Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-03-23
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Men Charged with Shooting Philiau
Must Face Circuit Court.

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Justice q. A. Gardiner had Sch
ron Brown. ChaS. Phi Ups and Vim i
Philips before him for preliminary !
trial, last Friday, on a charge of as !
Sault with Intent to murder.
After recovering from the effects |
of the slight wounds received on
that occasion Philiau preferred
charge of assault with intent to
murder against the men above
named. When the prisoners were
arraigned by Justice Gardiner they
Plead not guilty. They were rep
resented by d M. GorntO and
Major ThOs. +. Bugg conducted
the states case
James Philiau was placed on the
stand by the prosecution. He
testified that with the exception
of himself and wife all the men,
berS of his family were at church
on the night of the shooting.
They went to bed early, and short
ly after he had gone to bed some
one hailed at the front of the house.
He got up and dressed and went to
the front door, and invited the
ca Ter to come in. Receiving no
response he went out to the steps
and Cou d then see two men stand
ing near the well. 1t was bright
moonlight night and he saw that
the men were SebrOn Brown and
Chas. Philips. Brown had a gun
and shot at him twice. When the
first shot was fired witness ran
around the house and the second
was fired while he was running.
Part of the first charge struck him
in the side and arm. Witness hid
in a fence corner close to the
road and in a few minutes three
men rode by him on horseback.
The mtn were Scbron HrOwn,
Chas Philips and VIM. Philips
On the cross examination wit
ness testified that ne did not rec
ognize VIM. Philips on the night
of the shooting, but had him ar
rested because he was seen and
recognized with Brown and has.
Philips soon after the shooting
! On the testimony of Philiau The
state rested its case.
| John teas icy was the first wit
ness called for tn. defense He
was at the home of J. NJ. Under
hill, near New River tation, SIN
day afternoon, March an. Wit
ness saw Sebron Brown, Chas
Philips and Vim. Philips at Under
hills about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Saw them again at the
home of ChaS Philips between !
and 8 O'Clock in the evening He
and bud" UnderhIll went TO the
home of ChaS. Philips at that time
and were joined by Sebron Brown,
VIM. Philips and ChaS Philips and
they started to Fethcl church to
| gether. When near the church
they found that the services were
lover and he and bud Underhli!
left the other three men and start
ed toward UnderhilrS home.
About five minutes after they sep
Iarated witness heard two guns fire.
| On the cross examination BeaS-
ey testified that Bethel church
was about one mile from Phlllau 5
house and that he and UnderhlII
left Brown and the Philips boys
near the church about 8 o clock.
"Bud" Underhill was called and
gave substantially the same teSti-
mony as that of BeaSley, except
| that he testified that neither Brown
or the Philipses had a gun with
them that evening and that the
accused men rode on toward the
church, in an opposite direction
from PhrIiau's house, when he and
| BeaSltv left them.
The state then introduced some
testimony in rebuttal. James Har-
ris was called, but denied any
knowledge of the case. 1t is un-
derstood that Philiau expected to
prove BY Harris that Chas. Philips
had sent threatening message to
him (PhiliaW by the witness sub
isequeut to the shooting, but Har-
ris would not divulge it, if such a
message had been sent.
Allen Harris was sworn and ties,
tilted that he heard the gun fire
while he was in church. After the
close of the services he met Brown
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