The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-12-09
Guy BarrOn'S Trial.

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Rockville early Tuesday morning and
awaited the arrival of the prisoner They
had to bear the curious gaze OF large
number of people who were in attendance,
| filing the courtroom. Baron, when he
came, kissed his mother and took his
place at the trial table with his counsel.
Mrs John keyworth, mother of the de-
ceased, testified to going into the bar after
the shot and seeing her son behind the
bar near the ice box with his hand on his
breast, excaming the THE dirty coward
shot me in the back This closed the
testimony for the State.
The first witness for the prisoner was
Edward Parker, Barron's companion on
the day of the shooting, and the only wit
ness to the shooting. The witness said:
II met Barron about II o'clock. We
were together until o'clock. We went
to Garges and Baron asked Mr.. Johnson
for a pistol. He refused, but said he
could get one from Mr.. Garages. We then
met William Beckett. Barron asked him
for a pistol and was refused. We were
going to picnic that night. We went to
Keyworth's about 4.30. Barron entered
entered into Il game of cards with Key
worth and Brooke. They played for
about an hour, when Barron corrected
the score of Mr.. Brookes, in which there
was sorle mistake. Keyworth then spoke
up and said, You are trying to raise dis
cussion, and then he INDUCED in very
abusive language and asked Baron out of
the game. Barron did quit and remained
about the premises for a few moments.
We left and walked up to Garges'. We
returned to Keyworth's. Baron entered
and followed. keyworth came into the
room and began cursing him again and
reached down for something. l turned
my head, expecting Keyworth to throw
something. 1t was then that the shot was
fired. AS l turned my head Keyworth
was in a stopping position. Kock than
ran in, followed by several others. We
went out together; no one followed US.
We then walked up the road. We met
Deputy Sheriff Vincent and Barron sur
rendered himself to him, saying that he
had shot Kcyworth.'
In the Barron Keyworth murder trial
Wednesday Barron; the prisoner, testified
in his own behalf He testified that he
spent portion of the 9th of July with
Ed. Parker 1--WE went he said, ito Mr..
Garges' about II o'clock, and asked the
tender, J. H. Johnson, for a revolver,
stating that 1 was going to a picnic at
Landover. We then went to the High
land clubhouse and then to Bladensburg,
passing away time until some fellows
came out from the city. l stopped at
Halls store and asked the clerk to loan
me pistol. l was refused. told Beckett
that | was going to Landover to a picnic.
We then went to PENIS and had drink.
l requested Beckett to loan me a revolver
A few minutes elapsed between the re-
quests for revolver. Parker and went
to keyworth's about 4.30, found Koch
there and we had drink. We went into
the back room, where game of cards
was in progress. Keyworth asked me to
join the game played for three-qu
tiers of an hour and won every game but
one. keyworth told me to stop, c,l.rg me-
many abusive names Parker and | had
a drink ar d left the house. saw no one
on the porch l did not ask kock for
pistol. We went to PENIS. At Garages
| asked again for IA pistol. l got it. |
again joined Parker at PENIS, and we
returned down street. | entered Key
worth's followed by Parker. | asked for
a drink. Keyworth was not in the bar
room. Kevworth came in from the back
room and went behind the bar. He again
abused me and asked me to leave the
house; at the same time he, KeYworth
was reaching for pistol on the shelf. |
fired. Did not see it afterward. | then
went up the street and gave myself up to
Mr.. Vincent. l did not shoot until l was
apprehensive of my life. Keyworth had
his hand on the revolver when | shot. |
did not run. The shot was fired on the
spur of the moment. | drew the pistol in
an Instant and fired without taking aim.
1t was a selfcocking revolver
The defense rested with the testimony
of Miss Katie Kraft, who said that Joe
Kraft had stated to her that "he would
hang Barron if he could
In rebuttal the State examined William
p. Magruder and others. The evidence
was closed at 245. The States attorney
Mr.. Alexander Kilgour, opened for the
State. Mr., kilgour dwelt upon the fact
that Barron had shot keywofths in the
back
Mr.. Peter and Mr. Wells spoke for the
prisoner, and the latter got considerably
excited and dramatic in the course of his
remarks. In the afternoon great many
ladies were in the courtroom listening to
the arguments of counsel. The prisoner
was calm and apparently unmoved. His
mother and aunt were prescnt.-Baltimor
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