thought
Johns was one OF the mob; mad never
talked with her mother or sisters-in-law
as to what she should testify. Founl a
piece of blue calico where the horses had
been hitched, but did not find loeket
knife.
Jesse HUMPHREYS, the 12-year-old son OF
Jim HUMPHREYS, was the next witness.
Was at home the night Of the lynching;
four men came to the house; had talked
to County Attorney Faux and told Faux
he thought be knew one Of the men; when
the mob came to the house he raised UP
on the pallet; two men stayed and the rest
went off: told Faux that he thought one
OF the men was Steve DAILY; thought IL
was Steve DAILY because one Of the men ia
vored DAILY.
Jake Bennett, recalled by the detense,
said when Polk Weeks brought back the
saddle he had borrowed Weeks said he bad
been to fish fry the night before.
Polk Weeks, recalled by the defense, said
he returned BENEFITS saddle the day after
the hanging. did not recollect whether or
not he had told Bennett he had been to a
fish fry They said they had fish fry,
but he was not with them; If he told Ben
| nett that he was there that night, he lied