The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-11-12
VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL
Result OF First Criminal Case
Tried in District Court.

The first criminal case to be tried
in the district court at this term re-
suited in a verdict of acquittal. The
defendant in the case was Bill Tay-
l0r, colored, who was arrested on
an indictment returned by the pres
ent grand jury charging him with
attempting to crimlnally assault a
negro girl in the city one night
about the first of last August. The
jury returned it's verdict yesterday
afternoon about o'clock.
The trial of Mag Love, charged
with theft from the person, is maxi
ing satisfactory progress and will
probably be concluded this after
noon. The first witness placed on
the stand was the party who is al
legged to have been robbed by George
Mason and the defendant. He tes-
tilted to spending most OF the day in
the city. He brought a bale of cot
ton here aud sold it for about $50
He had some money besides. He
paid off some accounts and let a
man who lived on his farm have a
few dollars. He met Mason late iu
the evening. He then had small
purse and a small leather pouch in
his pocket. One of them contained
$40, but be didn't know which one.
He had about So or 81 ia silver
loose in his pocket. The witness
told Mason he wanted TO 90 t. Fort
Worth Mason told him to get in
his carriage and he would take him
To the depot. He was taken t. the
Katy depot first and then to the
Central depot. Mason told him the
train was marked up late and then
got on the carriage and drove to
Dickey's store near the Katy depot.
a negro woman got in the carriage
somewhere ou the trip. He never
saw her before. Did not know who
she was. Mason called her Mag.
While In the store they drank
frosty" " aud then Mason and the
woman took him through a back
door and around behind some old
houses. When he returned to the
store his two purses were gone.
Mag Hines next testified for the
state. On the evening on which the
robbery occurred she and Mag Love
were on the sidewalk near the opera
house. Mason passed with his car
riage. He stopped and called Mag
Love to the carriage and told her
something ia low tone. Mag
came back and told her 10 GO to
the Katy depot and wait for them
and then went back and got in the
carriage. She went 10 the place
designated and after waiting there "A
short while went to Dickey' store.
She saw Mason drive up n front Of
the store. Mag Love and an old
man got out and entered the store.
She did not know who he was.
After drinking some frosty" they
all went out at the rear door of the
store They went through a side
door onto a side track of the Katy.
Mason, Mag Love aud the old man
went down the track short dis
tauce. When they came back To
where she was waiting Mag Love
asked Mason what she must do with
the purses. Mason told her TO
throw them under the floor. She
saw the purses tossed under the
floor Mason then got on his car
riage and drove away. She and
Mag Love then went to the Central
depot. When they got there they
saw Mason. He asked them If the
old man had "hollered. She was
before the grand jury the next day.
After leaving the grand jury room
she and Mag Love went to Dickey' $
store. In a conversation between
the defendant and Dickey the for
mer told Dickey not 10 "holler' on
her
The evidence in the case was con,
/ eluded this morning and the arEu.
ment was opened by Assistant
County Attorney McRae. This af
teruoon Capt. +. p. Anderson, Sr.
and Capt. r. p. Anderson, Jr"
spoke for the defense and the clos
ing speech will be made by County
Attorney Farrar.