Evening journal., 1889-11-22

bean issued Yesterday. Neither was In
the court room, aud after the eourt had
expressed its disapproyal, Sheriff Allen
went out and brought them in.
Kelley was put on the stand and testi-
fed to taking the boy that was shot to
drug store. The man who shot him had
40 uniform on.
Lewis Houes saw the shots fred at
Fourth and Monroe streets. The same
man knocked an old mans hat off before
he fred the shots. Witness did not
know who the old man was, and Mr..
Biggs stated that he had been unable to
find him.
The State rested its eviden ce here.
The Defence Opens.
William S. Hilles, Esq, opened the
case for the defence in brief, but telling
speech to the jury. This is Mr. Hilles's
first important and first criminal case.
He stated that the State had been unfair
in not presenting the circumstances
that had led to the shooting.
This the defence would show.
First, that the fife and drum
corps in advertising picnic, were as
sailed by stone and several members hit
Then they broke ranks and ran up Mon.
roe street, followed by bowling, scream.
ing mob. The defence would show that
Williams never got above Eighth street
on Monroe; that the man who fired thG
shots did not have kettle drum.
The first witness was Lewis Houes
He had bee brought in on eapias yes
terday and was not in the court room
this morning when his name was called
He was reprimanded by the chief justic,
and Sheriff Allen was also reprimandec
for not keeping him in proper custody.
The witness was sitting on the steps
of Quigley's morocco factory, when th,
CORPS went past. He saw the last man
without uniform, krock the hat OIL oi
the old mans head. They passed thu
witness in disorder, broke on Fourtl
street and ran. There was no confusion
until the corps reached Fourth street
Then a number chased them. Witnes
believed that the members Of the drum
corps were intoxicated.
Grant Bantram, the kettle drumme
aud manager of the drum corps, testifie
to the route taken. AS they got into tn
crowd they stopped playing because
was inconvenient to keep the ffes il
their mouths. After getting throug
the crowd the stones were thrown.
At this point Mr. Biggs objecte
to evidence regarding any troubl
at Fourth and Monroe street
when the prisoner was indicted for mui
der committed two squares away. Tn
court did not sustain the objection. an
Mr. Conrad proceeded He said the drul
corps scattered at the corner, after call
, ing into PeregoY's saloon for the me
who had taken refuge thel
3 to come out. Then Williams al
he ran up Monroe. Williams and
parted at Fifth and Monroe and William
5 crossed Fifth, going east, while he wei
west No one followed him out Fift
2 street. Most of the crowd went u
e Monroe Williams had shown no pist
t during the evening. He heard no sho
q except at Fourth and Monroe streets.
s Arthur Ray colored was with I'll
q drum corps, but was not a member.
Third and Monroe streets they stoppl
s playing, but soon started again OppOsi
y the flying horses shower Of stones we
r thrown and they stopped playing agai
$ Witness was hit on the arm al
a saw others hit. There we
q 100 in the crewd that attacked. He ri
Is up Monroe street to Fifth and then car
y toward town. He saw George Williar
y coming down Fitch street when
d arrived at Fifth and Madison. Williai
a overlook him in two or three squai
u distance.
T. Mr.. Biggs cross examined this W
N ness at length and at / o'clock court 1
journed until 2,30 o'clock this aft
noon