The age-herald., 1900-05-09
LINKS OF EVIDENCE
 ARE BEING WELDED
Second Day of Mannng:Duncan Trial, and Strong
 Chain is in Process of Formation.

| Cary between first visit to Adams and his | death. I went from curiosity. The officers were making examination of defendants l for marks of Identification. I talked with one of them" Objection was made to question, Did you not tell one of them | that Adams was better or would get well?' Objection sustained
 Oscar simon
 Oscar Simons was the next witness called. He said:
 q remember the night that Officers Ad- ans and Kirkley were shot. Saw Adams that night heard the shots. He was at my place of business, corner of Third avenue and Nineteenth street. have seen Duncan. Do not remember Manning. Saw ] Duncan in my saloon Can't say who was with him. He was white man. They got two drinks and pint of whisky. They entered through the front door on Nine- teenth street. I saw Officer Adams shortly after. He came into the saloon. Came in through Nineteenth street side. l spoke to him. He pushed the door open and passed through. Duncan and his companion were standing near the front. Adams passed within three feet of them" Objection was
 made to the question: Was there mirror on the back of the bar in which a person standing the outside of the bar could see the reflection of a person passing in the bar?' Objection overruled and witness made affirmative answer to the question, explaining the mirrors dimensions. Con- tinuing, he said
 Both took a drink, and one of them bought a pint. Did not drink at the same time. The man closest to Nineteenth street drank first, while the other man paid for it. They did not stay in the saloon long after Adams went out They left the loon by the Third avenue entrance. heard the shooting about four or five min
 utes later Did not see it. Saw a man running down Third avenue. Duncan had n Htrhf hat Inc hnn xtyne t1n
 darker than the hat. He had on light overcoat. His companion had on a black
 hat and dark clothes. The man that I saw running down Third avenue had on dark colthes and hat. Don't know who he was.
 l saw Kirkley and Adams after they were shot"
 Cross-examinaton: "On the night the
 officers were shot Duncan and his conl- panion came into my place. Duncan paid for the drinks. His companion did not speak. The man I saw running down the
 street spoke in German brogue. There were three other men in the saloon when these parties were there."
 The examination was interrupted by the entrance of J. A. Clayton, night watchman at the Standard Oil company plant, who was shot by safe crackers. He was on
 crutches and had to be assisted into the room.
 Continuing the witness said:
 Adams told me that the two men who
 were in my place did the shooting. Clayton on the stand MT. Clayton was the next witness. He said: My name is Joe Clayton. I was watchman for the Standard Oil company during the latter part of March. The com panys office is situated on the Louisville and Nashville railroad about mile and half or two miles from the court house." The examination of this witness was in- terrupted by MT. McCrossin who inter- posed an obection to the interruption of the conversation between Duncan and wife by the deputy sheriff. Judge Greene stated that he had no objection to the woman remaining in the room, but that he would insist that she refrain from talking to Duncan.
 MT. Clayton then continued his testi- mony and said:
 "On the night of March 27 was knocked in the head and my pistol and keys were taken away from me- l have seen the two defendants; saw them on the Sunday even- ing before Tuesday on which the robbery took place, walking near the Standard Oli company's place. It was either Sunday or Monday.
 q was knocked in the head between and 10 o'clock Tuesday night The men who took the pistol from me were masked. These two men came within fifty yards of the office and were looking around Pistol was shown witness, who identified it as the pistol taken from him on the night of March 27 Continuing, he said Money and papers were taken from the
 safe which was blown open. After l was shot and assaulted I was put in closet There were seven or eight men, They were masked"
 Mir Montgomery made objection to ev- cry question: all of which were overruled Clayton again continued: "I saw men there about the size and general appear
 ance' of defendants I was shot through
 the foot The safe was in one corner of
 the room. Don't know whether there was
 a pecketbook containing papers or not.
 Knew MT. Wofford. His place of busi-
 ness was at the company's office. He had
 papers in the company's safe. My life was
 threatened. One of the men interceded for
 me- He waved his hand and said some
 thing to the other men. Two or three men
 were hitting me over the head, and others
 had their pistols in my face. They then
 took me and put me in closet. l saw
 these defendants in jail about week later.
 I can distinguish between the defendants
 as known to me. Pointed out men, and
 got them wrong) l have been In the nos
 pital since, and have suffered greatly, and
 have been given opiates."
 Cross Examined
 Cross-examination: Don't know the de- fendants very well. Saw them late in the
 evening a day or two before the shooting.
 
 them there frequently My eyesight is
 good. Had no conversation with them.
 They made close inspection of the place.
 Persons frequently pass by the ofhce.
 Everybody was allowed to look into the
 yard, but there are different ways of look
 ing. These two men acted differently from
 the usual passers-by. They walked slowly
 and observed every thing closely. l was
 carried to police headquarters (meaning
 county jaiD and identified them as the two
 men who were looking around the place
 day or two before the shooting. My at
 tention was first called to the men by
 negro. They were coming up by the office.
 Can't say that these two men were in the crowd that assaulted me-"
 Redirect: 'I only know the names of the defendants by what some one told me-
 On the night of the assault one of the men had a slate-co1ored overcoat, or might have been a little lighter color" The overcoat
 which was picked up on Third avenue after the shooting of the officers was shown to ~~rfkx xxvI,l <v.of ys.o1r cd