The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-22
BOYS TESTIMONY MAY
ACQUIT BARNES,
Continued From Page One.

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I that they hung by their sides. but Barnes
/ .'who fired the first shot?'' asked Attor-
ney Jesse.
I Then Mr.. BaTnes shot Then they both
I kept. on firing. and Mr.. Barnes fell on
What did Mr., Clay do them asked At
He walked up TO where Mr.. Barnes lay
I and snapped his pistol at him
The prosecution here took the witness
After great many questions, the snap
ping OF the pistol was brought up
You say Mr.. Clay snapped the pisto!
! AT Mr.. Barnes?" Queried Proecutins At
Z tOrney Buckley.
Yes; he snapped It"
Did you hear it2'
NO. sir: but saw him pulling the trig-
TENSE SITUATION IN COURT.
ne poyr at this JunctuTe, seemed 20 BE-
( The best witness that had been put on the
I stand. The courtroom. which was packed
/ % sUffOcation. almost. with women. who
I had come 10 see the bride OF the defend
! ant, we're spellhound. a pin could have
/ been heard had one been dropped upon
[ the floor at this time.
After the lads last words. Mrs. Barnes.
! tne mother Of the man on trial began
weeping. 4 sigh invOluntarily burst from
each member Of the Barnes family. seated
within the bar rail. and the hum Of con-
E~fsltiOn which spread over rhc court
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l.eFet that the defense had clinched it-
case iTreyCCably.
4 short recess was taken here 10 give
the jurors a chance 20 rest. After recess
the Prosecution took the Young witness
and r r-u~Hed the crOSs-eEaminati0n They
elected the fact that the boy had been
talked 10 last Saturday by attorneys in
The attorneys for the defense then asked
Kenneth II be had ever told tn. same
story before. He said h. had told n 10
Las All IS
Will testify as 10 what the child told her
after the shooting.
Judge Shelton called the Barnes case
promptly a. So this morning Witness
IgT the defense were placed on TIE stand
shortly alterward Court adjourned al
y O'Clock for dinner and convened again
a / Proceedings then dragged along
slowly until the placing OF Mrs. John I.
Sullivan and Kenneth Maxwell upon the
stand.
BOYS TESTIMONY CORROBORATED
Mrs. SuIliyau's testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as the boys. with the *
ception that the attorneys for the state
confused the former considerably
After Kenneth MaxU.u had tesrffai
many prominent citizens were placed on
the stand 10 testify as 10 the character
of Barnes The first was d. II. McIn-
tyre, former Attorney General OF Missouri
General Mcintyre Is 20 years old and al
most blind. and was lei 10 the witness
chair by attorneys al the bar. He said ;he
Others to testify as To the character OF
the defendant were: s. =. Emm0ns.
merchant. Professor u. a Mcmillan su-
periut1ndent Of Mexico High School the
Reverend Doctors J. II. Critchett and A
" kokendoher and G. W. Robertson.
hardware merchant.
A recess was then taken. Judge Shelton
announcing that night session would
convene at o'clock To- expedite the trial.
cual-Cil lamps were procured and lamp
shades were improvised out of pieces Of
me- SIS e L#aH
Former Sheriff Metsuu OF AuGraiu
County was one Of the first Witnesses
called AT the night session EIc told Of
having parted Rhodes CLAW and Barnes IN
"A courthouse fight the day before the
killing. This evidence was submitted to
show that bad blood existed between the
two men, and that Clay was the agrees
or. witness stated that CLAY had struck
or slapped Barnes
Miss Maud Wallis. a society editrass.
testified that she saw CLAW strike Barnes
several times on the back Of the head
Miss Alberta Jordan testified that she
saw a fight between Clay and Barnes On
or about June ?. 1872. that Clay struck
Barnes. and that another man running
across the street. held BarneS's hands H..-
hind him. whereupon. she said. Clay
struck Barnes several times I'm the face
BARNES SAID DON'T FOLLOW Me-
Mrs. G T. Ethridge was then placed on
the stand 10 testify IN regard 10 the shoot
ing She stated that she was in the vi
rifNtF al Inc time Sfte is the only VII
ness thus far that claims 20 have heard
a word spoken before or after the deadly
combat
AIRS EthridEe said she was passing close
enough 10 hear Barnes say
Don't follow me. don't want 10 have
any trouble with YOU
Witness Said she then passed on. and
shortly afterward a general fusillad- cum
meUr-i.
At s15 O'Clock court adjourned until
o'clock fu-mOrroW morning. Il g. be
n
mitted bv neon. The defendant may 20
on the stand then In his own behalf and
q Is believed n verdict will be returned
earlg tomorrow afternoon
GEnREE w n.AIAI- LEY