The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-11

ana Nell with another ard viler oath. /
said he would not have either OF them /
% tho house.
Mrs Black reached over the closed gate |
and picked up tho child. whom she gave |
10 Jimmie. The incidents Of the homicide |
that was then committed we're told oy |
the witness just az they had been by Mrs. /
Black Mel had fired the first shot when
the lad had the baby in hts arms ana
tine second after Mrs. Black had suatehed
the child away. Il was the second shot
that had taken effect. According 10 the
witness she only grovocation given by
young Buzbee was the statement that
Me.l could shoot. he was not afraid
Mr.. CoidinE's cross examination had no
effect upon the testimony OF the witness
tnat came through the ordeal strength
ened, rather than weakened. She said that
she was sitting al the window when
the quarrel began and saw It's every incl
dent. Win great positivness she said
Buzbce had no revolver or other weapon
and that u he had had one. she would
have seen IT,
Mr. Coldiug asked her II she had ever
refused 20 tell him what she knew about
the case. Then. In response 20 this ques-
ton. the witness told an Interesting story.
She said that one day she and Annie
Nell were answering advertisements for
employment. The witness knew nothing
about the streets Of the city. and vas pit
lJted Ay the defendants wife 10 Mr.. Cold
lng s residence on Jones street Annie
Nell nent inside. ard teen came out ana
tod the witness To come In. She sat IN the
parior until Sir. Coding suddenly arrived
on the scene. when Annie Nell eft the
room
You asked me-" said che witness. N
Jimmie had pistol. ana l told you he
had not You then asked me n I had
ever told anyone that Jimmie had a pis-
FOL. and ! told you I had not Then I
got ont OF the house"
At the conclusion Of the evidence OF
Mrs Stokes the state rested its case con
Stunning about two hours and half ir
presenting its contentious 70 tho jury.
Evidence for the Defense.
Tho first witness for the defendant was
Police Sergeant W. H. Fleming. The
witness said he knew the witness Eliza
Black. and had known the dead boy
James Buzbee 10 life He said that the
woman had kept disreputable houses In
both Augusta and Savannah and that
the boy was tough. bad and very stub
born.
Here began a string OF youthful wit
nesses. Willie Hughes. a Bethesda boy.
was placed on the stand to show what
was young Buzbee's charter for peace
ahleness or violence. He didn't know.
| Rudolph Dannenfelster. who had also
been with Jimmie al Bethesda. also lack
Cd Information on this point.
George Radrord was d more intelligent
and a more profitable witness for the de-
PENDANT The lad said hs had met young
Buzbee on the day he was shot. both 81
lsthem having attended she opening ses-
sion % the Henry Street School. They
started on their way home together and
| Buzbee. the witness said. had exhibited
pistol for his admiration
u.
had fixed the weapon. which appeared 20
be broken. in his sighs. In response TO
/ @ question by a juryman, the witness said
I the weapon was not loaded,
| The solicitor general cross examined the
4 boy az considerable length. but he stuck
/ 10 his story. The only weakness the So
| Ic.tor could discover was that there was
a discrepancy between the statements Of
an AFFIDAVIT made by the lad and his evil
/ deuce az the trial. In the AFFIDAVIT he
/ said that young Buzbee was playing with
The pistol in giving his evidence he said
/ this was not the fact
Then came another string OF witnesses.
Young women who said that they knew
| that Eliza Black when she was called
Jennie Buzoee and chat she then kept
disreputahle house in Savannah. with
| great frnukness they all declared that
| they had personal knowledge Of this fact.
The Prisoners Statement.
Gentlemen" said the defendant. when
| he was placed on the stand to make
! statement in his own behalf Il will tell
YOU the truth IN this case. and that's
/ what YOU have not heard"
Nell said that two or three DAYS before
The shooting he had seen Jimmie Buzbec
with a pistol IN his hand and told him
that n he did no. stop carrying the
weapon he would get himself Zen trouble.
on the morning OF oct o. 1899 he had a
lltle quarrel with his wife before he
started 10 work. when he came back In
the afternoon he found the child. Anita.
had quhrreled with her playmates and
they had gone away.
lie picked NJ the child and his wife told
I him 90 put her down. lie had refused.
and his wife had gone away with the
threat that she would get somebody who
would make him put the child down
In a few minutes Jimmie Buzbee came
up. The boy asked for the child and tho
defendant s1id he told Jimmie that he
could not have her. but that when his
sister came she could.
"'Tts not your child. Jimmie said.
well. certainly. It Is not yours
answered.
that's al right. I'll get even with
YOU. YOU nasty puppy he said. and was
turning away. when his mother came up
She Is the cause OF all the trouble: n It
had not been for her. ] would not have
been compelled to shoot Jimmie"
The defendant retaiied scrap OF two
OF biuiuEsgate that he said had passed
between himself and Eliza Black. lie
said that Jimmie had resented something
he had said 90 his mother and picked w
q rock
Il told him 70 put the rock down" said
the defendant. and he said that he did
not have 10 use the rock. With that he
pulled his pistol. and a. he did 50 I drew
| ms own and fred. I was sorry 10 have
to shoot. but had 70 in order to save
my ME-
The defendant then told Of his flight
from the scene OF the homicide and his
surrender to Patrolman Meidrim. when
the latser came for him az his mother :
home. III ! had felt that ! was guilty o.
any crime" he said Il would have run
and not surrendered.
| Again Nell repeated the statement that
his mother-in-law was responsible for all
his troubles lie had met his wife Ia the
dsrcputable house that Jennie Buzbce
kept the SRI had expressed an appar-
entity sincere " 81 70 lead better life.
and he had taken her away and married
her. IL WIS her mother that was con-
stantly trying 20 stir up strife between
them.
Il have told you how the shooting was
done srd why" said Nell. 20 the Jury.