The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-08

l inBtOH, T.. JOnnSLOn, ElmOf6, = A. F. Warren, Lee; F. B. Young, = Dale; D. w. Mccall, Butler; A. <, M. Cameron, Mtuyon; John Child | CTS, Pike; W. H. Edwards, Lee; . = c. L. Campbell, Chambers. = | policeman, arrested them and locked them up in the calaboose. They were l charged with vagrancy. They were tried before MT. White, the Mayor of Good | water. who fined them s and costs each and four and half months at hard la hor. MT. Dunhar took them up to the store and tied them with ropes. Then he took them to the depot and then to Dade- vile. He met MT. Turner who asked him | what he was going to do with them. A colored fellow told them they had better go with MT. Turner. MT. Dunbar told | MT. Turner he had brought them down there for him. Mr. Turner asked them | if they wanted to so with him. MT. Pace was there too and a Dadeville negro told them they had better go with MT. Turner. | The witness swore that Turner took the three negroes to his farm. They reached there about dinner time. Turner | locked them in a little room and fed them. They never did sign any paper l with MT. Turner. The ropes holding the l three negroes together were taken off by 1, MT. Turner en route from Dadeville to l the farm.
 District Attorney Reese who was ex- amining the witness asked him if he was | whipped while at the Turner place. Colonel Wiley objected and the objec- tion was overruled. an exception being reserved.
 Was Whipped Often. Helms swore that he was often whipped. | He stayed at the Turner farm from April | to July. He was whipped, he said, nearly | 1Aw stick as big as broom handle one man 1 usually sat on his head and one sat on
 his feet. They were whipped by Allen | Turner and Bob Barron who were over seers. These overseers carried guns and pistols while working the prisoners. | The witness said that when he had been l at Turner's place about a month he ran away. He was caught and carried back to Dadeville and Mir. Turner met them there. MT. Turner took him out to the
 farm where he was whipped with a stick l by Allen Turner.
 He was released when his father sent | l.. E. White of Columbus after him. Mir
 Charlie Crawford had been up there be- fore after him. the negro said, but Mir. Turner told MT. Crawford 1t would cost
 more to get him out as he had run away. l When MT. White went after him Helms l swore he was working at a saw mill and
 was dressed in overalls and shirts. Other l l In the next breath the negro swore that
 he himself was naked when MT. White | went there for him.
 At this juncture District Attorney Reese held a whispered conference with the witness after which he announced
 that he would not question the negro further.
 Examined by Col. Wiley. l The Helms negro. was cross-examined | by Colonel Wiley.
 l Helms swore he was sometimes called
 Speedy
 The first questions of Colonel Wiley | were as to the age and character of Dave Johnson and Esau Williams. He devel- l oped the fact that the three negroes were | tramping through Goodwater when ar- rested by Dunbar and convicted of vag- | rancy.
 The negro said transportation was sent himself and two friends to go from l Columbus, Ga. to Calcis to work. They did not like the work and quit after a week an- were making their way back l to Columbus.
 Helms went over the arrest. trial and conviction at Goodwater and the trip on a train to Dadeville with Dunbar. When they got to Dadeville they were taken to livery stable some distance | from the depot. They had some talk with John Parker. a negro, at the livery stableNapd Parker told them they had better gorto MT. Turner's. When MT. Turner got here the witness did not hear | him say You are nothing but cigarette | niggers and I do not want you" Dave Johnson knew John Parker, but he did not, according to the witness take an interest in them on that account. He did not hear Dunbar tell Turner that he was on the way to Faces place with them He did not hear Dunbar say any | thing to Turner except: Here are three boys; take them"
 Negro Contradicts Himself. After testifying that Turner was wait l ing at the stable when they got there the negro swore that Turner came up | afterwards
 Helms testified that Dunbar and the | three negroes walked from the depot to the livery stable, and that the negroes were tied in buggy when they got ready | to go to Turner's place. He swore he did not know to whom the buggy be- longed. Then he swore 1t was a livery stable buggy.
 The negro said he did not ask Mir Tur- ner to pay his fine and let him work 1t | out. but MT. Turner paid his fine. Arriving at Turner's place the negro | said the three negroes were put to ditch- ing. Mir. Turner never whipped him. He ran away when he had been there a month and was captured at Opelika and put in the Lee County jail. Later he was sent back to Turner's pace, but did not tell MT. Turner he was glad to get back
 Cross examined as to his father having paid him out Helms would not explain his contradictory statements on direct ex- animation as to what he was doing when Mir. White went to Turner's for him. Finally on close questioning the negro admitted that he had made a mistake.
 Then Colonel Wiley went after the negro witness about his contradictory statements on direct examination concern ing his having been worked naked but no satisfactory explanation was secured.
 Dickey Took Care of Him. "'
 The witness then testified that he had been in Montgomery since May
 Who's been taking care of you since you've been here?" asked Colonel Wiley sharply.
 Captain Dickey." promptly answered the witness
 ''I suppose 1t is conceded" said Colonel Wiley to the District Attorney that Captain Dickey is a special agent of the government?"
 Nothing IS conceded" replied Mir. Reese.
 Judge Jones put an end to this line of questioning by informing the jury that a