The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-05-12
OATES DENIES
KILLING AROhOFF
lhf Aoaio Defendant n Nuriu
luml l,eA m lhc VT
ness Stand
TRIES To PROVE AN AlIbI


tH iNr aHe a oi iho WHef $500
month uai Hollis Vana was esoat
st for tbe murder ~ Sch Aoaoff u
ualIas be tHkns nf tesumon, ia the
case ol HHuol Oates Nanu aliee
'l nauo companion lu tf crime
was con uded in the sixth trial
NHnn was legally hauecd Friday
Mas H. lk years ago Oates bias had
five trials lu Dallas four OF which
were reversed The Geh trial result
Ga la a hung Jury Tie case was then
sent to This county on "a change cot
venue The trial was begun Tuesday
afternoon Although Mrs Aronofl
testified that Nann fired the shot
that killed her husband other testi-
mony indicates that oates fired the
shot, USING Vann's pistol The testi-
mony Offered by the defense this
morning was for the purpose Of
showing that at the time Of the Kill
ing Oates was seen in saloons few
blocks from the Aronoff house.
The argument in the case was
opened by Assistant County Attorney
Fears for the state lie was followed
by Attorney Basket for the defense.
! County Attorney Pippen viii close
4 the argument late this afternoon OF
! tonight.
/ Frank McCue of Dallas, who is il
jail here under a charge OF murde
in connection with the killing o
Earl Mabry at Dallas three or foui
| years ago. Yves the first witness call
! ed by the state in the Burrell Oates
case Thursday afternoo. McCue had
testified in the five trials which
have been held in Dallas. His testi-
mony on this occasion was pracu-
callY the same as his testimony in
the former trials. About the only
distinguishable difference was that
while he was on the stand here he
appeared to be a little more reluc-
tant about telling what he knew in
connection with the killing OF sol
Aronoff After being sworn he tes-
titled in part as follows:
NV name is Frank McCue. ]
know Burrell Oates. knew Holly
Vann Live in Oak Cliff, Dallas.
Lived there November 20, 1904, My
father is J. NJ McCue. Saw defend
ant the night of November 20, 1904.
Saw Holly Vann Know whero Sol
Aronoff's place was.
County Attorney Pippen told the
witness to then go ahead and tell
the jury all he knew about the case,
He said he preferred just answer
ing the questions.
Resuming his testimony he said
| first saw Holly Vann and Burrell
Oates at Everett Hills saloon. That
was about $50 in the evening Saw
Vann after that. We were together.
We started from Hills saloon to Oak
Cliff Vann and Oates We're with me.
We got buggy at the back of the
saloon We went to Oak Clltf about
O'Clock We stayed in OAK Cllit
ten. fifteen or twenty minutes. We
left Oak Cliff about O'Clock. The
three of us were together. Coming
back we passed by Aronoff's store
When near the house of Aronoft
Vann made a proposition that we
| hold him up The best | can re-
membet he SAID Lets hold him up.
Oates said all right Holly said he
had money. ! refused to have any
itbing to do with it, We then drove
up the street about two blocks They
got out of the buggy. They said
something about changing pistols.
Did not see Oates with a pistol that
night Holly Vann had pistol. II
twas a ISs-caliber Smith & Wesson
with ,p4arl handles When they got
/ out of the buggy | drove off |
1 looked back and saw them standing
| in the street where they got out OF
the buggy They were on Houston
| street | went back to Everett I'M s
saloon, unhitched the horse and pus
the harness away. Arthur Nann help
ed me unhltch the horse. He IS a
brother of Holly Vann We went in
to the bar. Did not know what
/ time it was. When we Went TO OaN
Cliff and back they talked Of the
robbery. Oates wore corduroy
cap and an ordinary sack coat.
saw Oates after ! went back to the
! saloon Saw him about four blocks
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