The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-02
|AL OF BOB STEVENS.
bee introduced to Break Down Tesli.
mony Of Greenhaw and Weeks.
AwYtRs FINED BY THE COURT
II WINS Able TO Go ON with the
Pe--Night Sessions Are Being
Turn to Evidence.

kstine, Texas. January 1.-Proceedlngs
y stevens case opened with John Green
being recalled and put on the witness
Greenhaw is State witness and was
n questioned as 10 several conversations
Va with one Dutch Gardner while wit
Iwss in jail al Athens and Corsicana.
$ss identified letter he had written to
$ife while he was at jail at Corsicana
5ad Gardner deliver for him.
= Weeks was also recalled and testified
\ short time after the lynching he had
30 talks with one Buck Holly; knew that
-brothsr Of Holly was under arrest at
[Bme. but denied that he offered to supply
bee 10 get this man out of Jail IL Holly
j put UP the money. Witness also denied
BE- said he would swear to anything they
kd in the way of testimony.
d Holly. following, testified to the fact
Weeks had come to him several times
fwtness half brother had been arrested
proposed, witness said 10 get his brother
e jail by supplying needed testimony.
the substance of what Weeks had de-
bn the stand was given. Witness stated
Weeks did make the proposition.
Vanderford, in substance, testified that
3 measured near Stevens home by Cain
Johnson, who testified for the State, did
correspond with the tracks made by
ms marc
FeraI witness put on the stand in brief
ied that they were positive that Joe Will
MS pony had never been shod Testi-
was offered to show that Sam Hall and
3 Humphries were we'll acquainted aud
4he three HUMPHREYS and Gaddis and Bot
4s had passing acquaintance. Defend
" this offers to prove that James tum-
Is knew defendant to offset Mrs. uau-
HI statement that her husband told her
lhc did not know any OF the men Nhe;l
tame to the house on the nigh; of the
ltr.
Is examined by State. Derry Goodwin
& that on May three men passed him on
- coming from Alley; witness was III
Ton, the men on horseback; one OF the
WAS Sam Hall, the other two. in his
= 1T, were Gaddls and the defendant
y they were going in the direction OF
'SGreenhaw' two Of the men kept look.
Jack constantly. After a brief period
Xpassed him again, going back In tht
Hon of Alley. Knew the time, witness
because he was returning home from /
Ier Crook testified that on Wednesday
ling following the night OF the murde'
zeak; went there for his plows; saw
ens at the house and noticed mare in tn,
: did not show marks of saddle or blapkei
ny signs that she had been ridden during
night. knew that II was the custom o.
adant to keep his horse shod all round.
6eral witnesses were introduced to show
Poke Weeks and W. A. Johns were a
hfry on Tuesday night at John Henson :
n Russell. for defendant. also read Weeks
b statement at the inquest. going TO show
he could not have been in the Humphrie:
hborhood at the time the lynching oc
"a. In this statement Weeks said he wat
be flshfry and did not leave until pas
light This put Weeks some eight mile
there. Evidence then followed in lin
That Of the Cain case giving the loca
OF the homes of the accused men TO tina
le deceased.
n. Thomas of Kaufman county when oil
HAND testified TO alleged threats made b,
EGreenhaw three years prior to the muir
81 the HUMPHREYS. Reason he did no
anything, witness said, was that he wa
n to do so. Cross examined by State, wit
admitted that he did not assist the prose
n TO ferret out the guilty parties am
lot tell OF the alleged threats Until afte
nhaw had turned States evidence.
Ito counsel asked witness If the guilt!
les ought not to be punished. Wines
ed yes"
1lt COUNSEL duQ0us ANU you 30 dpVuL
urnishing defense with evidence?"
ben asked why he did not warn the de
ed, witness replied he warned Georg
lphries that they were in danger to watcl
y witness added that he did not tell til
&c of danger: was afraid to do so. Al
ed that Brooks, one of the accused, wa
Fable at the time Greenhaw made tn
Ied threats.
d court room was filled to overfowin
ng the entire day.
for Walker, who was seriously i'll yester
WAS able to take his seat in the jury box
hnsel had several Tits during the day
kourt, after warning them once OF twice
n entered fnes against several of tn
Hrs.
light session is now being held. The cas-
aiken new turn and tomorrow the entir
will be taken up in evidence, defendan
Il on the stand some time in the morn