The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-10
lg that the shooting occurred,

ing that the shooting occurred for
Drayton's place. They started for
some cabbage plants, he said and set
out on the trip in a buggy. to which
was attached a mule. Taylor sat on
| the right side of the vehicle and
drove. Mr.. Bourquin sat on the left
and had gun between his knees.
Did you see Mr.. Bourquin again
that day?' asked the solicitor general
Yes. sir" came the reply; when he
| came through in a box"
'Well, did you see Fred Taylor again
that day." was the next question.
Yes, sir" replied witness, but he
was dead; was at his 'settin' up"
The state finished the examination
after eliciting the fact that when Tay-
Tor walked he dragged one foot.
In the REORGANIZATION the chief
effort was made to discover the exact
time at which Bourquin and Taylor set
out for the trip to Draytons place.
and whether or not the witness had
said in his former testimony that the
gun was loaded. The witness admitted
that he didn't know just what he had
said in answer to the latter question
when his testimony was given at the
last trial.
After this witness left the stand Mr..
G. Bourquin was put on the stand to
testify as to the age of his father,
which, he said, was IS, and to that of
Taylor, which was given as about 81
or SO years.
Was Hard to Swear.
A venerable and loquacious old ne
gro, whose head was frosty and whose
white beard would have been flowing
but for its natural kinkiness, was next
put on the stand. He answered to
the name Of Toby Williams. Put up
l. ,
ty as the clerk began to administer
the oath. He put up his hand, but
Immediately lowered it. Put Ii up
again." commanded the officer, and the
old darby again elevated 1t for a Sec
ond. Finally he was induced to keep
it up long enough to take the required
oath.
time that Mr.. Bourquin and Fred Tay-
lor were killed." asked the solicitor.
Il want working" the witness said;
ut war Sunday"
"Well, where did you work during
the week." was the next asked.
ION Mas Guge place, whar / was
BON and raised" was the answer.
Further Questioning elected the in
formation that the witness was in
Alex Jenkins shed when Bourquin and
Taylor reached that place, on their way
to Drayton's, and that the old man
had gone to the fence to see Mas
Guge;" that they had talked about
certain logs obstructing the road gem
orally used for the visits to the Dray-
ton place, and that MAS Guge" had
said Them dam logs" must be cut out
of the way.
was anybody with Mr.. Bourquin?"
asked the solicitor.
Forgot His "Trimmins."
Eyes. sir; Fred-Fred-I forget his
trimmin's."
The time at which Bourquin was
seen by the various witnesses Is an
important matter in the evidence, and
that point. He said 1t was about a
quarter to twelve, as while he was
talking to the men at the fence the
Georgia and Alabama train went by.
When speaking of time he said he re-
ferred to railroad time.
Further in his story, he said he told
MAS Guge" that ne was just going
Bourquin replied, telling him to go on
to the place and wait for him, as he
would be back there shortly. He wait
ed, he said, till Jenkins boy done
cook some taters, SOS to git some; then
went to the place and waited for Mas
Guge," but ''he never come"
Frank Harris, another colored wit
ness, was the next witEess, but his
testimony related chiefly to the place
and the time that he saw Bourquin
and Taylor on the morning that the
shooting took place.
Finding of Dead Men.
Mr. f. f. Lowell, who, with Mr.. H. S.
Dreese, discovered Bourquin In the
buggy after he had been killed, went
on the stand and told his story of the
gruesome find, a story that is already
familiar to all who have followed the
case. The diagram of the scene and
surroundings was again called into use
and Mr.. Lowell pointed out to the jury
the way he had gone to the place where
the body was found, and other places