The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-04-23

Early Monday morning the County
Court House corridor presented an
unusual scene of Dallas most prom
inent citizens who had gathered
there before the morning grind OF
the wheel Of justice. :,
The occasion for which they mad
gathered was the appearance OF Little
Homer Dyson, the year-old son OF
DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Dyson, and Philip
Sunday. Jr., the son of DR.. p. NJ.
Sunday, before Judge Allen of Juve-
nile Court. Judge Allen being absent,
the lads we're arranged before officer
Chic, head of this department
They were examined by juvenile
officer in presence of Attorney J. l..
Turner, counsellor for the defense'
Evidence was disclosed by the lads
testimonies that former confession
had been made under the cruel whip
and at the point Of gun.
Willie Owens Testify.
It was the strong testimony of
Willie Owens that severed all con-
Meeting links in the chain accusing
Homer and Philip of turning in the
alarm which caused two fire fighting
trucks from the Bryan street and
Central Fire Station to collide at
Harwoon and Bryan streets Saturday
evening at which time the tragic
death of Captain Pat Galligan and
the injuTfng of other firemen occur
red.
Owens testified that 1t was not
the two boys mentioned above who
turned in the alarm. He declared
that it was he (Owens) and Venton
Vault, who were passing box 232
located at Leonard and Flora streets
when the alarm was made. He de-
clared that they were passing circu-
lars for the Congregational Church
when he (Owens) looked back and
saw Venton pulling his hand down
apparently from the direction Of the
box.
This startling evidence released all
doubt to the Dyson and Sunday boys
and they were exonerated and the
crowd left for their homes.
Little Venton Vault, the IL year-old
son of Mrs. Rosa Vault, was held
in connection with the incident.
The youngster was represented by
Atty. Youngblood, who carried him
before Probation Officer Chick where
an examination followed. Venton,
however, corroborated the Owens
boys statement with reference to
having placed his hands on the post
on which the box was located but
denied having tempered with the
box. The youngster told an appeal
ing story to the officer in which he
fatty denied playing any part in the
tragic event.
Upon conclusion of the lads story
officer Chick and Attorney Young
blood held a conference in which the
question Of box locations were dis
cussed. A box at Cochran and Routh
street was also turned in at the time
Of the alarm at Flora and Leonard
streets was sounded, In support of
this statement, Attorney Youngblood
held that this was the probable
alarm causing the trouble, and fur
Their, that the crossing of wires per-
haps gave both signals.
After discussing other points of
the case Venton was excused and
was told to appear at the court Sat
urday morning at 1000 o'clock.
Venton Vault resides with his moth
er at oil Hawkins street, he is a
quiet and peaceful lad and bears a
splendid reputation.
He is member of the Congrega-
tional Sunday School class and holds
now in his possession a gold pin
awarded him by the Sunday School
for constant attendance. Many OK
pressions of regret have been voiced
by his little associates.
Willie Owens, witness is the son
of Mrs. A. Owens and lives with his
mother on Federal street. He ia
about 10 years of age and lives in
the neighborhood where the Vault
boy resides.