Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-12-12
KILLED THE CONDITS
FELIX POWELL CONFESSED TO
AUGUSTA DlGGs.
CLOTHES WERE BLOODY
They colored Water in Which They
Were Washed-Powell Knew the
Murderers, He Said.

Victoria Tex. The court convened
at O'Clock a. m. in the Powell case.
Augusta Diggs was the only witness
examined in forenoon. Her Testimony
was most damaging to defendant. She
mas composed and gave straight and
clear account of the murder She stuck
to her story. Defendant WINGED under
it from the beginning, pulling at his
mustache, contracting muscles OF his
face, squirming in his seat and at
times looking daggers at witness.
IL was born and raised in Jackson
county; lived with father in sight OF
Conditt house on day of murder; have
just been brought from jail and am
under Indictment as an accessory; was
at-home washing on day of these muir
ders; knew when the Conditts moved
into house where the killings took
place; ] came back from Houston In
August and they moved in shortly
after my return.
Il had been living in Houston as q
cook for Mrs. BUTLER from Dec. rs,
1904, until August following; have
known Monk Gibson and Felix Powell
nearly all my life; Felix was living
with my brother Warren. only few
hundred yards from either the Diggs or
the Conditt houses. We ate breakfast
and / immediately went about my
washing; ] was at work in back yard ;
I eAw Felix and Monk in the field in
front of the Conditt house; Monk was
blowing and Felix was walking up and
down the rows as Monk plowed; ne
then had on light shirt and blue
pants Shortly after this | saw him
go to my fathers millet patch with
three little children following him, and
there he talked with my father, John
Diggs; he then came by where | was
washing and stayed nearly an houl
and left the three children, the old
est about Z year old, He brought the
children from Warren Powell's; hi
went away, going In the direction o
Warren Powell's house. Afterward liz
came back. AS he came back the littls
girl went running up to him, playing
with him he told her-to keep. away
that he had already changed clothes
once, He then had on blaclklooldn.
satine shirt and dark pants. He salt
there had been something at the Con
dit house which he had been wanting
and he mad gotten it. He then said tina
he (Felix PowelD, Monk Gibson an'
Henry Howard had killed the Condit
family He told me he W uld kill M
IL told it. After this 10 soon left
going toward Warren Pcs IFS house
Afterward / saw Henry | ward ans
Felix Powell in Howard's corn fiel,
going toward Towards house. Whel
he left he did not tell lie where h
was going. He asked me If l MISE
nay rake, and said yes, and he sal
| would never find it, and have neve
found it.
About an hour and a half after Fe
Xix left our house Monk Gibson cam
and talked with my father in the mi
let patch; before l got to them | say
Monk going through Powell's field; m
faher climbed up-he ladder which wa
leaning against crib and looked owe
at the Conditt premises; / saw whit
man on horseback there; he soon left
I then went over quite near the hous
and called three times; when l r,
ooiyed no answer got scared an
came back home. Shortly after thi
MIR. Davenport and Mr.. Lowry came [
my house; shortly after this the crow
began TO gather at the Conditt hous
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