Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-09

The trial Of VIII Mathis ehary
Il with tie murder % TIE two
EoatgoneTys. began on Thursday
morning ar ID y ki1hrouza.
ASSISTED - J II. Niz- and Broag,
two Aw stg1ea.s Of liz CuigsrsI
= 81 &LSssF we're sp3oiate
y tAs eoCs: - represent Tie Dc
iezesnt- Tae FIST witness Placed
o. ihe siznt xas Dspzty L -
Marshal Frank Matthews. xho
estIzed - % tae Mouigemerys
1cla. sent 10 arrest Mathis
Mrs Wsleh. a neisa50r Of
Esiais tss-1 i - having heard
fl- gsa sa0-s. ant s=e.ag ll-
barring hnase.
Ourais Lester vas next called.
AID gave fle sane version az Tie
zias tai he as1 gwen n b.
a<a tr-i- g-:1 lie exceptions OF
~ sai~1-=t> IN regard to Whit
Os~H> lie ceaied Iaat Oseus
ave AI= Shells LEAKED Elia haek
~hoi. or that OssEs seat zEy meg
a-est TO s4this II ugsrG 10 tie
kIilH.
Geor-- Jlekson vas rex call
81 tie gave Laiass erss Stale
meHt a regard 70 the Killing. Tie
ard tazt MATHS tod Eias TIA. BE
iii Ilr shooting himself that Il
49, p.aGEei HAT hc r-gr0 saoalt
81 lie shooting bGf h. E=TVe fail
Il him. and h.. Mathis sa1 h 10
i AIuss~if. He stated i,.zt Mates
s-ot HEsa Xonfgsm-Fy irss,
shooting him "a the Es4th- that
ae So Obliged 30 shoot John \
Montgomery twsee- once IL the
1u4y AID 0-ce N Tie had
Dr. R9wAn4 lest I'D that the
e aud arzs 81 Tie tEo Mott.
GeryS scene. % lave beea at
-
Wa. Maths Dexf took the
sand lie Gruse4 all previous
statements lzsie o hlESeii. claim
Tag t1=y wr.e Eaas.e uaf-r prom
ses VI AID OF ti.Ecats Of bodily
hs-n- lie %I lie Ia! nsshIn.
- e. NsTA re kllisG. Of IA. un
GERS and that John A Noatgoa~
, szs o. d. his best fri-nG-.
and ts. uo-h5a. hHri him -ors-
IAN the Killing e tie oEc - L.
homr- tie stated that Wi;
OE-E>- hi. tsfher-Ia Ixw- sEi tn
sGTO I'D Ike uErsizg. ani tina,
a. ~ iii E2s 90 tzEe hS Oxu
pistol AL leave tssr hcu~- He
-SSAu-1 Al kaoslrsize o. ih-
letter aE.t1c- 70 as VIZ. BhI.~ IL.
al telling Ter 20 ail z ID -
cap He , sane Violently Al
~ shea s4asa n letters BY tie
1s,Ecl s~tseraeT. he I'D L xas
al pot q BIZ Ja.soa lie A.
ar-t rvf-ssf u give a sazg- 81.
Is writing ezE q iea-t- eo2>eEt
81 - srEte IL RAN.
yrs Mathis as Eext called =,
testify. and rspestci "a Substance
What she hat stated Il L srS
trlal. She denied TIE t-s.nanv
gwen Al the egT1a.-> Iga@S.
sayIag she sas t-aza l2os-I4. IA
Ger great excItsm-a-. aaa Is4 na-
remember .Lst es.Ss.Js sc la
shade
SaIlar Rglfad was next ezlle:
aud Identified tine letters SFiIrrn
0y Mathis 10 hi sic aat f-Iral=
whiie Ia JAIL :il- Ge;e-se object
81 20 the letters g1iag brf.rr tGe
llFy. but Iile coaEt FussI tat th-
.-'t-Es we're competent testimony.
Ait-r ali ~GesGIEs9ay s4s gwen IA.
u = District ATrnrHey- VI. y.
Montgomery. opened iae aTgu-
mest to- the pseSeca5Isa- lie
Ms Es-iOEed 0y Lessrs- Kssa
bFOcga- Ike AID B=1Ess. for ia.
defense Inc sEg1arAt tor the
prosecution zaS closed By Dis
tr.et Attorney 2saae aEi Tie ease
gwen 10 tAe jaEy al 3-5l. Friday
=~iseFnOga- Il 4 O'Clock. the Iary
5-a@-at IN a verdict of -zIlIy -
charged II The Indictment WEI
staE1Is 1aiztzI1ed a bold and de
ataI sir Gar5s= the .ral. and in
digE4atly asserted rs Innocence.
oas when tae aE-9leat IN the ezse
begaE- MS nerve seemed u aiI
him. and az The close of the ease
h wAs detected and d0Eaeasv.
A1en The jEry brought n tsr
v-~4fer cF ~uFff- he hroNa sn-,