The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-30
WEEKSlAND j. GREENnAW
We're on the Stand In the Ilumphrles
lynchiae Case.
DETAILS or THE CRIME TOLD
by Men Who swore They Were Par
Elephants In It--Grcenhaw Admit
ted He Dodgcd Judgment.

Palestine. Texas. December 29.-Pro-
ceedings in the trial of Bob Stevens, one
of the defendants In the Humphrics lynch.
ing case, were resumed today with Mrs
George HUMPHREYS on the witness stand
The substance OF witness testimony was
in line with that given In the Cain case.
Direct testimony was brief but the cross
examination took up nearly two hours.
Counsel for defense confined themselves
largely to witness knowledge OF her de-
ceased husbands acquaintance with Pat
terson, the man the mob were alleged to
have been hunting the night of the lynch
ing.
Mrs. Snowden testified to hearing two
squads OF horsemen passing the home OF
Webb Maddox on the fatal night about 0
o'clock
Or. Meyers OF Kemp was at the Maddox
home that night and testified that Mrs.
Snowden was present. Witness said he
left about 10 o'clock, taking the road by
Joe Wilkersons field; said he did not
meet any one.
NJ. NJ. Snowden in substance said he
found the bodies of James HUMPHREYS and
his sons, John and George. hanging TO a
crooked hickory tree on Wednesday even
ing following the night the men were
taken from their homes.
The next witness was Poke Weeks, who
Testified that three weeks before the
lynching Joe Wilkerson came to him and
w. A. Johns and asked them both to 20
into mob to hang tho HUMPHREYS. Wit
ness refused. but Johns agreed TO go; one
week before the crime Wilkerson again
approached him and after some talk wit
ness agreed to Join the mob. Witness
then told how the men met on the night
OF May % at Saunders creek, Loing from
there to the homes of the unfortunate
men; how they searched the premises for
Patterson and compelled the old man and
his sons to accompany him 10 the cross
roads and fnally hung them within call
ing distance Of their anxious and terrified
families
John Greenhaw followed giving almost
the same details OF the terrible crime.
Nearly the entire day was spent In
cross examining these two witnesses.
When Judge Russell CLEANED from
Greeuhaw that previous to the time of the
lynching Witness had 400 cattle, 800 hogs
and four farms, counsel exclaimed You
run everything off, sold 1t all and put the
money in your pocket because one Of the
Humphros widows has sued you for
damages for hanging her husband and has
secured judgment for $4,000; now did
you not do it," Greenhaw replied Yes,
but | have Il widow, too. During The
time witness was testifying counsel and
court had TO admonish him as the witness
laughed when relating the harrowins de-
tails of the crime Both Weeks and Green
haw named the defendants now charged
with the crime as their co-partners. Ste
vens, defendant now on trial, they point
ed out In the court room
The audience present iR a representative
one; within the bar seated with counsel
are prominent clergymen and all sessions
are attended byla large number OF ladies'
Hon. John H. Reagan was in attendance
this evening seated i'll the bar where ioI
wears in the days OF old he has pleaded
many case.