The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-05

johnson TO believe that he Was go
ing to arrest him.
On cross examination the witness
said he did not see any evidences OF
blood on Johnson's clothes. John
son was then dressed in a blue serge
suit and tan shoes.
Put Pistol In Safe.
b. II. Parks is book-keeper at the
jackson garage and had charge of
the safe and cash register. He de-
clared he did not know Johnny
Johnson. then related the story OF
his having left IS In change in the
cash register. He said there was
also a quarter In there which was
plugged. He said 1t was Jacks Gus
tom to take the money into his room
with him and leave the register open.
On this particular night Parks re-
membered that Jack Jones, the ne-
gro Slick" and some one else saw
him put the only pistol about the
place into the safe and lock it up.
The pistol belonged to MIR. Ray. He
also told of Jones' having q pair
OF tan shoes. lie said he had not
seen tho-e shoes since that night.
Gene Slagle. another employee OF
tho oarooo va-,,av, hood - hax.o .or.,
Johnson talking with Slick" at diff
ferent times at or near the garage.
Slick" and Johnny are brothers,
according to witness. This wit
ness had never seen Larkins and
Johnny together.
The witness Mollie Tolbert told OF
the arrest of Joe Larkins at her home
on Sunday after the killing.
Weaving Web.
Having thus established the fact
that Jack Jones was murdered the
states attorney began to weave a
web about Johnson which they hope
to draw tight in evidence connecting
him with the crime. To make as
rapid progress as possible il was de-
cided to hold night session and the
court recessed until 1880. At the
evening session witnesses were in
troduced to show that Larkins was
seen on the streets with a bundle,
presumably sack of flour, between
IL and IL o'clock, also that Lar
kins was on the dodge Sunday morn
ing.
Witnesses testified that Johnson
and Stella had a fight near the
creamery on Saturday night about
10 O'Clock, in which Stella was the
aggressor. That they separated
there. Bill Harris later picked
Johnson up in his buggy about l
O'Clock in the morning and talked
with him few minutes. Johnson
told him he was looking for a gal"
with some whiskey. Johnson went
to Harris home and opened the gate
for him. He said it was nothing I'M
usual for Johnny to come over to
his house and help him do chores.
Jennie Mcknight knew Johnny
Johnson, he had been to her house
occasionally. He came there on
Sunday evening after the killing, but
left soon after Ed Jones made men
ton of the killing of Jack Jones
at the garage.
Had Tan Shoes.
Wash Bouldin declared Johnny
Johnson came to his house Sunday
morning at an early hour. and fur
Their that he paid him (Bouldin)
fifteen cents to go after woman
with whom he wished TO talk. The
witness told of Johnson bringing a
jumper and a pair of shoes with
him when he eamo 20 his house, he
had the jumper in one hand and a
shoe in each hip pocket. The wit
ness remembered the shoes we're tan
and nearly new. He declared John
son offered to trade him the shoes.
The witness then told of taking a
drink and giving Johnson a drink
out of a quart bottle The witness
said he asked Johnson about the
killing and was told they say the
robbers killed him."
On cross examination this witness
said Johnny Johnson put the shoes
down by the stove, that they looked
like new shoes. but he did not have
on his glasses. He admitted that
when ne got through with the bot