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VOLUME XXVIII
DKNTON, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1910
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A Special Invitation
i( you are not a customer of this bank already, we take
this method of soliciting your patronage, of inviting you speci-
ally. Our officers and working force are courteous, correct
and accommodating, and all transactions are held in strict con-
fidence. Our large fireproof vault is at the service of our cus-
tomers (or their valuable papers, and we believe our manner
of doing things would please you. We would be giad to have
you call at any time, whether on business or not, as we would
like to know you and have you know us in a friendly and
neighborly way and have you feel at home in our place of busi-
ness Remember that ycu are invited specially to become a
customer of this bank and that we shall use our best efforts
to render such service as will make it to your interest to con-
tinue vitli us.
The Exchange National Bank,
of Denton, Texas.
ENUMERATORS FOR
SIPKRVISOlt LINDSln ANNO I \.
CKS IIIS APPOINTMINTS I'Olt
this norntv.
/ i \A.NCE, President.
.I. C. COIT, Cashier
Director*.
A. .I. Nance, Ed P. Hates A. M. Bush,
Coit, J. R, Christal, J. M Inge
I R. CHRISTAL. Vice Pres
C. A.
Alvin
Williams. J.
C. Owsley.
V '■ • *' K'•''\'SJj',VM'
BOYS' CORN CLUB
PPI7K ANNflllNfFn
r
Hli'Ali \ AlilK A<i<«HK<*ATKS
AIM#! I r-00 AM) WH L IIF
I NCI SKA I'll)
'rw,f5 \ Mi y I' roiu Down hi»«1
Cover AH (Jip Different Var-
ieties of Torn liaised in
Denton County.
AiiMouiK'einf'iLt was made W« .ln<-
day of the awards to be given by the
business men of Denton to the Boys
Corn Growing < lubs of Denton conn
ty. 'I'iie awards are to be made it
t-ome lime in tha fall, probably
October, just prior to the Dallag fair
The list of premiums follows:
Sweepstake for the largest yield
any variety
First prize, $2f> eash, Exihang"
National bank.
Second prize, suii of clot In -
und hat, John A, ilanu & Co.
Third prize, $ 1 u cash, Denton
Milling company.
Fourth prize, $5 cash, A K (Ira
iiain.
Besl report showing history >!
work and crop in a businesslike way
First prize, $10 cash, Denton Co.
National bank.
Second prize, $7 ,"><» shotgun, W'i!
son Hardware Co.
Third prize, $■". oil painting, M>-
j-i;! A: Shepard.
Fourth prize, cash, Chas H
Smoot.
White Denton (,'orn, best ten ears
First prize. $io cash, First Nat-
ional bank.
Second prize, $7.5n cash, the Wil-
liams store
Third prize, cash. Allan< e Mil-
ling Co.
Fourth prize. $2.0 cash, 1. \.
Minnis.
Fifth prize. $ I of Chase & San-
born's coffee, D. R. Turner.
Yellow Dent corn, best 10 ears
First prize, $10 suit of clothes', \\
■ McClurkan & Co.
Second prize, $7.•"»0 » ash, Alliam 1
Milling Co.
Third prize. worth of books. •
s Terry «fc Co.
Fourth pr ze (ash, I. I.
"M'-kett.
Fifth prize, cash, H. F. I'a
Mia 11. Jr.
Mixed or Mongrel corn, best !<»
rs—
First prize. $10 suit, of clothes
irell-Evans D. G. Co
Second prize. $7.50 cash, Alllan •
Milling Co.
Third prize, *5 subscription to
FALV MOIlMNt, MKK
At 4:15 Tuesday morning fire
was discovered in the store on M< -
Kinney street, belonging to J. T.
Baker The building Sn which tin
fire started way one of a row of
frame buildings^and stalls, and with
the high wind that was blowing it
looked for a time as if the fire might
develop into larg0 proportions.
Prompt, work on the part of the
department, however, confined the
flames to the front part of the
structure,
Mr. Baker could not bo seen tVs
morning but from estimates made
his stock is judged to have been any-
where from 01200 to $1500 which
is all practically a total loss. His In-
surance, according to Mr. Poe, was
$200 on the furniture and fixtur s
and $800 on the stock.
The buildding belongs to the
Flourney estate and the loss on H
will amount to two or three hundred
dollars.
rally not damaged
A HILL-RAY DEBATE
TWO LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE*
TO SPEAK IN DKNTON ON
APRIL 4.
Two ol' the candidates for loci I
representative'- Messrs. Hill an,'
Ray Monday arranged for a de-
bate to be hold here April 4, firs'
Monday. Both gentlemen were Men.
Monday as witnesses in the Marsliei
and Cisco change of venue motlvis
• id arr-'irjcj the meeting while here.
■ deli..it V. ill begin at 1:30 wi*h
Sir, Till o,.' n ng and closing and Mr
U..., in between. It is possiblo that
the third candidate, Mr. Dickson,
may also take a part in the discu
sion.
ii,OW IIAIN FELL TODAY
OVER AM, DENTON COI N I t
The first rain since February 11
covered nearly all of Denton count?
Tuesday morning. Hero in town it
was. barely sufficient to lay the dust
Nowhere in the county, so far as
could be learned over the televnone
was the rain sufficient for present
needs, although it is of benefit as
far as it goes and will tide over all
crops of a few days or until, it is
hoped, a better rain can come. At
Dallas Tuesday morning a fair rain
was foiling ;Hriugoport in Wise re-
ported a pretty good rain and &t
Sherman the report was or a good
hard rain. At tne Odell place near
Stony the ra n was nothing hut a
shower. At W. H. Simpson's, also
near Stony, the rain was heavier an 1
helped crops. At Green Valley it
was a good shower, but nothing mor •
and the same Is true of Sanger, Au-
brey and other towns
Daily Record and Chronicle.
Fourth prize. $2 50 worth of sta
i • rter.v. Kenton County News.
Fifth prize. $1 cash. Sam Haw-
kins.
White Mexican l.aguna corn best
10 ears—-
Firs! prize, $7.M> cash, Alllanci
Milling Co.
Second prize. $." rash, O M. Cur
f if
Special prize for the highest s<o-
fng 10 ears, any variety, $10 cash.
Long & K'ng.
In addition it is probable that this
list, aggregating about $200, will b"
still further increased by special ii
idde,| prizes and »lie indications an
for one of the most successful corn
shows in the state here next fal
The Denton Counly Club' membe•
ship -31fi boys—compares.favorabl
with that of any county in Texas
the size of the club and the interest
manifested being very largely due *o
tht efforts of District Agent Out,r
of the Federal Department of Agri-
r-uhire, whose home is in this citv
\NOTHER INTKItlKUAN
The Ga-'nesville Register of Friday
publishes a statement that an ln'"r
urban lin«- is projected by the Wash-
ita Electric company "with unlimited
ca pVa I" to run from Pauls Vail'y
Ok., to Dallas Texas, President \.
E. Perry of the company is in Gain-
ville now with several other capital-
ists. and will derive its power from
the Washita Falls power plant. Ac-
cording to the Register the contem-
plated line will start at Pauls Valley,
thence through Ardmore and Mar -
etta, cross Red river at Sivells Ben 1
•ind then into Gainesville, White -
boro, Denton and the smaller inter
mediate point* between Denton and
Dallas.
MlliU \l. ST I DENT THROWN
IIV A MII.K AND INJURED
V. H Tomlinson, a Normal stu-
dent was thrown by a mule which h •
was riding, Tuesday afternoon and
Irs shouldder thrown out of plac •.
Tweutj-tivo Named, an Increase ol
I'ive over 1(M»0—Denton City
Has Four Against Two
Ten Years Ago.
Census Supervisor Lewis Lindsey
of the Thirteenth d'strict Saturday
over the telephone furnished the Pec
ord and Chronicle with his list )f
appointments in Denton county ap.'l
most of the appointees have received
their comminsioss. The county will
have twen'ty-two enumerators under
the Thirteenth census as aga'nsi "V-
enteen in the Twelfth, two of the ,n
crease being in the city of Denton,
which will have four this yea!'
lagainst two in 11)00. The enumeia-
iioii uiuiricis in the city in j hi.hi h;
and Wards 2 and 3 in the othe:-
eluded Wards 1 and ' in one dlstr'i t
This year each ward will have a
separate enumerator There will bi
in the county but ono lady enum?ra-
tor, that being Misg Lena Sklles, to
whom has been assigned the task
of enumerating the people in Ward
3, city.
Those receiving appointments and
the districts assigned to them are a;-,
follows:
District No. 77. I no. A. Orr; ,liis
district includes a part of .fustic:
prec net No. I, exclusive of Denton
city.
District No. 78, Chas. N. White,
Denton; this district includes a part
of Justice precinct No, 1. exclusive
of Denton city.
x}i»i i ii.t 7. i'ini.--. ]> ni»'e(i-
ing, Argyle; part of Justice
No. 1, exclusive of Denton
District No. 80, W. W.
Denton; Ward 1, city.
District No. 81, W C.
Denton; Ward 2, ctty.
District No. 82, Lena M
Denton; Ward 3, city.
District No. 83. W J. Hamilton
Denton; Ward 4, city.
District No. 84, Jno
Point; part of Justic*
2, exclusive of Pilot Point.
Point; part of Justice precinct No.
District 85, R C. Bradford, 1". ot
2. exclusive of Pilot Point.
District No. S6, Edward C. Bauer,
Pilot Ponfi; city of l'llot. Point.
District 87, Clyde Simmons,
Grapevine, part of Justice precinct
No. 3.
District SS, E. C. Helms, Justlu
part of Justice precinct No. 3.
District 89, Henry Medlin, Roa-
noke; part of Justice precinct No t.
District No. 90,T. V. Leuty, .lustii.,
part of Justice precinct No. 4,
District No. 91, J. M. Burt, ll"li-
var; alDof Justice precinct No. 5.
District No. 92, C. F. Witt, Little
Elm; part of Justice precinct No. 'i
District No. 93, A. L. Scott, Au-
brey; part of Justice precinct No. li
District No, 94, F. E. Tobin, Au-
brey; part of Justice precinct No, ".
District No. 95, W. E. Mcintosh
Aubrey; part of Justice precinct No.
precinct
city.
Bnxt'T,
Naugie,
Skile-i
Bryant, Pi'ot.
precinor No.
HAITI ST PASTOR'S AND
MOISHKK'S < ONr r.KKM 'K
The Pastor's and Workers' con
ference of the Denton County Ua,i-
tist asso<'iation will meet with th
First Baptist church here Monday,
April 4, at 10 o'clock a. m. After a
devotional service conducted by
Rev Albert Costen of Stony, the pas-
tors will make reports from their
fields. At 11 o'clock, Rev. W, 'I
Carder of Itoauoke will preach. Tin
afternoon will be given to conference
about the work
DKNTON I'KKSKl Thill WILI.
MKNT ..T HAN(.l:it AI'RII,
To the Record and Chronicle,
The Denton Presbytery, U. S. A ,
meets at Sanger, Texas, April 5, at
8 o'clock p. m.
J. J. MOORE, Stated Clerk.
FARMERS 10 MEET
Mi ;i ,TI N<. Ol THE I AKM I,Its I N
S'I'l l l TK TO BK l« <i|) A I
COl)KT HOl'HK APRIL 1).
At the next meeting of the Dentou
County Farmers' institute v-iiU:,
will be held in Denton, April 9, in
the court house at 1:30 p. m., the
subject for discussion will be "Corn
seed and corn cultufe." The princi-
pal speakers on the subject will lie
Thos. A. McGialliard, John W. Stuart
and H. B. Wilkerson. Much interest
is being manifested in these farmeu
meetings and the secretary stated.I
yesterday that every member as well
as all those who are intehested in
bettering agricultural conditions i i
our county should come out and nr.-
tend these meetings.
TEST WELL 5110 fEET
J. C. Darnall, One of lh,. Directors ..I
(lie Company I'ro^iioetmg .it \u-
l)rey, Was Mere
MARSHALL GETS
8 YEARS IN PEN
.1 lil'.M IM 11.1,IIANK.
Illlllllf.l! AI>.M IM■ I1,|) (Jt M,.
II IN I 111',I I CASH.
I lelen.se Introdiiccii n,, TcNliinonv
and i>ia4le II oAI'guinent jn tin-
* a.so—It H«» tiiven to Ju-
ry a! J:;st>, \ emu j 4,
* -x- -x- -x- * -x- -x- -x- -x- *
* At 4 p. m. Weddnesday
* the jury returned a verdict
* finding Charles Marshell
* guilty and assessing his pun-
* ishment at 8 years confin-
-X- ment in the penitentary.
District No. 9'!, W. B. Shirp ;-.
Sanger; part of Ju.-lilce precinct No
8.
District No. 97, K. R. Waide, San-
ger; part of Justice precinct No. v
I'. EARLY DIED Ol PN I A -
MONIA FRIDAY AFTKIJNOO.\
11. F. Early who resided on the A
F. Bvers farm, west of town, diei
Friday afternoon at 7 o'clock
Pneumonia was the cause of hi
death. He was 61 years gf age and ,
survived by a wife and five children,
three boys and two girls, all grown
The interment look place Satui-
day afternoon at Chinns Chapel.
NOT A DROP OF li.MN FKI.l. IN
KNTIRK COUNTRY LAST FRIDAY
The Weather Bureau last Friday
showed that not a drop of rain fell
Anywhere in the United States it
the Bureau stations, which include
practically every part of the coor
try, this being the first time in the
history of the service, 't is said, to
show such a condition.
I I llNIMi TO HI His.
The heavy demand for woven »lr>
fencing from the local factory
(aken to indicate an increased in'ei
est in the ra sing of hogs. Man\
wagon loads of the wire have b.>en
and are being delivered to Dentor
county farmers, who will fence t^iot-
lands hog proof in order to raise
mora hogs, the high price havlns
t rned their attention of many *">
thlrt industry.
J, S. Darnall, one of the director-
of the company that is prospectin .
for oil. on the Coffey farm six mil -■
east of Aubrey, was here Friday. Hi-
is more than pleased, he said, w t.li
the oil indieatons that have b?i n
found in the section over which they
are prospecting and believes there is
no doubt but that they will get oil
The first well, after g^ing near;.
1,500 feet, was abandoned owing to
physical obstacles, that be'ng about
the limit of a 2-inch hole. At thst
some oil was found, although not in
paying quantities, and Hip gas was
very strong.
"We are 500 feet, deep on our iv "
well," said Mr. Darnel! Friday, "and
we are highly pleased with the char-
acter of oil indications so far gtr.ick.
We have Mr. Arrington, who devf 1
oped one of the big Oklahoma field0,
managing our rig, which the com-
pany bought outright, and he is so
well pleased that be is Investing
money with us in our prospectin-."
Ill 11,111 \G (iOOII ROADS
Commissioner St. Clair of th*
northwest precinct in Wise county
is building twelve or fifteen miles of
first class road northwest from De-
catur into territory whose trade or
much of it has been coming to Dei:
ton and other Denton county towns.
The follow ng special will be of in-
terest to Denton and other Denton
county towns to which much tret'
from Slidell territory I 1- b<■< n 1
ing:
"Twelve < r fifteen n il' , of -j >11-
did roadway is being ions,rurl"l
northeast of Decatur, tie Gainesville
and Decatur road being improve ) 1<\
Commissioner St. Clair and the road
work'ng crew of this precinct. \ 11
bad sandy places are being fared
with clay and graveled, and flu
black land sections wh'ch become
miry 'n wet weather, are being gr.i\-
eled When finished a splendid
thoroughfare will run from Decatur
into the Slidell an,t Greenwood con >-
try."
Mil M M Ilex 11. Ill 11.Dl M>
A contract was signed today for
the erection of a new public schoo1
building at Krum. The building is to
be a two story eight room structure
costing $9200. Work is to be com-
menced Apr' 1 15 and the building to
be completed by August 15, Geo. Me-
Cormick and Clyde Coodwin are the
contractors.
1,1 VK l<» MILKS APART—
HADN'T MKT IN- .10 YKAHS
F. P. Foster, who lives near Ar-
gyle, and J. O. Dorris, who lives net-
Lewisville, were here Monday and
met for the first time in thirty years
although their present homes 11 *
not more than ten or twelve m ics
apart. They played together as b-vp*
and Mr. Foster frequently stayed at
the home of Mr. Dorris father. Nei'ii-
er knew the other until they were 'n-
troduced and got to comparing
notes
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* DKl' KNSK OFl'KICS NO
* ARIil tlKNT IN' CASK:
* After the opening argument *
■X- by the state the attorneys for -X-
-X- the defense announced that
* they did not care to argue the *
•'/: e so and the case went to the ,<-
-x- jury oiw.Mt !:':!!(* o'clork
The taking of the testimony in the,
Marshall case was concluded at It
/
Wednesday morning, when the sta 0
rested and the defense announcjl
that ttiey would offer no testimony
The following witnesses were used
Wednesday: Ben Alien, Eugene
Flnt, S. T. Higgins, Ii. L, Spencur
and W, C. Orr most of the testimony
brounght out being ill support or
that already introduced. Sheriff On
produced the pistols and cartridges
that he found on the ground when
the arrest, was made r,nd Mr. Spen-
cer, produced the money alleged to
have been stolen.
The principal testimony given in
the trial is reproduced below.
The taking of testimony in the
Marshall case was begun about ',
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Wm. Whyburn was the first wit-
ness He sa d he remembered th ■
robbery of the bank. The first
knowledge he hud of it was when 11
heard an explosion. I looked out
of the window and saw a flash ot
light. 1 heard several other expli
sions. While they were going on I
saw a man walking in the street in
front of the bank 1 heard him talk
ing. I could not hear all that he said,
I heard him say something about
horses and also about alarming thi
good people of the town. He call."!
some one Luke."
On cross exam nation he .aid: ' I
saw a pistol fired front of Brad-
ley's store, I d d not say that I sav
a man walking. I said I heard him. 1
heard him call somebody Luke I di'
not, recognize the voice. He talked
rough and coarse. I was 200 or 30 I
feet, away from him, I never went on:
of my house at all. I heard som 1
things fall in the bank after the ex-
plosion. From the voices I judg • 1
that there were three or four in the
party; may have been six or e'ght. 1
think that I heard four explosions,
fittecu or twenty minutes apart. In
five or ten minutes after the last
explosion 1 heard a pistol shot; then
in four or five minutes I heard thei i
near Bourland's lumber yard."
Considerable time was spent here
in going over a purpoted interview
w th the witness which was publish:1 |
in the Record and Chronicle.
On redirect examination he sail
he was scared, atid when'he thought
that everything was over, went ba^n
to bed,
(I. B. Wooddrum the next witne -f
said lie heard six explosions ten or
fifteen minutes between each of the
shot-. About 25 minutes after the
last of the shots some people passe I
his house going east. He did nit
know how many there were. He
could hear them talk'ng but coul I
not understand what they said.
On cross examination he said'
that road 's traveled extensively
both day aiyl night. "1 know the peo
pie that passed that night were on
foot, as 1 did not hear their horses.
There were three of four of them
judging from the sound of the
voices. They were not talking very
laud, but I heard them away up the
street. I do not know who they were
where they were going or what they
were doing, when I first saw them
they were coming from the direction
of Bouland's lumber yard."
W. M. Gary, the next witness sa'd
he was a section foreman. "1 went to
the bank the morning after it w;>s
robbed and found there some tool-
belonging to the railroad. On the
Saturday evening before the robber*
on Sunday they were all in the to.d
house." The defendant objected
all this testimony but was overruled.
The witness was not cross examined.
Hubert Sparkman testifed that he
lived between Lewisville and Hebron,
about 8 miles from Lewisville and
about ono half mile from Hebron
"The morning after the bank was
broken into two men came to 110
house. One of them Is sitting ov.'i
tliero (pointing to defendant) r
was about 7:30. They said they
wanted a drink of water. The defend
ant said that he had been having a
chill every morning about 9 anj th t
it made him very dry. I gave them
a drink, as they walk away I not'eed
that the man's pockets sagged a, lit
tie on one side. They left my hour'
going east."
On cross examination lie said thai
after leaving his house the men went
right on down liie main road east.
J. W, Skiles the next witnes-
said he was a deputy sheriff Ihen
The morning after the bank was rob-
bed two men passed his house. The
defendant there was one of them
13d C'sco was the other. They were
going east. "1 walked out and talk-
ed to them," he said. "1 spoke and
some remarks were maoe about the
v. eather. I tried to start a conversa-
tion with them, but the walked off
and left me, going toward Hebron
and turning south down the railroad
They walked down the railroad a
piece and then got back in the dirt
road and went on south. They wen>
within half a mile of where 1 last
saw them when we 'arrested them. 1
notices that their coat pockets look-
ed heavy as they walked away.
The cross examination of this wit
ness was devoted to the entire sec-
t!on of the country around Hebron,
describing the roads, the ravine,
etc.
Sheriff W C. Orr was the next
witness. He said he arrested two
men for robbing the Lewisville bank.
Marshall was one and Cisco th<j
other, "I found them in a thicket,
he said, "near Hebron The two men
NUMBER 34
ones I plckej UP on the floor. I did
t give any one permi son to tali j
the money. The clock In the bank
a as stopped at a few minutes utter
o'clock.
On cross examination Mr. Spencer
it over about the same grounl
• it he did In his direct. Ho said that
had never seen Mrrshall until h'*
s arrested.
L. Berry, cashier of the FiMt
.\ational bank of Lewisville sa'd ho
: id not give any one permission to
the money,
"n cross examination he sad ho
■ ashler of the bank at Sanger
in,1 h <1 not been the active cashier
!' the Lewisville bank for nine
rears.
S r Watts a traveling man (f
•alias testif ed that he was in Lew-
>ville on Wednesday before the
bank waK robbed on hunday. "I
kt » Clue Marshall," he said, "1
1 hi in Lewisville on the Wed-
I .'.a.-, there. Another man
with him. I saw ttyein at tho
depot in Lewisville th^»' night as I
rting for I met on. They wcj
i on 1 In* train/Coming to Denton
pass through the coach
a gun on Cisco."
:» witness was given a very su
ross ex miuation and was kept
1 ami f..r o joag tSsas. He wm
etj positive of his statements, how-
ever. He was examined very closely
as to how the two men were dressel.
said he saw a black rubber handle
of a pistol in his hip pocket. This
was gone into at some length and
he was severly questioned as to
-tatements that he had made at the
habeas corpus hearing. Many OD-
ection. were made by the state as
10 the questions asked and some ■<
• iem were ruled out by tne court
Tin witness was on the stand
were sitting down. I walked up o
them and the first thing I sa'd ton I when court adjourned for the day.
them was to throw up their hands !
»ney did so. As they got up tliey j Ed Cisco and Charles Marshell, un
moved to one side about six feet, 1 ( dor
Indictment for the robbery of
First National bank at Lewis
found some money where they hud : the
been stting. There was, I think j ville last October, seek a change ot
$1.re-
covered up with leaves. ! venue for the trial of their cases.
There hadn't been a recent rain and alleging inability to secure a
f hf> Ipfivpe J.ltmi-r.1 T.-hcr, t«
been moved, I found the
within about three feet of
iir
ha.j tilol 11 i'ruion county owing to the
money I prejudio they allege exists again-'
wher • them.
they v.i re sitting I also found a lit The motion with a list of witn^ss-
of cartridges, also a six shooter. The es was presented late Saturday af-
greenbacks was 11 a roll and the golu n moon by the attorneys for the
was tied in a handkerchief whi-'i defense, and the County Attorneys
h id 'E. ("' on it. I arrested Ed Cisc .
at the same time I did Marshall,
went back down there the next da/
and found some more cartridges
and two more pistols Some of the
cartridges had soap on them. I wen',
to the bank and found soap on the
office proceeded immediately to get
busy Subpoenas for 245 witness
were turned in to the Sheriff's of-
fice at G o'cloejt Saturday afternoon.
The summons were served, it is
stated en all except about ten of
the I s' But, to do it taxed to the
vault door. Both of the pistols wee, utmost ;he force of Sheriff Orr. ev-
iofaded."
On cross examination he said
"Marshall told ine that he had Just
met Cisco that morning, that the>
had been put off a train and that 1
w as a ra'lroad man I found cartidges
on both of them. 1 found two or
three or maybe four dollars on Mar-
shall. I do not remember just how ,
much it was. Cisco had $60 in his;
watch pocket. I did not find any,
cry deputy and constable in the
county being called in to aid in th^>
work of getting the witnesses sum
moned to be here in time for Ihi
opening of court at 1'20 Monday af-
ternoon.
The witnesses alone crowded th?
court room with many outside in
the hall and upstairs when court
was called. Every newspaper man
in the county had been summoned bj
soap 011 the cartridges that Marshal! one s de or the other and represent
had. Marshall never said anything ative citizens from every community
about claiming the money that 1 in the county In addition to the
found. The greenback was torn; that | big crowd of witnesses many othars
is some of it was. I could not se^ interested in the case were present
muc\i difference in the gold. The including a number from Lewisv'lle.
Tho court gave the defense time
to consult: and later the same to
the state's representatives.
bills smelled like they had be^'i
burnt. The arrest was made about
sundown Monday following the rob-
bery on Sunday, I took inem to Lew
isville and from there brought them
to Denton."
T. L. Fag said he did not give any
one permission to take the money
and that about $0400 was taken. It
was in the safe and in the vault. The.
safe was broken open and the lock
on the vault was broken. The com-
bination was destroyed. The mom ;■
that was taken was a part of what
was called the reserve fund, $4,000
in gold, the balance in currency. The
defense did not cross evimim this
witness at all.
B, L. Spencer, president of the
First National bank at Lcwisvillo,
said he learned of the buurgla.-y
about B a. m. Monday, October 11
He found that both the front ana
back doqrs of the building had been
entired, the vault door was blown
01 f and the door to the safe hal
been blown open and the pieces Jt
the doors were scattered all over
the house. He found some tools on
the floor, also some fuse and caps
"There was also some s "rt of a suti
tame in a bottle," he said and I
saw where it looked like oil of soni!"
kind had heel, sptllei on the floo-
near the door of the vault. Ther >
was also some soap and there was
soap around the door of the vaul*
Also some scraps of paper money an 1
oiher papers. $fi,490 was m ssing. \
part of it was recovered. Mr. Orr
Tuesdays Da iv.
turned over to me about J900 n After examining forty-seven me",
gold and about $500 in currency. tja panel of thirty-two was qualified
ha\e some of the bills with me th'\t|jrom which the following wero Be
Mr Orr gave me." Here several bill lected as jurora to tr, Mlr.
with pieces torn from them were pr',- shall on the charge of theft over
ced and passed an-.ng the mem the valUt. of
berg of the jury for inspection Som" j j («' pftt, 5. q Haggard Hemv
of them were discolored as if th-<y uv(,jy, b. M hammett, A. D. Grime*
bad been burnt. v T j.inney. j. A King. A. E. Made-
He continued: "All of the iargj
MOTION TO yt ASH.
Defense Secures a Quashal of C't.i
t ii 'lis Served.
After the conference the defen-e
presented a motion to quash the
copies of the citations served on the
defendants Among their reascus
were that in the copy served on ;ht
defendant the word "said" was
left out in one place. That thi
word the was omitted in anothei
place The word and" was insert-
ed in one place, it was alleged, anl
the word th< in two other places
\nd" was added in one pla^c 'n
the copy, it was said, and left out
in another The" was omitted in
still another place; in another tne
names of the parties alleged to hive
been robbed were transposed. Th<>
word "same ' was omitted in andth
er place, this being propably the
most important of the alleged dif-
ferences. The letter "s" was aD:>
allegedly added to "owners" in in-
other place.
The motion was sustained by the
Court, the effect of it be ng to post-
pone action for two full days in
which to secure sertice.
At 2:30 the question of whether cr
no the moion for a change of venue
should be aken up now wa* befor"
the Court
pieces Mr. Orr gave me. The statlled
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