Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-06
Special to The News.

Special 10 The News.
LUBBOCK. March b-"we. the de.
fondants. plead Not Guiltyr'
This statement Of X. a. Sowder. coun.
eel for Ed and Huclitt Connolly and
Jesse Bond, on trial here for the muir.
ior % ]. y. Graft. caused thrill ~
'xcitemcnt throughout the crowded
court room
Hundreds ~ eager spectators crowd
"a into the district court room an hour
In advance uf the time Tor opening
'Ourt. at . o'clock this morning.
The impression had gone out that In
,snuch as the defendants who are
charged Jointly and severally with the
killing of young Graft. night ticket
nan for the Santa Fe In Its local Of
dee, In an attempt to rob the safe of
he company. had made confessions cav.
rims the transactions. the same being
Turing the day. admitted 10y the court
n evidence. there would be- plea of
guilty" Hence the startled attitude
Il the spectators
This over. the reply coming respui
siye to the question II the court; what
10 the dc.cndnnts ploady" hut little
line was consumed In getting into the
rial of the case.
Eye Witness Testifies.
Tho firs, witness introduced by the
state was Ernest Murphy. deputy con.
stable from Lorenzo. who was a guest
" the man now dead, after taking din.
ler with him. had returned TO the o.
ticc with him. after taking of his
,hOs. had fallen asleep sitting on n
chair. lie had been aroused from his
deep and was IN the act ~ replacing
the trainmen's window and ordered
craft to open the safe II was then
hat young craft asked what does
his mean. fellows" when he was again
rdrrcd Ia open the safe. lie told the
ntruders tina, he did not know the com.
bination. and that they We're welcome
10 open II. Then n was that statements
were made about shooting him. follow
d quickly by the fatal shot The
wounded man siaggegingly thrcws his
arms around Murphy's neck and ask
him Ia protect him Later he gave IN
formation of the tragedy 10 the dis
pal,hcr and tainted. never rcgainine
consciousness, and dying within the
hour IN the Lubbock Stni,srium.
Tho states second witness WIS II y
,ayl,ss local Santa - agent VIII
Testified fs 'o n. connection q 4.
f,td wr nI.h d. company hIs b Irs
I.u,. uf ub. 0 llI g miar chs
a.I.I
Ih.l r3H 10. evidence ~ Dr. =.
NI.,. uh. l.d .l.fH,. e th. wound
uH' uH| '. n fs'h n1 r. b
1900 .... Hu Do. ..t., DE LIlh. a.
s.ni.tr rhs NiHC.s .cuncl h..
Df.u c..i, {, his De- N as IN result ''
b, gunshu, wound.
r. .. Pinkcrton local cmployc of IN
American Railways Express company.
who was present In the office AZ the
time of the appearance of the men,
and the tragic wounding II the young
railroad man, corroboratcd the state
mcnts OF witness Murphy.
a. r lhtcman of the Busy Bce Cafe
Wis called in IN" SLtud ana testified
that sd Connolly was In his establish
meut hate Thursday nigh,, or early Pfi
day morning. and that be- heard him
talking over the telephone to some ong
and stating that he would be- over soon
This witness also stated that he saw
I'D Connolly go behind the counter
where the pistol was kept, and that
upon later investigation the weapon was
gone.
/ Waterman Saw Boys.
u W Dafforn. the Lubbock niehl
Wutchman stated that he saw the ihrc'
boys. I'd Connolly. Muciit Connolly anC
lesso Bond az about $500 o'ciock Ia th'
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