The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-03-30

Taylor. bat was NOT personally ae-
anainted with him lie saw TAYLOR
pass bis house July and Albert
Johnson was In the buggy with him
He saw thH corpse Of TAYLOR the next
day st the undertaken He also
saw Albert johnson a the 4heriffs
office He was positive that Albert
Johnson was The negro he saw 4. The
buggy with Taylor.
Eliza Taylor. colorcd. testified thai
she saw. Albert johnson coming to-
ward town hate chat evening She
through IL vas bctweeu and
O'Clock. The negro carried bottle.
he was In his shirt sleeves and was
walking fast.
The testimony Of Emma Taylor,
colored, was In substance that she
saw Taylor and the negro pass her
house going toward Ennis. Later
she saw the negro returning 10 town.
He was by himself and was walking
She identified the defendant as be-
ing the same negro she saw in the
buggy.
Henry Richie, the negro who Tip
ped Johnson off to the Officers. tes-
tilted 10 seeing the defendant coming
from toward Ennis to town John
son stopped and showed witness a
roll OF money, saying he had been
out and made a big winning.
Hester Weeks, colored related the
circumstance of Johnson wanting to
buy newspaper from her with
which to wrap bottle he carried in
his hand
Charley Miller. with whom Johnson
had been boarding, told how the de-
PENDANT came to his house late that
evening with good deal of money.
The witness counted sG5 in currency
and 81 in silver. Johnson said he
had been lucky that day He also
had bottle of whislzey which he
gave the witness. He was in his shirt
sleeves; said some one stole his coat
while he was gambling. He gave wit
ness and DR.. Digs each $40.
The testimony of Ella Miller was
along the same line as that of her
husband, Charley Miller She saw
Johnson give her husband $40. She
identified the coat as belonging to
Johnson.
Mrs. Orange, white woman who
resided near East jefferson street,
swore that she saw Taylor and the
negro pass her house. The negro was
driving. She saw Taylor make an
effort to take the lines from the ne
gro. Heard Taylor begging the ne
gro to take him back to town She
heard Johnson say Il am not
through with you yet
Sheriff Minnicl1 testified that the
negro had admitted in a statement
made to him, after being warned,
that he was guilty of the murder of
Taylor.
II. A. Dodson, deputy sheriff
from Navarro county, testified that
johnson told him he knocked the
fold man in the head for his money.
A statement made by johnson in
the county attorneys office to the
Saiett tldl ne kliISu Iy lOT WAS les
titled to by Assistant County Attor-
ney Fears
Johnson went on the stand in his
own behalf, and swore that he got in
Taylor's buggy at Mr.. Keplinger's.
He was invited to ride. Taylor had
two bottles of whiskey and they took
several drinks. When near town the
defendant got out of the buggy and
Taylor kept going He denied ever
having made a statement to Sheriff
Minnick to the county attorney or to
the Corsicana officer
The testimony in the first trial was
concluded Thursday afternoon, No
vember ., at ESQ That night the
closing argument was made by Coun-
~ Attorney Smith, and the courts
charge was then delivered to the
jury.