Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-01

s. w. Giles was introduced by the
state.
Direct-Was ON opposite street-S0
or 40 feet away. Heard the men quar-
reling and stopped morris left street
and went to his horse and was un-
hitching horse, which was tied to
vehicle When Morris reached back
for pistol Mulyihill made at him.
Think first shot went upward.
Didn't see second shot. Couldn't tell
who had hold of Mulvihill when third
shot was fred. The police were
there by that time. (Cross-examined)
When they were jerked apart Mulvi-
hill tried to strike. Saw a large
knife or something in Mulvihill's
hand. 1t appareed to be something
metallic. Did not see it until after
first shot. Heard Mulvihill use the
expression, s. OF b..
Here the state rested.
The first witness for the defense
was Cooper Duckworth:
Direct-First heard pistol fire,
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with Mr. Dossitt took hold of the
big man-Dossitt the smaller one.
Little man was bent over and man
(which was Mulvihill) was trying to
get knucks on his left hand and was
biting little man Morris. Mulvi-
hill struck Morris with knucks. Null
vihill was much the heavier and
stronger. Gross -examined) Didn't
see beginning. Second shot didn't hit
Mulvihill. Think it was the third
shot. Didn't have time to separate
them before last shot.
Bob Griffin was introduced by the
defense. Was sitting on Commercial
hotel gallery. Attention attracted by
Mulvihill cursing Morris. Mulvihill
called Morris many bad names. Nor
ris turned around. Mulvihill fol-
lowed Morris went toward his horse
and turned and Mulvihill grabbed
him. First shot went upward and
second toward the ground. / then
left the gallery.
H. II. Warren was next introduced
by defense.
Direct-Saw part of difficulty.
Saw two men in tangle. Saw pistol
in Morris hand. When they clinched
Mulvihill was striking Morris. Null
vihill was 40 or 80 pounds heavier
than Morris Saw Duckworth there.
Mulvihill had Morris down and was
hitting him. Morris was in his
power. Don't know who started the
fuss.
G. A. Higganbotham and John
Barksdale were introduced and their
testimony was substantially the same
as Mr. Warren's.
Jim Hudson was then introduced.
Di:ect-Saw them quarreling.
Morris went to his horse. Mulvihill
called Morris indecent names and
said Morris mother was bad woman
(exact language cannot be published
Saw Mulvihill strike Morris with
something. Thought it was knife,
when Mulvihill insulted Morris, the
latter drew his pistol.
H. s. MORRIS DEFENDANT
was the last to testify.
Direct-Was on my horse when
Mulvihill stopped me and said get off
your horse. I thought he wanetd to
apologize for the way he had treated
me. He said suppose you have your
pistol. replied that | was armed.
The witness then said Mulvihill
cursed him and that he wanted no
trouble and went back to his horse.
Mulvihill followed him and cursed
him and spoke disrespectfully Of my
mother. He hit me with something
in his hands and then shot after he
hit me. He got my head down, bit
me and struck me. I can't account
for the first shot. Second shot,
think, went into the ground.
threw my head back and he hit m,
with something, and then fired
again. was acting in self-defenst
all the way through. He stopped
me and I got down and tied my hors'
to wagon (cross- examined) Trave
ing salesman for a whiskey house
Been coming to Hattiesburg for SOM
time. We had words that mornin,
and begged him out of fight. H
had his hands in his coat pocket AM
I thought he was armed.
This concluded the evidence. TIL
| defense had several witnesses tina
Il were not introduced.
Judge Robertson put Morris unde
/ q 81, 900 bond, which he would hav
| made in few minutes, but the off
GERS had orders to hold him for 81
indictments in Marion county for st
liciting whiskey orders in prohib
tion county. The bond for these 81