The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-17

McCarty, When told hin INsw
vas dead he asked me 70 phone the
officers to come and get him.
Cross--Mccarty had just begun
work for me. He hauled stun out
from town occasionally. when Nc
Carly told me the story Of the gill
he asked me what would do about
II. When went into the houee
Monday morning ths girl was cry
ing. McCarty asked girl II what
she had told was true. She said II
was. ! did not make = reply but
backed out door and went home.
McCarty nor his son mentioned the
matter any more before trouble.
McCarty did not come to me to bor-
row a gun after this trouble. On
Friday night Hodges and Powers
came to my store and Powers ASK
ed me II the girl had said the things
have told you. He asked me II 4
couldn't get the girl homo for him.
Nothing unusual attracted my at
tantion Saturday morning when y
saw McCartys start to town. Powers
phoned to me later and asked mo
If they had gone. When told him
all three had gone he said ITS all
off" and hung up. When met
Powers at bridge he asked me when
they would be back. Powers SEEM
ed to be stirred up considerably.
Friday night Powers wanted mo to
help him get the girl to try and
avoid trouble Stacey got out Of
the buggy at the bridge. After
came of the bridge saw Powers and
McCarty we're going to meet
George West-I saw ]. r. A.
Powers and Stacey on morning OF
the killing. They came to my store
at Lone Elm about o'clock Mr..
Powers asked me il had any sho.
gun shells loaded with buck shot.
Wanted me to send to town and get
some. Stacey came in and bought
box of shells. He asked what size
II had told him No. 8 was the
largest l had. He took box Of the
No. 6. Stacey bought shells and
went away. Mr.. Powers sat around
there for an hour. He left my store
after o'clock. I saw them drive
of in buggy only few minutes after
Mr.. Powers left the store. They
went on towards Sardis Next saw
them near twelve o'clock when
Powers came up and asked me what
the sheriff's number was and went
to phone. Had trouble in getting
number and asked me what the
trouble was He told me he had
killed two men and had to go to
JAIL He did not tell me who he
had killed. | smelled whiskey when
went close to Powers.
Witness was not cross-examined.
Tom j. Ball-Saw Travis McCar-
Ity and Fannie McCarty at county
attorneys Office Saturday morning.
They had been summoned to appear
before grand jury on May 10th.
which was Monday following the
killing.
W. H. Bex-I went to Sardis
with Deputy Sheriff. Saw ]. N. Nc
Carly laying by roadside. Picked
up gun stock about 20 fee< from
where body lay.
and on to Powers home. Saw this
gun. meaning one shown him BY
attorney for defense. in front OF
Powers home.
Gun Introduced.
The bent barrel and broken stock
of shot gun Was offered "a evil
dence by -tate. Barrel bent about
center. Shell in right hand barrel
which appears to have been fred:
stock broke back OF trigger and
loose at breach. Pistol introduced
was "a caliber OF cheap make.
State Rests.
Reserying the right TO introduce
witnesses to show where shot gun
and pistol were picked up the state
rested its case ut II O'Clock. Court
recessed until 1880 O'Clock TO give
defense time in which to consult
with witnesses.
Boys, as a rule. are not interest