The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-21

THE PRELIMINARY TRIAL BEGUN
IN THE CASE or THoy. TLAIIERTy
CHARGED WITH THE KILLING
at liuddlcsons saloon--Thc
Evidences.

In Justice Malsch's court yesterday
afternoon was commenced the preliminary
trial of Thomas Flaherty, charged, upon
an affilavit sworn out by Deputy City
Marshal i. 7. Ray, with the murder of
John Conroy, who was killed last Tuesday
night in the rcs of Huddleson's saloon
on Congress avenue across the street from
the international anu Great Northern pas
senger depot.
Mr,J. B. Brockman representa- tho de-
PENDANT while Mr.. Uvalde Burns con-
Quoted the case on the part Of tho State.
There were some twenty or moro Wit
nesses summoned and placed under the
rule.
Deputy City Marshal II. ]. Ray was the
first witness placed upon the stand. He
saw John Conroy dead on the night OF
January IL. He had bullet hole in his
neck The ball entered about the center
| of the neck in front. 1t was fatal wound.
| as the neck was broken.
Cross -examincd--Dd net know the
range OF the wound He Judged II was =
| straight wound, ranging neither up nor
down. Could not say but that the neck
| waa broken from the fall. The ball en-
| tered above the collar band Of the shirt.
! He first saw the dead man between ii AID
| ~ o'clock at night The body was laying
| lust as il was reported to have been round.
| Witness described the position OF the body
| when he first saw 1t by diagram submit
| led by counsel for the defense. Deceased
/ was living on his back. The body was lying
1 nearer the gate than the rear OF the
/ saloon. There was $l1.0 5 and some papers
! found on the body He did not examine
| the papers. Could not say whether or not
| there were fumes OF whisky about the
| body II was q clear night. Did not thinlx
| the moon was shining. IL WAS dark ana u
| lantern Wac used when they went cut ~
look for the body. He did not notice that
light shined In the yard from the street
lamp. The body was about thirty feo-
from the rear OF the saloon Witness
i searched for pistol. but found none.
j There was. no powder burn on the body
4 The noneyswas In the watch pocket OF tho
deceased.
4 Iohn Clark testified that he lived al 007
4 Live Oak street, boarding With Mrs. John
! Conroy. He had boarded there about
Ave or six weeks. Her husband was theirs
part OF the time. Flaherty was the hrst
| 10 tell witness OF Conroys deatn. ini5
was In Huddleson's saloon He was pretty
| drunk and witness took him from the
rnloon 10 take him home. After they had
gone about 200 yards from the saloon
Flaherty told witness that Conroy was
n dead. Flaherty told witness that ne d.
4 llcyed Conroy had killed himself. tlEner-
~ enid Conroy had told him that he was
going to xiii himself His exact cxprefnion
!, n witness was. an well as he.could Temern-
her. that Conroy was 'dead as h-,i When
TIaherty told witness this he twitness)
!, went ana tcId McAIister, and they went
4 NJ the rear Of HuddlesDn's saloon ana
found the dead body. Where Flaherty wat
sitting n the saloon where witness nrs'
n found him was about thirty feet fron
! where the body was found. Fiaherty aist
boarded ri Conroy's house. Fiaherty and
f,onroy had a fight on the Sunday prercd,
ing the killing. The trouble occurred 81
!, conrov,s house They were on the foo
Gghting when witness saw them.
Gross examined Witness had no gun
y3c Vas Al the lodge room the night Con,
about o'clock and REMAINED there III
he went Into Huddlesons saloon 70 go
Flaharty.
al Witness. on cross examination, cnanse'
his testimony As 70 the way ns WE X
Horned about Conroy's death. ne suiitL
Tied. In reply TO counsel Z Question, ~
after he had awakened FiAheity "a inc 81
loon he (wItness1 went oyer % tno sw'tc'
b house and Flaherty afterNAra cs1ne oss
and told him that conroy w&s aeaa ~
Witness then told McAiI,aier hna ctn sfi
& and they went over 20 tne saloon " u,Y
the body. Witness never re.araeu "
trouble between Conrcy ana tfAnef'y 2