The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-01
HATTAWAYON THESTAND
TIE ACCUSED TELLS BIS STORY
OF THE KILLING.

ments under wy.
GRIFFIN, Ga, Feb. 2S.-Interest in the
proceedings OF the Hathaway case con-
tlnued uuaoated this morning at the open
ing OF court 1t was q dark morning,
though the rain of the preceding day had
discontinued.
DIR. he " was slated as the first witness
10 testify further in regard TO the cut he
mentioned in yesterdays examination on
Hattaway's back He had forgotten def
nitsly whether the cut was from right to
left, left to right or oblique, though be was
of the opinion that it was horizontal and in
she middle of the back.
Hathaway was next placed on the stand
20 make his statement and he occupied
about thirty minutes in doing so. He ex-
planned 10 detail bis and Mr.. Bsird's labors
as engineers for several weeks prior TO the
tragedy, his domestic troubles and the con-
dition of his physical system, saying he was
so much troubled at times that he hardly
knew what he was doing. In regard to his
conduct on the day before the tragedy at
night he stated that Mr.. Burr came out TO
see him and of his applying to Mr.. Burr for
leave Of absence. which Mr.. Burr had
promised TO grant him. When Mr.. Burr
left he oaid Mr.. Burr told him to tell Baird
70 come up to the Office to see him. When
Baird arrived that night he delivered the
message of Mr.. Burr, but before doing so
told MIR. Baird that Mr.. Burr had asked
him about the fish aud had also promised
to grant him leave Of absence for a few
days
THE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Everything went ell right until Hathaway
told Baird Mr.. Burr wished TO see him at the
office, which seemed to greatly anger him,
80 much SO that Baird began to curse him
and attacked him with knife. He Hat
taway) was begging Baird not to do that
and warding off the cuts as much as posi-
BILE until be reached his pistol, which he
picked up and shot Baird three times in
rapid succession: ~ knocked up his knife as
] grabbed my pistol, receiving a sli ght cut
on the left hand, and while ! raised my left
arm fired the shots under It,. ] believed at
The time | had 20 kill Mr.. Baird or be
killed by him and under the excitement
shot him. l had begged him to leave me
alone, and he wouldn't do it." The closing
remarks were pathetic, bringing tears and
causing the frame of the unfortunate young
man TO shudder and sway as he recited the
closing scenes of the awful tragedy. He
claimed to know nothing Of what transpired
from the time he shot Baird until his
wounds were being dressed by DIR. Kelly at
his office some time after.
BURR RECALLED IN REBUTTAL.
Following Hattaway's statement the state
recalled Mr.. Burr in rebuttal of that por-
tion of it which tended to show that Baird
had reason to anticipate he would lose his
position when he learned from Hathaway
that Mr.. Burr wished to see him at the
Office.
DIR, J. Nj. Kelly was then brought back
by the defense, and testified critically and
at length in regard to the cut In Hattaway's |
clothes in the back. He had forgotten
whether the cut was from left to right or
obliQue. The vest was cut more than the
shirts. The cut was near the center Of the
back, and he did not think a man could
have made it on himself.
DIR. 7. E. Drewry was then recalled by
the state and asked if he knew a knife that
was shown him. He did not. Was then
asked from whom he got it and for what
purpose. His reply was that he received it
from the sheriff for the purpose of making
an examination Of deposit that was on the
blade This deposit he found to DO blood
The examination was made under a micro
scope.
THE KNIFE HATTAWAY'S,
The knife had previously boon identified
by Hathaway as his and by S. G.. Cunning
ham as the one he took from Hathaway on
the night of his Incarceration. This part
Of evidence produced a sensation, and
In order TO rebuff it the defense
recalled DR.. J. NJ. Kelly, who
testified at length in regard to the blood
splothes and the analysis of dried blood,
stating that no physician in the city had
microscope or was prepared to make a test
of the kind referred to by DIR. Drewry. In
order to determine whether such a deposit
was blood certain chemicals were required
and without their use it was absolutely i'm
Ia IN Aafa Nod I ~
the instrument referred TO by DR.. Drewry
was simply la lens with small magnifying
powers, while it would require an instru-
ment magnitying 5000 times to tell that
the deposit was blood. On oross-examina-
tion DR.. Kelly apparently became very ex-
cited and rather got his answers mixed in
regard to blood corpusces.
THE TESTIMONY ALL IN.
1t looked at this stage Of the game as il a
good deal Of expert testimony was iuevita-
BILE and that the case would be indefinitely
prolonged, but this part of the testimony
ended the taking Of evidence In this direc-
ton, and after the defense had introduced
two or three witnesses to prove that Baird
did occasionally drink both sides announced
closed at ~ O'Clock.
An adjournment was then had until 80
O'Clock for dinner, during which time the
counsels, desired to confer IN regard to the
speeches TO be made and their order Only
four speeches will be made, two on each
side. 1t has been q matter Of universal
comment by those in attendance at court
that the state prosecutor, Marcus W Beck,
has conducted the case with skill AMI
ability. He is ably assisted by &C Dismuke
and Mills Of this city.
THE OPENING ARGUMENT.
Col. Thomas r. Mills, associate counsel
Tor the state, opened the appeal to the Jury
at 40 o'clock, continuing for an hour and
forty-five minutes. He impIored the jury
to put aside that sentiment which SO often
prevails in favor Of the living against the
dead. Here Col Mills went into the evil
dence as brought out on the stand from the
time the telephone message was received for
the physician and the sheriff on the fatal
night TO the close Of 1t before
the court. In dramatic eloquence
be pictured position in which
Baird was found by tine physician on his
arrival at the water works. Toe picture Of
the dying man brought sobs and tears from
the vile Of the dead man, VINO sat by the
side OF her aged father-in-law in her deep
mourning garments.
AN OBJECTION BY JUDGE HALL.
Judge Hall here objected to the line of
argument Of Col Mills, saying there was no
evidence showing any such state of affairs
Col Mills insisted that be was inside the
bounds of the evidance h,t .Tud0a p0vp4ov,