The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
several Arrests We're Made Yesterday in
Connection With 1t.
|er.1EMENT FROM BRocKMAN ON HIS AR
H. mitted Without Bail on Waving Examination
and His Attorneys Have Applied for Habeas
Corpus, to Come Up This Morning

q. norner OF CouSiNSo
% -, ~. street, wherein Officers James aud
.'.'"w o. the local police lost their lives
'saA ca -ar, a well-known local char
.ssr was killed.
r. ,sidavits we're sworn out during the
..,inst the following persons, and they
1. 1. srrested. charged with murder: Bill
.,,u ". c. Woodland, j J.. Bowers aud
N watkins. Deputy Sheriff t. H..
'.n..s.h, swore to the affidavits against
~ povers and Watkins and T. j.
go TO the one az 4irst w. c. Wood
INA They all allege completely in the
M, n James and YouDgst. Three OF the
SEQ woodard, Watkins and Bowers,
\, confined In the county jail, and Brazcll
IA nj the police station. This makes
as,,sts in connection with the killing,
4, stb, heing j. B. Brockman, the attor-
!, xbo is also In the county Jail These
.',,rts we're all issued By Justice Mat
III, With the exception of tho one in tho
~ n Brockman, which was issued by
Lrstlce Hill.
!. .bs Ease against Brockman, Attorneys
or.Ioy. Eagle and Gibson have been en-
ia IL defend him, and yesterday after
IN they appeared before Justice Hill aud
I. ma name OF their client waived exam
I,,aon Tbereupon Justice Hill ordered
IN, Rrockman stand committed without
XVI The attorneys Immediately sued out a
Z, NJ habeas corpus, made returnabie
4 .c-s Judge Allen In the criminal district
t.Sr, al ID o'clock this morning. In the
~ AZ watkins and Bowers, Justice Mat
fssrs said he would grant them hearing
A !. saturday At . o'clock. The cases OF
k'opdard and Brazall have not been set.
~
,sporter Of The Post called on Mr..
*rukuau ip the county jail yesterday
sasrno5p and asked him for a statement
s,,,l,e TO his side Of the case. Mr.. Brock
H. talked freely He said that there was
4 irtat deal of personal feeling in the pros.
xrgilcn on the part of the police because
\, bad been successful In defending cases
hi had originated In the police depart
fept After citing several instances, he
4.ns down to the day before the shooting
Mi said
nav before yesterday, in the afternoon.
4 was busy in my office preparing motion
asra new trial In the case of Noel Martin,
Il he special request of Judge j II Glib
4n, bis attorney. There We're a dozen PEG
&e waiting 10 see me. AT that time Police
officer Wilmington came in, and with him
&m sid Preacher. Preacher said 'Mr
$nekman they have got me under arrest
b nothing, and they have no warrant for
Dc. do | have to gol' ] asked what he
as arrested for and he said for absolutely
bathing.
4 q then asked the officer If he had war.
Pot for Preachers arrest, and he replied
Htt be did not. he said tina: Preacher
ad been arrested by the sergeant an the
&lfge Of exhibiting . game and turned
Fer to him, aud he did not know whether
warrant had been procured or not,
8rtaeher then said. Well. | amt going TO
~ ! en- tired of this and they cant take
~ saw that Preacher was in a very
"A ,agerous mood, and 70 prevent trouble
aylseo hin TO go. Sid asked: Have they
Hght 70 arrest me without a warrant
y nen explained that they did, providing
IA vas CARRYING weapon, was seen in the
LIN Of committing misdemeanor or crime
a vas pointed out as having done such and
1st 70 escape Otherwise they had no
,*gGt 10 arrest him without a warrant.
oppose go get a shotgun and kill an
Isllcef what would he the result2' asked
Ell told him the result would be that he
4. AnuLbtltu ptlbIP ne got 10 the SUI
III M al;. Even II you shoot one down and are
suasoe they will assassinate you, and
III re Nill be no Investigation of the mat.
"A SAID They will XIII YOU tine same
teey AID John Vaughan. ("
eITIg TO that tragedy Mr.. Brockmsn
fssu mat vaughan had been murdered
.ae ponce, that he was shot down when
sthtd and when he could have been
~ prisoner without any trouble, but
- ~, ne was Killed because he had killed
leef weiss. They will treat rou the
" way, and therefore | advise you not
~ " fou Will have no show, for II
u i1 nnn take q gun and shoot the belly
nuld end" w GU "HN '"Sip 81
w not advise him to procure a gun
hnn, O's an officer who arrested him
smaa - warrant. ] did say that II
b. s' strange that with the justice of the
*&urts iGe police courts and recorders
II tbs SrMsys open. police officers would
,he asnselves liable by making arrests
aOut warrants when they could easily
Erisse me Iaem: The whole substance OF my
a tbar 'ss 5ot him 10 90 when arrested
'Iat ~ ssld' Well, they have no war
E*J ~. now, and | am not going.
3&pld mn usrF then aud told him that II
! y Do viii s H. would have nothing more
~ ms T. mn. he said; Well they will
"A ~, y down there and keen me- I re-
{& sa.si.s.t Judge Aliens court was ther
sshon aud that the indre wonId MOI
f slaa get him out. N'ipus apu 'hu'
n nv g seot ume Officer Henry Lee appeared
&Hog - Sld turned to him and said
#fer M -, don't you come In here
\ N AZ Se You can't take me anvwbere
<M 70 Win ebbiter' but asked why he woulc
NJ ~ hlm' Because - -,
n t5ss YOU was the reply.
d $ilng Mn gtther demonstrated with Sid
@ess an await enat mat was no way IN ad
& With WIT, and then persuaded him L
4 Do sheytln. my ny, ungton to the station. II,
Ia ssIS gs'y released from there under bond
= fthonf VII go this time, but no NOR,
70 ds,nSS,, warrant He further said tina
LIZ Louis sS nad been brought down from
u them anI they, had a gang OF crooks
Fling A. ,, snotn they were protecting ant
t,ouhIe ~ from, while they were max
a stated ~ nome people. One of these
4ends tS,t aa warned one of Preacher
n se mad ne would blow his head Of
Y,sfs,Sss crooked move.
ainal ~, ~ ternoon ] was busy in thl
In left ~ 10 the Scott case. Abou
Pen outddae nnllding to go to my office
& tols M met my brother in q buggy
- ~ 4e about Preacher kilIin9 tho ~
+ hdiEy an petlng killed. He said he wa
*ty when lhue sidewalk less than a blocl
n1tts lsta shooting took place few
eng al ~. when he was leaning owe
. cana ouuy or Preacher Detectiv
V .uAning M 10 him and said
e q an a., you know who is th
nins.lhis Nv brother remonstrate,
stfret !, later Officer Emery came "
silg hin 1''h on the head with his club
scene ~ sad he Immediately went t
4 khatp ne shooting ana found chic
hat MA lie told him of the as
r astiys. blackburn said tbst y Iii !,
het bs 10 this told him Their
aled sny Investigation: thar he ha
lgsiicn ~ Paint or had an officiai In
a any officer who had cor
nse until the council ordere
eae Of the detective. WIS .tant
f. az Il Aa shaking his Est. ar said
"a m, = cold hlooded murder