The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-18

i also heard NIX say u Nea d uIlSs LOW down, cowardly trick" talking to Parish. Parish said, He was resisting you, Joe '' Nix then told him he had not been resist ing him. Leonard lived short time He was shot on a street car in Birmingham. A car on the Owenton line. l got on the car In front of Nortons drug store.
 Cross-examination: l was sitting on a back seat in the car on the left-hand side. Before 1t got to Third alley the conduc- tor pulled the bell cord. 1 turned to the right, got up and was soon standing in the doorway. There were three or four people on the rear platform. A man named Harris was on the rear platform. I swore the same things before as l am doing now. I did not say Leonard was quarreling with some one. l didn't hear a word before the shot was fired. l did not see any blood Leonard brought from Nix's hand I didn't hear any one ask Parish to help him. There was a man there named Harris, but l didn't hear his name called out at that time. Joe Nix motioned at Harris but didn't call his name. 1t was late in the afternoon. was standing facing the platform. Nix was on the right side, and also Parish. Harris was on the same side, one foot on the step, the other on the timber back of the platform. He was six to ten inches from Parish Nix asked Harris to help him, saving: You can help me- l know he was not talking to Parish because they were standing apart. Nix put his f1n- ger in about an inch and half of Harris. Parish reached around Nix when he shot Leonard He could have shot him with out reaching around the officer. All were in a kind of cluster. When Parish shot Leonard was facing Nix. Parish was against the blackboard Nix was on the i platform. I don't know whether Leonard was drinking It was a closed car, same as now being run. 1 do not know that Leonard got on the wrong side of the car Did not see him when l got on the cal I did not hear Leonard tell Parish ht would take the gate down and hang Il over his head The conductor was on the platform. Leonard was between me and Harris Nix had Leonard by his righl arm I don't know what Parish did with the pistol He took 1t from his right hiT pocket. I saw him when Leonard pulled back from Nix. 1 did not swear at the preliminary trial that Nix called Harris by name
 Neil Harris Testifies.
 The next witness was T. Neil Harris, one of the men who were on the platform when the shooting occurred.
 He said:
 My name Is T. Nell Harris 1 was on the electric car on the afternoon when George S. Leonard was shot. At that time l was a section foreman on the car line. l boarded the car at a switch on Twentieth street. I got on the right hand side Parish Nix and Leonard were on the platform at the time. Nix told Leon- ard that if he did not stop his loud talk ing he would take him off. Leonard laughed and said he didn't have to take him off. Nix told the conductor to stop the car. It was then crossing Third ave- nue. When the car slaoked up Nix told me to take hold of Leonard. Parish put his pistol under Nix's arm. I did not hear any words pass between Leonard and Parish. I had ridden about bloch when the shooting occurred Nix was standing between Parish and Leonard.
 Did Not Seem to Be Drinking.
 Cross examination: Leonard was on the car when I got on. He said to Nix, You can't take me off Leonard did not ap- pear to be drinking l heard Nix ask Parish why he shot Leonard, saying, Tt was a dirty trick, what made you do it?' Paris said, ''TIe was resisting you, Joe.'' Leonard said: T am dead man. It's a dirty, cowardly trick" Both said Dirty, cowardly trick" l have not talked to anyone but attorneys about the case. have not talked to Frank Leonard. l did not know George S. Leonard. l am now working for the Frisco road and live in Memphis Came here Thursday morning. My brother-in-la sent me a summons, which was signed by John G. Bradley, the clerk. I came In response to the summons. I am stopping at my father in-laW's home. l saw Frank Leonard Thursday morning in saloon. 1 got here about 6:10 o'clock, went to my father-sn-laws, staid there until o'clock and We went to see Leonard about $50 o'clock. Talked to him for ten minutes. l did not go back to see him. Have not seen him since until he came Into the court room today.
 MT. Heflin asked the witness how he came here; whether or not he paid his fare. Witness said he came on a pass Leonard had nothing to do with his get ting the pass and did not write him to come.
 Conductor Testifies.
 The next witness was J. S. Miller, who was conductor on the car on which Leo hard was killed. He said in substance:
 My name is J. s. Miller. l live on the North Highlands, in Birmingham l have lived here three years l am now a carpenter. l was conductor on the car when Leonard was shot and killed. l saw the shooting, l was conductor on an Owenton car. The car came to Second avenue. 1t was due at $40. It took two minutes to change the trolley at Second avenue. Parish got on the car. l opened the lefthand gate on the platform and closed the one on the right side. Leonard got on the car. He had case of bottles which he set next to the gate. As the car started off Nix got on. I heard him say, T mean it.' He told Leonard not to quarrel. He then said, Well, stop the car'' The car stopped and Parish shot Leonard. He took the gun from his right hip pocket. He reached around Nix with his right hand. Before that I heard Nix and Leonard quarrel One of them said T am as good a man as either of you and will not get off.
 1 heard Nix ask some one to help him. I know now that he referred to Harris He was standing with a foot on the bump CT of the car. After the shooting I heard Leonard say Tt was a dirty, cowardly trick; you have killed me-" Nix said "Yes, it was Parish was on the ground He said nothlng The shooting occurred on Twentieth street, near Third alley