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

clared he next saw Johnson on sun
day night between and O'Clock
az his home on Oldham avenue when
Johnson came there aud asked TO
stay all night. when the witness
told him that the white folks would
not allow 1t he offered 20 pay him
and showed the witness IS In money.
Washington was at Johns0n's house
Sunday afternoon. but did not see
Johnson. lie said Joe Larkins was
mis- cousin, He said on cross en-
animation that there were several
strnding around Larkins and John
son at the Tin shack. but could not
name one close TO them.
In support OF the testimony that
Larkins and johnson we're seen to-
gether City Marshal J l.. PLANT
said the two negroes came into q
place owned by him together and
bought dozen bottles OF Shamrock.
q bottled drink. That was before
Christmas.
Johnson Moves ON.
When the witness Ed. Jones saw
Johnny Johnson at Jettie McKnight's
on Sunday night or Sunday afternoon
and remarked "they tell me they
have arrested "Siick" Johnny jumped
up and said I'll get my greasy jun
per and GO and was off, He adj
mitted on cross examination that Mr..
Feray talked with him about the
case and that he did not see any
blood on his clothes. The witness
said Waxahaehie was stirred up that
night and he was not telling
When witness S. r. Spalding was
placed on the stand he testified that
the dead boy. Jack Jones, had
wounds that were unquestionably
inflicted with knife He said there
was one cut on the back OF his hand
and one cut about the neck. II took
from twelve to fifteen stitches TO
close the wound on the neck. He
said when he first viewed the body
it lay crumpled on the floor, badly
bruised and mashed from head to
foot. He also said he saw some
tracks but could not undertake 10
describe them as 10 size. but thought
they looked like good size shoes.
1t took probably 100 stitches to close
all the wounds on the boy
Negroes Were Together.
To show that the negroes Joe
Larkins and Johnny Johnson were
together on the night OF the killing
the state introduced j. NJ. Kilgore,
who passed down Rogers street be-
tween and 10 O'Clock and saw two
negroes. The larger one he said
suited the size and description of
Joe Larkins, whom he saw IN Jail
later. He expressed a doubt If the
smaller negro was SIS large as John
son, who on cross examination was
asked to stand up by his attorneys
Janitor Flowers at the Katy sta
ton said he saw Larkins and John
son and that he saw both OF them
at the Katy station ton Saturday
night of the killing He said Joe
Larkins came down there on Fri
day night and that both came on
Saturday. They left the station and
came towards town He seid he
watched the negroes closely and that
they met on the north side OF tho
station and talked low for mo-
ment. Had never seen the negro
he took TO be Johnson with Lar
kins before He admitted that he
did not know either one of the me-
groes at the time he watched them. |
On cross examination the witness said |
he went to the Jail TO see a white
man and negro, but did not know |
who they We're when asked by at |
torncys for the defense.
Trace Johnson 10 Rockwell.
1t was shown by Night Waterman |
Morris at the compress that Johnny |
johnson and Stella had trouble On
Saturday night. and that Stella vent
to the compress Office to phone %
the officers. Johnny went With her
and was told to go on away by Nor
ris, while Stella telephoned. He de-
clared that he never saw Johnson
after that until he saw him In the
court room.
Guy Griffin, who lived on the Me-
CARNEY place AT that time. testified
that Johnny Johnson came to his
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