The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-19

was being played. All of the wit
nesses were sure OF the time. and none
would change their opinions on cross
examination.
Deputy Sheriff c. b. Westcott was
called to the stand by Judge Twiggs,
and asked whether he had examined
the gun which Mr.. Bourquin carried
with him that day, and receiving an
affirmative reply, asked whether in
his opinion. it had been shot recently
He said that the right barrel had been
shot recently, but that the left had
not. The deputy was closely question
ed as to statements which he was al
legged to have made to newspaper re-
pOrters relative to his theory of the
crime, but denied that he had made
any statements. He admitted that
he had said that it was his opinion
that the gun was fired on the day that
the crime was committed.
Footprints Identified.
Some time was occupied in the ex-
animation of witnesses. who had COM
posed a deer party on Thursday be-
fore the homicide. These witnesses
testified as TO their whereabouts on
that day, what tracks they observed,
and in detail what was done on that
day. The party was composed of
Messrs. c. ]. Wall, w. D. Waters, w.
i hOIBdUs IluWdtu W. AliQCA oOilB oiA0
Herman H. Bunger. Mr.. Wall was
the first to testify, and his testimony
was in it's main particulars corrob-
grated by the other members of the
party.
He indicated on the map, as did
the others, the route taken by him, and
his observations. the purpose of the
testimony being to account for the
tracks indicated on a map made by
To eta that no had
tracks down the en1bankment where
the old negro was killed. The defense
said that they were perfectly willing
to admit that the old darkey's tracks
were there, and that he was shot on
the railroad track. The witness said
that his recollection was that there
was no rain between the time that
they had their hunt and the DAY Oh
the homicide.
The deer tracks were identified by
several of the hunters as the ones
which they saw on the day that they
hunted. and several other tracks We're
accounted for, but at the conclusion
of the examination there remained sew
eral that were unaccounted for.
We're Not Same Shoes.
In rebuttal of the testimony intro
duced by the state to prove that the
elder Potter wore shoe such as in
Dictated by footprints on the ground
in the vicinity of the crime. and such
as Westcott described as having seen
on the foot of the elder Potter, pair
of old shoes were introduced in evil
dence. These shoes resembled in sew
eral respects the ones which Potter
wore on hunts with Mr.. T. C. Dixon
on hunts prior and subsequent to the
homicide. So testified Mr.. Dixon.
Mr.. Dixon was placed on the stand
to corroborate the statement made by
Mrs. Bedford that Potter knew on
Sunday that he was going hunting on
Tuesday with the same party which
had disappointed him on that morning.
He testified that on Tuesday Potter Sc
cured his gun from the Bedford house.
He said that on Saturday he had ar
ranged with Potter for two days hunt,
on Sunday and Tuesday promising to
pay -him for his work on the latter
day the same as if he were in his en-
ploy as a carpenter.
The witness could not be shaken on
ross-examination by the solicitor.
"Why did you not tell me about the
arrangement for the doubleday hunt.
when / was questioning you in my Of
fce?" asked the solicitor.
Because you did not ask me-" came
back the ready reply.
You knew that l was trying to as
certain all you knew"
Yes, but you didn't. I know a good
many things that you don't know that
| l know"
stable Boys Testimony.
Dixon said that when he carried the
horse back to the stable, on the morn
ing after going to Potters home, and
finding that he had gone, he told the
boy at the stable to keep his gun and
shells, and to bring his horse and bug
gy to his home on Tuesday morning at
$50 o'clock.
John Mulligan, the stable boy, was
sent for. and testified that the CONVEX
sation had been held with Dixon his
evidence corroborating that of Dixon
in every respect
"At what time did Mr.. Dixon bring
the horse back that morning." asked
| the solicitor.
From Z to 1880 o'clock" replied the
witness.
The court then took recess until
10 O'Clock this morning.
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