Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-16
J. B. sNEED TRIAL
MAKES HEAOWAY
MOST OF THE WITNESSES
FOR THE STATE
EXAMINED.
DEFENSE BEGINS MONDAY
At PRESENT RATE OF PRO-
GREss CASE SHOULD BE IN
HANDS OF JURY BY THE
END OF WEEK


VERNON. Tex. Feb. lJ.-With
;he exception OF the testimony OF one
or two witnesses who will be here
Monday. the State finished its direct
evidence in the Sneed case this after
noon. J. VI. Proctor OF Amarillo and
T. +. McKlbben are those whose evi-
dence is yet lacking to complete the
states case, Mr.. Proctor being delay
ed on account OF the sickness OF his
wife.
Sam Bass. night clerk at the Man
sion Hotel in Fort Worth, was the
first witness called to the stand this
morning. His testimony was TO the
effect that on the 30th day OF August
1912. ] b Sneed registered there
under the name OF John Wilson, and
remained for three days: that he
was accompanied by another man
who registered there, but witness
could not say who he was.
S. Nelson. OF Amarillo, connected
with the Mcintosh Hotel. testified
that on August I, 1912. b. b. Epting
came 20 his hotel and registered there
under the name OF John II. Cross
witness was not acquainted with Ep.
ting at the time, but later saw the
same man In the grand jury room.
On that visit Epting remained until
the morning of the 18th. Later on,
and about a week before the killing
OF Albert Boyce. two men registered
at the hotel about O'Clock in the
morning, but witness was unable to
say whether they were Eptng and
Sneed.
Miss Lola Garrison followed, and
her testimony was to the effect that
at the time of the homicide. she re-
sided with her mother at sol Polk
street, directly across the street from
the Methodist church. and adjoining
the house rented by Eptins and
where II Is charged Sneed was con-
cealed just prior to the killing: this
witness testified the middle cottage
had been vacant until Friday. on
which day and late in the afternoon
she noticed an iron bed and mattress
had been brought to the house and
left on the porch; that that night she
heard sounds as Il someone was
sweeping out the rooms. hammerng
and also heard someone walking
around ir the louse. That on Fri
day the windows OF the cottage were
covered on the inside by what look
ed TO be carpet paper tackled to the
frames; tha, on Saturday she noticed
for the first time the windows had
been curtained
r. b. Dudley. who resided al the
time of the killing just across Eighth
street north from the church testi-
fled that on Sunday morning. as he
remembered. before the killing OF
Boyce TIE following Saturday a man,
whom witness now says Is u. II Ept-
ing, applied at his home to rent
room, hut that after showing ann the
room, Epting left without renting t.
On cross examination witness ad-
mitted that II Eptlng did not in fact
reach Amarillo until Sunday night az
10 o'clock. he was mistaken in stat.
ing that II was Eptlng.
J. l. Kendrick stated there was
purchased from his store on Friday
evening before the killing on Satur-
day four window curtains and a yard
OF netting such as Is used for cover.
ing glass panes in doors; that the
man buying these articles asked that
they be delivered az once b the cot.
tage az S03 Polk street. which was
done. That at the time OF the sale
witness did not pay par icular atten-
ton 10 the man. but later IN Paducah
Texas, saw the same man and that
man was B y EptinP. On Tuesday
after the killing Mr. Ksndrick went
10 the cottage where the stuff had
been delivered and identified the
curtains and netting. and at that time
the curtains were put mp as the other
witnesses have detailed-up side
down-and the netting was tackled
over the upper half OF the front door.
which was OF glass. Witness stated
II would be almost impossible W
one on the outside TO see in the
house through the netting. but one
on the inside would have no trouble
seeing out.
A. O. Pickens. driver for the ANA
rillo steam Laundry AT the time OF
the killing. testified he was on Ninth
street. near the Baptist church. when
his attention vas attracted by the
first shot. and on looking up saw the
man doing the shooting. and that
this shot was quickly followed hy
two others That when he drove into
Polk street. he saw q man whom hg
thoueh Was the man who had dom
the shooting. aud az that time hc was