The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-26

coming down the street. Only saw Mir. Wiley Hill have a pistol. Did not know if Mir. Win Hill had pistol. Did not know who was in the fight when he heard the cry of police" After difficulty was over did not see any one but Mir. Wiley Hill have pistol. While taking with Dr. l.. L. Hill that night there was nothing said about a difficulty with the editors or The Advertiser. nor about making The Advertiser apologize for somethins printed in it's columns. Only stood on the Metropolitan Hotel corner about one minute before heard the dif- ficulty.
 Redirect by MT. sanford-Dr. Robin son swore that 1t was at his sugses- ton that Dr. Hill went to look at the
 MT. o. E. Courtney. Mir. o. E. Courtney. Sanitary Ofhcer of Montgomery was then called. He testified that he had seen Dr. l.. l.. Hill and pr. Lewis Robinson standing on the Metropolitan Hotel corner the night of the difficulty and looking to- ward thn theatre. While he was standing there he heard police" cried uo Perry Street. pr. Robinson called the attention of Dr. Hill to the crowd gathering, Mir. Courtney ran across the street and saw Dr. R. &. Hill and Professor Starke engaged in a difhcul- ty pr. R. s. Hill did not have a pistol Professor Starke struck pr. Hill and Dr. Hill struck Professor Starke. Saw Mir. Will Hill there. Did not see the fight between him and Mir Glass. Saw Mir. Will Hill have a pistol. Did not hear the name of MT, Crusius called. As Mir. Courtney reached the scene he heard pr. L. L. Hill say stand back" two or three times. Witness saw MT. Wiley e Hill there. He had pistol in his hand and was bareheaded. MT. Will Hill was also bareheaded.
 Cross examined by Mir. Lomax- Heard pr. L. L. Hill say stand back two or three times. He was positive that when he first saw pr. Robinson and Dr. L. L. Hill they were looking in the>direction of the theatre. He could not tell the direction any man was looking on the night of January F unless he wanted to see him on busi- ness. The witness swore positively that pr. Hill and pr. Robinson walked across Dexter Avenue.
 Dr. J. Fl. Montgomery. pr. J. H. Montgomery, a practising physician. was the next witness. He recalls the night of the difficulty. Saw Mir. W. W. Hill after the difficulty. He had a gash on the back of his head as though made with a blunt instrument Three stitches were put in the wound by Dr. l.. L. Hill.
 Cross examined by MT. Lomax--The wound could have been made with an umbrella handle.
 MT. J. H. Murphy.
 John H. Murphy, a saloon keeper, was the next witness. Recalled the difficulty. Only saw the winding up of the fight. When witness got there he heard Professor Starke ask Who hit me?" Heard Dr. L. L. Hil say 'I struck you, Professor Starke. 1" Then Professor Starke struck Dr. Hill and Dr. Hill struck Professor Starke. Did not see any pistol. Mir. Will Murphy. brother of the witness took MT. Will Hill by the arm and said Come on let's go." Mir. Hill waited to look for his hat. Did not see Mir. Crusius there. Did not see pr. L.. L. Hill there.
 Cross examined by Mr. Lomax-No pistols were deposited in his barroom that night. Did not see MT. Crusius at the scene of the difficulty with a loaded shot gun.
 Mr. W. H. Murphy.
 William H. Murphy testified that he recalled the difficulty. He reached the scene after the light was over. pr. L. L. Hill was trying to get Mir. W. W. Hill to go to his office. MT. W. w. Hill had lost his hat and the witness gave him his hat. Did not see pr. R. s. Hill there. Mir. W. W. Hill was bleeding from the back of his head No one gave the witness a pistol.
 Cross examined by MT. Lomax-Mr. W. W. Hill did not need any assistance to get to his office. Did not see any pistols. Reached the scene after the fight was over.
 MT. c. D. Faber.
 Charles D. Faber was the next wit ness. He testified that he knows all persons interested in the case and re- called the difficulty. It was about II ?. m. He was in Gaiatas's restaurant when he heard a commotion Tn the street. The witness ran out and saw Wiley Hill and then saw Will Bil and MT. Glass fighting in the door of Dr Gaston's office. Dr. L. L. Hill came up from the direction of Dexter Avenue and the witness saw Dr. R, S. HIII running south on Perry Street from the direction of his office. Witness heard Major Screws cry out Co in and take him on Crusius." Saw Mr. Wiley HjIl pull pistol on Mir. Crusius. MesSrs Will Hill and Wiley Hill had pistols