The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-13
THE PROCTOR.BLACKBURN MANDAMUS.7

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,ohu man. took the statements rou "a,
sss OF character. did not know ftna,,.
Sr ren us bartender for voss on Texas
nhenue ana louisiana | don't tnnn,
whether IL 1.-THE saloonJ opens Tntn An9W
Iouse. ~ IS saloon with wine roo,ns
10 not Know the character of the rIa,o
tor ny foss Tor several years as proprie.
s0r OF saloon / made no Inyestisaptinn
OF his character. Knew Wilson as an "t eu,l
piYye Of the opera house. Knew him sine
s sn,s ouense. Knew George Pendaryis FOR
nor vb 5ig 70 not know his occupation,
noi Mnat ms character is. acted on their
* parte statements as having been viii
nm on tue date of the offense charged
M Sno N one wilson Is wanted for an offense
~ OlHdAa' out II Is not the Wilson mon
TONED mere. ! heard that that Wilson had
sVHe TO New Orleans. | do NOT know ~
f Mnile having been arrested for any Of
lie said that he told Proctor he had dis.
missed MN PROCTOR for being drunk; that
ne ala not put 1t In writing becouse no
uln NOT deem 1t necessary.
When asked II he had not told Mr. lance
Mhaleh that 1t made no difference what
tue city council did or said he the chie,t
was determined to get rid of Proctor. the
chiet suld ne did not remember eyer hav
ing made any suth statement
Dld you not have one Of your detectives
haDomn, follow Proctor for the purpose of
hndlhs some excuse or reason for disrhnrr.
lhg MN was asked by Proctor's counsel
No. said the chief before his counsel
could lnterpose objections
InlS me or closseNamnation was OBJ.
me ohiecti9, y.oi E,'yhnulA counsel anu
Chiei Blackburn stood the ordeal OF cross.
eAaMlhai ION. redirect and recrOSs eyn1nIn-
ing without altering his first statements
Deputy Chief of Police Henry c. Thomp.
son was the next witness After being
c,ier in tb HotiP t. S',ld' assisted the
was warm, "a at 'I i,e non, know wilson
t.G.r N'"s d, nv Vp'ta mousse as ticket
, t""Ci, Ntttr eheW OF nus arrest. There
as "hothef OF the name arrested The
Xxx luuS', VI l'N"n In beaumont with
i',loort,yiis" Hyusg mere. 43noW Geoisc
.,t.I vs. son o, Puo.Ee H. Prniauls ne
Tgilts q laundry wagon | know J IL
~ lnl us Iar as SNOW | know George
NCss iot many years. He has been la the
SNioon business. Leunv Green Is bay
keeper. know nothing crooked about him.
~ went with the chief and saw these
witnesses and wrote down what they said
about Proctor on that day. b. c. Marston
also took their statements in atfidavits af.
forwards. ! did not see Proctor nor ask
TO go and find out about Proctor being
there drunk on that date and ala so /
have no unfriendly feeling toward Mr.
Proctor. have heard of his being drunk
before from the nolice other GnSsett ar
Hamhlen. heord ne was tal,en o,1t Of
the Denver bar bv the officers ana was
sent homo II was duripo tbe lav If bis
layof he was working AT ni-ht."
+ rbrcrv,ortb an ettory.,,-ot.i,y,
knew both The wilson's snoLen Of Inv sight
Tho Wilson mentioned nv Chief plral.inrn
M i's0 KTie opcra bGuSo '' in Bconmopt
now; he saw him there The other Will
son was arrested for tba Blruos cpisole
here and Is now In iall Mt New Orleans
,,l,rgCd win connection with the Omaha
troin robhery VIZ" luz ''''''"
Police officer ! C. James testified 10
ahguf the Same nc Mr. Fhrrnwo,th and i'm
addition said he knew George Pendarvis,
Teny Grern. Inc hgrEeeDar for Geol ge
vcss at he White Elephant saloon. said
he had lived In Houston about three years
I'M h|l mover baen convicted Of any crime
I'm his life. mar he saw I D. Proctor. who
was then a pollce officer, on Sunday. Sep
temher % 1qOi Proctor staggered into
the saloon and took a drink. and then an
other and then one with me- Proctor went
to the telephone, but his language was
not what it should he over a telephone
Green's attention was called to the Ian,
guage Proctor was using and he called
Proctor away from the phone and told him
that he must not use such language over
that telephone; that the ladies up at the
telephone exchange were respectable ladies
and working for living, and that he
lGreen would not allow such language
Proctor then said: You are my friend,
to Green. A Swede came IN and left the
Green told Proctor that he was interfer-
Ing with the business OF me mouse. Green
Yad It was hard to tell how many drinks
Proctor took, lie must have taken a dozen
on more. He was drunk when he came
into the saloon and got \ orse as he cen
tlnued to drink.
mo sir. Proctor did not call for black
berry wine and ginger. That gent don't
know the taste Of blackberry wine. He
hegan taking whisky and absinthe, and
t65f's what he drank. +"
This closed the direct testimony Of Leny
Gtcen and the court adjourned for dinner
proceedinrs were resumed after dinner
with tho testimony of D. bergman man
oger Of tho oner,i house Mr., Bergman
SSid. al know Mr. Wilson: he never
worked for me. Being cross-examiued,
he testified: "He has been nhout the opera
bCuse nnd sometimes took in tickets there,
INT was never employed by me He has
boon counncted with the opera house at
CoIveston and believe he is now assistant
,aas,rer az Tho IleaUmont opera house
Nave never known that ne was a train rob.
Der.
LEVY Green was then put on the stand for
INSTRUMENTATION, In which he said; of
hrer Proctor came into our place about TO
O'clock: he was alone; he staggered up to
the bar for drink; I took him to be par
tally drunk then: he took several drinks
and remained for quite whle-until he
went in the wine room and locked himself
mn heard him at the telephone using
some had Language, after which he rang
IN I don't know all who were present at
the time hut there were several persons
in me pIoce' | don't know lust what time
- ,Vas when he was telephoning, but II was
,rohaIlv obort ii o'slock Mr.. Noss WAS