The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-27

reached Liberty and West Broad streets
Brooks turned into Montgomery street.
When the oficer reached Montgomery
street he met Burns. The witness was in
Perry street lane. between Jefferson and
Montgomery streets. when he heard three
shots fired.
He hurried to Jefferson street and
found his brother officer on the sidewalk,
near the dane. A negro man and woman
were on the opposite corner. The man
didn't know which way Brooks had gone
and Brown blew his whistle for assist
ance.
At the dinner hour, court took a recess
until O'Clock, at which time Police Sur
geon Elton S. Osborne was placed on the
stand. He had attended Fender and de-
scribed the wound that caused the officers
death. The wounded man had made no
statement to the physician, and after de-
scribing the faral wound in detail, DR..
Osborne left the stand.
Although summoned by the state Mrs.
s. r. Cone was the first witness intro
duced by the defense This witness caused
considerable amusement by the manner
in which she testified and played no ia
vorities when IL came to answering the
attorneys back. Her statement was made
as though she had learned it by heart,
and as If she was making an address to
a large audience. She I'D not look at the
Jurors and addressed her remarks to
Judge Twiggs and the spectators. The
witness lives on Jefferson street, and her
bedroom window opens into Perry street
lane.
Saw IN Tall Man.
She was in bed when the shooting oc
CURED. but was awake. She saw a very
tail man at a dark spot in the lane. She
did not remember how he was dressed
and could not say whether Brooks was
the man. II he wore a high hat he
might have been the individual she saw.
The witness would not attempt to say
anything about this individual, although
she was questioned at length by Judge
Twiggs. She also saw three men in the
lane, one of whom was Burns.
The witness saw Brooks a few minutes
after the shooting and talked with him.
He did not appear excited or agitated'
and asked where the shooting was. He
wore a high hat and light overcoat AT
no time was Mrs. Cone at loss to find
words to express herself, although she
did tell Judge Twiggs that he had her
badly ratified.
Mrs Gone was the last witness heard.
At the conclusion of her testimony r. L.
Peterson was placed on the stand TO iden-
tify witness Martin Patterson as the
man wanted by the South Carolina au-
thorities. Patterson was not to be found
and Peterson will be placed on the stand
again this morning
There are a large number of witnesses
to be heard yet, and the prisoner has his
statement to make. The court will con-
vene at 10 O'Clock this morning. but =:
is not believed that the case will be con-
cluded to-day. 1t is doubtful if it Will
90 to the jury before tomorrow morn
ing, and there will probably be a large
number of witnesses in rebutal. The de-
Tense will make every effort to success
fully impeach the witness Patterson, who
left the court room so mysteriously at
the afternoon session.
The theory of the defense has not yet
been made known. but the prisoner will
deny all knowledge of the shooting. AZ
the time of his arrest and for days aft
forwards he denied that he shot the
gro barber Burns, and as far as is known
he will stick to this statement also.
There were several witnesses to this
shooting, and Burns himself positively
identified Brooks as the man who shot
him on West Broad street.