The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-06-18
FREEZE TRIAL
IS RESUMED
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/ 10 recite a conversation ne had WIN
the deceased In the presence Of &
third party, lie later saw warren
at the barn. Witness later was on
/ the street, when be saw two forms,
and while he could not distinguish
VINO they were no heard someone
say, YOU beat me over the head
with u six-shoOter onco but you
won't do Il again In the space Of
very short time he heard a shot,
La was a dark night and he could
mot accurately describe the move
ments OF the people His cross ey-
animation elected the information
that Il was their loud talk which first
attracted his attention to the people,
but he could not hear distinctly what
was said
Tho court resumed the hearing OF
the Freeze case at . O'Clock this
morning, the jury being composed
OF l.. T. Sears, s, c. Tullos, John
Ridings, Reed Potter, J, l.. smith,
3. w. Berkeley, l.. d. Massey }, Il.
Hargroyes, ]. d, Thompson, G, IL,
Tyson, J, G. Matthews, Louis An
thony.
lrycn Kirkman said he, John Cold
ing, and officer Robinson were talk
ing outside the Goldng drug store
after Freezes arrest and subsequent
escape, when they heard some loud
talking, a distance OF about half a
block away What they said, could
not be distinguished, They moved
towards the people who we're doing
the talking and In the meantime a
snot was fired. witness spoke to the
deceased who said his arm was shot
OF and asked for doctor. lie could
not tell who the people we're, doing
The talking but he saw a uniform,
As they approached more closely,
witness saw defendant backing up
and he backed as far as the stair
way OF the Chansler building. Wit
ness next saw defendant in tho back
part Of tho Crystal cafe. Prior to
this, he (witness) was In tho Mogul
cigar store, telephoning different
members o fthe troop, in accordance
members of the troop, in accordance
ing While here officer Robinson
got him and said Freeze was ip. tbe
Crystal cafe, so both went 49,
there, witness won't In the front way
and the officer through the back.
Defendant there told Robinson he
would not be arrested by a man who
had beaten him with club. Being
cross-examined witness said all the
participants had been drinking, and
alter Robinson left the Crystal de-
fendant and witness went through
the back door Of the Golding drug
store. and witness procured defend.
ants civilian clothes. The change
was made, and defendant later gave
himself up, When Robinson at the
restaurant, said he wanted to talk
with Freeze, Freeze covered him with
the gun. Witness admitted having
lnterceded on defendants behalf
earlier In the evening, when he was
about to whip man in the Elk cafe,
In redirect examination witness
said he never heard any such state
ments before or after the shooting as
is that you, Shady Bill?" '1ye got
YOU now" or Let em all come,
We got 500 shells" In his re-cross
examination witness acknowledged
having heard defendant refer to some
trouble he had had in the red light
district with deceased some few
weeks previously He never made
any threat OF getting even with War
rem. Defendant said on that occa-
sion Warren beat him to death with
gun nothing was said OF its hav-
ing been good clean fist fight.
Thomas Graves deposed to being
with defendant after their drill at
the armory and was present when
Robinson arrested defendant. He
saw defendant knocked or pushed
down by Robinson, who then struck
defendant on the back with his club.
Robinson and defendant then went
toward the jail and witness went
home.
In ctoFs examination witness said
after leaving Anderson's saloon, at
about IL o'clock, and went to the
armory and donned their uniforms.
They went to the Elk and Crystal,
thence over to the Moguel cigar
store. Defendant then left the store
and his companions chased and
caught him, and endeavored to take
him home. Witness denied having
any interest in the case except as a
friend OF the defendant
A recess OF fifteen minutes was
taken.
Or resuming John Golding took
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