The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-19
KILLING OF HEEs4All PEND EToN

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hulty ana ] have told vn, an
day" monday night or yesier
SVnn HANSON, who is brotherir,.
"onn addison, Jr.. the prisoner a. .,
.uuer arrest, as we'll as the f,tbor , a,so
1auuison' ST., and Joe Addison h,..,.tl
anu 'ohh Cornish, the latter sr.ro,da..,.'
"nen ne learned that an a,ridsvt ~ ,.ut
naue against him. John Ransom, soId ~,
soto',t,t present AT the marriage. whirb ,ro
He left ~ u, 10 p m. Monday night
n.t,h tne mouse between 12 ana / o'riort
wlh John Addison, Jr.. ana bls hro,hnl
oai., ihey went to his fRansou'st 49,
et iSOl caroline. The old man tAddison
he went mono. The prisoner declared
az knew nothing OF the murder unfil oftcr
INC body was discovered and no bear ~ ~ ~
the arrest or John Addison. Jr tbnr hl
ZANE 70 the jail to see him and was held
Deputy Constable Fem, who arrested Ad.
olson Jr., said he found him in dance
nan near the bayou standing in the middle
OF the room. The prisoner told him that
nc. had been at the house OF Katie provp
az az hignt, put whel he called on the woman
sne denied this. She stated that Addition
had been there tho night previous with fwo
otner men, but that she would not lct him
N Inc men with him went awnv and lcft
MN MN ne stood talking for fifteen mlnutcs
put she would not let him come in and he
left' He was drunk so she stated
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Justice Matthews began iropns. ,rc,,,,,,
ings yesterday morning and hoard Tho tos
'imony OF the following witnesses:
Hattie Strain, 2109 Pierce avenue. who
being duly sworn on oath testified as fol
lows On Tuesday, December 10, 1901
Heien Pendlcton came to whore was
working at Mr., l., r. Menefec's and told
me she was going TO be married on the
next night Wednesday aud that She want
ca me to go with her and assist her in
Duylng her wedding clothes told nor
dhat would 80 with her, but asked her
MO Mo She was going to marry and she said
john Addison, and that he had been coming
TO see her for about three weeks and thar
she loved him; that she had sold her Mace
to Mr. Bender, reserylng the house And
renee which she intended moving TO the
ip,, iaev wnlch John Addison owned some
where near the emancipation grounds.
asked her why she was in such hurry 10
marry ana she said that she loved him aud
besides that she wanted to get the house
moved netore the bad weather set in She
sslu tnat nc was business man aud could
not anord to neglect his business. She ful'
ther told me that John Addison's sister was
gong with her 10 select her wedding
CONES but that she was not acquainted
WIN MS sisters and she wanted me. nj.
though Addison told her not to tnn' me
anything about the wedding nor none of
her white friends, ms he wished II 10 he
eurprlse 10 al. | went TO her house as
she requested on Wednesday morning and
as Addisons sisters were not there she said
sue would not 90 that day, and cried and
SAID she felt hurt that he nor his sisters
came and that she loved him She told me
h snnt she nad sold her place and had put
her money In bank, and that Addison. ibe
man who had promised to marry her. had
npbraided her for 1t and had cried and said
tnat ne was badly hurt, that she could not
piatr enough confidence In him MS 10 put 1t
In his hands The deceased STAYED with
me that night Wednesday, and on Thurs,
DAY night following she STAYED with some
white friends. On Friday night she came
10 my mouse and told me that the Wedding
would go on and she wanted me with her
on saturday 10 huy her wedding clothes
which | did, the wedding Ia take place on
sunday plight But 1t did not take place on
That night on account NJ the groom not
showing up; hut II did take place on Mon.
day night, December 18. 1901. at about II
o clock and | was present at the ceremony.
II was performed nv Rev. Albert Marshall
! STAYED there until about II O'Clock whom
| left and In getting my cloak and gloves
I noticed Addison and his brotherin Jaw
Jim Ransom, setting in the middle Of the
room, talking together all NJ the other
company having left nr preparing to leave.
! did not see the deceased at any time after
this until saw her dead Hattie Strain.
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Rhoda Strain, mother NJ Hattie Strain.
who being duly sworn on oath testified as
follows: I have heard the statement made
by my daughter, Hattie Strain. and fully
concur in the same and know Of no further
facts bearing upon the death NJ Helen Ad
Olson, nee Peudleton. Rhoda strain
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The sheriff and his deputies and the po-
lice are stlll working up evidence in the
crime.