The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1906-12-06
Argument In Prescott Case to
Close This Afternoon Il
Possible.
DEFENDANT CONFIDENT
Was Hard Fought Case and Nay Result
Favorable 10 DsfsHdani--HsW
EYItsncs introduced.

The care against w. II. Prescott
which was tried last week and ro-
suited IN a hung Jury is iikoly 10
cause harder fight before the jury
mia week than last. G. b. Reeder
has been retained for tho prosecu-
ton and win assist District Attorney
Bishop. Mr. Reedor led tho prose-
outi0r IN me Cornelius case and IL
nns Of tho ablest jury lawyers in
the Panhandle. Judge L. c. Bar
Fstt. the counsel for the defepse Is
sbrewd and experienced lawyer
who his won many fights that
seemed hopeless.
Reese Married Four Times.
Yesterday Ia the cross examlna-
aon by the defendant. Reese the
proyecuilng witness admitted having
sbeen married. four times The first
wife he married in Jackson county.
Ark he was separated from this
wife after SOME years aud had lost
track Of her. ne had heard that
she wss dead The second time no
married al corsleana His married
life mis- time was much shorter than
ne previous marriage. Tho corsi-
cana wife died ton days after their
weddinq liis third Wife was . Miss
Moore whom he married IN Dallas.
TheS lived together nearly five years
uDtll her death which occurred aft
er they had moved 70 Amarillo. His
fourth wife vas Mrs Prescott, the
divoirad wife Of the man who is now
on trial for attempting TO kin him,
ne got acquainted with Mrs. Pres
colt shortly after bis wifo's death
IN Amarillo and IN three or four
mouths' married her Their married
lite was not altogether peaceful
one. however and thoy did not liyel
tofefher long Although less than !
year had elapsed since their MARI
risee. Mrs Reese had fIlcd suit for
divorce a. Tho time Of the difficulty
between her former husband and
Reess.
Reesc's Story OF the Cutting.
Reese told on the stand yoster-
dsy AFTERNOON the story Of the cut
ting y had gone to my room" he
said "bgt could not sleep, so got
up ana sorted back 20 town.
The witness then recounlod the
circumstance loading UP to his en-
counter wien the men on Harrison
street near Third. zone OF tho
msn. he said "ame up aud tapped
me On ne hack Us your name
Rsescy said il was. You've been
abusing PYeacort's boy haven't
yopg Mo, / soys, let me explain to
you men about that Then Aisle
Pranpott Jumped out in front and
sHld. Yes. he is tho oDe' Thon
cre Of che other men, | know now
~ was Groves, grabbed me from be-
raiind and held my arms. TIo yelled.
no 10 him Prescott and then Pres
eott. tho defendant, begain cutting
lpne With knife. lie cut mo first
an tho stomach. tried TO keep tho
knife away as much as I could and
sos my hands ali cut up that way.
he cut me n tho stomach and in
tbs hack and an oyor the hands,
When they let nae so, hardly knew
whstl was doing / nearly bled
10 death before tho wound could be
slapped
After escaping from the assailants,
Reese ran into Mrs, Heurys resi-
dsrce, acros tic street from the
secno Of the crime.
defendant on Stand.
The trying OF the case this week
has presented very rev changes over
the testimony brought out last week.
vsyy littlo testimony now remains
10 sbe taken aud the argument may
be taken up today. n
~ was loaiing around said tho n
defendant. IL telling about the diff
flcplty. " and ran across some Mex
dean atauaintances on the Bokery We
went across tho tracks and stayed at
ditferent places Tor an h0ur or two
slll II eot about IL O'clock. Thon
4 law inv boy Aisle. come TO TIC 4
door where ] was. | asked what he
wanted there he says, Reese has !
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