The morning news., 1889-04-28
RAwEs' SIDE BEING HEARD.
An Attempt to Prove an Alibi on the
Night of the Murder.


BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April 27.-The
crowd attending the Hawes trial grows
more eager, and more dense The number
of ladies among the spec shows the
large interest to-day This was the sixth
day since the case was called on Monday
last. The day opened with the prosecution
still examining witnesses. Hawes' nerve
has never failed him, though be betrays as
much interest IL the proceedings as most
meA do. The testimony was given on
Thursday that Hawes had gone 10 Fanny
Bryant's house Monday evening and taken
little May away about o'clock, that time
being fixed by the witness reco lection of
lea ing the Sloss furnaces O'clock whistle.
Other - Illnesses testified that Halves was on
the 6.30 O'Clock dummy. C. F. Cooke, the
engineer at the furnace, who was the fr,t
witness to-day, testified that the whistle
blew az $50 O'Clock. There was no O'Clock
whistle. This reconciles the only material
conflict as yet between the states witnesses.
THE STORY OF HIS MARRIAGE.
Several witnesses we're called to corrob-
crate the previous witness, and the state
proved the marriage OF Hawes to Mss
Nary Story, III Columbus, Gu We inesday
after the finding of Mays body, and also
tnat Hawes had had blank divorce
printed at job Office in this ci y last SUM
mer, VITA the date Fulton unity, Georgia,
III which AtanUi is situated.
j. +. itlo fer, q clerk in the law office Of
Hewitt, Wilkes 81 Porter, testified that
HaMes came into the otfice Of that tirm last
September when tine members Of the firm
were absent and said that he wanted to con-
suit with them ao0ut procuring Il divorce.
The defonSe reserved bumbsr of excep-
tlons, one being to the introduction OF tne
marriage license.
S. NJ. Nanby, secretary of the East Lake
Land Company, testified that a person
could readily go around to the opposite side
of the lake t. ON the pavilion wnere the
body was found without being seen from
tine pavilion.
The state here rested.
TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
After brief interval of consultation the
defense pug NJ Well on the stand Well Is
a clothing merchant, and test fed that
Hawes was in his store with John Wylie
and others for te ur flee minutes on tina
Monday night, leaving about Gas oclosk.
H5 uougaU an overcoat, valIss and
some underwear. The overcoat was a
light gray When cross-ex4 mined be was
positive tnat this was .4onday night. He
knew it by casa entry on his books, and
knew the entry was right. Wells test-
mony was corroborated by clerks in tue
store.
Dick johnson (colored), a hack driver,
saw Hawes bet ween 7;30 and $50 o'clock
Monday night az a iestaurant in lown.
HAwEs' BROTHER on THE STAND.
The sens Ation of tue day was the testi-
mony Of Jim" Hawes, a brother Of
''Dick," whic is regarded as very damaging
to The defelse. He vas put up by the de-
fsnse because "Dick' insisted tnat ne had
see4 his brother on Monday night at Wells
store and Dick left first, be .weeI and
O'Clock. Tho witness testified tnat his
brother Dick told him monday that h.
had Just returned from Mobile, where he
had paced his daughter 10 a convelt. and
thai mis- wife was 20 10. After "Dickn left
Wsi's he next saw MIN at saloon about
80 o'clock When Gro examined he
said that 'Dickn told him Monday night
that his wife had gone away and that he
had given her $500. The theory Of the
defense is that Hawes was mistaken
for man named Thompson. When ex-
a.niued I this point Jim HaNes said he
knew Thom son, who was very much like
his brother. though his nustache was
sh )rter and ne DAD deformed eyes.
The court adjourned till Monday morn
ing at o'clock.