The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10

times and died In my arms. Noticed that
he was shot In the right breast, back OF the
left ear and in the left arm.
Cross-examination-Im met Mr.. Warnock IN
front of Ellis drug store. had not been
with him before that evening. We went to
the office to get more deputies. We start
ed for Golson's house, and went down
Third avenue Stopped In front of john
sons saloon and went In. I took drink
of settler.
objection was made to the question:
Ibid Mr. Warnock take drink?' which
was sustained by the court, and excep-
ton was reServed.)
We didn't stop at Miller's or Warner &c
Smiley's undertaking establishments; didn't
talk with anyone connected with them
about what we were going to Sixteenth
street for. was informed that Golson lived
in Third avenue I was the first one in the
yard. started around to the rear, and
the shooting began before l reached the
back of the house after turned the north
east corner. I left Warnock standing in
the alley near the gate. Didn't notice Bar
ker particularly. He was following me
down the alley, and don't know If he got
over the fence or not. After the shooting
saw him in the alley about fifteen feet from
where 1 left him. The view up the alley
towards Sixteenth street from the porch of
Golsons house Is obscured by a house.
Deputy Barker ON the Stand
John Barker-I am a deputy sheriff of
Jefferson county. I knew Bob Warnock,
and was present when he was killed. 1t
was on Sunday afternoon between and
o'clock.
came up the alley from Fifteenth street
with Will Love. Mr.. Warnock came from
Sixteenth street. He stopped just before
he got to the house and as we neared the
house he started in the front gate. I got
over the fence near little house on the
side and went to the back door; heard
something hit the ground like some one
jumping off the porch and went back to the
corner of the house and met Love coming
to the rear. About that time 1 heard the
first shot, and started for the front When
l got to the side of the window the firing
| ceased and when 1 got to the corner of
| the house 1 saw Warnock falling. He was
| falling backwards and was reaching with
| his hands. His left foot missed the side
| steps and I caught him and eased him
! down. I ran to the front door and then
| went to the fence and saw a negro
/ running up the alley towards Sixteenth
| street He did not have on a hat and car
ried pistol. 1 went back to Warnock and
| no one had come up. He lived about ten
! minutes.
| Cross-examination-Ih have been a deputy
| sheriff about two and a half years. First
met Mr. Warnock on that day at the corner
! of Morris ayenue and TWantieth street
| We went up to Browns cigar store and
| then went up Second avenue towards
| Twenty-first street; met Mr.. Love and
| went to the Office in the court house. We
went from the office to where we supposed
| Golson was. We stopped in front of John
| sons saloon. 1 went in and took one drink
| Of whisky. objection to question: did
/ Warnock take drink" sustained by the
court and exception reserved)
Barker described his movements by a
| ground-plan drawing of the house and sur
| rounding and in answer to the further inter-
rogations of Mr.. Montgomery said. 'eThe
| front door had bullet holes in it; don't
| know which side they were shot from.
| After I put Mr. Warnock on the porch, I
| went to the fence and fired at the negro
going up the alley. Mr.. Love told me to
| telephone Captain O'Brien. I went into the
! rear of small grocery store in the alley
and sent telephone message and came
| back Mr.. Warnock died short time after
| then went to Sixteenth street and
| searched the houses near Third alley
| was looking for Will Golson. didn't
know him, but he was the man we went
| for and if could find him he was the man
| wanted. Mr.. Warnock was a deputy
| sheriff; all deputies make arrests.
| Re-direct-I didn't see Golson again until
/ the day he was arrested in December.
| Main Witness for Prosecution
| Frank P. O'Brien-Am sheriff of Jefferson
| county. knew Robert Warnock. He was
| my chief deputy. Saw him dead lying on
| the porch of house said TO have been occu-
| pied by VIII Goson. I was not there when
shooting occurred was eating dinner
and Mr.. Barker, one of my deputies, tele-
| phoned me and Immediately ran to the