The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-05
Judge FGagin of Inferior CrinI- nal Court Hears Evidence
 Against Albert Jones
NEGRO MAKES STATEMENT
 DENYING ANY GUILT
Claims Cotton Fell on Him and Got Cut-Lies Down on Floor of Court Room to Ex-
 plain.

Albert Jones, the negro porter who on Saturday stabbed and killed Walter L. Cotton, chief clerk of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company, was yesterday bound over on a charge of murder to the criminal court without l all by Judge Feagin, of the inferior criminal court. The negro, when placed on the stand repeated his statement that Cotton fell on the knife and that he did not stab him. He also claimed that the knife was not stuck in Cotton but once and that was in the leb
 Judge Feagln warned the negro to tell the truth as what he said would go against him in his final trial for life He read the law of murder to him and then ordered him sent to the county jail un- til the grand jury meets.
 Jones appeared in court without an at- torney and seemed to know little of legal practices. A number of witnesses appeared against him and he questioned several of them about their testimony. The evi- denee they gave was to the effect that the negro and Cotton had some words about a pan of sweepings, the latter tell Ing the defendant that he was to eat them for his dinner. The negro made save them for you"
 The Testimony.
 The testimony further showed that the negro had the white man on his back on a barrel and had something in his hand. The white man was unarmed and had no way to defend himself except with his hands. Policeman Patton testi- fled that the negro told him that he CUTS ed the white man and the latter struck him. The negro in his statement on the stand denied this and claimed that Cot ton fell on the knife making one wound and that the wound in the head was caused by his falling on a barrel.
 Jones lay on his back on the floor of the courtroom to show how he was lying at the time he claims Cotton fell on the knife. When he rose he said: Judge, don't see how there could have been any malice and how I could be accused of killing him when he fell on the knife.'
 Dr. J. W. Barclay. who was the first physician to arrive after the cutting, tes- tfed as to the wounds. He said either would have caused death. but that the one in the nose had penetrated to the brain at least two and one-half inches be- low the surface of the skin. He said the wound could have been made with the knife shown him in court.
 Miss Mable Beresford, cashier of store at 11S Nineteenth street. testified that she saw the negro run out of the store, but did not know what caused it. J. W. Sutton, manager of the store, stated that Cotton came to his death by two knife wounds at the hand of Jones. He did not know what caused the disturbance be- tween the negro and the white man and did not see the fight.
 Difficulty Resumed.
 Austin Sutton testified that Cotton told the negro he could eat the contents of a pan while they were standing at the coz fee mill. He said the negro replied: "No, will save 1t for you" The two then went to the rear of the store and the difficulty was resumed. The negro had Cotton down on barrel when the witness ran to John Langsford for assistance When he looked again Jones was run ming out of the store and Cotton went to the butter counter and then to a barrel to wash his face asking for a doctor. According to the witness Cotton fell to the floor and died a short time after wards.
 Policeman Patton testified that he fol- lowed Jones to his house and arrested him there. He saw the negro through the win dow, the door being locked. The negro made a statement to him that he cursed Cotton and the latter struck him that