The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-21

sat in the office and suggested at the time 1t would be safer to put him in a cell. After going into his cell Parrish wanted to talk and we had conversa- ton. He asked me if Leonard was dead and I told him that he was. He then asked me what I thought they would do to him. I told him if the witnesses tes- tlfed according to statements they had made to me the case looked very bad and he might be hanged. He then began to cry. I reminded him that I had re- peatedly advised him to stop drinking. He would simply say. Yes" l had often talked to him before the killing. have known him for five or six years or ion- ger From my knowledge of him think when he was not drinking he was sane. I would not consider him as being drunk on the night when I talked with him in the cell at the city prison. He was not staggering, but he had evidently been drinking some.
 Cross-examlnation: There was some- thing unusual about his appearance on ths night In question. His face was flushed and he was sleepy-eyed. He had | years.
 When Chief Austin was dismissed pr. Wyman again took the stand and fin- ished his testimony
 Dan Jones Testlhes.
 The first witness to take the stand after court was called to order at o'clock was Dan Jones, who testified as follows:
 live in East Birmingham and have lived there about two weeks. formerly lived at S11 North Eighteenth street and resided there about four years. I know Parrish and have known him over two years I used to see him frequently. I remember the time Leonard was shot ard killed and knew Parrish at that tme. saw Parrish six weeks before the killing I met him one Sunday about o'clccll several weeks before the killing and went with him to his room. where I stayed all night with him. I regarded | linn as being of a sound mind. l had some business with him. If he had not been Of sound mind could not have had business with him.
 Cross examinations had different kinds | of business with Parrish. At one time | had bankrupt case. I did not go into bankruptcy. The case was for an outside | party, John Bohannan, who is now dead. l He lived on north Eighteenth street. I think he was married. His wife and fam fly are now living in Birmingham. Par rish was this mans lawyer. I had had few drinks when l met Parrish that Sunday. don't know how many. might have had fifty drinks in me ana I might have taken one hundred. I can not recall how many l took that day
 A Witness Drinking Capacity. | I could get along all right if I took hundred drinks in a day. I have had drink today and paid ten cents for 1t. I fioated into Birmingham from Penn | sylvania I was in the habit of taking one hundred drinks day in Pennsyl- vanla did not count the drinks took | with Parrish after I went to his room that night, Parrish was not drunk when I went to his room with him. There was | a bed in the room. I don't know whether Parrish took off his clothes or not. There were no bugs flying around. The windows were closed down and 1t was in the sum- mer time My hat was on the floor where I found it the next day think Par rish was in his right mind the next morn | ing We walked down the street together.
 The next witness was J. l.. Johnson; I am justice of the peace and live at Woodawn. I have known Parrish oyer year and saw him three times as an attorney in my court. Also saw him | on the streets Court refused to let wit ness testify as to condition of mind, as | he had not known or seen him a sufficient nun Der of times to testify as to this.)
 The Morning Session.
 When court opened the examination of witnesses immediately began W. F. Clayton was first put on the stand: never saw Parrish sober and as I could not get any reason out of him took my business out of his hands. He was my attorney at one time. l never saw him when he appeared to be in a sound mind. The next witness was W. T. Stewart: l am an attorney. l know Parrish In passing Parrish failed to recognize me at times For five months prior to the kill ing think Parrish was of unsound mind.
 The defendant told me one day that he was going to build a two-story house. The next day it was to have ten rooms and the next day it was to have only three rooms. "One of these rooms Is to be for my dining room. the other for my bed room and the third for my friends to drink and smoke in.
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