The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-19
EXAMINING
TRIAL TO-DAY
ANDREW THOMPSON IL AR
RAiGNED BEFORE JUSTICE
FRED WILSON.
To sGET EVIDENCE
The Case Against the Father VIII
BE Guide For Setting Bonds
I'm the Cases OF His
Two Sons.

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assault TO murder in connection with
the street fight on Saturday, was
arraigned in examining trial before
Justice OF the Peace Fred Wilson
this morning TO feel out" the evil
dencee. Thompson was released
Saturday under a $3.50 bond for mis-
appearance in examining trial here
today. Bert Thompson was also TO
be given an examining trial, but
his condition was such that he could
rot come into court and the serdic,
in this case Will be applied to the
cases against Bert and Artie Thomp-
sen. Artie is at the Waxahachie
s?nitarium with a broken leg.
The case was set for 10 O'Clock
but il was 1870 when announce
ments were made in case. County
Attorney Whipple stated it was his
purpose only TO introduce some two
or three witnesses at this time. and
it cannot be said with any degree
OF certainty just how long it will
take TO complete the case. IL is
very probable, however. that it Win
be finished within an hour or two
after re-convening this afternoon.
The evidence of the first witness,
J. L. Woodall, is substantially the
same as related in story of the
killing of young Robert Thompson
here Saturday. His testimony shows
that one of the Cunn,nghaGls was
attacked by Robert Thompson and
that he was shot and killed
The Evidence.
J. l.. Woodall-I know Clarence
Cunningham but didn't know Bodie.
knew Robert Thompson but did
not know his given name. was at
the sanitarium with Less Glenn,
Mrs. Clarence Cunningham and her
sister. Miss Aldredge. When we
came back to town we stopped about
the millinery store on the east side
OF the square Mrs. Cunningham
directed US to go there. Less Glenn
was driving the car. We went from
the millinery store to the wagon
yard Saw Clarence and Bodie Cum
ningham in a car near the wagon
yard entrance. We turned into JEFF
ferson street. Bodie and Clarence
were on the sidewalk on the south
side Of the street beside their car
when we drove up. Saw Robert
with an axe handle. he
hit one of the Cunningham boys
Two shots were fired and one man
fell. / saw gun in one of the
Cunninghams hand. 1t looked like
an automatic. Another Thompson
boy began to cut on Clarence. Mrs.
Cunningham got out OF the car be-
fore the shooting took place. She
crossed over TO where Clarence and
Bodie stood. / think it was Artie
Thompson cutting at Clarence. Three
people had hold of the big gun
Clarence Cunningham, his wife and
one of the Thompson boys. One or
two shots were fired after ! got out
of the car. l did not see the boy
who was shot in the leg when he
fell | think he WAS already on tho
ground, I saw Andy Thompson
about the time the boy was shot In
the leg. He was coming in long
trot saw a knife in his hand. l
saw three pistols with the one Mr..
Feray had. ! could not say that
saw but two knives. Andrew Thomp-
son had one and Artie Thompson had
the other.
Cross-Cannot say Bodie was in
the car. He was standing on the
sidewalk when first saw him. /
did not know the Thompsons apart.
The Thompsons were there when we
got there. | first saw Robert Thomp-
son hit Cunningham. thought 1t
was Clarence at that time. The
other Thompson boys had not done
ANYTHING up to that time. / think
Thompson was shot twice. l sa"
him fall. Next thing I saw was Ar
tie begin TO cut on Clarence Gun
ningham. | could not say which one
OF the Cunninghams shot Robert
Thompson, but think 1t was Bodie.
II f. difficult to tell what did hap
pen. When Andrew Thompson came
running up there one OF the boys
was dead and Artie was shot through
the leg. do not know that he cut
either one OF the Cunninghams but
7 saw his knife. saw Artie when
he first jumped on Cunningham with
knife. saw Burn Broadhead
when he had hold Of the bald headed
cunningham and a Thompson boy
.Ir FerEy came about the tine Ar