The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-14
HENRY BRADLEY INQUEST
TAKING OF TESTIMONY CONCLUDED
BY JUSTICE MALscH.
Dick Fair Positively Identified Win Groce
as the Man Who Shot Brad
ley to Death.

Justice Walter Masch yesterday con
Guided the taking OF evidence In the Henry
Bradley inquest Bradley wBs shot to
death at o'clock Monday night on Carr
street md shortly afierward WIN Groce
was arrested and charged with the crime.
Dick Fair was the only witness examined
yesterday and he positively Identified Groce
us the man who killed Bradley. his evil
dence being rs follows;
Dick Falr--When I got home last uight
about T.aO this man VIII who Killed Brad
Icy was at Mrs. Ford's gate. which Is next
door 10 me, / remarked to him. What
is your graft around hereT and be an.
swercd Nothing was inst on my way
TO town. asked him TO "oil them up
ana he said, Il have only got little
money aud want to get my hat OUT" !
way" and he said, IAN right come on;
Wen get beer As We got between Rcy
nold's drug store and L0yne's grocery
store I saw Bradley with his back against
the fence and leaning on his crutches He
was talking to al Blunt and another man
whom | don't know. As we passed, VIII
stumbled over Bradcy's crutches and said,
Excuse me. bradley said something
which I didn't understand. WIN said, You
are looking for trouble" Bradley said.
I've got your trouble right here" and
n
pnnts, but dd not point IT At win on make
any attempt TO use IT, win an1 | ttel
walked as far as Sc0tts drug store whore
VIII said, 81 am going back and kill that
." said. Would you hurt a one.
legged MANI There isn't fight In him.
Ne said, Yes, J would kill my broth r,
ana I'm sure ia Kill that tonight We
then went 10 Amelia Powels restaurant.
where Bradley was sitting talking TO
George Alaes Just before we got to the
door VIII took a pistol ont OF his hos IN
und put II IN his front pants pocket thap
started 10 60 In. J caught hold OF him
aud said Come away from here. You wifi
get Ina tronblc aud you'll be sorry YOU did
not listen to me- BUT he would not conle.
him. | saw Bradley come out Of ;hc res
tGurant with George Macs and sttrt to-
ward layinc's store VIII stopped the
restaurant until Brudley ana Macs Went
into laYihc So then Startci up thcr'.
followed aud caught up with him Just as
he got e. Layiue's door ana there | again
saw him change his pistol from his bosom
him ana said. Come away; that man
didn't mean word he said and there isn't
n tight ia either one of Them Bra Hey
wasn't paying any attention to VIII IN
the restaurant, nor when VIII followcf
| him to IaVnes. VIII then came with
me to the corner OF Carr and Odin ave
/ nue. where we stood aud talked for ahou
/ twenty i've minutes; then started for Mr.
I Craurys barber shop and had got as IN
/ ns Odiu avenue and Bremond street wheT
/ We looked back and saw Bradley an.
/ George Macs under the electric light going
up the International ana Great NOrtherl
/ trnck VIII said Good night; / am goin,
/ home" and started away. / said "Hol,
on; there Is no use in your getting n
/ trouble. That man wouldn't hurt any
! body" lie again said GOOD night;
am going home.' said, BE sure to g
l home" VIII did not follow Bradley NJ
| tbs International and Great North'r
tracks but went in behind Lyons boardin.
house ND cut Bradley OF When he dis
appeared ! started for home aud ha,
walked about a block when | heard gul
shot and beard some one screaming
ran up thcrc and found Bradley lying OF
the track dead | then told several peOp
that J knew who did 1t aud would tell tn
proper people, meaning the officers.