The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-26
Judge ]. l Banks Leads Off
 for the State CALLS II \ CONSPIRACY
A Great Many Witnesses Testify to the Co-Defendant's Character and Say They Would Believe MT.
 Wise on Oath.

All of the evidence in the trial of Glen Havis on the charge of murder is now In and the arguments began yesterday af- ternoon. which was the tenth day after the trial began. Two witnesses in rebnt- tai were called by the state during the morning after which the defense an- nounced that they had closed.
 The argument was begun by Judge J. J. Banks for the state, who did not finish lis speech and will resume at the open ing of court thls morning.
 Each side in the case will be allowed three speeches, and the state will have the opening and closing arguments. The order in which the attorneys will speak Is; Judge J. J. Banks, for the state
 Hugh Morrow, for the defense.
 Samuel D. Weakley. for the state
 Robert N. Bell, for the defense.
 Capt. Frank S. White, for the defense. Solicitor H. P Hefin, for the state.
 Character Witnesses.
 A large number of character witnesses were introduced by the defense during the day to testify to the general character Of William Wise, and during the examina- ton there were some humorous sallles by the examining attorneys. The crowd vesterday afternoon was the largest that has been present since the trial began.
 At the opening of the morning session Judge Greene announced that the witness Vassar was competent.
 Jim Vassar.
 Jim yassar testified in rebuttal that he picked up a slungshot after the fight; that it was just like the one In the pos- session of the state; that he gave 1t to policeman and that ho' saw MT. Wise strike Lathem with billet. In answer to questions by the defense he testified that he was standing just inside the lobby from the wash room; that he did not see any one pass; that he saw bathem with a pistol in his right hand; that he testified before the grand jury; that he had not talked to Detectives Pinkerton nor Austin and that he kept the billet in his posses sion about ten minutes.
 w. F. Bolln. W. F. Bolin was next called. He testi- | fled that he was a shoemaker; that he had been in Birmingham for ten years l that he had known Havis about the same | length of time; that he repaired leather billet for Glen Havis during the latter part of last November or the hrst of December, and that the one in tne possession of the state was the one he repaired He said that he sewed it up in two places that it was full of small shot with a little sand in 1t also, and that Havis carried it away from the shop with him.
 The state then sent for Officer Given, and a short recess was taken, but as the witness could not be found the state an- | nounced that they had closed. The defense | at this point began the introduction of character witnesses.
 John H. Miller testified that he had lived in Birmingham for about fifteen years; that he was lawyer; that he had known William Wise for five or six years; that he knew his general character to be good and that he would believe him on oath.
 Mrs. Wise Called.
 Mrs. William Wise, wife of the CO., 1 defendant was then placed on the stand by the defense. It was evidently a trying ordeal for her. and when the court asked 1 her to hold up her right hand to be sworn she raised her left, then changed l and said Excuse me-" The witness tes- l tified that she was the wife of William Wise, and that her husband left home on the morning of the killing at twenty five minutes of 10 oo'clock.
 A. o Lane and Others. | A. O. Lane testified that he had been in Birmingham for thirty years; that he was a lawyer that he had been mayor several times; that he knew the general i character of Wise to be good. and that he would believe him on oath. To the | state he said that if he never heard a 1 mans character discussed he took 1t that it was good.
 Capt John G. Smith testified that he had known Wise since about 1887, that his l character was good and that he would be- l lieve him on oath.
 l Capt. T. c. Mcdonald testified that he had held every position on the police | force from patrolman to chief, that he l had known Wise since 1885, that his char acter was good and that he would believe 1 him on oath.
 Henry Uhl testified that he had been in business in Birmingham for 1T years, that he had known Wise for IA years that his character was good and that he would be- l lieve him on oath.
 John G. Bradley testified that he had been in Birmingham since 1880, that he was clerk of the Jefferson county Criminal l court, that he had been connected with the court since 1t was established, that l he knew Wise that he went to school | with him in 1881, that he had never heard | his character discussed. that if there l was anything against 1t he had never | heard 1t. and that he knew no reason why he should disbelieve him on oath.
 John W. O'Neill testified that he had