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Monday, January 22, 1917
SHERMAN DAILY DEMOCRAT
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trouble or annoyance and her niont.v is in absolute safety.
W# cordially Invite ladies Checking Accounts in small as
well as large amounts, ami we know that you will hi pleased
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COPLEY & ROWAN MILLS
Al. £ P. Bank Building.
Automobile Painting
Now is the lime to let us paint your car, recover the
lop and (Hit pew celluloid in curtains.
We will make your car look like a new one.
Roberts Electric Company
Phones 184.
We Are Glad to Test Your Battery Any Time.
SPANELLTRIAL
AT SAN ANGELO
DRAWS BIG
DEFENDANT BREAKS DOWN
WHEN HIS WIFE'S NAME IS
MENTIONED IN CASE.
STATE WITNESSES TELL
THEIR SIDE TO JURY
Woman Eye Witness to Shooting Tells
Graphic Story—Wife of Dead Army
Officer on Stand Says Mrs. Span-
ell Was Always lady-like.
We Want
1. To suggest to you the desirability of decorating your home.
2. To show you wind GOOD WALL FACERS ran be obtained here
at a moderate eost.
3. To assist you in making your selection. ’
A. To solicit your patronage, for the encouragement of home trade,
LIVE I S A PERSONAL ( ALL.
McDonald & Revell
South Side Square
MEAT MARKET RE-OPENED
I have just purchased the Meat Market formerly owned
by John Arnold, 1203 South Montgomery street, and will
carry a full line of Fresh Meat at all times.
I want all .my friends when in need of good tender meat
to call Old Phone 1518. v
Son Angelo. Tex., Jitn. 22.—Stale
witnesses continued to testify Satur-
day In the trial of Harry J. sjuiueli
for murder In connection with tile
filial shooting of his wife, Crystal
Holland SpmieU, at Alpine, July 20,
IPili. The prosecution Is likely to
rest by tonight, It was stated.
During tile day witnesses were put
on tlie stand who were in the vicin-
ity of Hu* Spuuell automobile the ev-
ening of Die killing and lieunl the
►hots. Those who saw, the is wiles of
the victims testified ami Die wounds
wore described. .Mrs. M. C. Butler,
widow of the deceased cavalry com-
mander. was mi tlie stand again and
related that Colonel Butler's conduct
toward Mrs. Kpaucll was at all times
“perfectly gentlemanly, Just, as she
would have him conduct himself tow-
ard a friend of hers,” amt that Sirs.
Spa noil's ci.mluet yviis "most ladylike
In every way.” .
One of the witnesses, Mrs. W. H.
Harris!Hi, who resided near the scene
of the tragedy, described In a vlvhl
manner how she heard shots In the
dark In the street mid heard a woman
scream lit agonized tones, “Harry,
Harry, don't!” The ear running wild
while the shooting was in progress,
dashed into a fence beside Du* street
and stopped. Another witness. Lee
Hancock, who wtis in his car standing
pear, saw Spanelt coming toward him
after the shooting and heard Spauetl
say to him, "I-ee, go to Diem, I am
going to Jail,” or “to give myself up.”
Witness went after a doctor and the
officers.
Spuncll was found later In the sec-
ond ctory fit the jail by W. J. Yates
and other.",, crying and moaning.
The Fifty-first district jrmirt room
wtts^more crowded with spectators
than during any session since the
trial began. Almost ]K>rf<*et order was
maintained by Judge Dubois and
Sheriff Allen. Tw"-thirds of the au-
dience consisted o, women. Stale
Hangers and >ttle, officers were con-
stantly on vwatch in the court room.
All men who entered were searched.
Mrs. M. f'. Butler, who resumed Du*
-stand, told of a dance at Marfa, July
t, which she and Colonel Butler at-
tended with Mr. and Mrs. Spanell.
making the trip of thirty miles iu tlie
Spa licit car. Colonel Butler occupied
the front seat with Spanell. The la-
dies occupied the rear seat. Witness
darned with Colonel Butler. Spanell
.lid not dance during the evening. Sir;
had not remember with whom Mrs.«
S|ta tine II first danced. Colonel Butler
darned with Mrs. Span'll during the
course of the night, ns with others.
During her residence in Alpine wit-
ness said she never at any time saw
Mrs. Spanell and Colonel Butler to-
gether.
‘State whether you ever observed
any iinpra|ior conduct between Colo-
nel Butler and Mrs. Spanell,” directed
the prosecuting attorney.
‘Absolutely none,” replied Mrs.
Butler.
On cross-examination witness was
nskbd by Mr. Williams if slie had
hoard anything of defendant warning
Colonel Butler ythout ids . attentions to
Mrs. Spanell. She replied that she
had not. Describing Colonel Butler's
movements, she sni.l he had been with
the Pershing expedition in Mexico and
twice to the Philippines.
Mrs.W. H. Harrison of Alfiine tes-
tified that she wit* seated on her
front porch the night of July 20,
when slie heard shots; she went into
the house lo. ovoid danger. The
shooting ceased for a minute and she
started out to Die ltoroh; then it
commenced again. Site heard
womnn's voice screaming in an agon-
ized lone.’ “Harry. Harry, don’t,” tint
didn't recognize tlie voice. She heard
the agonized ery during the interval
when tlie shots ceased, she said. Then
there were more allots.
A few minutes later she wont into
her yard and saw that an automobile
had run Into' her neighbor's fence.
Sbe saw a woman Vying in the ear,
but didn't recognize her then. After-
ward recognized the dead body as that
of Crystal Spanell. Dr. Mbldlebrook
washed "the blood from tbe^ fae* of
the (lend woman. From the position
of the body In the ear witness judged
that Mrs.. Spanell was. sitting on the
figlit-hnud side of tlie enr and bad
fallen forward.
Cimss-examined by Judge Dale, wit-
couldn't say bow many shots were fir-
ed. The rar did not stop until it ran
against the fence. After it stopped a
bystander, struck a match and the car
was examined. It contained the tw«
lifeless bodies.
las* Hancock, tlie next witness, told
of sitting In his eagjn front of Mr.
Cilletle's residence, when he saw an-
other car routing and heard the
shooting. The death car was running
al a sliced or ton or twelve miles and
Its headlights were blazing. He could
liear voices in the car but could not
distinguish tlie words of the oieu|iaiit«
Tin* shooting Imd hot teased when the
ear ran Into the feme near the Pitt-
man home. Some shots were fired af-
ter Die ear stopped. Witness saw
some one At Ha* side of tlie ear after
It stopped?* He seemed to he leaning
over the ronr door, looking inside. “He
stood there a little while.” said wit-
ness, “ and then started across the
street toward me. I got out mid
started toward him and we met. JJ
was Harry Spanned. He called me
by tu.v name, saying. “I/*e, go to them.
I’m going to jail, or ‘to give myself
up.' The matt wrts staggering and reel-
ing. I asked him if he was drunk or
had killed someltody. Ho replied. ‘Co
on to them; Crystal and the Major
made me do it." ” 1
Witness stated that after looking at
the death car he tried to telephone.
Imt fulled to mouse central, got in bis
own ear and hurried to the drug store
uptown where he gave the alarm. Is***
Harrington and Allen Walton drove
hack with him to the Spanned car.
Begii Colonel Butler and Mrs. Spanned
were dead.
On cross-examination by Judge
Dale witness said the only Interval lie
noted during the shooting was when
the enr stopped. There was then an
Interval of about a minute and the
shooting was resumed. The attorney
asked Vitncss if he had ever tried
lo estimate a minute and he said he
had. as on occasions he hail tried to
hold his hmilli for a minute. The
lawyer took out his wateli and had the
witness to estimate Die lapse of a
minute. ,At the end of the test he bad
missed by twenty-two seconds. Wit-
ness could not state what angle the
enr struck the feuep. It was slowing
down before It turned out. of tlie road.
Both the death ear and Ids ear had
headlight* ablaze. After the shooting
he went toward the oilier ear to meet
Die man who proved to he Spanned.
Witness said lie was somewhat excited
but not scared. Tlie man was saying
something before lie left Die ear. When
the last shots were fill'd he dldn"t
know whether the man was outside or
inside Die cur. Judge Dale reminded
witness of having met ldm at Span*
nell’s 'examining trial at Alpine last
summer and ashed witness If lie
didn’t then tell him that A panned
was moaning and crying when he met
ldm near the ear. Witness said lie
did not.
“Didn't you tell me that Bpanned
liegged you to gel a doctor'?" asked
Judge Dale.
“No. sir."
“Didn't you ted Die telephone o|ter-
ntor to cad a doctor’?"
‘No. sir; tilt* operator didn't answer
the phone.”
‘Blit .von shouted into Die ro<*oiver
to send a doctor quickly, for a woman
had been shot, didn't you'?”
“No. sir.”
“I'll ask yon if you didn't bear
Spanell. while be was standing beside
the ear, say: ‘Crystal, Crystal, speak
to me.”
“No. sir."
W. J. Yates, editor of the Alpine
Avalanche, testified regarding a con-
versation held with spanell regarding
(ho Marfa dance. He said Spanell
told him lie laid to “go to the dunce
with that -----Witness was con-
stable at Alpine when tlie shooting oc-
curred and went to the scene as soon
ns he heard of il. He looked iu the
Spanell ear and saw two bodies, hut
did not recognize them. He saw a
•pistol and a lint within. When lie
first looked in Die ear he thought he
saw Mrs. Spanell move her hand and
remarked "this woman is alive,” but
lie was 1 mistaken, for slie was dead.
The pistol had been final a short
time before, it contained five empty
shells juul one loaded one. Witness
and others went to Die jail looking
for Spanell, lie said. They found him-
in tlie upper story of the structure
alone and crying.
The pistol exhibited was identified
by witness as the one found in tlie
death ear. It contained five empty
shells and one loaded shell. Attorney
laid Williams '''objected ton loaded pis-
tol being handled in tlie court room,
saying he was a little gun shy and lie
noticed some of tin* jurors were. too.
Overruled. Witness testified that
SpunoH's general reputation as Alpine
as'a peaceable, ' law-abiding citizen
was good,
Jbe wounds on Die bodies of Mrs.
and Colonel Duller were de-
d
scribed1 by YY\ H. Ragiu. Butler was
struck by three bullets and Mrs.
Sjiauell by two. Sin* had one wound
alstve and I sick of her right ear uud
another near the l>a*e. of tlie skull.
Two wounds were visible above the
temple. Colonel Butler was wounded
in the top of the head and right
shoulder. A steel Jacket bullet cut
from one of Butler’s wounds by a
physician was exhibited to tlie jury.
According to the witness SpaneU's
reputation in tlie community as a
peaceable law-abiding citizen was good.
Attorneys, witnesses and jurors In
the Harry J. Spanell cas*> rested Suu-
day Iu j re pa ration for next week’s
proceeding*. The jurors are all In
good health. They attended the re-
ligious service in a body Sunday af
tcruoou under the esoort of an officer.
One of tile jurors received a message
during the (lay announcing tlie death
of his sister.
Tin* defendant spent a quiet Sunday
In the comity Jail, He was visited by
his father and some of his Waco
friends during the day.
The attorneys for I with sides spent
several hours In consultation imt the
majority of those Interested iu the
case went ear riding and enjoyed the
first days of real sunshine since tlie
trial started. .
State's witnesses continued to testi-
fy today. It is exiiecteil that the
state will jte nlih* lo rest by night.
LOSES A UNDER.
TEXAS WOMEN TESTIFY
it
yiiti
Julian Strauss Happens to Painful
Accident Saturday Afternoon.
A misdirected blow from the axe of
another cutting kindling which In* was
holding resulted in Die loss of u part
of the third linger on the right hand
and the serious cutting of the little
linger on Die same band for Julian
Straus, eight-year-Ad sou of Mrs. M.
C. Brown. Tlie accident occurred nt
the home of the boy’s parent, at No.
401 Orange street late Saturday after-
noon, The third linger was cut clean-
ly below tin* first joint ami tin* little
finger was cut to the bone. A physi-
cian was summoned and dressed the
injured mem tiers and Young Straus is
reported to lie resting easy.
The laiy is a grandson of “Uncle”
Billie Krause, proprietor of the Cow
Bell Restaurant.
MBS. J. E. HANCOCK. #
Dr. Herce’s Favorite Prescription
the herbal remedy for women, which
has imd such a fine reputation for
10 years, is indorsed by lining well-
known women of Texas. Every day
more and mere women are coming to
realize that this is a standard medicine
and is safe to take. It contains no
alcohol or narcotics. Tlie Incredients
are printed on the package. It la to
'be bad at almost, every drug store in
the land In either liquid or tablet
form.
If not obtainable In your vicinity
semi $1.00 to Dr. fierce, Invalids’ ran be had for a quarter from
Hotel. Buffalo, N. Y’.. and he will send
large package of talilets.
1417 Dutton street. Waco, sSyf? *f
have been using Dr. Pierce’* favorite
Prescription for some time. It ia a
fine medicine I know. I hope other*
will try it"
Mrs. M. E. Reynolds of 208 Jacob*
Ave.. Cleburne, say*: “I wa* is very
Imd health. Was all run-down and
lm<l tried all kinds of medicines bat
could not get anything that would do
me any good until I took Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It eared m* -
built mo up until I am in better bealty
at rri than I was at 30. I glvfi this
medicine tlie praise for It and would
advise ail weak women to try Dr.
Pierre's Favorite Pmterlptjbn.’,'d
Mrs. May A mob} of 42 W/Tftrtp 81,
Paris, says: "I have. used , several
kinds of medicines and I found that
-the ‘Favorite Prescription' was * the
only thing tlmt did me any good. J
took it and am entirely well. I think
It Is a fine medicine. I would ddvise
friends who are In bad health to use
Dr. Pierce’s remedies.”
rieasant Pellets for stomach, Hver
and bowels, are made up of the May*
ypplo. aloe leaves and jalap. This
Veil-known pellet was made up nearly
fifty year* ago. by Dr. Pieree, and
most any apotliecary -tdmplj ask for
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets.—Adver-
Mrs. J. K. Hancock who resides at • tlscment.
Busy Business Men of Sherman
Who Ask (or Your Trade
WSlilS*.*'
NARROW ESCAPE.
Lloyd Merits Struck b.v an Automobile
But is Not Seriously Hurt.
While woi-king partly beneath an
automobile iii the Quick Service
(inrage on East Houston street, yes-
terday alwut noon Lloyd Meeks nar-
rowly escaped serious Injury or worse
when another ear coming along ran
in too close to the ear on which he
was working and in some manner
struck him with sufficient force to
render him unconscious for several
hours.
Mr: Meeks was tit once taWen to
his home on North Ulevcliind -avenue,
where, lie was examined by a physi-
cian. who found that no bones were
broken as it was Jirst thought there
were. The Injured men regained con-
sciousness later ip flip day and is
resting well mid unless Internally
hurt will be none Die worse for Ills
experience.
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Discuss After-War Problems.
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New York. Jan. 22—The important j
economic and military problems eon- j
fronting the American ]K*ople during'
and at “the close of the European
Avar are to form the leading topics
of discussion at the seventeenth an-*
anal meeting of the National Civic
Federation, which convened at the
Hotel Astor today and will continue
In session over tomorrow. The moot-
ing has brought together a largo
numlier of men and women who have
won prominence by their devotion to
the public welfare of their leader-
ship in various lines of endeavor.
Among those scheduled to present, re-
ports or addresses to the meetings are
Alton B. Barker, John Hays Ham-
mond. Prof. Jeremiah \V. JenkH,
Samuel (tampers of Die American
Fish'ml ion of Labor, and Warren S.
Stone of the Brotherhood of Loco-
motive Engineers.
Florida Drainage Association.
DO YOU LIKE FISH?
We have a supply of Most Every Variety
SARDINES, MACKEREL, HERRING, DEVILED TUNA, COD
FISH, SHRIMP, LOBSTER, CLAM, CRABS.
We have Die lies! line of Salmons on the Market—Feradell.
Cash Grocery Company
I. A. Hardaway
ROTH PHONES Ml.
N. W. Cor. Square
W. H. L«ca«
Classified Ads. Work While You Sleep. *1
West Balm Beach, Fla., Jan. 22.—
The fourth annual meeting of the.
Florida Drainage Association, which
began a two-day session here today,
has attracted a large numlier of dele-
gates from various parts of the state.
The feasibility of amending existing
drainage laws‘and the question of laud
reclamation for agricultural and other
purposes are the principal subjects to
be considered. At. Die conclusion of
Die sessions the- delegates will make
a trip to the Everglades to inspect
tlie world’s greatest drainage project.
We Sell Everything in Lumber
' You win by being able to get anything yoa want al
this yard when you want it. *.
You win by being able to get It at a price that to
always consistent with the quality of the material
You win by trading with a firm that backs np every
statement it makes, that standi behind every dollar’s
worth it sells.
Yon win in every way when yon buy year |™t«*
end other materials here.
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ELKS9 BIG MINSTRELS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25th
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Compared with other local talent “eream puffs” it’s like a big “Porterhouse steak.”
Seats are selling NOW at Nall’s Drug Store. BU¥ THEM NOW.
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