Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-09
NEARING THE The END
Sam Hall on the Stand in His
Own Defense. d..
CLAIM PERSECUTION
PERSECUTION
the Prisoner glatc u Detailed : ate,n.
of Ills S-Isinn of the AIur.,.r. S,or>
OF ,hn Row III tnr Bar.
.. The Shoe i,s.

| A'oli"o ANDREWS, OF the Tooth Indiana
'sSs'ment, is drawing to a close.
1esterday'S session of the County
County OF Warwick. before which he
| is being tried. was brought to u close
with the prisoner on the stand He
| hau Just concluded his direct Testimony,
ana Will be turned over to Common
Nealth's Attorney Newton this morn
hg FOR an inevitably rigorous cross
examination
han made star witness. He told
MS story with a directness, and atten-
ton to detail that was effective His
manner was quiet and he was perfectly
cool throughout. Ills evidence is prac-
tlcaliy substantiated by his other Wit
nesSeS.
The day begun with Charles Holmes,
one of Halls bar-tenders This Wit
ness was soon disposed of. and Frank
Duriee, an eyewitness. was put on, his
story not differing materially from that
or the witnesses who testified for the
t.efense on the previous day.
Pearl Campbell. who gave her evil
dence next. was uncertain whether two
or three shots were fired. She saw, she
said. a man trying to pull Hall from
the buggy, and she saw Hall hanging
Oh to the driver, Ham ones. to keep
from being jerked from the vehicle.
Charles Washington was recalled by
the defense for the purpose of proving
that the men We're drunk. to which
state OIL afa1rS nc testified. also stat
ing that the man who caught the horse
by the head tPeaD was the same man
who. a week before. had smashed
Holmes head with billiard cue in
Halls place. "#
Ed Robinson was then put on the
stand, and stated that the three men
before they went into Halls bar. had
tried to get whiskey in Phil Browns
place, but had failed: and that they had
assaulted colored soldier also, before
going into the Hall saloon.
The States witness, Whitmore, had
testified to seeing the shooting from
close quarters. The defense produced
Dick Aitkin to show that Whitmore was
not near enough to see all that he said
he saw Aitkin s%nre that he was
some two hundred yards away when
the shots were fired, and at that time
Whitmore drove by him, telling him
to get out of the way.
\. William Denmark was put on to
prove the alleged desperate character
Of the three soldiers, but his evidence
was not allowed. The defense then Of
tered Squire Jones and Police Officer
Williamson for the same purpose. and
their evidence was also judged mad
misslble. The officer was also intro
duced to prove that Sam Hall had on
different occasions sought his protec-
ton. This was not allowed, either.
Squire Jones was asked whether Peal,
who is the man charged with holding
Halls horse. while his two comrades
ere attempting to get him out of the
buggy. was drunk at the time, and at
the inquest, which was held almost i'm
mediately after. The witness replied
that Peal was drunk. boisterous and
insulting, and that the only reason he
lid not have him arrested was because
Of the prevailing excitement
THE PRISONER TESTIFIES
The prisoner was then placed on the
stand in his own defense. He told his
story with considerable detail. and it
was substantially as follows:
He was out when the row started;
.eturned, heard the noise, and went up
,e steps slowly SO as to find out, if
; sssible, the cause of the disturbance
fore entering: heard something about
Zee drinks, and entered. AS he came
u. the bar-keeper said. There's the
roprietor. if he wants to give you
lldiers said with an oath that he did
ut believe that d niger was the
,roprieto. he did not look it; that
Fey wanted drinks and meant to have
IT, \. Sam walked around the bar.
and inquired of the bartender what
the trouble was. He learned that the
bartender had served the soldiers with
drinks. and that they not only refused
TO pay for what they had got. but in
sisted on having another. round.
Sam told them that he had already
given them enough whiskey, and that
they had drunk enough any way: that
ne had treated them Oftener and better
than any one else in Bloodfield, and
that he could not afford to give away
all Of his stuff.
One man said that they would take
It any way, and stepped for a chair.
Another OF the three moved toward the
gate as II to go behind the bar; the
pounding on it, and demanding that
drinks be set up. This man took half
a dollar from his pocket and said that
he would pay for the drinks. but one
of the other soldiers told him to put his
money up, that they would have drinks,
and would not pay for them either.
When the man advanced around the
counter, Sam got his pistol, and walked
to the back of the bar. where the case
goods were, and told the bartender to
close up, as he would rather close the
place than have any trouble. When the
bartender went to shut the door, one
Of the soldiers got in the door, and
said that no one should shut it until
they had had their drinks. He finally
succeeded in getting them to go out.
They went in the direction of Mary
Georges saloon, and some of them had
reached the steps of that place when
Sam went to his buggy, which he had
previously ordered to the door, giving
the key to the bar tender and telling
him to lock the place up if he saw tbs
soldiers returning. 1t appears that Hal
/ had gotten the provost guard and mac
Peal arrested for the row Of the week
before, though this was not admitted
as evidence. AT any rate, Hall, in his
statement, went on to say that as he
was going to the buggy he said some
thing about going for the proves
guard. and one Of the soldiers hearing
him. said to his companions, DO you
| hear what the -- said? he is goinl
to have us arrested" The soldiers
upon this. turned and ran to the buggy
| Peal caught the horse by the head
Some one advised pulling Hall out o
the buggy and beating him to death
| Admire came up to the rear wheel OF
the right side, and caught him by tn
coat before he had gotten seated. tn
horse. in the meantime, having move
to a position in front OF Mary George
place. Sam caught Ham Jones, tn
driver. to keep from being pulled out o
the vehicle. and told him to drive on
Jones said that he could not drive on
as the man had hold Of the horses head
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