Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-10-29

| Oiiai, pesan weeping. a siRn lnV0l
UNFAIRLY burst from each member Of
the Barnes family, seated within the
bar rail, and the hum of conversation
which spread over the court room In
dicated that the spectators believed
that the defense had clinched its case
lrrevocably.
A short recess was taken here to
give the jurors chance to rest. After
recess the prosecution took the young
witness and renewed the cross-exam,
nation. They elicted the fact that
the boy had been talked to last Satur-
day b7 attorneys In the case.
The attorneys for the defense then
asked Kenneth II be had ever told the
same story before. He said be had told
it to his mother. Mrs. Maxwell is
present and will testify as to what the
child told her after the shooting.
Judge Shelton called the Barnes
case promptly at $50 this morning.
Witnesses for the defense were placed
on the stand shortly afterward. Court
adjourned at II O'Clock for dinner and
convened again at /. Proceedings then
dragged along slowly until the placing
of Mrs. John L. Sullivan and Kenneth
Maxwell upon the stand.
BOYS TESTIMONY CoRRoBoRATED.
Mrs. Sullivan's testimony was sub
stantially the same as the boyis, with
the exception that the attorneys for
the State confused the former consid-
erably.
After Kenneth Maxwell had testi-
fled many prominent citizens were
placed on the stand to testify to the
character Of Barnes. The first was
d. Fl. Mcintyre, former Attorney GEN
eral General OF Missouri. General Nc
1ntyre is 10 years old and almost blind
AMI was led to The witness chair by
Attorneys at the bar. He said the de-
fendant's character was good.
Others TO testify as to the character
OF the defendant were: S p. Emmons,
merchant; Professor D. A. Mcmillan,
Superintendent Of Mexico Schools; the
Revs. ]. II. Pritchett and A. w. Ko-
kendoffer, and G W. Robertson, hard
ware merchant.
A recess was then taken, Judge
Shelton announcing that a night ses-
sion would convene at o'clock to ex-
pedite the trial. Coal oil lamps were
procured and lamp shades were i'm
proyised out Of pieces of newspaper, in
which holes had been made.
Former Sheriff Nelson, of Audrain
county, was one Of the first witnesses
called at the night session. He told
Of having parted Rhodes Clay and
Barnes in a court house fight. Wit
ness stated that Clay had struck or
slapped Barnes.
Miss Maude Wallace, a society
editress, testified that she saw Clay
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 8, 1902; that
Clay struck Barnes, and that another
man running across the street, held
Barnes hands behind him, where
upon, she said, Gay struck Barnes
several times in the face.
BARNES SAID DON'T FOLLOW ME-"
Mrs. @. It. Ethridge was then placed
on the stand to testify in regard to
the shooting. She stated that she
was in the vicinity at the time. She
is the only witness thus far that
claims to have heard a word spoken
before or after the deadly combat.
Mrs. Ethridge said she was passing
close enough to hear Barnes say:
"Don't follow me. l don't want to
have any trouble with you.n
Witness said she then passed on,and
shortly afterward a general fusillade
commenced.
At 1890 O'Clock court adjourned until
O'Clock tomorrow morning. 1t is
believed all the evidence will have
been submitted by noon. The defen-
dant may go on the stand then in his
behalf, and it is believed a verdict
will be returned early tomorrow after
noon. GEORGE w. O'MALLEY.