The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-10
BONDS NOT REDUCED
By IIabeas Corpus Hearing Before
Judge Allen
In CASES AGAINST THE LIYfRIS.
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State Introduced Sufficient Evidence 10
Hold The Defendants.
NO NEW FACTS WERE BROUGHT OUT
Testimony Of the Defendants by Means
Of an nterpreter-Their Mother
on the Stand.
NO NEW FACTS WERE BROUGHT OUT

on the Stand.
The Liverl habeas corpus cases were M
Tor a hearing before judge a. 9. Allen
OF the criminal district court yesterday
after having been postponed several times
on account OF absent Witnesses, Mr.. A.
C. Mtchner appeared as counsel FOR the
defendants ard the State was represented
by District Attorney Lea. After hearing
the evidence and listening to short re-
slime OF the cases by opposing counsel.
Judge Alien remarked that In his opinion
the eases were Of the Kind ,hat ought TO
he passed upon by jury. Accordingly the
court entered an order placing the bonds
Of each OF the defendants Mt $500 the
amount Of bail granted them by Justice
Walter Malsoh nearly q month ago on the
defendants waving their rights to pre-
Ciminary hearing. Tile charge against the
defendants is that OF assault 10 murder.
alleged in the affidavit 10 hnye been made
on Carlo Trombatore on sunday night,
July a, at the corner OF La Branch and
Franklin
Readers of The Post are familiar with
the details OF this particular shooting. and
also with the series OF crimes that fol-
lowed close upon It's heels. There was
nothing brought ont IN tho Investigation
OF yesterday that added anything in the
way of further elaboration 10 the red rec
ord. It is the evident purpose OF the State
for obvious reasons, TO avoid showing its
hand further than necessary to hold the
defendants. ana IL Is further evident that
there are siill several cards TO be played
before the game IS over
BY its witnesses at the habeas corpus
hearing the State showed 10 the satisfac-
tion OF the court the various acts OF the
defendants from the time they left home
on that fatal Sunday afternoon until they
were arrested by proper officers, And
through the heavier chain Of evidence there
ran a Trailer thread of romance witch
reached from Houston TO far away Italy
10 bind the two mhidens, now sojourning
In the Crescent city. to the reyepgefu
Jeaiousies and the bitter and remorscless
hate which has followed the Llverls from
the hand Of olives and of wine to their
Impoverished homes in the vicinity Of
Houston.
When court convened yesterday morning
AZ 10 O'Clock for the habeas corpus hear
Lrzs there were only few spectators in
tas ooart room In addition TO the wit
nstsaes 90 the case. These latter did not
autltga 11lrls Lronhaiore. the victim OF
nii, mslrtFfa ssaszIt II was stated that
1a "a & aalnat1eu ws-tias as barber
pta v--1p,aR3s Ia -l,e e4se acre 5. G.
Balm. e q GrInlHa. Mase Freand Emma
i.nce. e. Lsnuiats, gHridE NgwarAick, Joe
esagUisds LHrH,rlfF W'g1 lad been sum
mnne'A hur Nt't t1f'-ieA o. account oi
auiitnesa. S,sl'Iesla1 El6t1 Gpd Mounted OF
ears Laf Alul .t4.l3is-' and also been sum
mouet sS were eEe1se4 from being IN
NrTpud4upn
O. s. famDn4 was the first witness
he tesrhed suasgs tally as follows, the
stYle wnteh ehlfAeseTizes such lnYostiga
~ know Irszsbstore; Was with him al
NC corner q u Branch and Frnkln
where the saeuclDg occurred We started
from the residence Of my father-ln-law e
20 60 the depot et about O'clock liz
salf he wss going TO meet Il cousin il,
DIDN'T ~ anything about the girls from
New Orleans had no weapon Don
pioek side ~ eide. heard some shots
saw the flashes and tried to run. II wal
so dark couldn't see who was doing III,
shooting; The shots came from the corne
OF the fence l don't think there IL am
building there. Four or hye shots wer
Aired. l was excited and can't say OK
actly how many. Trombntore said: The,
have killed me lie shot two or tire,
ulEes. ! know the defendants. / hay
never had trouble with them. Don't know
OF any trouble between them and Tromba
Tore don't remember the date OF tn
shooting except that Il was sunday night,
tross examined "Trombatore Is in Gal
weston. don't know who did the shoot
ing ! nave been told that the young N
don't aI tno SgstslE inlay TO John Lireri.
New Orleans June 20 or a. Saw the youn
ladies. | didn't carry them any money.
Went 10 New Orleans TO attpnd to som
business j procured tickets for the youn
ladies' about eight months ago. thin
dRey ob6 sft l t,y n the latter part OF Ma
ald not give me any money for the youn