The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-19
FORMING A DEFENSE.
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turnips, did you not?" asked the solicit
1 tor.
"As near as I can recollect, about
that number" was the reply.
That was not enough to weight the
| wheel down-to make il bend beneath
| the load was it?'
"Of course not. That is the question
one Of the gentlemen in the grand
| jury room asked me-" said the wit
ness in evident amusement.
All" said the solicitor, zone of the
grand jurors did ask you that ques-
| tion?"
Yes, sir. one of them did"
The purpose of this inquiry was to
bring out the fact that the load of
| turnips which Potter took back to
town was not sufficient to cause him
to go slowly, and to prevent his bring
ing his gun back with him, as he
stated to the grand jury. Potter also
stated to the grand jury, according
to their evidence, that he was obliged
TO make the trip slowly as he had his
dogs to lead.
Had Not Used Shells.
The witness stated that when the Pot
ters returned to their home. after the
shoot the young man brought back the
gun loaned him. a twelve-gauge to-
gether with the two shells, which he
had not used. He could not state
whether the shells We're in the gun
when it was returned or not. He did
not know whether his wife had offered
the elder Potter a glass of milk at that
time. He did not know from what oil
rection they approached the house on
their return. He admitted that the
place where Bourquin was killed was
about 200 or 800 yards distant from the
corner of Horns field. where Potter
was accustomed to hunt.
81 wifi ask you. now. Mr.. Bedford,
if the elder Potter did not tell you on
the Sunday after the homicide, that
he was glad he did not go hunting that
day. for if he had. he would have gone
to the very spot where Bourquin was
shot?" the solicitor asked, as he moved
nearer the witness.
IF he did. I do not recollect it," was
the reply.
do you mean to tell me that he did
not make that statement"
IF he did, do not recollect It," the
witness answered again.
Testimony at Variance.
George Bedford, a brother of the
witness. testified to about the same
ldClS llidl MS DiOlIeI udUs IeldllNe ~
the coming of the Potters to his house
in the early morning. but his testimony
was at variance with that of both his
brother and his brothers wife in nu-
merous particulars. On the direct eX-
animation he said that the two men
left the house while they were at break
fast, and returned at about 11:15, be-
ing gone about forty-five minutes. He
stated that the Potters had three dogs
when they returned to the house.
On the cross-examination the witness
said that Mrs. Bedford had to force a
glass of milk upon the elder Potter to
make him drink it, when they returned
from the hunt. He said that the Pot
ters were in n hurry and stayed a
mighty short time. He said that he
worked on the farm; that he had work
ed there since last April; that he had
never known Potter to leave his gun
there before.
Fixing Breakfast Hour.
az believe you stated that you had
breakfast a little later on Sunday than
you do on week days7''
"A little later" said the witness.
"A little later" repeated the solicitor,
| emphasizing the little"
The solicitor could not get the wit
ness to explain why he said that the
forty-fiVe minutes, when he had adj
mitted that they left about $3.50 and
returned after 11so'clock. He said that
| he just supposed so, and denied that
| he had any intention of trying to make
his statements conform to what the
| defense had announced on the day be-
| fore it proposed to prove.
Mrs. Bedford testified that when
Potter left her home on the morning
/ of the homicide no CT ri RI M
field on the right. She said that she
did not follow them with her eye. She
was the only one of the Bodifords who
saw what direction the Potters took
in leaving, or returning to the house.
About the Glass of Milk.
| On the cross-examination, the solicit
tor asked her about the milk which
! she offered to Potter and asked her
If she did not have to force it on
| him. She replied that she did not. but
! to the contrary that when she asked
him if he would have a glass of milk
| he said that he would if it would not
| trouble her to get it. She said that
| Potter took the milk willingly. and
| that she then asked Swayne if he
would not like a glass too. The boy,
she said, blushed. as If he were en-
| barrasSed at her asking such a large
boy to have milk but took some too.
| She said that they stood about and
drank the milk. the elder Potter re-
| marking, when she gave the boy the
milk, that it would make him saucy.
When asked to explain why Potter
left his gun at their house the witness
said that he had told her that he
wanted to leave it until Tuesday. al
which time he was going hunting with
| a Mr.. Dixon, and another gentleman
On the cross eXamination the solicitor
endeavored to shake the witness from
this statement, but she held to il
firmly.
| Proved Their Point.
The defense established by numerous
witnesses that Potter reached the city
between u and 1890 o'clock; that he
| returned the wheel which he had on
the day before borrowed from an old
negro, Immediately on his arrival, and
that he stopped at the home of Rich
ard McGrath, about 100 yards distant
from his home. between 1890 and !
O'Clock, TO listen to some music that