The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-10

Tony and Ben Llvcri remember the
shooting and Mt. Anderson coming out 20
twice sunday morning aud saw them when
thcy started 60 town at about 9 o'clock
- the afternoon, ! saw Tony with CUR.
They went out the straight r,,ad towards
| town ! never saw them hunting"
Nose trrnnd. - know these men and re-
member the night Of the 81 noting Three
OF us were sitting on the gallery nv the cor
ner Of Prairie and La Branch We heard
the nrst shot all jumped Up at the see
onh shot and ~ the third SHOT we all ran
down there. we caught 4 man Iic was
running very fast probably seventy.nyc
miles an hour. lie said. Don't XIII me. :"
re had on pistol and razor. We caught
him two blocks from where the shooting oc
cured. The wounded man was about a
block from where we canght the man We
carried him to tha police station He tried
70 get away When he got to the police
station he saw blood on his coat from II
scfntch on ms finger ana asked II he was
snot. Mr.. Lehman and Mr.. Balm were with
Cross. He had no shotgun. The pistol
mad not been fred. We examined 1t after
we got 70 the police station.
ID. j. Lehman who assisted IN capturing
the man who was running, detailed the
Incidents connected with the matter In the
same manner ns did Mr. lfreund
Emma ove.-rhc shooting occurred Sun
day night Two men came By my house
running. One looked nearly as dark as /
nm Gas dark as hgypD and the other was
bllHht. Onc Halu to tnc other. ffiIuYo You
got the EunT He spoke plain English. /
couldn't tell whether the men were colorcd
or not. They were running very fast
towards Preston street. | live at the cor
ner OF la Branch and Congress
Cross.--l saw great many people run
ming but didn't 60 to the shooting. After
the men crossed Congress street saw them
going toward Preston The darkest had
the gun ! don't know whether they had
on coats or not. | heard SO many shots
can't say as to the number. The men
saw We're low mon.
Sheriff Anderson, recaned.-Ben LiyerI
was the one caught aud carried to the p6-
lice station TWO Liyeris have been Killed
ana TWO other men wounded since the
trouble began. The girls have been men
toned frequently In the investigation. The
first killing occurred about juno ~
j. 9. Buns.-l have known the defendants
three years. They lived Just across the
road from my place for two years. They
were good nelghbors, the best we have had
Thcy were hard workers, but paid too much
rent. The storm last year destroyed their
crops. They were mt my house frequently
] don't know Of any trouble they had. I
have frequently heard them talking loud.
Then they would sing with one leading,
after the manner of steamboat hands.
Tho next witness was Ben HyeH, Que Of
the defendants, with G. Lnmpiase as In
tcrpreter The following IS very liberal
| translation Of his testimony; 81 was at
the depot the night the shooting occurred
and left there to 20 TO Lampiase's resi-
dencc TO see If / had any letters. ! car.
llfu u IAhlpl htfNuht ~ WIS lait ana 1
live far out, ] shot at no one aud no one
shot az me, l was alone. ! have known
| .rrombutUre since living in Houston We
have never had any trouble. The shooting
dcncc Of LamplRSes father in-lnw. | knRW
lnmplHsc. | did not see him that night.
went TO the train TO meet my sister-ln-
laws sisters. | dld not know when the
! train was due; did not know that TrOmba-
tore was on his way to the depot | never
claimed TO think that had been shot.
D atV4fF mn
said because ] heard shooting. Shorty
after giving this testimony the defendant
| stated that he did not TALK to any one at
| tho stntiou, being unable TO speak English.l
| stayed at the depot long time; did not
/ know how to ask amy one when the train
| wns due. / had no wagon to take tho
! girls home. John had to go nome. His
| wife was at my house. / don't know when
she came there. | came TO town alone.
| cont know the names OF the streets
don't know. what time II was, when ] left
| home, but II was very warm
! Tony hveri testified, through an Inter
! prefer, as Follows; IL was at home the
night my brother was arrested. | dldn
come 20 town that night. We were waiting
day after dag for the arrival of the girls
We wore mourning for the brother killed
OF Dickenson; / did not know what time
the train arrived from New Orleans Ny
brother left home about $40 or 4 o'clock
was not on the road with him. Tromba
tore was friend. did not suspect hin
of killing my brother Tromhntore In,
eaten al our house, | rever had trouble
with Trombnture rromb1tcre is single.
don't know II he Is in love with the girls
lie does not know them rhey have beer
I'm an orphans home IN the old country
Mrs. Lucia Llvcri, mother Of the defend
ants, through Joe Article Interpreter, testi
ncd as follows; II am the mother OF thesl
boys meanlng the detendantsl Tony wa
M home the night Ben was arrested; he die
not go 10 town, Ben went to town TO mee
the girls from New Orleans. The clock had
stopped ana / do nor know what time n,
left home. but it was very warm and The
sun was high. l Jaw Ben when he went q
town. The horses were In the pasture neU
the house G'he State endeavOred 60 uak'
a point OF the fact that the defendan
walked to the city to meet two younl
ladies' when he had wagon and team
available for ridng) They came out anl
arrested Tony the next morning. did no
know anything about Ben after he lcf
home until Mr. Anderson told me he wa
arrested. We had been looking for tn
, girls every day. The girls were comin
out 10 marry Ben and Tony, | have scei
Trombatore twice. once nj Bryan and one
, here He Is not friend"
This concluded the testimony and afte
Judge Allen announced his decision refus
! ing to reduce the bail In the case, cour
, adjourned until 4 o'clock, Mt which tim
three hnbcas corpus cases were set dow