The Evening critic., 1884-05-31

FRANK LANGsTon's DEFENSE.
a Good Deal of Interesting Evidence
To.tiny-The Defense Rests.


After THE CRITICS report Of the trial OF
Frank Langston, charged with the murder OF
James Spencer, closed yesterday tho testi-
mony for the accused wac continued.
Armstead Turner testified to hearing Dennis
williams say TO Mrs. Spencer nftcr tho court
adjourned last Monday, and referring TO some
one with whom he had been talking, "He
asked mo how my wounds felt and whether
they hurt mo now. told him they did not
hun me mnch. Then no asked mo IL Mr..
L0ngsion had been to see mo or offer me any
money. said he had not; II was not neces-
saty TO ofIer me money. 1 was going to tell tho
truth and hang Frank Langston II i could"
Captain y. 8. u. Wall, an uncle OF tho de-
fendant testlned that Williams came to him
and wanted the witness to do eomething for
him. witness told Williams that no had been
before tho grand Jury and made his state.
ment, and Williams replied that II did not
make any difference; he could tell an entirely
different story In court.
on cross.examinatiou Captain Wall admitted
doing all that ho could to get Langston out OF
tho country, and keeping him thoro until his
Charles Alexander and David Jones testified
that 'Langsion was sober the night OF the
shooting.
Ger was under the influence OF liquor that
night.
To.day's Proceedings.
When the court reconvened this morning
William II. Dom was recalled for further
crose.examinntion.
He testified that when the car he rode on
reached the turn.tablo tho driver got over the
dash and turned his car and the witness did
not speak 10 him at that time.
Armstead Turner was recalled and testified
that he had always heard the reputation OF
Langston spoken OF In the highest terms.
James Woods testified that he was private
Waterman at Rick's Park. The barkeopor
was John A. WhitIow. The witness knew
Langsion, and ne had been In tho habit OF
borrowing revolvers from the witness several
times TO 60 home with late at night.
Ho generally borrowed II at night and
brought II back the next morning. (plstol
shown.) That was tho pistol the witness
loaned Langston, and no (the witness) gave II
the floor In the water.closet.
On cross examination tho witness said
Langston had the pistol some time, aud II was
empty when the witness loaned IL to him. He
| could not get any cartridges to 1T it. He had
loaned Langston other pistols. The one that
| witness found In the water-closet he loaned
| Langston about month before tho shooting
John A.whitlow testlned that he was employ
| ed ut the Park Hotel. He knew Langston and
| rovolvers from him (pistol shown). That was
| one OF their rovolvers. He never tried TO gel
| any cartridges for II. Langston when he flrs
| began to get the pistol said that he had beer
| run after two or three times going home. The
| pistol he had last he born owed last summer
| Mr.. Ricks asked him to return 1t, and ne did
| He borrowed It again OF the witnoss, and It was
loaned again Monday night. on Tuesday
night about o'clock, the evening OF this
pistol on the bar and the witness took IT,. HI
did not stay in the place more than minute
| The witness did not hear OF the shooting until
| nfterWard.