Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-09

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Mrs. smith said that she rushed into
the room where the girls were. carrying |
the lamp from her own room. Joe and
Frank anderson also hurried To rhe
room she sod.
GLADYS solomon was alive when W.
rea ched the room" Said Mrs. Smith.
But Nell. my granddaughter, was
dead There VIA a bullet wound In the
temple OF Gladys and the bed Was on
fire. II required considerable work 10
put out the firsy
Il had a. i.ftleconycfsation with Vera
Wilson. who wws IA bed with the girls
and was ifa oify one 70 escape. She
did not appear 70 be very much excited,
although she had BEEN .cry,ng Tor her
life. - ~ ~ fsat
Mrs. Paul Snodgrass, wife Of farm
" and teacher az the Sunset school.
was the next witness She said that
thu solomon girl nd bullet wounds In
the tplphcad at the edge OF the hair
and beneath ibe heart, the latter app
parenily passing through the body near
tho batlS bone. In addition. she said
tha, "a ,hhinb was injured and the ~ nd
was powd.1@ burned Mrs. Snodgrass
testified that she helped prepare the
hud IS Tor hrral.
Asks Ton Matches.
willard rcarsOn young man and
ncighbor Of the Uptons, said that he
saw the Upton youth during the after.
noon and evening previous Ia the XIII.
ms lie said thar Houston intended
20 ride home ~ his d'eaIsonsl car
after taking the solomon girl home
Pearson said that Houston returned TO
he school house. asked FOR some
matches and left the building. but that
ne did not ride home In his car.
Jp Umbcrson. brother uf N,ll Timber.
son, one OF the girls slain. said THAI he
was with Houston Upton sunday morn.
ing. afternoon and evening. lie said
that certain gun shown him by the
state ATTORNEYS evidently was one that
he had seen at the Upton home.
. D,tcuso attorneys brought out de-.
) ails tn cruss-cNamiuatinns about
Houston Upton being slightly hurt by
q horse during the afternoon. The ties.
,im0ny showed that Uptons head VAS
strucl, against the neck ~ hor,s' when
81 reared.
State Rests.
4 recess was taken at 245 o'clock and
LAT o'clock the case began again
state attorneys announced that they
would rest
. The defense announced that de
mcnua praccoX." form of instantly
, would bo USED In the ease and *
planned IL To- the jury
Il. ". Ferguson, bruther-.u law oi
Houston Upton. was the first wi,ncs,
. for the defense. lie said that on IA,
previous Monday. about February 20
young Upton was helping in haulinl
some grain at his place. Upton did no
take much interest IN the work an,
there was a blank stare in his eyes a
times, he sud lie said that he ha,
e not noticed any tendency of this ma
Y turc In young Upton before
J. H. Upton, father OF the defendant
! testified that he had a brother who wa
a adjudged insane eight or ten years ago
. on cross-eXamination ho admitted tina
:. his brother had been hit over the hca,
L with pistol. according 60 reports. Tn
9 state attempted to show that the broth
II er being insane could have been cause
hy the blow and not from hereditary o
other causes.
q Mr.. Upton said that the boys mothe
v died of a miscarriage when Houso
n Ni,s OF wars 81 AK, Following tn
y killng. Mr. Upton SAID that the no.
% lost intcr,ai ia the family and il
?, friends. This was attributed 20 an an
!, usual or queer mental condition.
MI Upton admitted on cross.cxau
10 inat.on that he heard Houston te
q sheriff Gtigshy at IN, ohuol house thl
ne shot himself
Nurse TrStifies.
Mrs. Frances White, special nurse a
ne floydadu sluiiarium. testified ,ha
h, waited ON Houston part Of the tim,
Fl" .'upils ot hi eN,s dIlatcd az times an
his other acuoDs made here believe tina
y he VIZ insdne, she testified
y NyNl AcPcah Who guarded youn
e p,dn as the hospital related nun
81 Of incidents ,hat took place at IN
'auilnrUm u, said that be- found II
. ton se'Tclrug 1ur his guu AT lcas, tire
D. iuf,rent times Slryohninc bottles wcr
n phiccd In Lmuu's reach once. he sal,
n and he found TINT they were change
I. around. a lamp cord was occa sionall
ro,cd hr declared.
u once the Def udani asked me VII
x the snut did n., kIu him" said NJ,
n Peak. He ais. said that h. would u,
blame people Do hey shot him"
"A ~ another time he said that Upto
q. cuwl"d 90 the bid OF Tom Donahu,
a another prisoner az the jail. and place
in his hand on the face 81 the sleeper n
ia said that The defendant rolled his 81,
10 20 peculiar way that made him b
a iicNe h. WAS abnormal
r. McPeak was severely cross cNamir
"A III because the states attorney dcc.ar,
!, that he had not told him about an M
queer incidents when the latter vas
a FloNdlda a few weeks ago
"A Cell Mate Called
!. Tom Donahuc. coli mate 81 Uptnl
I" said thar h. believed Upton was 20
mentally
!. Roy. J. Fat Horton. pastor II n
!, Baptist Church az Ftuydada said IN.
. he believed Upton was abnormal me
!. tally This conclusion was hsed ,
" thrc" or four visits 60 the hospital
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