Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-11
TWO OTHERS Accuo-s.
Monk Gibson Declares That He I'D
Not Xiii the conditts.

Edna. Tex. oct. l0-Monk Gihsc >.
who was captured In a barn. where he
had hid nine days. by a negro named
Warren Powell. says he did not KIN
the Condlti family. but that two o.hqr
negroes. whose names he does rot
know .dId the deed. He stated that
they rad spoken to him In town about
numbering the conditts previous 20 the
enactment Of The tragedy. He further
stated that when he went from the
pillow where he was az work To a
house. Mrs. condItt was still alive >
The barn I'm which Gibson hid II r
property Of George T. Gayle. Is al. 9
two and n half miles from Edna. and
500 yards from the residence ~ JohA
Gipson. The latter Is the white man
who first brought to town the news OF
the murder OF the Conditts. Warren
Powell is one 81 the negroes whom Glib
son said he saw chasing Mrs. Conditt
around the house. Powell. however.
was on that day working for whit. men
and proved an alibi Powell. who saw
Monk Glbson's head sticking through a
hole In the barn. sent his hoy Ia tell
/ John Gipson to report the fact TO the
sheriff. while he remained TO guard the
boy.
As soon as the news Of Monk Glib
sons location reached town James
| Powers. one OF the deputies from whom
/ Monk Gibson made his escape week
ago. headed nj full speed for the barn.
Following Powers came the sheriff and
his deputies. General Hulen. Major Nc
Donald and the entire ranger force.
about twenty IN all all well armed and
mounted. but the strenuous Powers had
made n John Gnpin ride and had reach %
| ed the barn and had him tied down.
hand and foot and placed him under the
seat OF his buggy and was on his way
back 90 town when he met the sheriff
and ranger force. The entire party
then returned 10 town at a rapid gait.
entering and passing down Gayle and
| Hanover streets. Galveston avenue and
| thence down Cypress street to the Jail.
DIR. Radkey and Surgeon Loving used
a stomach pump on Monk Gibson and
only drew forth mucous and cracked
corn. a slim diet This was done to see
/ n food had been furnished To him by
any person aiding him to escape.
The general opinion now IL that he
has been hiding IN this barn ever since
his escape. Il will be remembered
that the track trailed from the direc-
ton Of the place ~ his escape was lost
within a few hundred yards Of the barn
| the day after he got away from the
/ officers. II this Is true. and. Il seems
| 10 be so. The numerous tracks found
and followeS In the bottoms were EVIL
/ IDENTIFY not made by Gibson.
His emaclated condition would IN d.
cate that he has been without food
ever since his escape except the corn
/ which be shelled from the ear and ate
raw. His pockets were well supplied
with shened corn and he had a supply
sctored away In the sheaf oats in the
barn In which he was hiding when
caught.
The oats In this building were about
seven feet deep and he had several
holes burrowed IN them. and In each
hole corn WIS found In the cornheld
near by his tracks were found and
I there were all the evidences ~ where
he had gotten his supply 81 corn under
the cover Of night lie ate ravcuously
when food was taken 10 him shortly
after he was lodged In jail about s.45
o'clock Monday morning
District Judge Wilson convened the
grand jury In his charge the judge
said the members must make thor
ough Investigation Of an violations of
law.
Two companies 81 state militia
guarded Jail and nifty men patrolled
. roads leading 10 town