Daily Republican., 1889-11-22
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
G. n. WILLIAMS CASE STILL
BEFORE THE COURT.


court resumed proceedings at $50
O'Clock yesterday Afternoon, aud imme.
1lhtely continued the rial OF George II.
w illiams, c1lored, indicted for murder
oi the trst degree.
irancls Vincent was recalled, and
stated he remembered that on the nipbt
oi june IL Tie weather was clear and tho
moon was shining.
lie was cross-examine1 at length by
Mr.. Conrad, but did not vary much. If
any, from his direct testimony. Mr..
Blggs subjected him to redirect exam.
ina'lon, al the close of whic! he LETT the
stand. His testimony Wa very i'm
port4nt in many respects, a :. while the
state did everything 10 bring it out, the
defense did everything possible to
weaken 1t.
Charles T.. Evans testified that he Is a
police officer, aud arrested Williams
about II O'Clock the night oi the shoot.
ing. He had kettle drum In his pos-
session, but the witness could not identity
The drum shown as being the one. The
witness banded the prisoner over to OIL
Ger johnson.
Sergeant S'etser testified that the prls-
oner was given Into his charge by Officer
johnson, and had kettle drum I'm his
searched at the station, but he had no
weapons on him
Chiei OF Police swiggett testified to the
fact OF the prisoner being brought to the
hall.
HoltCn B. Yarnall testified that he re-
sides near Sixth and Monroe streets, and
remembered the night of the riot. Upon
hearing the noise he looked over the
fence.
He saw the man that shot the boy
wheii he passed, and noticed that he bad
kettle drum In his heud He after.
wards saw him go out In The street aud
| shoot twice. He could not posiuyelv
| identity the prisoner as the man who
fired the shot, but he was about the same
size, and resembled him very much. The
man stood In the middle OF the street
when lie fired.
George Naylor testified that he knew
Walter e. Wright, and saw him when lie
was shot on June l3. Ho knew of boy
being shot at Fourth and Monroe. and
saw the trowd run up to Sixth and Mon
roe streets. He was Standing near the
curb when man in uniiCrm passed him.
After he got about three OF four yards
beyond the witness, he drew pistol and
shot Wright anu Maloney.
The witness saw them both fall the
man was not more than three or four
feet from Wright when he fired, and
Maloncy was standing immediately be-
hind Wright. The man that did the
shooting had a kettle drum In his left
hand and tred the pistol with his right
haud. The witress then went down
Monroe street, and did not see what be.
came OF the man who did the shooting.
lie was unable to identity prisoner
as the man that fired the slots, but he
resembles him very much.
John j. RyaL testified that he knew
Walter L. Wright ana saw him when he
was shot The crowd at Sixth and Mon
roe streets had closed around cOlored
boy that belonged with the band, when
the man rushed up and commenced shoot
Ing. lie fired direct at Wright, who was
about one and one-half feet from him,
and when he TELL fired another shot which
struck Maloney. This man had on a
band uniform and carried kettle drum.
The witness did not get a good look at
his face, but he was the same build and
! appearance OF the prisoner.
Charles Glozier testified that he was on
Sixth street about seventy feet above
Monroe when the shots were fired, and
Immediately afterwards saw a man run
across Sixth street with drum In bis
hand. The witness run to the corner
and assisted in picking up Wright and
Maloney.
DR.. Springer testified that he made the
post mortem examination on Wright
and found that the bullet had entered
his forehead aud penetrated the brain. II
was mortal wound aud there was no
doubt but II caused his death.
Court then tODk n recpsa until q 30
O'Clock this morning.