The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 2, 1927 Page: 4
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Tulln Texas
Juno 2 1927
Ti 7 Vr WWr 77 BLAKE TRIAL
LliiCl JULCZJ CI CI continued from jingo 1
ENGLEMAN
Editors and Publishers
whore do they get the spirit for
the bad
FAREWELL PARTY
Qn Tuesday afternoon at the
homo of Mr and Mrs J B Swaps
V ton Misses Virgina Walters Al
ov midst
Hmogone responded in sincere
and touching words
After thanking the hostess for
a delightful afternoon the guest
departed to their homes A Guest
o
AN OUTING
ho mndo a full written confession
ENGLEMAN ninko whilo confined In tho jnil
nt Tulln nnd nt Plalnview told
= other inmates of tho jail thnt ho
Enlorod ns secondclnss mall mat icillocl Conner nnd nlso montlonod
cr at tho postoffico nt Tulla Texas that ho had boon implicated In
various thefts
r = z car
i uHu Toxns
May 2G 1027
Blake was wanted in Denver in
1025 for car theft andnt Houston
PRICE IN ADVANCE I Texas for forgory Ho Is twlco
To Swisher County Addresses n deserter from the United Stales
enlisted at Ft Bliss
One Year li > 0 ftrnlJ mvB
Six Months T IZII S0 n December 1922 and deserted
August 1023 but was never
rireo Months
apprehended lie again joined the
To Adrcsses Outside County
S200 arm > UI1 er < no assumed name of
Q
nil vrn ion Robert Lewis Murphy on July
Three Months 55
McArthur > San
Pedro California and desortod
During tho past few dnys thoro from pt McDowell San Fran
has been a murder trial and a bigCSCO California on August 23
protracted meeting within n 25 Aftor such desertion he
stones throw from each othor eon t Blgnham Canyon
Tulla Had tho accused been in utah Chicago Oarber Okla Am
a tent meeting on his knees on
July 16th 1925 tho tragic of
murder of Fred Conner would not
arillo and other places
identified by Sheriff Walters
rit r nn Tii itn nr
DalterB Jewell Speer Pinkie Mc j Fred Conner of Tulia
s ton
as
Collough Kate Sales Reba StallJ Drew cartwright testified that
lags Kathaleen Huxford Brady he and JIr < wise fouml the body
V Hagood Grace Stephenson at sunrie on the morning of Juiv
Murjorle Wimberly Elsie Lju 17 > 1925i lyjllg lu he road and
Hamilton Jennie Frances Barks that from auto trackH he could soe
Charlyse Ramsey Henrietta Flesh where a car had apparently stop
er
Tulla as tho enr ho trndod Mr
Connor and which Connor loft In
from Balrd on tho morning of tho
killing
Miss Konnzok of Clydo Toxas
told of her and her father selling
Mr Conner somo fruit on tho
morning of tho lCth of July and
thnt no one was with him In tho
car at thnt tlmo That this fruit
was in crates and boxes Sho al
so told of a hand satchel which
Conner had in tho back of his enr
Her father Mr Konnzok testl
lied to practically tho sumo facts
as his daughtor
Mr 1 L Lambert testified that
on tho day of tho killing he wnsi
in Lubbock Texas that aftornoon
That he hnd known Conner fori
somo three or four months audi
that Connor thnt afternoon had
given him a rido from somowhoro
just north of tho Court houso in
Lubbock to a point across the
railroad tracks in Lubbock whore
thoro was a show at that timo
Thnt ho observed tho young man
riding with Conner nnd identified
Somo rather sensational testl1 the defendant Blake as being the
was developed in tho tial of man ridnlg with Conner In the
mony
hare happened Think it over j the insanity honriug I car Jhnt he romombored tho do
Where do people get tho spirit Blakos brother testifying that j fondants peculiar blue eyes Also
for the best there is In them and wlfo ot tiiC defendant is now thnt ho had been taken to tho
a narcotic addict nnd that the jail at Plainviow whilo Blake was
tho defendant told him at one there and and hnd picked him
timo that he had borowed 51800 j out of the prisoners in the jail as
from an Amarillo Bank with which being tho man who rodo with Con
to purchaso morphine Blakos ner that day
wife a frail little woman of about
95 pounds testified that in Jnn
Mr Thomns testified that on
tho morning the body was found
Blake went to Jaurez
uary 1927 that he and C C Lusby nnd Mr
dine and Wynona Swepston gave MexiCOi and came back with gturdovant hnd found Connors
farewell and handkerchief j which cost
a party ounce3 of morphine pocket book floating in tho wator
shower honoring Miss Emogene4i00oOO and that ho used the bar pit a few miles south
Stanford I of it and told her he was going 0f piainview on tho right hand
After various games contest j to 8oll 80me o jt Also Dr sjdo 0r tue 5Ui g0iug south That
ind delicious refreshments had Blackshear who testified for Blake tU0J fiBlied it out and found the
been enjoyed the honoreo was ndmlUed that ie himself had two chocks which Dr Hays had
presented with a number of been a narcotic addict at one testified he gave conner in the
beautiful handkerchiefs as a tokon tlme j auto tralo
of lore from the scouts Tho defendant throughout the Mr Chandler testified that
and scout captain Insanity hearing sat with his head Biak0 had taken dinner at his
Miss Wynona in her charming down and wrote on paper during houso 80metime in July 1925
manner gave a toast to Emogene tnQ presence of tho jury soemed wullo a meetine of the Christian
in which sho spoke ot her manyjto aS8Ume a different attitude asCUUrcn waB beilIK held in the
likeable traits of character a8 the Jmy wa9 retireJ J town of Suyder < HB daughter
expressed the regret felt by the
Sherl waiters testified that
Mis3 Vorna Chandlor testified that
girla In having her move from Blake in his opinion was acting Biako in visited i w a couple nf
and that there was nothing wrong tlme just bef0re the killing That
with him and that he observed j 3no 1Ived at gnyder Texas at thnt
nothing out of the ordinary ox sometime In
timo That this was
cept when he was where tho Jury Ju jj 1925 That sne never saw
could see him
For the benefit of our readers
we are giving the wlttnesBOS testimony
briefly as detailed by
them on the strand
Dr Longmire testified that on
him after that but received somo
letters from him One of the
letters written by the defendant
to her on a typewriter was excluded
from the jury by the court on
The Girl Scout Troop No 2
of defendants attorney
enjoyed an afternoon overnight i the morning Mr Conners body a3 not ueing properly identified
d day camp last week at the J found tnat no was driving
John Miller testified that he
A Tank The girls were very rapldlj north on tho road leading
enthusiastic over camping until j from piainVi0w to Kress and saw
about three oclock in the morn
body o a man iying ln tbe
ing when the north wind stuck wnom he thought first might
lived at Colorado Texas and
worked for the oil mill there as
superintendents helper or fore
man That ho had worked there
cmp then each one immediately aftorwardB
be agloep but decldedfor
r of Thal he
crawled under all the cover they nt be dead and notified people B k
borrow otherwise get In U T
oould or ia1 lvress 0l same I Decembor
< at Ft Bliss from about
and the remain
their possession Mr T K Boreu and v A Bock
for
3 u
or of the night was spent in shh f Kre8B oth testlfied lhat they J dScSkwd
0Und th b0dj lyinB WUh
X11 < 2 Conners death Blake came to his
life The following wore and1
oamp th h d toward the south
f p T fJ
TL ZhthBt k Wa8 Uk0n l ° Kre83 X > or 2J Wt lor
rUo enjoyed this outing Virginia
Ft Worth leaving his clothes
there That later on he came
back That his wife had a 25
caliber nickle plated pistol that
looked like the ono shown by
I States attorney and that later
Blake came back and stayed
fa Hecond time which WM
Aldine and ynona Swp ped by lhe body of deceased and I ftftor thQ first v81t
Emogene Stanford MeB had thon driven little dlatancol
a he aud hs wlfo missed this pistol
dames Paul Ramsey aud L 0 north backed
Speer
The girls lived
1 around and
up
drove
and turned
That ho had such pistol in tho
mck fl0Uth of his trunk and that
ther able to dtacwa
uf That ho was wft Blake wa8 tUere hJ and
scout laws aud promise in each sman spots 0f blood at intervals
one doing their share of work leading south besides tho car
being helpful and kind to each tracks
other Every scout wishes that Br Crawford testified that hod
this could be repeated soon One performed an autopsy on tho body
of the Bunch I and found two bullets one which
Oirl Scout Troop No 2 met had been fired into tho body from
May 28 at the homo of Mrs the right side and had passed en
Blake had gone through this trunk
looking at somo army pictures
which they had taken together
and that Blake asked him > to give
him the pistol which ho refusod
to do saying it was his wifes
pistol Thnt ho and his wife missed
this pistol about tho day thoy
Paul Ramsey There were eleven tlreIy across struck a rib aud vmt 0 a plcnc at Snydorr Tox
eiria present at this meeting iodged under tho skin near the or tho day boforo TUat the
which consisted of a social and oft Bouiaor blade The othoi j cIc wafJ at gnyder 0n July 1C
business nature It was unanl was fjorCJ Into tho back of tho ig2 and tbat earjy tho next
uiouhIv agreed to present Emogene hoad The ono in the head mornliie Blako came back to his
SUnfuid with a scout ring as a been mushroomed lie testified UoUJJO bjforo Uo imd gotten out
tqyvn of regurd from tho scouts that 0jUor 0f those wounds wpaId ot iod BId Ulat ho got up and lot
who are fcry so ry that she is have produced death Tho bullets piakQ Jn and tliat tho defendant
movlug nway Several of the girls werJ giViU by him to sjmeono ta Rt ovn on tho 0dgo of tho bed
took the ust for Laundry badge keep qu a hypothetical qmitioni ced and norvous and told him
at ibis tinir Scout Captain popounded by defcndaait attor tt be nad icjji0cl a man and nsU
v Myi Ml jjjoJ Dr Craw d UI pd hlni wjmt t0 do about it That
CWUBCH OF CHRIST fied that a moMih ne ftddf t vould h < j toJd nla e tllat ho Imd nevir
The Church of Christ mostgo to exticinti to tuiluy hlB icxllod u man thut he didnt know
iug at tlie court house rnioyed au crUng for tho drug but ° niWbal 0 toll him That ho didnt
iu truui e bcimon on how 10 iutttiun8 of Mr Martin statedj beUeve timt Blake had really kill
lomh tin voung joooli Last Sun jkU mh itdSft would at the fjd anybody That ho nskol
day iwvulipd by Bi hircnct banil mnu liiow that ho was do Blilke wllo lu lil el 1 nl th t th
WilHuiife ol Abeinathv Uili long if he killed a person Uf > nd lllt u 1 m 1 > I
Huuiemlx r U10 chuli iih t libii om ot moiiibiric aid faucl bC0 u j t i < 1 1 f >
regularly ou Sunday nmrniv mmg an on him a > 1 > i
10 oclock for Bible t < l 1 ui jjr a 11 Hu > a tujuirly ol tAk j tUd it 1
worship A cordial invjtallon Is Tulia and who at the time of t0 By hat li4 jjjtkc had gottci
evt ud i to all MUiiig Ihed at Ualid Texas tctil t > 1 iuus0 uio it three 01
it 1 i the tiado he made with t 1 huh M 1 J
fled about
AAAOrNCEMENT Mr Ted Conner for the exchange
Ml 8 Martha D Leathc rly will ot a uow Essex car for his four
lit U < t tl t f 1 door Ford Sedan and idontiilad
day June Cth Ladles > c nivit i t 0 clekB aggregating around
to call md all 00000 hich h < had glvi n Con
tuo i < r i > frr u > U I r iu tho iad lit also Jdtnti
Both Lnm > td x d the Ford Etdau ixv whUh
M J W I hi Ikch biouh from Ftitou t j
I ol altd itoit ii 11
r ho iMvl 1 ot nrrc Ui i
That lit 01 h iKd B lo
ho had Ltt a Hi I > tol d
thut vus the ho had
man HU a 1 u t islalo told
him it wub t u tuut ho had to
icoitinued on page 8
THE TULIA HERALD
CLASSIFIED
Adverlisments
For Anthracite Brooder Coal see
W C Cowan Grain Co i
1
urnlshcd npnnments for rout
ono 223 17tfcM
Phon
Goodycnr Garden Hose cut any
length 13c por foot nt Clonnin
Motor Co
For Trade Good lot In Tulla
near pavement for good milk
cow Phono 115
202c i
FOH SALE Ono good piano
In first class shapo Crystnl Catoj
Stfc j
FOR SALE Jersey Blnck Gamt
eggs 160 por sotting of IB J
800 por hundred Mrs A C i
Julch Phone No 22SJ llttc
GIVEN AWAY I
Froo with each 1000 or more
cash purchaso a 100 broom j
Depot Grocery 212tc
Big price reduction in Babyj
Chiv all breeds Sc and up Write
for prices Kress Poultry Farm
Kress Texas lUtfo
FOR SALE Ono Ovorlan
touring car good as now Soe
Leo Rogers at Tulla Steam Laundry
21ifc
A full lino of Poultry supplies
nnd remedies at W C Cowau
Grain Co
For Sale at your own price two
sets leather harness ono P O
lister with cotton attachment A
P Martin 17tfc
Jersey Bull for Service at my
place east of Tulia H D Crane
I give my personal attention to
all prescription work entrusted tome
It will cost you no moro 10
have your proscriptions filled
right and is lots safer Your
welfare is my pleasuie
M S WIMAN tho Druggist 4tfc
F6R RENT Furnished apartment
Mrs T W TomlltiBon
13tfc
BLEEDING SORE GUMS
BANISHED
Even after pyorrhea has affected
your stomach kidneys nnd
your general health causing rheumatism
Letos Pyorrhea Remedy
used as directed can save you
Druggist will return money if it
fails Crawford Pharmacy
FOR SALE White Leghorn
hens R V Elury southwest part
of Tulia 222tc
Come in and look over our
specials for Saturday only City
Dug Store
FOR SALE Second hand wind
mill complete Adrcss Will Jowell
Tulla Texas 222tfc
JUNIOR B Y P a
The Junior B Y P V program
for June 5 1927
My Vacation
Introduction Mary Moody
What shall I read Amy Burrell
What shall I play Dale Lncowcll
What shall I seo Leota Burrel
What shall t do at homo Roy
Burrel
What shall I do for my church
Lilly McCrary
What shall t do for otlters
Albort Williams
Whore shall I go DbriB < ffinv
mettWhat
What aall my vacation mctto
bo Edith StalllngB
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SPECIAL SERVICED
A mooting to last two wools
will start Saturday night ati tHo
Church of Christ
Rov Frank Copeland and Rbv
Lewis of Guntor Toxas will conduct
tho meeting Everyone conB
ially Invited to attend
Enhancing Beauty
ic3 when properly dry cleaned
aud piopcily nrosued do go u
lonj vay la addlug to natural
bpmt > Youll liko our ordorless
pocess and onr work in general
City Tailor Shop
THJ3 ODORLESS CLEANERS
AT LAST
The LIFETIME Automatic
Pressure Cooker
Improved Waterless
Placldo was tho chief of the
small tribo of Tonkaway Indians
in tho pioneer days of the last
century when they were scattered
along tho old San Antonio
road leading to Nacogdoches Tox
as Never in excess of a few
hundred individuals this tribe
became invaluable to the white
sotllors and later on to tho rangers
and army Like all Indians
they would take horses which did
not belong to them and commit
other misdeeds but they nover
resorted to the murdering of
white people with whom thoy had
a league of friendship When
their natural inclination for blooding
became uncontrollable thoy
rmRth and obtained war with
other Indians
Traits of tho Tonlcaways is
ono of tho hest pioneeT stroies
that has ever appeared in thej
Section of the1
Monthly Magazine
Tulfa Herald which is due to be
issued June 9th
YMiMl
11 h umm
Tho increased cost of living nnd the desire for hotter living has brought about
many economical and lnhorsnving devices for kitchen use
For ninny months LIFETIME has been experimenting with all types of
utensils in an effort to put out n simple economical efficient allpurpose
utensil for cooking on top of tbe stove
Such a utensil is the LIFETIME Automntio Pressure Cooker Improved
Waterless the latest addition to the LIFETIME Family
Many Exclusive Features
The LIFETIME Automatic Pressure Cooker has many new features of design
It has the patented warning whistle It has the automatic release vnlve It
has tbe patented cover which fits the cooker perfectly under all conditions
and which is slightly tapered to make a springy snug fit when the four
steel clamps are pressed into position
This cover which is selfbasting also has a beaded edge which fits into a
special groove nnd makes a water tight seal when in ubo No cooking vapors
can escape which adds much to the taste of the food
These Cookers are on display in our store Call and
see them
ScottTracy Hardware Co
TULIA
TRAITS OF THE TONK
AWAY
INCORPORATED
HAPPY
INTERMEDIATE B Y P U
Tho Intermediate B Y P U
program for Sunday June 5 730
oclock
Opening with all tho unions
Business offering
Subject A life of faith and
workGroup
No 2 in charge of tho
program
Leader Alta Mae Swartz
Introduction Leador
Dr Buckncr the man himself
Roma Sprawls
K C Buckner tho preacher
Oscar Neal
R C Buckner the editor Olga
McGlanm
Father Buckner Ruby Grace
Moody
Scripture reading Tamos 2
1120 Roba Stalllngs
Benediction
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This issue of the Herald con
tains a very detailed account of
the murder trial and wo have
several copies left over should
you want to send one or more
to your friends who are interested
in the outcome I
Renew Your Health
By Purification
Any physician will tell you > > iut
Perfect Purification of the System
is Natures Foundation ui
Perfect Health Why not imI
yourself of chronic ailments that
nre undermining your vitaht >
Purify your entire system by taking
a thorough course of Calotabs
once or twice a week for scveraif
weeks and see how Nature re
vards you with health
Cnluluha are the greatest of all
stem piniiiera Get a family
package with full directions Only
33 c < A at drugstores Adv
PIANO MUST BE SOLD
I have in the vicinity of Tulia
two brandnow highgrade standard
pianos never unboxed One
is a player with ukulele attachment
that retails for 750 and tiio
other an upright that sells for
150 Rathor than reshlp these
I will sell tho player for 385 aud
tho upright for 275 At tho above
prices will sell for cash only
Write S C Chiles Waco Toxas
Box 1051 20lc
0ULD GOME FIRST
We carry the famous line of K raehler L5vis Room
Suites All Kroehler Living Rooan Suits aro exceptional
values
1 Frame made out of the very best hardwood
2 All Bed Suites make standard size beds
3 Every Cushion filled with tempered springs
4 Stationary suit has 40 springs in back 36 in seat
beside the spring filled cushion
5 All corners are dawled corner blocked and glued
6 All springs have steel understructiv instead of
of webbing
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Engleman & Engleman. The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 2, 1927, newspaper, June 2, 1927; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth42058/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.