The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-12

could not overhear, and on the trip In
the wagon to the station house the
whispering between the two was con-
tinued.
FarrelI's story of Crime.
Patrolman Farrell was the princi-
pal witness for the defense, and he told
a story that exonerated Watson of all
blame. He was off duty at the time
OF the trouble, and said Watson had
sought him out in his house and asked
him to arrest George Jackson, who had
threatened to kill him. Acting in ac-
cordance with this request he had
armed himself and, accompanied by
Watson and Tom Peel, had gone in
search of Jackson. The policeman
found his man standing in the doorway
of the house in Minis Court.
The witness said he placed jackson
under arrest, but the man resisted and
they struggled from the door of the
house through the hall. Robinson
came down the stairs during the
struggle and assured Jackson there
would be no trouble, as the witness
would protect him.
II pushed Jackson through the
door" said Farrell, land as / did SO
he began to fire at Watson, who was
outside. When he had fired twice Wat
son returned the fire."
With the evidence of DIR. Elton S.
Osborne the defense introduced new
theory-that Robinson had not met
his death at the hands of Watson. DIR.
Osborne testified that the bullet
which killed Robinson had entered the
left breast and ranged downward and
gave it as his professional opinion
that the wound could not have been
inflicted by man standing on the
ground and firing at another inside
the house. Thus the defense attempt
ed to show that. in the words of Rob-
inson to Detective Murphy, "a man in
side the house did the shooting"
Defendants Brief Statement.
There was but brief statement
the quarrel between himself and Jack.
son did not differ materially from that
given by the witnesses for the state,
save that he said it was Jackson who
had threatened to do the killing.
He asked Mr. Farrell to make the
arrest and accompanied the policeman
to the house. He said he took no part
in the effort to arrest Jackson and did
not fire until jackson had fired twice
at him. Then he used his weapon to
save his own life.
The arguments were made when
court convened after the recess for
dinner They were characterized
principally by the solicitor generals
excoriation of Policeman Farrell,
whose conduct he denounced as every
thing police officers should not be-
Il am not here to convict Farrell
of anything" said the solicitor. He
may be guiltless and I am charitable
enough to assume he is-the case is
dirty enough without making any 9TH
err assumption. Whether there was
collision between Farrell and Watson
it IS not necessary for you vor me to
say, though there is enough evidence
to prove the assertion were it made.
Osborne Ronsts Farrell.
"Farrelrs conduct at every stage of
the case showed that he was trying
to aid and then to shield Watson. He
showed it when he volunteered to
make the arrest, and went to jack
sons house, accompanied by two ne
gro thugs armed to the teeth; he
showed it in the manner in which the
arrest was effected; he showed it
when he hauled Jackson up to the
door and held him there, though he
begged and pleaded for protection
while Watson shot him to pieces; he
showed it when he claimed one of the
revolvers, in his ready testimony that
Jackson had fired first. in his whis-
pered conversations with the prisoner
on the way to the barracks.
'Oh, it's a mockery and a. travesty
on justice, when an officer of the city
places himself at the beck and call of
negro divekeeper and will drag a
man out of his home and hold him
until he is murdered
With the charge of the court the case
went to the jury about o'clock and
two hours afterwards the 'jurys re-
markable verdict was returned. Judge
Barrow Immediately sentenced Watson
to seve term of four years in the
penitentiary, a punishment which, al
though it is the full penalty of the law
for the crime which he was convicted.
he is not likely to seek to exchange for
any other