The age-herald., 1900-04-01
Had Not Put In Plea

Had Not Put In Plea
 At this point Justice Abernathy called attention to the fact that the defense had put in no plea, whereupon Judge Allen stated that the defense pleaded not guilty, and also temporary insanity.
 Onie Irwin, Wilmot's cook, was called to testify in behalf of the state. She said: "I was in the kitchen when I heard the first shot. I looked out and saw Mr Will mot shoot the second time, and then went out at the front door and left the house. MT. Braxton had gone out some time be- fore that to milk. MT. Wilmot was then upstairs. He came home about half-past 5 o CLOCK ana Staid upstairs few minutes, He was upstairs when MT Braxton went out to milk. 1 saw MT. Wilmot come down stairs and go out at the door. That was about ten minutes after MT. Braxton had gone out. l saw no pistol. I told MT. Will mot l would have supper ready directly. The shooting occurred five or ten minutes after MT. Wilmot went out I heard no talking. l saw the fire from the second shot. Mrs. Wilmot went away last Satur- day. Her daughter had gone across the street; I don't know where the son was. l was the only person in the house. Mr. Braxton was In the back yard when MT Wilmot came down. If they were together before the shooting I did not know it."
 The defense did not cross-examine the witness.
 Dr. Abernathy was called. He said: "T examined Braxton's wounds. I have made some notes describing the wounds and will read from them. I made post mortem examination between and z o'clock Thurs day night The first wound was in the mead. The bah entered the skull immedi- ateiy back of the right ear and made it's exit at the top of the head. The second wound was in the left breast below the claVicle. The second rib was fractured and the ball entered the lungs The third wound was in the left side, the ball ranging directly across and piercing the lung It also went close to the spinal column I can't say in what position he was when shot. The wound in the head would cer- tainly have killed him. and with the wounds ne had in the body not one man in five hundred would have recovered"
 The witness was not cross-examned.
 Young Wimots Testimony
 Solicitor Hefin here announced that the state would rest, and the defense called Lee Wiimot, son of the defendant. to the stand. He said:
 q am a son of George B. Wimot, and am b years of age. I have two small brothers, aged and years, and sister Il years of age. My father lives at West End, in the cd Hawkins residence"
 Witness was here handed a letter by Judge Allen and asked If he recognized it. He
 
 of the 27th and mailed it on Thursday I mailed it in box at the Union depot, where father usually gets his mail. He is railroad man and his train came in that day at about 4:20 D. m. I left home and papa asked me to come back He asked me why l would not stay at home, but I did not have the heart to tell him face to face The things told about in the letter occurred about November 12 last. I have known Charles c. Braxton for about seven years. He lived with us and was there while father was absent. On the night of the 12th of November about or 10 o'clock mother said she was going into MT. Brax- tons room to rub his chest with some- thing" The witness here told of things that convinced him that something was wrong. Continuing he said: Directly she went back into Braxton's room and he told her she had better keep out of his room or I might wake up and hear what was going on.
 'I didn't tell father before now because I knew it would cause trouble. Soon after that night got permission from father to go to Mississippi where I stayed until after Christmas. I first told father about it last Thursday"
 Cross-examination by Solicitor Heflin. Witness said: "I wrote this letter at home on the night of the 27th That was after the occurrence I told about. MT. Braxton was killed on the 29th Father got the let ter on the 18th after his train came in. saw mother go in Braxton's room several times, but never suspected anything until the time mentioned"
 Defendant the Stand
 The defendant was put on the stand to testify in his own behalf. He said: My name is George B. Wilmot. I am 50 years of age, and have been married sixteen years. I am a conductor on a passenger train on the Southern railway, and have been for twenty years. My home is at West End. I received this letter (the same testified to by his son) about 4:20 or 4:30 D. m. on the 29th. the day BraXton was killed. I went home immediately after re- ceiving the letter. Braxton, my little daughter and the cook were the only per- sons there when I got home. I was there ten or fifteen minutes before l saw Brax-
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