The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-02
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
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threat that if he did not get his money
from the conductor he would blow his
heat out.
Hearing these threats, Mr.. Love start
ed down the dirt road in the direction of
the approaching car, for the purpose Of
warning the conductor and motorman OF
the danger that awaited them. He hailed
and stopped che car some distance from
The station and boarded it. He told the
conductor and motornan that the man
they had put off the car was threatening
their lives, ana that they had better look
out The witness staid on the car until
il closely approached the station, who
he jumped off and went TO his home.
Mrs. julia Love, daughter-in-law Of
the witness who preceded her on the
stand testified as 10 the threats made
by Hays Ia the presence of his compan-
ions. substantially as he had She had
heard Hays say that if he did not get his
money he would blow the conductors
heart cut.
Mrs Love had watched the arrival of
the car and had seen Hays step Gus in
front of it. She had heard him say. Hold
uD the car. Mr.. Narnedoe "
and heard some further words
between them which she was
not able TO distinguished. Then she
had seen Hays fire the first shot. The
other shots came then in rapid success
deuce the recess for dinner was taken.
Mr.. Falligant began the afternoon ses
sion by saving he wished to have the
witness, J. VI. Love, recalled, for the pur
pose OF asking him some additional que5.
tons. Mr., Failigant had begun the Line
OF invvstisa ion Ire wished to pursue
before the ,cess for dinner, but had aban-
doned 1t. The witness was recalled.
\ few preliminary questions developed
the fact that the witness had seen Joe
Lloyd, one of Hays companions, and an
alleged principal in the commission OF
the crime. a day or two after his arrest.
This was while Lloyd was confined At
the police station house. The witness
said he had gcue 10 see Lloyd 10 see If he
could identity him as one of the mon
who had been with Hays.
Did you then tell Joe Lloyd In the
presence of Detective Garrity, that If
he would turn states evidence aud swear
to a certain state of facts, he would be
given his liberty and $500"
I certainly did not" said the witness.
The next witness was Mr.. II. L. Rich
mond, who told a clear succinct and
dramatic story of the homicide and the
events that preceded it.
Mr.. Richmond said he was a passenger
on the Isle Of Hope car on the night OF
the shooting, on the trip on which it oc-
CURED. He was sitting on the extreme
right of the front seat of the car Two
men were sitting at the other end of the
seat. About hundred yards this side
OF Sandhy station Mr. Love tagged the
car and had some conversation with the
conductor and moiorman. The conductor
and motorman We're told that there were
three negro men al the station, who had
threatened to shoot chem, and that they
had better go prepared The conductor
then sat down in the second seat of the
car, drawing his revolver from his pocket
As the car rolled under the shed Mr.
Richmond'who had kept close watch for
anything suspicious, saw ewo negroes
standing on the left of the track AS
neither Of them seemed to be armed the
witness had paid them no further atten-
ton. From that time on his attention
was consumed by the actions of Hays
VINO walked out from behind the
station to position in front
OF the car, with drawn
revolver. The witness said that HAYS
had his revolver raised and that it me-
naced the motorman from the time of his
assailant's first appearance until the fir
ing began.
Hold up the car" said Hays to the
motorman. according to the evidence of
Mr.. Richmond.
Now, look here. Hays" began Var
nedoe, s he spoke reaching behind him
for the revolver the conductor carried
AS ne did so, Hays began to fire. As
soon as the motorman could get hold Of
the revolver of the conductor, he returned
the fire. but the witness could not dis
tinguish the order in which the other shots
were fired, nor by whom they were fired
There was a fusilade.
With the evidence of Mr.. Richmond
which was concluded at 4:9O O'Clock. the
state rested its case, and the introduce
ton OF evidence for the defendant was
begun.
The first witness was his brother, Jas
per Hays He said that for a time he had
been thought to be the man who had done
the shooting and that he had been ar
rested by "a ty of street car men louth
of the city. Mr. Narnedoe himself, had
thought The witness was the man who had
shot him.
Jasper then told of an alleged quarrel
he had had with Mr. Narnedoe seine
weeks before the shooting. He explained
that there WIS a woman, Mary Ann Fra
yer, "a sort of wife of mine," he said,
whom Mr.. Narnedoe wi shed to possess
exclusively. MIR. Narnedoe had told him
that If he did not leave the woman alone
he would g his brains blown out. At
the last trial Jasper testified he had let
the woman alone; this time he saw this
statement would render his entire story
of no avail. so far as it was intended
10 furnish an animus for the shooting by
Varnedoe. and be am nded it, He said
he had not let the woman alone.
Then came string Of five Or six wit
nesses, who had been on the car the night
of the shooting or in the vicinity, who tes-
titled that the first shot had been fired by
Mr.. Narnedoe. These W theses were
either related TO the PENDANT or had
been brought up with him from infancy.
They knew nothing of tho events pre- ed
ing the shoot ng, but they stuck TO the
story th1t the mot rman had fired the
first shot Most of them said he had
fired the first two shots.
Lindsay Reed. colored, was the first
new witness examined. The others. that
preceded him on the stand, had all tes-
titled a the last hearing Of the case. Reed
said the first shot fired had come from
the car.
The statement, coming from Reed, gave
the solicitor general a jolt. See here,
Reed" he said, when this case was last
being tried didn't I ask you which Of
these men, naming Hays and Narnedoe.
had fred the first shot and didn't you tell
me it was imp sslble for you to say?'
Il don't think framed my answer just
in that way" said the witness. On this
subject this was about as definite an an
swer 20 the solicitor generals question
as the witness could be induced to give.
The solicitor general sought to show that
witness M9g uTeiudicq1 against all