The Dallas Daily Herald
Sunday, August 2, 1885
pg 5

Sherman, Aug. 1. - (Special) - The colored Odd Fellows had a picnic yesterday, and at night the colored folks had a ball over the Merchants' restaurant, on the northwest coroner of the square. About midnight a negro names Ed White informed Policeman Melton that another negro named Wash Humes had a weight, and he was afraid he was going to have a difficulty with him. Melton searched the suspected negro and found no weight or other weapon. White persisted that he did have one, and said he wanted to get even with him, as he (Humes) had informed on him as to a burglary that had been committed. Melton advised them to both go home or behave themselves, and left them and went across the street to the livery stable. In a short while a negro came running down stairs, calling police. Melton went to him and told him he was a policeman and the negro, whom he recognized as being Wash Humes, then told he had cut a negro up stairs and wanted to give himself up, but wanted Melton to go with him to the livery stable, as there was no one to drive the "bus" to the depot (Humes drives the "bus" to the depot at night.) Melton, from the manner Humes acted, supposed that there was some slight difficulty, and went with Humes to the stable and released him on bond. On returning to the dance he found Ed. White dead from a cut in the neck. He at once went back and arrested Humes and locked him up.
From the evidence it appears that White, after being cut, either jumped or fell out of a second-story window to the
sidewalk, a distance of about 15 feet, and walked around to the front of the building and entered the saloon with a
barlow knife sticking in his throat, and lay down on the floor and died in a short while.
The accused is a hard-working, sober negro, and is well thought of in the community.
The deceased was what is usually termed a "bad negro," being continually in a broil of some kind.



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Tuesday, November 10, 1885
pg 6

SHERMAN
Special to the Gazette
Sherman, Tex., Nov. 9 - Wash Humes - (colored), murder of Ed White, December 11



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Saturday, April 10, 1886 Saturday
pg 4

George Hartwell's trial is set for the 22d and Wash Hume's for the 14th last.



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Saturday, November 27, 1886
pg 5

The case of Wash Humes charged with murder, has been on trial since yesterday in the district court, and had not
been given to the jury at a late hour.



Sherman Daily Register
Monday, April 4, 1887
pg 1

CRIMINAL COURT
Wash Humes, murder, set for 2nd week in May.



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Thursday, May 12, 1887
pg 6

Special to the Gazette
Sherman, Tex., May 11 - The attention of the District court, Judge Williams of Waco, presiding, has been occupied
to-day in the case of Wash Humes, a negro charged with the murder of another negro by the name of Ed White, whome he killed with a knife at a festival in this city about a year ago. The case has been tried on a previous occasion and resulted in a hung jury, and it required until 6 p.m. to-day to secure a jury with which to try the case.



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Saturday, May 14, 1887
pg 3

Special to the Gazette
Sherman, Tex., May 14, 1887
The case of Wash Humes, a negro who is charged with murdering a negro at a dance in the city in July, 1885, and which has been on trial for the past three days in the District court, was given to the jury to-night and a verdict had not been rendered at a late hour.



Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Saturday, May 15, 1887
pg 1
Sherman Court Notes
Special to the Gazette
Sherman, Tex., May 14. - The jury in the case of Wash Humes, a negro charged with the murder of a negro by the name of Ed White in 1885, and which has been on trial in the District court for several days, returned a verdict this morning, finding Humes guilty of murder in the first degree, and assessing his punishment at fifteen years in the penitentiary.



Sherman Daily Register
Friday, May 18, 1887
pg 1

HUMES CASE
Progressing in the District Court Today.

Evidence was concluded in the trial of Wash Humes, for the murder of Ed White, in the District Court this morning, after a long and tiresome examination. The States holds that the offense was a cold and calculated murder, after a due deliberation, and that it was the outcome of a difficulty which occurred on the street below. The argument for the prosecution was opened by County Attorney Randell, who made a strong appeal in behalf of the State, portraying the cruelty of the murder as held by the State, and the lack of justification on the part of the defendant.
Nat Gunter for the defense followed Mr. Randell, and set forth the good standing of the defendant in contrast to the
worthlessness of the negro he killed; reviewed the fact that Ed White had repeatedly threatened the life of Wash
Humes, and that the defendant had been told and warned of the fact. He held that if Humes had stabbed him and then threw him out of the second story window he was justified in it, and had to do it to save his own life, which was in danger, if the evidence of several witnesses to the threats were to be taken as worth anything. Taken altogether it was a strong and clear appeal upon evidence as adduced by the defense.
At this hour Silas Hare is addressing the jury in behalf of the defense, and it is probable that all of the argument
will be concluded and the charge given to the jury this evening.