The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-14

through almost Immediately after
Capt. Hitch was seized. An order could
not probably have been heard by the
men, and he heard none given by any
body, though the men resisted as best
they could for some minutes. He
thought that not more than thirty sec
ondS interviewed after the capture of
Capt. Hitch before the soldiers were
overpoWered. He might not have seen
one of the soldiers seized, even though
it had happened in his range of vision.
Col Napier introduced an additional
photograph as a part of the evidence.
Failing to get another witness, he an
noupced that he thought the witnesses
had ALL gone TO the show At 9:2O
o'clock an adjournment was taken un-
til $3.50 o'clock this morning.
At the conclusion of the trial of
Lieut.. Cone, the case of Lieut.. Griner
will be taken up. 1t is thought that
the case will be concluded this after
noon, or certainly at a night session.
The defendant is represented by Mr..
r. Lee Moore of the Statesboro bar
At 6:15 o'clock the court had COM
pleted it's findings and an adjourn
ment was taken for supper. While no
indication of the result was of course
limited at. it is regarded as probable
that a recommendation more severe
than in the case of Capt. Hitch will
be made.
Private FaIIigant Recalled.
Private Raiford Falligant was re-
called at the opening of the court yes
terday morning by Col. Napier.
Col. Napier: Did you say yester-
day that you were sure Lieut.. Nell
was present at camp when you called
out that the mob was taking the
guns?"
Falligant: Yes"
Col. Napier: Are you sure that
Lieut.. Nell was there when you called
out that the mob was coming?"
Private Falligant: mot absolutely,
but morally certain. An officer was
there. and 1 believed it was Lieut..
Nell"
The witness stated further that a
number of men near him expressed a
willingness to follow mob. Didn't
know whether Nell was under orders to
remain where he was or not, but sup
posed he was, as he made no move to
leave. The mob about the prisoners
was going at an ordinarily fast walk.
though the stragglers were running to
catch up.
Mr.. Barrow: WAS not Capt. Hitch
in camp when the conversation occur
red between Nell and McIntire?"
Falligant: Il could not say. Lieut..
Nell didn't say word"
Mob still In Sight.
1t was estimated that the mob was
I'm sight for two or three hundred yards
after witness first saw them, and there
was time to have gotten detachment
from the lane to intercept the mob
leaving the Court House. In fact, the
detachment had time to march from
the Jail to the Brown House and back
to the point where he saw the men
standing before the mob had gotten
out of sight. This could have been ac-
complished without "double-quicking
witness thought.
Corpl. NJ. w. Waters of the States
boro company was among the men
brought up under Lieut.. Nell to the
Court House. He had been cut off at
the front steps, and ran around to the
rear. soldier wrestling his gun from
a member of the mob accidentally
struck witness in the breast. On his
way to the camp witness passed men
at the Brown House and heard Lieut..
McIntire demand that the mob be fol-
lowed. Nell said. "Umph." and turned
away and laughed. Witness thought
that Nell could have seen mob for
space of about seventy-five feet. Wit
ness saw soldiers come to camp behind
ready lined up when he reached camp.
Pen Conquered sword.
The witness detailed the manner in
which Lieut.. Griner recovered a gun
of one of his men, John Barnes held
the gun. "Give 1t to me- said Lieut.
Griner. go chase yourself" replied
Mr. Barnes.
"Tll just take your name and send
you to the chaingang," said Lieut..
Griner as he drew out a neat note book
and sharpened his pencil.
Here. take the old gum" said the
trembling offender. who had been
brought TO his knees by the threat.
Nell Said sUmph."
Sergt. S. II. Proctor. of the States
boro company, was at the camp. dur
ing the rioting. Witness offered TO
lead the men 10 take men to Court
House but Lieut.. Nell said, 1 am in
command" and witness subsidized.
While standing in front OF the Brown
house little later Lieut.. McIntire
came up and asked Lieut.. Nell 10 fol-
low the mob. The reply was "umph,"
the latter officer turning away.
Lieut. Nell looked like he was
'skecrcd' volunteered the witness. He
just turned us around" Ills opinion