The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-23
WITH THF Says He Confessed for His Brothers Sake BROKE DOWN AND CRIED
 s- The Case VIII Go to the Jury Today and His Rate VIII Then
 Rest In Their
 Hands.

terday and said that his whole confession in connection with the depot robbery was made because he was told his young brother was in jail and that he would rather confess to anything Gan to have his brother in trouble.
 He denied any connection whatever with the robbery and said that he had been Imposed upon by ". s. George. George came to him and told him that the authorities were about to get him mixed up with the affair. He gave Bibb $o.- and offered him 5000 more if he would leave the city so that the authorities would think he did the work. He denied ever making any statement to the detectives He denied that he told anyone he was guilty except MT. starlxs and said that before he left Mir. starks he told him that what he had said was untrue. He denied that he said he could walk rope across Nineteenth street. He denied that he told Officer Hamilton that he had his shoes united when he saw him on Morris avenue on the night of the robbery.
 The Spy Glass. ! He said he had never seen the spyglass before; that he had never looked through one in his life and that he never knew there was hole In the floor of his room at the Frisco house until he saw 1t in the papers. He said further that he did not even know that a burglary had been committed at the depot until he saw 1t in the Age-Herald on the Sunday follow ing the larceny
 His fate will be in the hands of the jury before this day closes, and there is a strong probability that he will know what the verdict is before Christmas l eve
 The. testimony was all finished yester- day morning ard the arguments were be- gun immediately rpor. the converting of court in the afternoon.
 Jury Visits Union Station. 1 One Of the featurcs of the trial yester- day was the visit of the jury to the union passenger station ticket office and to the room of Bibb st the Frisco house. Just at noon the whole court went to the scene Of the crime so as to get an exact idea of the place.
 But two atgumerts remain to be made this mol hing. B. M. Allen for the defend- ant will hegin at, the opening of court and he will be followed by Assistant So- licitor Winston. who will close the case. Each of them has about one hour and a 1 half in which to speak.
 l It was announced by the court at the beginning of the arguments that each side would be allowed three hours. Solicitor Hefiin opened for the state. He was fol- lowed by John T. Shugart and R. N. Bell for the defendant.
 John Bibb. the defendant, was the first morning He said;
 John Bibb's Testimony.
 'T was born in Warrior and my fathers name is J. M. Bibb. I was 20 years old l when brought to Birmingham from Nash vile last June. Last year I was employ ed in the construction department of the i Louisville and Nashville, my father be- ing bridge supervisor of the road
 Last April I began learning to be a haeman. I am pretty good carpen- ter. and had set of tools and was stay ing at the Frisco house.
 'I have known w. s. George for four or five years. He was employed on the bridge gang of the Louisville and Nash vile when he was here, but I only knew him off and on during that time.
 My room at the Frisco house had no ventilation whatever except hole in i the ceiling which was there when I first went to the place I afterward put an extra paddock on the door. There was no hole in the floor that I ever knew of and if there was such a hole I have never seen it. W. s. George lived there bet he stayed in my room most of the time.'
 Bibb was called from the stand at this l point and w. W. Crawford was exam med. He said he was in the Union ticket i office on the morning after the alleged larceny, that he did not make a close examination of the windows; that banks received deposits up to the time the 1 vaults were closed between 4:90 and 5:30 o'clock and even later than that, but it was at the depositor's risk if received after the vault was closed. saw it m The A9e-nerdIo.
 When Bibb was recalled he said:
 "The first time I heard of the money being taken from the depot was on Sum day morning after it happened when | read 1t in the Age-Hera1d. I had noth- | ing to do with the larceny of that money.
 T left Birmingham about ten or twelve days after the larceny. George told me to leave, that they were dbout to get I him for the robbery at Zeke Solomon's. He gave me some money and told me if l I would leave they would think I did l it and that would get him out of trouble and later he would give me $1000 more. I came back to Birmingham voluntarily and found my younger brother in jail" | As the witness said this he broke down and cried. With tears streaming | down his face he said the first story he | told in the chiefs office was the cor | rect one.
 They told me it would be better for me to confess, he said, "and I was willing to l take everything on my Shoulders, so I 1 told the second story about it. "I had trunk over at the construction | room, but never had one of those glasses l in it. I never saw them before that I know of and I never looked through one of them in my life.
 Slammed Door Tn His Face.
 "When I was in the chiefs office. MT, Shugart came to see, me. and Detective 1 Bodeker slammed the door in his face | When George came in, told him he knew he had done 1t, and he said was q liar |