Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-28
FOR HIS LIFE.
EsrxTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS IN THE
HAYES TRIAL.
The Commonwealth Rests It's cass-Wit-
nsssss for the Deisncs Begin
Their Testimony.
By telegraph to tho Dispstchi


BIRMISGaAS, Ala, April 27.-Tbe crowd
attending the Halves trial grows more eager
aud more dense. The nnm6er OF ladies'
among the spectators shows the large In
terest to-day. The sixth day since the case
was called (oa Monday last) opened With the
prosecution still examining witnesses.
Hawess nerve has never failed him, and ne
betrays ss much interest in the proceedings
as most men do.
The testimony was given on Thursday
that Halves had gone 20 Fanny Bryanps
house Monday evening and taken little May
away about O'Clock, that time being fixed
by the witnesses recollections OF hearing
the Sloss furnace 7-o'clock whistle. Other
witnesses testified that HAYES was on the
hsli.past dummy.
Z. +. Cooke, engineer at the furnace, the
first witness to-day, testified that the whistle
blew at $50 o o'clock. There was no o'clock
whistle. This reconciles the only material
conflict yet between the States witnesses.
Several witnesses were called ~ corrobo-
rate the previous witnesses, and the state
proved the marriage OF HAYES 10 Miss Mary
Story, In Columbus. on Wednesday after the
finding Of Mays body; alse that lilwes
had had a blank divorce printed at
lob Office In this city last summer vita
the date Fulton county, ga, Ia which
Atlanta ~ situated. }. L. Glover, clerk Ia
the law Office OF Hewitt. Wilkes x Porter.
testified that Hawes came IN the Office OF that
firm last September, when the members Of
the firm were absent, and said be wanted to
consult with them about procuring a d.
V0rce.
The defence received a number OF excep-
tons, one being 10 the introduction OF the
marrisge-license.
Adjourned 10 dinner.
AT the afternoon session :. NJ. Mandy,
secretary OF the Esst Lake Land Company,
testified that person could readily 20
around to the opposite side Of the lake from
the pavilion, where the body was found,
without being seen from the pavilion.
The State here rested.
After q brief interval Of consultation the
defence put NJ. We'll on the stand. We'll is
a clothing merchant, and testified that Hawes
was in biz store with John " vile aud others
for ten or fifteen minutes on that Monday
night, leaving sboutG45 O'Clock. He bought
an OYsrcoat, yalise, and some underwear.
The Overcoat was light gray.
CrosS-examined, he was positive this
was Monday night; knew 1t by cash entry
on the books and knew the entry wss right
Weiss testimony was corrob0rated by
clerks in the store.
Dick Johnson, a coIored hack'driyer. saw
Hawes about 1880 or $3.50 O'Clock Monday
night at a restaurant in the town.
The sensation OF the day was the testi-
moDy OF jim Halves, brother Of Dick, which !
is regarded as very damaging 10 the de-
fence. Ito was put up by the defence because
Dick Insisted that he bad seen his brother
on Monday night at Wells store aud Dick !
left tirst between 6 and O'Clock. Witness
testified thst bis brother Dick told him
Monday that he bad just returned from Mo-
bile, where he had placed his daug hter in
convent and that hls vile was gone. After |
Dick left Webs be next saw him at saloon |
about 1890 O'Clock.
Cross-examined, he said that Dick told |
him Monday night bis wife was gone away
and be had given her 500.
The theory OF the defence Is that HAYES
was mistaken for man named Thompson.
Cross-examined on this point, jim Ha@es
said he knew Thompson, who was very
much ike bis brother, though his NOUS
tache was shorter and he had deiormed ewes.
Adjourned till Monday morning at .
O'Clock.