The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-18

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,,x.rs we're arralgred before Judge A. c.
.,,o in the criminal district court yestcr.
q. r,trring for 4 hearing. They were
..a with murder, in connection with
=. shooting OF Police Officers James and
..Ir.t on last Wednesday, and their cases
-. m for habeas corpus proceedings in
..,,rtsd by their attorneys. BY agreement
..,wssn the latter the three cases were
s.,rd Jointly. After hearing the testimony
n,,,,Ict Attorney Lea said he would not
=, ,or the holding OF Bowers or Watkins,
!. ,nsre was no evidence against them, but
!. was In doubt about West. Thereupon
n. attorney for West ordered him to take
\, stand and he told how he came to be
/, the buggy with Sid Preacher on the day
!, ,he tragedy and how he gained posseS-
IAN, Of tn. shotgun and placed 1t In the
,,,ev He was cross.cxamlned closely by
M district attorney and st the conclusion
r.btan Lea said he was not disposed 10
"a. fine court TO hold the prisoner. Judge
,u,r said that no unlawful intent had
hsen shown and In the absence OF informa-
,on that would have led him TO suspect or
t,ow something was wrong anybody else,
1, thought, would have done just "a West
adj BE therefore dismissed the prisoner.
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There was not very large attendance
n the court room yesterday morning when
,ss cases were called. Officer Lahey, who
arrested West was the first witness. He
tsla Of seeing West with a double barrel
shotgun on the afternoon OF the killing
and saw him put the gun in buggy in
front Of the Boston store. He saw West
orye of on Congress avenue and at Main
street Preacher jumped into the buggy.
Previous to this he had seen Preacher at
Mills saloon on Travis street with q gun
and had remarked to him that he must be
out for big game To this Preacher re-
. Piled that he was going hunting. Witness
nid be heard the shots later on ana short
y after West came along near Frank
. Dupn's BY this time witness had been
informed OF who did the shooting and he
placed West under arrest.
Mr.. John Farmer testified that be saw
Preacher, Nounest and James after they
were dead. He was on Congress avenue
car the afternoon OF the shooting and
jumped on The car and ran toward the
scene while the shooting was going on. lie
described the shooting as already printed.
There were no persons there while the
shooting was going on, but three or four
Uut OIL Tue saloon Wle0 III was over.
Ar. Louis Schwartz was called and went
over the same ground as did Mr.. Farmer
Court here recessed until l o'clock in
order that the State might summon add
toaal Witnesses When court recOnvened
NJ W. Van Duscn was sworn. He testi-
ted that he was on a street car last
Wednesday afternoon an hour or two be.
fore the shooting occurred and heard
man on the car say 10 the conductor that
Somebody was going TO he shot down thai
! afternoon. The roD1VirIOr DuSy the
lime and the man turned so that witness
could hear the remark. He said that some
eenctyes here had drawn a gun on some
body and there was going TO he trouble
about H. | remarked to him that It would
pay anybody TO keep of the street then
sno 1e said he would he all right as he
rss going TO be there with his shotgun.
witness was asked which one. if either,
q the defendants made these remarks. He
ooIed az all three for minute and finally
wa ne thought 1t was Bowers hut he could
10Y IDENTIFY him positively as the man.
1aeie was no Contamination.
laomaS j. Bashsm was put on the stand.
sM ~ lesuhed that he was ut Yadon's cor
~ we afternoon OF the killing Thomp
KY Noodard and Bowers were sitting on
Sseufo on the same corner when Preacher
~ y TOE buggy and Preacher stood on
W SIDEWALK. James then came M and
..asld GOT out OF the buggy and started
nsket with him. While Woodland was
L.
s Ie put detectives onto us and let the
+ ,aes get away" Preacher said he would
y =. s'cp He would say all he wanted.
,anss nero grabbed Woodland and Preacher
~. ana got his gun. Thompson was In
~ osesy al the time. Bowers was sitting
m rryh, He tort NO N1rt in tho
=. u'0oe that saw. know West. I saw
VIZ NV " \ Poo or ~ irr eD.ut
T Tsn by himself. Didn't see Bowers or
'SsAhs DO anything.
w.,Us sis,examined remember seeing
,ssua.ls at all The shooting commenced
Al ~, vus Yen minutes after | got there. West
W. NY, Know or saw. I stayed there while
n. .v ..aaild was oursing James md up to
IN sz OF the shooting. Then / got be
pW' me phe door. Did not see Bowers then.
Dr. Drazell, Woodland and Preacher were
s@ Mills upon being sworn, testified
e,,h ~ ~ knew nothing about the shooting
Il M M " occurred. He runs n saloon
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AL gun before the shooting. HE gave
= In NE Ne 70 set behind the bar. 1t might
sn s or shooting. heard him say he
b,vs gong hunting. I have had him to
Ai,,e ~e gun with me at least six times
hs lat, mink he said something about
- htx .nto, but I won't swear. Don't
HDbn4 tsslnlng about Preachers trial.
Wba M, wv Who carried the gun away
1uE NJ sr,s Lar the report of the gun"
JW M Slss.s Aamlnntion OF this witness.
svf tl,Araa!ie attorney here asked for an
8altinr ~. iG j. D. Proctor as de
/. a Klr VII states witness. 1t was issued
1VM D.sa.1eess was not found
JQWths i've Jack Busey was nut on the
\, ~, ne testified that there were set