Daily Republican., 1889-11-23
TRIAL OF WILLIAMS.
HIS COUNSEL ENDEAVoRjNG
TO PROVE AN ALlsl.
witnesses Examined to Show That the
Accused Was on Finh street at
the Tune the Shooting
Took Place

Icsteruay afternoons session OF court
convened at $50 O'Clock, with Chief Jus
tice Comegys and Associate Judges Grub
and Paynter on the bench.
The examination oil witnesses for the
defense in the case of the State VS.. Will
hams was continued, and Walter Ray,
coiored, was recalled. After giving some
unimPortant testimony he was dis.
missed.
Walter Gross, colored, was sworn, and
testified that he Is member of tue drum
corps, and was acting as drum major the
night the shooting took place. When
the band reached Fourth and Monroe
streets he saw something flying through
the air.
lie did not know what It WAS, but 1t
terrified him 10 such an extent that he
broke ranks aud ran. When lie had run
about two squares he heard shooting, but
as some men were following him and
calling, "Catch the -" he
did not stop to see what was the matter.
William Richardson, colored, was re.
called, and testified that he ran bt tcause
he saw the other men running. lie saw
Williams at Fifth and Monroe Ptreets.
and the latter was going down town. He
did not see Williams again until the next
day at ll.30 o'clock.
John Banks, colored, testified that he
was hfer In the band, aud that they
were stoned OH Monroe street. One of the
stones knocked the lie out of his hands,
when he became frightened and run.
He rau up Monroe street, but did not
see any of tho members Of the band until
he reached Eleventh street bridge.
In answer to Mr.. Biggs, he said that he
considered himself pretty good runner,
as he had ran all the way from Fourth
and Monroe to Eleventh street bridge.
George ii. Walker, a colored boy,
stated that he is IL years old, and acted
as iifer the night OF the riot. There was
a large crowd OF men and boys on Monroe
street near Fourth looking at the merry
go round, and as the drum corps passed
they stoned them. The mem bers of the
corps broke ranks aud ran up Monroe
street. The witness saw Williams run.
Mug, and saw him turn down Fifth street
on the right hand side, and saw him
again At Eleventh and Pine streets.
Grant Banthum, Harry Laws and some
Others Joined the witness and Williams
at Eleventh and Pine.
Nelson Govans. colored boy, testified
that he was with the drum corps the
night of the disturbance. When neaI
the -goround the crowd COM
menced to stone them, and they broke
ranks. The witness ran out Monroe
street aud when near Sixth, q man seized
him and said, 'It you don't tell me who
shot the boy at Fourth street. Pll break
your head" The vituess had heard two
shots when he was near Peregoy g saloon,
but he did not see who fired them neither
did he know. After telling the man that
he did not know who fired the shots he
lot him 90, and he continued on out
MoL.oe street. Just before reaching
Seventh lie heard two more shots, which
sounded as though they had been fired
near Sixth street. The witness did moi
go back, but continued on TO Eighth
street, then down to French and up "a
Ninth, where he met Williams and Ray.
Richard Goyans, another colored boy,
was also one of the ffers, and when the
| stones commenced to fly ran out Monroe
| street to Ninth. When he was near
Fifth street he heard two shots fired
| down near Fourth street. He saw VIII
liams aud Ray on Eleventh street near
Walnut, going toward the bridge.
Ellen Monck testified that she resides
| at No. 526 Monroe street, aud resided
there last JuLe. On the evening OF the
| 18th she was In her front room and on
| hearing considerable noise On the street
looked out. There was man running
up Monroe street, followed by crowd
and she heard some OF the latter say
"Catch the -" At Sixth stree
the crowd overlook the man, and she
saw some OF them grabbing for him
when he raised his hand and fired two
shots. The witness saw the two boyt
fall but did not know what became oil
the man after he fired. As soon as h,
shot the crowd seemed to disperse, and
as the witness was afraid they might trj
TO get into her house she left the window
and locked the door.
Court then took recess until 0 o'clocl
this morning.