The morning news., 1892-03-26

/ Aue next move OF tue defense was al al-
tempt to introduce some sort Of au affidavit
alleged 70 have been signed by Miss White
in Volusia county, Florida, relieving Lands
berg 70 certain extent OF the crime alleged
| against him. Solicitor General Fra scr
resisted It on the ground that there was nc
proof that the prose ,utriX had signed the
document, the notary's signature not being
sufficient.
Mr.. Way contsnded that the notary's
signature was presumptive evidence of genu-
iaeness aud made the affidavit admissible.
"Do you mean TO say" asked Judge Fal-
ligant, that can admit an affidavit from
Volus!a county as legal evidenceP
81 do" replied defendants counsel.
you think soF'
"Yes, sirn
"Well, don't think So" replied Judge
Falligant, and the affidavit didn't 60 in.
An sdJournment was taken at this point
until o'clock.
STAID DURING THE RECESS.
Few Of the spectators left during the two
hours adjournment, aud those who did were
back by o'clock with further additions.
The seats inside the bar were reserved for
members of the bar and every one was oc-
cupied. The jam outside the bar was 50
great that not an inch of space was vacant.
As in the morning the d oors had to be locked
TO keep the crowd outside from jostliu Z
those within and creating disorder. Those
who couldn't gain admittance from the rear
corridor satisfied themselves by peering in
through the window behind the bench.
Standing room was at a premium and the
court could have made a neat sum for the
county il seats had been sold at auction,
Bernhardts engagement would not have
been in it.
Landsberg went on the stand in his own
behalf as soon as the court opened. He told
his story in nervous, jerky way, stopping
to weigh every word.
LAHDsBERG's STORY.
He began by saying that he had been
drummer on the East Tennessee road for
Twenty-Five years. Melvina Grubbs was
known to every drummer on the road. Ha-
zelhurst Is dry town, and Mrs. Grubbs
had been In the habit of furnishing him
with liquors, for which he paid in an indi-
rect way. Four years ago he met Leila
White. She was introduced to him. he said,
by her father who is man
with bad reputation, that the
whole family bears. Landsberg had been
in the habit of giving Mrs. Grubbs money
In Leila's presence, and later he began Civ
ing her money. He said he and the girl had
become 30 intimate that they used TO hug
and kiss each other. Then he related how
he sat on the porch OF the Hazelhurst hotel
one night with Miss White and hugged and
kissed her.
THE VISIT TO SAVANNAH PLANNED.
While talking with Melvina Grubbs a
few days previous to May week she re-
marked to him tnat she was coming to Sa-
vannah to gee the boys. MISC White re~
marked that she would like to come and
see the sights, but she had neither money
nor clothes. Laudsberg said Mrs. Grubbs
asked him TO give Miss White money
enough TO come to Savannah. He handed
her, he said, two S. gold pieces, telling her
that one would buy her a dress and the
other would pay her way. She accepted the
money. went over 10 Lewis store, bought
the dress goods and had Mrs. Grubbs make
it up for her.
Before he left Hazelhurst Landsberg said
he had an understanding with Mrs. Grubbs
and Miss White that he was to secure them
accommodations at the Screven house and
also see that they would have a good time.
AT THE sCREvEN HOUSE.
Then he went into rambling statement
about the arrival of Mrs. Grubbs aud Miss
White in Savannah, and how they had
acted around the Screven house before he
met them. His statement about hugging
and kissing the girls, as he called them, dis
played an entire loss Of the sense of self
respect or manhood.
Landsberg kept swinging backward and
forward in bis chair pointing his right hand
toward the prosecutrix in a nervous man
ner. Miss White looked him steadily in the
face without tiinohing. He couldn't
stand the cool gaze of the
girl and finally turned his
gaze from her to the solicitor general.
he kept constantly crossing his knees and
clasping his ankle with his hands.
The further he proceeded in his story tbs
more nervous Llndsberg became. He
seemed to be swallowing, every word or
two, in choky way. He went into de-
tailed statement about how he had taken
Mrs. Grubbs and Miss White around to diff
ferent stores, buying hats. shoes and differ
ent small articles for them.
TIE SCENE IN THE HOTEL WINDOW.
Next he told a yarn about kissing and
hugging Miss White in the window Of the
Soreven house over Gerst's barber shop
and crowd looking on from the
street. @. B. Coates, friend OF his, came
into thu room, he said, and told him to stop
his foolishnes1 or he would be put out of the
hotel. Landsberg said he was drinking, and
after introducing Coates to toe girls he
went downstairs and Joined the boys. Some
one Game IN and said to him;
Jim that's a nice way Miss Leila Is treat
ing you. She's going out riding with your
friend Coates"
and upbraided Miss White for accepting an
invitation to go riding with another man
after he had bought her dress, shoes and
other things. Then she consented TO go rid
ing with him. He asked Coates where they
could go driving and he suggested Thunder
bolt. Landsberg said: mo; that's too far.
Cen't find a = house where l can get
something to drink"
THE INTRODUCTION TO LAURA HOPKINS.
Coates said Laura Hopkins house was the
place. but Landsberg said he didn't know
Laura, whereupon Coates wrote him the
following note:
DEAR LAuRA-This will introduce to you jim
Landsberg aud lady friend. Treat them right.
Your friend. Q. B. COATES.
Landsberg said he secured a hack aud
started to the Hopkins woman's house with
Miss White On the way he hugged and
kissed her in the hack, attracting the at
tention OF the people on the streets.
On arriving at Laura Hopkins house they
went into the parlor and Laudsberg asked
Miss White what she would drink The
girl declined to drink, but finally agreed to
accept lemonade. After it was made, how
ever, she refused.
II was drunk," said Landsberg, "aud be-
gan again to upbraid her for wanting to go
driving with another msn, She got mad
and commenced to talk about jumping Out
OF the window. | said to her If she at
tempted to | would blow her head off, at
the same time pulling out my silver flask
which my wife gave me several years ago.
pointed 1t at her head. Laura Hopkins
came in then and Leila jumped out Of the
window and ran over tO McTntVreis y