The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-28
~ Failed to Confuse Witness Green
haw on Cross=examinatiOn.
THE MEN is STILL AT LARGE
go ~ Eright-Corroborative Testimony as to the
Plot to Murder the tiumphries

the defense were tolerably weak He had
no grudge against Wilkinson. He had
never been told to swear against Wilkin-
sen. He did not know of any plot to
swear away Wilkinson's life.
Court adjourned for dinner and the
cross examination was resumed in the af-
ternoon. The terms of the contract with
the state were gone into at great length.
The witness said he heard some members
of the party say that when the HUMPHREYS
were hung had broke and run and
had not been seen since. After he had
made his first confession he had sent for
his wife. He talked TO her about the case
because he wanted her to know all about
II. He did not know that his wife had
sworn that he was at home the night OF
fine lynching and he never asked her TO
swear any such thing. He did not know
that Dutch Gardner had taken statement
to her to sign.
on redirect examination the witness
said some people came to MS nome ani
got his wife. put her in buggy and TOOK
her I'M to Kemp and Kaufman, where she
made statement. After he had made
his confession at Corsicana Judge FaulK
had called on him in Jail. He had asked
the assistant attorney general to TAX 10
his wife. He wanted his wife to tell now
these people had run her up to Kaufman.
Mr.. Morris: Did you and your wlie SEND
for me this morning, and what did she ten
me?
Greenhaw: She said that on the same
day | made the confession at Corsicana
Mr.. Faulk OF Faulk & Faulk came VI
there and took her over to Kemp In Q
buggy and kept here there. One OF the
lawyers was at Kemp. She says thes
| told her they were going to take her tC
/ hnr. mol In n
| ment. She said she was going to Cor
sicana to see me. This lawyer said NJ
had 'phoned over to Corsicana, that / wa;
| not In ieil there and that he thought they
! had run me out of the country. Then, sh'
| says this lawyer took her up to the
court house and made her sign something
| or other about the case; she says sn
! don't know what 1t was They they tol'
! her she had better leave the country anC
20 up to Terrell or they might put he
in Jail. She says this lawyer had the writ
ing she signed The lawyers left her a
Kaufman and she had to hire buggy Il
come home in.
Continuing the story the witness saic
that Gaddis Stevens and Hall had shaved
right after the hanging.
Polk Weeks was again put on the stand
this time by the defense. and went owe
the story OIL the assem- DllHs u tnt INV
He corroborated Greenhaw's statement Il
every essential particular except as to tn
taking OF the oath. He said the oath wa
administered before the hanging. Gaddi
Stevens and Hall had shaved up since tina
night. He did not know why the member
OF the gang told him their names.
w. NJ. Jackson lives at Joe Wilkinson's
he was living there at the time of tn
hanging; was at Wilkinsons hous
the day of the hanging; ate supper a
Wilkinsons house; neither Joe nor Waite
Wilkinson were there to supper; they
were there the next morning; Is cousii
of Joe wilkinson and preacher.
Cross examined: Ate supper about darl
and after supper went down to Bill
Brooks; found Brooks and family a
home nobody else was there; left Brooks
house about 8 o'clock and went back home
Left Brooks sitting on the porch with hi
shoes off. Saw Brooks the next mornin