Williams news., 1916-08-31

while Rogers and l went to the front door and rapped. A mans voice imme- diately answered from within, asking who we were and what we wanted.
 We are officers of the law and have a warrant for your arrest" I answered.
 eff that's the case" Price answered. you can call in the morning after I have had my breakfast, and if I feel like going with you will do SO, but if don't feel like going with you I probably won't"
 Price lived in a small, one-story shanty. At one end of the sleeping room was a large fireplace, in which big fire was burning, which heated and at the same time illuminated the room. The fireplace in question was built up against the outside of the house, and there was a crack, prob ably half an inch wide, extending along the chimney. After Price had made his jocular answer I left Chris Rogers at the door and went to the crack. By the light of the fire we could obtain good view of the in- terfor of the sleeping room. The bed was standing immediately in front of the fireplace and facing it. Over the head of the bed was shelf extending along the partition, and upon this shelf Price evidently kept Winches- ter rifle, for he was now sitting up in bed, his Winchester in his hand. I went back to the door and hurriedly told Rogers of this.
 Price" shouted Rogers through the door, your house is surrounded, and you had better put that Winchester which you have in your hands back on the shelf. Come to the door and open it at once, or else let your wife and babies come out before we set fire to the place and burn you out. You have been blufing the people of Overton for a long time, but you can't bluff us. We are officers of the law, and if you come to the door and sur render we will protect you.''
 We heard Prices wife pleading with him in agitated tones to surrender, and after some demurring, Price fol. lowed her advice. He opened the door and surrendered to us, and we took both our prisoners to the special car and immediately started for Fort Worth, arriving there late the same evening.
 We went to the railroad hospital, where I saw the surgeon in charge. Powers was in a better condition by this time, and we arranged to have him brought out of the small room which he occupied and placed in a larger one. We then had a party of 25 or 30 railroad men, and other men who lived near the hospital, file into this room and form a half circle around Powers cot. He was placed in such a position that by merely turning his head he could obtain a good view of those who were lined up. Knight was standing in the half circle near one end and Price was placed about midway between the cen ter and the other end of the line. Their dress and general appearance were very similar to that of the others. After everything had been arranged the doctor in charge told Powers to look over the line and see if he could recognize any persons there. Powers at once pointed his finger at Price and said:
 That is one of the men who was on that train"
 He turned his head, looked along the line, and, without any hesita- tion, pointed to Knight, saying, And there's the other"
 We took Price and Knight to Tyler, Tex, where they were both locked up in default of bail, to await their trials on the charge of murder.
 Colonel Spivey, a prominent crim- inal attorney, was employed by the defense, while the railroad company engaged Capt. James Hogg and his law partner, John M. Duncan, to as- sist in the prosecution.
 In due course the day of the trial ar rived, Circuit Judge McCord presiding. The defendants demanded separate trials. Colonel Spivey proposed to try Knight first, for the reason that it was generally understood that he, being the younger of the two men, had been under the influence of his brother-in- law. If he received a severe sentence it would augur well for a heavier one for Price, whereas, if Price got otf lightly, Knight would receive an even milder sentence. Knights trial lasted two days. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at ten years in states prison. His counsel immedt- ately served notice that he would ap- ply for a new trial, and also asked the continuance of Prices trial until the next term of court. The continu- ance motion was granted and Price was released on bail
 While the question of Prices bond was being arranged by the lawyers and the court, I, in company with Will. liam Boyd, the master of transports tion, left the court room and walked out into the grounds in front of the court house, where we stood convers inc for a fou ynonopfo pot{oad q