The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-26
MCDONALD HABEAS CORPUS
Second Day Of the Hearing Before
Judge Wilson.
ALL TIE EVIDENCE IN THE CASE IS IN
Arguments viii Be Heard This Morning.
Many Witnesses Were Examined for
the State and Defense.

the Otdte anu DeieHSSs
The habcas corpus herring Of rheo. Nc
Donald, one of the defendants charged
with the murder Of Captain Ike Baker
was resumed yesterday before Judge vii
son OF the Elfty-hfth district. sc G o'clocl
the evidence was all in and the announce
mcnt was made that arguments would he
heard at O'Clock this morning. The fol
lowing is a summary Of the evidence al.
duced yesterdays
]. N. Eastwood, continued cross .examina.
tlon--I never lived on Greens bayou ex-
cept the one time, ana a telegram sent me
at Old Montgomery was received at the
time / lived there. l moved the meat
ceayer to Greens bayou; have never seen
It since. Mr.. Gibson asked me what /
the team was overloaded. / don't rcmem-
replied that my answer would be / did
not know. He then asked me what did
know, and ! told him that ! only knew
what defendant had told me.
Redirect-My daughter, now Mrs. Callc
tSAeftou, got number OF letters from the
defendant while he was in the penitcntiary
after the Baker murder. One letter I'm
particular told her Of Edward aud Doe
Miles being in the pcniteutiary, and also
that he had a talk with them about Baker.
This letter convinced me thar what Nc
Donald had told me about being concerned
in the murder Of Baker with Ewdy Miles
s ~, 80. 4, -rt4 t,,+,. ..,,,. e.,
her through an attorney who represented
defendant ln +he casc ON which he went
to the pentcnhary. man driving Nc
DonaldR team, II urged by such "A thing
~ ,'iui w Co.,, IT. H., Gr,.r1 to,,.,,,
~, a., a Ln,,r INA " baif t-rInr Crll-
porv circ, am " YEA. Sbnnt no
$50 "a 4 Jiu'''''Ne''' 1t was ""''' wv
"yH'S NM . ... .,.,-.... .-,,.
htci1sa WIS n'I over thlIl'oh ihll'N
from Houston 10 the Greens bayou place.
Greens bayou place. defendant ana ! ala
nave I" camp out nut that was becanhc
would say " asked VINO Killed Baker. and I
her now long mat was aIier we moved
Out thcre.
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Charles Holm, Il was c5ty rpntsbe1 ot TIM
~ ,''''" ""a '''' ''''''"'' "'
time OF the murder OF Baker ana early
In the morning following its occurrence /
wont 10 tle hulcleSoH nome "nero u "c'
CURED, and made an examination of the
house and premises The house upstairs
was fausAckeu' ana DOWNSTAIRS tLere were
Two bundles OF silver tied up In clothes
,l t.t,,., 80, , t,ila t- ID. ii,..i,..,,. ,,.i,,t,.
9 9ils iS.lf on Icl' ny E','tnu "lpu1 ,
49, ,Ie"ssu -" 90 'l9 'I Wv iuu, Ia
80 H'"i' Nv N"' ~, ~ '',i..t'' a., ~
eui4pu1e VI g"gt' Wv SItN We
EASsy. ana ald H"t hnH amy MOOD "a
lhe ,yatd "ulalue Oh INC upuse, Dul JUS
OUTSIDE OF nt la l'rmcn street ga'r:
NMch IS EA' SINE shlC! tl'tl OF 'lV"f
StHied ON me sidewalk Which continued
down TO La Branch street an OF thnt block
ana 70 about the middle OF the next IN
the direction of Congress avenue AT that
point II suddenly stopped.
Cross-l saw no signs where horse had
been htched, The blood started night at
the gate OH La Branch street.
40
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FRANK ANDREWS was AT tue tmc OF the
Mr. Simmons was olso bnnr,ltrg tbnrc
~. -, ~,
MI bhh'fS fanny ana aus" mime Were
out Of town mt the time. | wns there at
supper fine night preceding the murder.
After dark Buker and 1 left tnsethor ho
gevip. taot b, was roiu,r D., Mr. II IT,