The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-27

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remanded to Jail without bail
John Greenhaw was the next witness.
He said he was Al years old; was raised
In Louisiana and Texas; moved 20 the
Transcedar country in 1878 and had been
farming and raising stock. He had made
clean breast of the hanging of the Hum
phries he had made the statement at Cor
scana on June I'll he decided to make a
confession and had told the officers to send
for the lawyers, so that he could make
the statement; ne asked to be taken away
from Athens; he was taken to Corslcana
and there made his confession to Assistant
Attorney General Morris; the assistant at
torney general guaranteed him immunity !
II he would tell the truth He knew the
men who hanged the HUMPHREYS.
Judge w. l.. Faulk--1s that statement |
In writing?
The witness-Yes, sir; they took 1t down.
Judge Faux then asked for the paper.
Assistant Attorney General Morris--It is
my private paper and ! decline to deliver
| 1t.
The court declined to require the produce
ton of the paper.
The witness then named the men who
composed the mob, giving the same names
as Weeks. On the morning of May 20 Joe
Wilkinson came to his house and told him
a crowd was going to search for Pat
terson that night and asked him to go
along and he said he would; Wilkinson told
him where the meeting place was he told
his brother Arthur that they were going
to search for Patterson; he and Arthur
left his house late at night and when they
got to the meeting place found sew
eral there; they went on down the road
near the corner of Jim HUMPHREYS field
and then they stopped and talked as to
the best way of searching for Patterson:
they went to Jim HUMPHREYS house but
did not find anythinGi they told Jim Hum
phries they wanted him to go along and
he agreed and went off with the mob, leav-
ing witness and Weeks to guard the house.
Then the crowd went to John Humphries'
and brought him along. Then they went
to George HUMPHREYS house and told
George they wanted him to go along and
help find Patterson and he consented and
'NHN olOhb. ilS anu Ntth5 WtIt ubdin
left to guard the place for a while; they
rejoined the mob and then the march was
made to the place of execution. There a
= stop was made. The HUMPHREYS were
asked where Patterson was and they said
o they did not know; somebody in the crowd
II told the HUMPHREYS If they did not tell
II where Patterson was they would be
e hanged. They declared they did not know
anything about Patterson. Wilkinson
g charged them with stealing his hogs and
r; they denied this. The ropes were then
20 put on their necks and they were mounted
, on horses; they again protested their in
- nocence. Polk Weeks climbed a tree and
m tied the ropes. Joe Wilkinson gave the
II horses slap and the three bodies shot
m downward. The crowd remained around
: until they were sure the Humphries were
~ dead After that Wilkinson administered
J. an oath that each member of the GROVE
ne obligated himself to Fill any informer, He
was going to tell the truth If 1T broke his
neck, He was at home that night, iyine
l. in bed giving medicine to his sick child
~ He got back about O'Clock In the
"A morning He had mot told Judge Fault
that he was at home all night. His bao,
W was sick at the time. None of the rope
IS, used belonged to him. He and Arthu
~ had talked about the case and he had ad
= vsed Arthur that it would be best to CONF
UP ana acknowledge tnal ne Was uSiADs
OF the mob Witness said he owned three
IN farms, 800 or 400 head of cattle, 100 or 20
al head of hogs. His cattle run ali over tn
- country and were protected by the appre
e. hension of thieves. The HuI@phries hat
es been charged with hog stealing, Tn
m meeting place was half a mile south o
!, Wilkinson's farm. He never did hav
much to say during the course of tn
he whole proceedings. The crowd did NO
e; stay long at Jim Humphries The Hum
..s phres family were asleep. After stayin
20 in the house for a little while, Gaddis an
en- Brooks brought Jim Hun phries out, The
OBJ went to the smoke house and then wen
a. back to the house. If anybody cursed o
abused any woman he did ~ hear Il
Gu Don't know whether the HUMPHREYS wer
as tried or not. George HUMPHREYS did nc
ON much want to 60 While he was on guar
~, he was ordered not to allow anybody
~ go out because they did not want an
nc news to be carried.
he Judge Faulk--Were you not at the boz
ed tom of the hanging and were you not IN
first person to suggest it?
'ss The witness--No, sir; | was just WORK
n ing under orders. l did not start tn;
Nd thing.
The cross-examlnation continued
great length. bus III. the attempts OF II
ed lawyers failed to shake the witness s;or
It'll He stuck to 1t With logged determine
he ton. He declared at the end that he ma
never entertained the slightest feeling
hu enmity against the HUMPHREYS.
he Adjourned until tomorrow.