Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-06
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KILL CRAFT, SAYS
HUE|TT Connolly

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morning Friday. going 20 the court
house.
e. n. Trammol a waiter On the Busy
Bee Cafe. who went 90 duty about g30
O'Clock IN the morning know the pistol
was In place az The time ho l,ft. but
was gone early In the morning.
George NJ. Bodies testified that az he
was coming In along tho slaion rad
and took jesse BOND and llurHt into
his car. giving them ride into Tub.
book. lie stated that h. was mot hy
car having several Officers in o. ANA
that they took the pair iu with them
ah di,,ainvd 90 town.
Charles 4. Iiulcomh. sheriff ~ Iuh.
back county testified that he was ciuri
aiput Z ooi0ck Friday morning ant
notified ~ the SHOOTING That go about
: o'clock the same forenoon De- went G,
The Connolly HON. and that ia Connr 4
WIS sailing breakfast a. arrested ;,
and searched his room. finding rm
that had been worn hy h.m. and Boo 90,
pocket 81 this was found hlol
hndkcrch.cf. which uGuuordy boo,
ibecn worn an uask. The shufs Ell
the prisoner were according tn Doc Nt
ness. niicd into tracks found uDr Co.,
depot whore the killing occurred un,
fitted thpm completely ln BIZ stat,
menis about ihe fh0,s of IA Connolly
fitting the tracks found ,luso o. "a,
so,no ~ The attempted burglary ami
Shuoilug. lhc sheriff wus ,rrubumtrd
~ Ernest murphy who had u..t.wsli
testified. and hy T. 4 nunul. mrr
chant q l.ogonzo. who had lrDurht 10.
fathcr Of The dead hos 20 Lubbock
I'D WILSON Was the next witness cilI
ell by III state. and be- testified chat m
the nighi ~ tbs stUuiIuE h hl.
brought his vic a1d dlrshur GOO %
station and Lourm tickets fur 'h,m C.
some point In T,uncssa. tu th, approx
mate worth ~ $4,000 a. testified tn
% the best ~ h.s recollection pvrsH
known 60 h.m as cred who ar.0rda
% hls testimony Wls J,e. Bind m
IN The building O., the ,lme hc ll.d ~.
mouty to the agent aud witnesses a.
tmnsacticn.
Confession, Admitted
John Il. McGcr. county attorney o
Lubbock county testified ag ,U ih. 0r
KAN OF certain documents offered IN oyl
dcnce tthe confessions ~ IN rris 1ngrs
secured IN AmarlloJ
Philips Mckinley testified that Jess
Bond tried % borrow "a pistol from him
three weeks prior 90 90. tragedy. an,
stated that The gun vu= 90 bc uscd !
robbins the Santa D. station Mc'sn
ley was Invited io l0in iu thc robbery
H. o Hubert glecul agent fr 90
Santa p. az Amarillo uiisluintc
the testimony about The confession
made ~ thu accus.d men. in Amarillo
AZ the cunciurjon ~ this t,.tlm0u,
thu court permitted the confessions q
be placed In evidence. and there IN
state closed - case
Defendants on S;and.
!, The case ihc defense was then pro
duced before the court. hy placlni
Hueiti Conn.ily en- The stand. cmo,lo,
was show by dei,ndnnts when this wit
ness took the stand. lie broke dow
completely and wopt violently d.
claring over and over again 4 didn'
intend 20 KIN him. / didn't Intend q
klll him. ~ this Junciure he wa
overcome with the violence ~ BIZ gric
and sobhing. and Il was with difficult,
that his answers % questions. WUr
beard The weeping of the young d.
PENDANT swept infectiously over n
vast gathering. and many. both mor
and women. old ana young shed tear |
responsive 10 the agitation displayci
by the witness This reached the jar,
box and 7. j. Richardson. farmer. CAV,
way 10 his emotions and went visihly
using his handkerchief freely.
Mrs Charles Connolly, m0hm @,
Ed and Hueiti Connolly testified thu.
I'd was at home az Z o'clock On N.
morning 81 The ircgcdy. and then wen
into hysicrical weeping. renewing h.
Scenes through whirh the room IN,
nust recently passed when her son
told % the occurrences und,r invest
Cation.
Mrs. Bond. a widow. whose eide
son Jesse Bond T. one a %" = fend
ants In the ease - confined g. h.I |
home through the ncrvocs a.sE
the tragedy but her th'rte,7vta
daughter. and three Other SONS ~
present In the court room. aa ..t.rss,
ed spectators
Ed Connolly testified That be- IN,
planned the hold ~. securing the pc
tolls. bu. WIS not there 40 The time q.
the Transactions Ia this shsiln,atr
siatemeas of b. other PENDANTS an
before the court. and In the cont, ssiout
made 10 amarillo.
- The testimony q Jose Bond did me-
differ from Tho substance 81 bis con
fession. nor from the mcis clDplno'
insthc wrlisea and verbal statement.
II the opiur Witnesses Tor the dclens,
At . o'clock this afternoon Judg
Spencer recessed The hearing and r.
tired TO prepare his charge Tor present.
alton 20 the jury al the night session
q the court.