The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-02
cRosssrr GETS 30 YEARS
slayer of Warren Bullock Convicted
And Given a Sentence of Thirty
Years in Penitentiary

lAmefa. Tex. War 30 lhc fase
or the state Of Texas w. Thad g.
Crossc,t was called Tor trial here this
morning. and both sides announced
ready for trial.
Crossett is being prosecuted for the
killing of Warren Bullock on the
night of January -. 1914. AT a dance
near here. A special yenlre u 72
men was exhausted today without
getting but eight men to sit as iu'
rurs. Judge Spencer Is having 70
more yenlre.men summoned 10 appear
az the court house early Monday
morning. out Of which number II Ia
expected the other four men viii be
selected for Jurors. The State has
used nine of It's fifteen peremptory
challengs OF Jurors, and the defense
has used H. A good many Of mo
Jurors dlsqualtfy ON account OF pre-.
yiously having formed an opinion.
Judge W. = schenck .of Lubbock
is here assisting G. T.. Lockhart. the
district attorney.
The defense employed Judge Gun
ningham. OF Abilene, and J +. Gar.
land and W T. Robinson, local aitor-
neys
10th sides are ably represented and
the case viii be closely contested
a dispatch froA Iamesa 30 the
Plainview Daily Herald gives the fol
lowing information regarding the iu-
~ and progress Of the trial;
The jury selected. are as follows;
r. T.. Pittman. J. W. Holley. r. W.
Langham. =. J. bennington. j. T.
Howell = E McNew, } p simmons.
L. B sawyers. W. l.. white. g. T.
Farmer !. Aldridee. W l.. Rod
gers.
When District Attorney G. y Lock
hart read the indictment against the
defendant. Thad Crossett. he stood
% at request ~ the court. and plead
not guilty The defendant firthcr
plead that the shooting was done
while In state Of sudden passion
and without time 10 deliberate and
requested that in case the jury found
him guilty " manslaughter. that the
sentence be suspended
Upon introduction of the first wit.
ness hy the state. Mrs Crossett. the
mo,her of the defendant. broke down
with grief She and her daughter.
Della. and others of the family were
sitting Immediately behind the de-
fendant An uncle from Midland.
Texas. l. attending the trial A broth
sr ~ warren Bullock. the deceased.
Is also here from Lubbock to attend
the trial
q. S. Davidson First State Witness
y : Davidson the States FIRST wit
ness. testified that he built the house
Al which the defendant shot and XIII
ed Warren Bullock and gave gen
eral description of the premises. The
dance where the killing occurred was
held AZ Mr. Splller's residence. ten
miles southeast OF iamesa. Just east
Of Mr. Spiller's residence Is another
residence IN which n @. Nevels lives.
who IL brotherin-taw to the de-
ceased Warren Bullcci,l. and under
the northeast corner OF this house
MIR. Davidson. the witness. stated that
he saw winchester. early next morn.
ing after the killing.
waoe Bartlett
The State introduced Wade Bart
lock was floor manager OF the dance.
the night OF the killing. and that he
saw the defendant approach Bullock
saw the deceased approach defendant
and request fee of 81 for dancing,
which was the fee TO be paid by
aH who danced.
lie stated that crossett refused to
pay the dollar and the two walked
out of the door and that he follow.
ed: that crcssett knocked Bullock to
his knees as he stepped from the
porch Of the house. facing north; that
ne called for a light. which was
brought out. at which time Crossetf
had the deceased (Bullock) on the
ground. and that he and others pulled
Cro~sesi on Bullock. and ms Bullock
arose Crossett kicked him. upon
which Bullock stated that he would
XIII the -----. when Bullock said
this. Crossett told the boys to look
out. ~yoa heard what he said. He
said he was going to kill me. I'm
going to shooti' BARTLETT testified
that he told crossett not to shoot.
as bullock had nothipg. Crossett be-
gan to shoot. and after the first shot
bullock besan to run around the east
side OF the house. bullock ran he