The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-13
The Defense Has All of Its Testimony
Before the Court.
al AcKBURN THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS
plaintiffs Rebuttal Begun and viii Be
conoluded Today--Both Sides Are
EAGER to Get Through.

\ torBlackouIh Niq T.'-a wnsan -.
4 progress before Judge wilson was not De
a - vesfrrday morning until long after 10
~ n .ho, H. ala hagin tbera vos
O'Clock pu' ""VH 80 -.
no let up, ana the examination Vi "'tuesses
-, +bo Introduction Of papers as evid suce
Il 81. ,,sbod through as RAPIDLY as pos lib e
was iusueu -. -. - 80. ~.
Il Each side seemed eager lor Tue Ir"9' anu
q there was no holding back by either the
nee :. dafopdont
4 plaintln VI ,...u.,,,,, ,,.,- NJ
The first witness ihIrouuceu was M AT
4 thur Llpper, city secretary. lie was intro
Y - hy tho nlaintlff for the pu nose o
uuceu " -. - a.. 49,. ,,,,.,, l.,
a proving tue acuon Oh Tue Guy COUNCIL III
,ha patter Mr. IipDer had the records o.
~ aIty council with him. ana mel Them
tno -" -, MI, ,,..,.,,. -. a
4 10 MS tes'luloHF' i"e ir'oiuS SUI"
a mon the action Of the council respec ing
H. 5o.ires TINT Officer Proctor shosld ne
Il 10 - ,,1 oss,,,,,,i "a i,,t, ~, ~ Or
feinslateu anu "S9'sH'N 10 ""'' u' Nn'Vi
4 Blackburn, only nine Aldermen were pr 5
ont and only seven OF Them yotel ng inst
4 t-I,,, tba navarro veto ,rd fn. rba
sus'"ii"7 '"' -
reinstatement OF Proctor Judge Braslcar,
g., ,ho d,ronee obinctnd tn an nf Tho T. g.
/; -. nh, 70 ifs he,n, &c no ,,t.,c1
n uhon5 V"'"e " 80 "''"7' 80 ''
4 wholly irrelevant and espR ally as {
4 showed only seven members voted 10 over
n iI. ro,, cbon # tol,os ,i,,b, ,,.+,s g.,
II guy '"O
pass any motion or res luton over tue
MAYORS veto. The objection was sustained
o.. ,ho ,.o+, br+ tb. tcsttporv Of Al.
4 % " INC ~, IVY
Upper was auml'Ieu supJect 10 me eA
a Ceptlons Of the defense.
Alderman w w Thomas was the next
man "n'
Il witness Tor the plalntln' MT Ihomus sald
y that he was chairman Of the civil service
n board which noted on tht. apueol from MIR
uoa'u "n'In "I''u on 'r' "Ppe"' iiUH 4"i
Proctor mat ChIel blaehpurh ala not
attend the meeting Of the board, and when
sent for bv the committee h., would not
u -, .,.,,,,. ~. A., 80, r,,,,,,,,. .t, 80,
conn., s'Aius ne "lu uot Iccosnl|e Tue coih'
Il mittee nor Its authority That Mayor
q Woolford approved the action of the chief
{, 5i.,..-I... A.. ~, -. -
IN dlscharglng ar; Proctor from the police
lTte' ~ s"'u tut "uiy NuarEt tue corr
HAM 20 u'T noiioc ~ 5b. t IN ~ ~ 'iiu
q bad Ieon ii6a'.o,d r ui -, ~
II udu uetn HLs' u u 5vu IoI VI. uuEHuu'ss auu
auiul..eu .u3t tue S,Hl. hthl OF me mayer
81 Ms Ms ny ulnS'i v1"lEr ioI nlts,i.t"I. IL,
tb u"' n strf of Tho HI rol NO On
ppmbrr NJ Yttnesses Sod i,onn G Go ,. u
naa,iIea va "a 80 ~ PSyii ~ ~. ~
n tGi55u lLs tlT ,, us,ner 9l CuieI 9ck3ulh,
Il Wtci 80, '"'i'' s''u uSNCI 'I"f "i
He said he yonId ~ Ia IND o. ''''
N ai, au az ,U"'' - nv a. pa ~ a. -
n pp5cenHn reSI0nueu ana MafVr w sql or
"A dcsire niin nj ~ , is ohtei tue D'gId
that the maFor Gosired HE or u,,n 1" Ky
noIicor, mao N'% rS,,,,ro n'S
"A hat Inv, rcd,
i inv ui III nisVhuulm reluSeu |" come say
a lTb o' r,o rTs ny " noIIu' i,
n unior 'o.''u lo hsp. pS AiuefM IN L. y,
Il Sna,d no s'trvau5a o. lhe Siyll serve
n W"tsins ser t u,aomu,rt as eDtieucti MI,
81 bo d'T,"Si ~, Cue PsuLHI.u' stat.hs nat ne
iors sg 49, ens'I en" ~ 70 secure Mt; NIL
"A boro ~ M ne au9 tmousnt ne Woulu ne
n Tbav sbonoa i. III. VIE not lnpo' taht;
n nod 49, al AZ unG t, nv cIdrkcS Oh SAy al III
t tSu Dcen n!eu WIN lhe board ana ihat az
81 p De toii'' ~ ma was hote statlng that
a ~ ao't - h'u 2een 'lIscn4rBed from t1e 20
ennoss orS W.. ~ orH is ipr drubN \
N onnroq,S ~ ~ SHoI Iug uisc rye uau zen
Sppforo v ~ " nay oa nooIorn me ecota'
"A an tuv euinl1 1 were aumlttcd IN
n Sis c "oye''ohs' Here tne pialnlH rested
II SbjaS .. pa,,.. ,,-,.,
"A witness introd,,aI f puru was Tue IEsS
n p piisneSs Introduced Tor the defense. Chi
nromnt ope, 90 e"Ut au u colleGIeu ahu give
evident Sror, a. " ~ questlons, II WIS
a tbn cIoso 'ol ne interest manifested anu
81 the chief TO- ot"t I'm given tue testimony o.
81 tbs case , vuu' lne p. r9leennlcal ulSp aY
n in NJ HE ia GS "a PeViSu uuIlng Ihe ewing
n been considouaIie ~ 80 tHere u'uSt nave
N was no nojr aole ulsuppolu ueht Tor ne
time gave ar % Sn,nllleI morn, anu az no
a Sbict vi d. sGSthper'
] n p ptnthDush salu that ne discharged
n thot +bo VTe 49,. rom the police force ana
a was drnptonr eu.ule cause 81 MS q scharge
q saloon in XII hhesS at tne white Elephant
a % Ieo u 't MS Sly on Sundav, september
7" oLi hlScHarEeu MN, SAID tne