Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-20
HEARD SHOTS
AND Then Saw
chips FALL
Witness Denied There
Was a Woman at the
Door of Office When
Shooting Occurred

COURTROOM, AUSTIN. Texas.
Jan. 2o.-tPl--The companion of Dex-
ter f. Chips on his climb TO death in
the office of DIR. j. Frank Norris in
Fort Worth last July II. today told
his story Of how he had directed
Chips to the room in which he was
shot 20 death.
ID. =. Redmond. surprise witness of
the defense. proved 10 be another o.
thpse accidental witnesses OF the
tragedy which cost the life of Chips
when the latter went 10 Norris office
70 protest against the pastors attacks
on Ma III. C. Meachnm.
he happened To be going 10 the
SearchIight office IN the First Bnpr
tist church office building for Bible
when he ran across Chips who was
on his way 10 the same place
lie knew Chips then only as -a
large man. who nrcosted him on the
street and inquired the way to Nor
ris' office, the witness said. He told
~the large man" he would show him
the office, and the man said "how in
hell will | Know him when see
him?"
His was the same remark K. B.
Ridgeway yesterday testified he had
heard as he sat in his automobile
across the street from Norris office
Redmond mounted the stairs with
1.-The large man." showed him tho
door to Norris office and then went
for his Bible. The man, whom he
afterward identified ms the same man
who was shot in Norris office, walked
into the pastors study without knock
ing. he said.
While Redmond. who has been m
gospel song student. was examining
Bibles In N rear room OK the building
ne heard the shots that ended Chippa'
life.
Rushing out into the hall, he saw
the large man. who had few min
utcs before been his companion en-
the stairway. The mani was STOPPING
over, and In few moments he EB~w
corner Of Norris office.
Redmond denied there was a woman
at or near the door. Mrs. Roxie
Parker, for the state. had testified
she stood in the doorway and saw the
killing.
Raymond said Norris was standing
near his desk and a maD was falling
in the corner Of Norris office. He
was the same man he mad seen stoop-
ing over in the nnte-room and the
same man he had directed to Norris
office.
Redmond said Norris was standing
and a panama hat ON the day on The
killing He was wearing the safne
shirt today and Simpson had him re-
move his coat 20 show the jury the
shirt
The witness said ne went homa
shortly after the tragedy. Tic re-
mnincd in Fort Worth until the fol-
lowing Tuesday. the killing having
been on Saturday. He went 70 Post
70 visit his mother. then 10 work nc
\ Berger.
Tie returned 10 Fort Worth about
December "a. When asked who had
him come back, the state objected and
his answer was stricken.
Mrs. Phoebel Gillian. wife of the
manager Of DR.. J. Frank Norris
Searchlight. resumed the stand when
court opened In the Norris murder
trial here today. She was under
cross-examination bv Attorney wiz
liam Mclean. special prosecutor.
She said her husband was also preB-
ident Of the Lone Star Radio Com-
pHny. which has its radio. towers On
the roof of Norris First Baptist
church M Fort Worth, but denied that
Norris NV the church had any finRn-
cial interest IN the company. The
radio formerly was owned by the
church and stock company w#f
formed to take IL over.
Mrs. Gillian arrived at Norris O.
flee Just after ID. WI. Chips was shot.
Dr. Norris in on trial for ChippA'
death. She saw Chips body. The Wit
ness said she did not zee II. VI. Mutt.
who testified NJ was an eyewitness
to the killing. She testified she aaw
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