The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-14
PROCTOR LACKBURNCASE
The Evidence in The Case Was Closed
Yesterday Forenoon.
CASE WAS TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
After Argument Of Counsel and Decision
win Probably Be Rendered in a
Few Days.

Proceedings Ia the Proctor Blackburn case
were resumed in Judge Wilson's court yes.
terd0y morning with determination on
both sides To close the evidence before u
O'Clock and with the exception of one or
two delays, caused by the absence OF wit.
nesscs. there was no time lost There was
no sparring between counsel. nor was there
any bad temper manifested by witnesses.
Proceedings were opened by the introduc-
ton Of George \, NJ. Anther, who. being
sworn, said ~ live in Houston nm long
distance line Inspector; have known Mr.
Proctor since January; l saw him on the
I'd OF September on Preston avenue, after
10 o'clock a. m IL he was drunk at the
time do not know It; he did nothing to
Indicate That he was drunk"
j. &. Llpscomb, sherin of Waller county.
tesilhed: II know the plautIu; have
known him since last May or June; | saw
MN on a sunday morning when he was
aNesed 10 be drunk IL was between 10 and
"a O'CLOCK, on Louisiana street; I asked
nun TO take a drink aud he refused but
~ uIluh OF WINE ana gluger ne seemed
" ue oOpeF' know drunk man when |
See one saw Proctor at the telephone and
ueSId MIN talking, but do NOT know 10
nhom ne was talRlng. / know ii was ON
SUNDAY put OF my own knowledge can not
s.. NtHt
wlfh being drunk; / stayed al Inc saiSon
about han an nour but don't knov, how
I long Proctor stayed. Nhcu / asked him
TO drink with me ne refused sa,,iII, bl
was suffering with MIS- boypl4 'raS5.,,1d
/ alter"ard that this was a saloon known
as Noss. The last time 1 uotirnd him h.
was standing at the telephone. think
lett Noss' about 1880 and do nor know
what Proctor did after Inft. he u,9.,, n,yo
9eth drunk In the wine room Tor auytuiig
/ Know; When ! last saw MIN / think he
am sometime during Thar dat bnt 49,,
know where" W.
&. o. Ellison: 81 hive tvnd I'm tIn,,st,,,
| about cigatceu years; Know M prnrturl
sAw MIN uu tho r1J of .,.,.t,-,,t' . '' w., ,
street alont i o.r,1, ., 9eP'Sm en- Der On lnt
/ ] asked him how he y,lis feeiiu, ana nm
/ he said Doc. Wit mot trrIib, VII ~ al No.
f see him take a drink INN evcring iIa iii
+ not say ANYTHING about Ia,,i,, ,,.n
! 'lupcl IA, ltl nor tnU mo h. hHa 49,,
4 driuEinr. thipF a. "a ,.,.,l, -. ," 49,
. SIKH, drinks Of tpf,.-Lt rtI 'f,-i,t ~ a.
/ Ing the day he Womb btye bsou ~, E
! Har.a. 1ufp- n ..-,. .f,,. H.
about September 22; saw Mr. prortor ,f
the cutucr OF Milan ggd Prc.ta,r ON GIc
I I.orrit,a nf mas Ss, " VI. "Hi ~ ~
I .ahar lieu. NV SE.,i6' tTPF, %, sU 20 W
day; have also seen lin ma 0ftau 0'i :, ''''
of U1rtis ,rI ".H utpHty SAeriU
ton Twelve on 0fte.1 ye1ts. h,,'. ~ - va,
( lcemau, sergeant and DENNY sborifr
patton; he Generally iotrs nm, IL" t1r,o-',,
I5o'Iayg - 9asc r2''S "n"uI hHhpI
or ~ 'aars, az. hi. i,g,,, ,i.,,if fn,s HlI
rugerad ia ,ar,,,- F.,..'. MUS ',- oU'' "'l.
saloon ritn u,p'. rrr, ,,.bD- N ,,,, ..,1
( yyoincn rrl.-.,.t III nm-e 'lel UNI
Tcnnv Cr,., G.. ro,.l. ''' loG. N"O"
Nj prost.r ,,, o1 @ OaN' -,,..,
and testi8ed saw Tp On ~ -, ~" nu
SrnteJnhrt -. I ala I'n1 r41Sji' '' Ky ul
soInnr al Ih VIA .''N N nam ~ ltg oss
uistol Ms. any Wiz ,,orig or Ia 80" 49, ,gi s., "
win anyone ,,nnt i,' M gl ln, y ~ U,,o'o
1u.f- ,.,,l II. -. '' - 4"'', "-'' 'CN
SberIG ins''','b e. yv SIuCl nS am uoH
witb me- an nor s t1T' 'pU"'5 e ~, !,
Jarvis or white, nor did | drink wltt
t,. n'.r t,,,, H.u hDt zee Ieh1'T II, l4
Jaryle or White, ! only TOOK one drink q,
that day; When L came ont Of the wine
Io"i4 z d'a mo-, s'1sEet over q porter hi,