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

Col. Anderson: HAS your employer
very decided opinions on this trial?"
Eason: 81 never heard him express
any"
Mr. Barrow: do you not feel that
you tried to perform your part on the
tour of duty at Statesboro?'
Eason: Il do"
Sergt. H. NJ. Peake, of Company I,
saw Lieut.. Nell take a detail to the
Court House from camp. Calls that
the mob was approaching came later.
Also heard calls by Falligant, about
guns being taken before Lieut.. Nell
left camp.
Col. Napier read an extract from the
transcript of the testimony of the wit
ness before the court of inquiry and
asked questions relative thereto.
Il was mad myself" said Sergt.
Peake.
Col. Napier: cat what? Because the
men wanted to pursue the mob?"
Peake: NO. 1 was angry and cha
grined because the prisoners had been
taken away"
Mr., Barre ked leave to intro
duce Capt. Hitch, which was
granted. He .4. that he had only
sent one call Tor reinforcements. He
answered some minor questions regard
ing the commands at the camp.
Defendant on stand.
Lieut.. G.. A. Nell, the defendant, then
took the stand in his own behalf. He
saw members of the mob in the Court
House and ordered the men to fall in.
When he got to the Brown house he
was told by two old men that the pris-
oners had been taken by the mob and
placed in ice wagons. Lieut.. McIntire
came uD and wanted to follow the
mob, but witness thought it would be
futile to pursue on foot the prisoners
in ice wagons.
At the camp witness was again APP
preached by Lieut.. McIntire, who
wanted to pursue them and retake the
prisoners. Sergt. Eason had already
reported that the prisoners had been
placed in wagons. Before witness could
reply to Lieut.. McIntire's proposition,
Capt. Hitch came up.
Mr. Barrow: did you at any time
see the mob with the prisoners?"
Lieut.. Nell: mo. I did not"
Col. Anderson: did you have any
conversation with Lieut.. Cone while
near the Brown house relative to the
guns being taken from the soldiers?"
Lieut.. Nell: 81 did not.
Col. Anderson: did he say any
thing about are you going to stand
for that 2
Lieut.. Nell: mo, sir, he did not"
Col. Anderson: Did you hear Pri-
vate Falligant say that the guns were
being taken away, or did you hear any
call OF that character, or here any
body say Here they come"
Lieut.. Nell: Il heard no call OF any
character"
Two Pertinent Questions.
Col. Anderson: why did you never
make any effort to recapture the guns
or prisoners from the mob?'
Lieut.. Nell: THE information had
was that the prisoners were IN wagons
and / saw no chance to oVertake
them"
Won that the two men who told you the
prisoners we're being taken away in
wagons were trying to mislead your
Lieut.. Nell: Il did not.
some questions were asked relative
IN fine whereabouts of Lieut.. Griner,
following which the witness was eX-
cused. ..s 49,
| case.
Turn Me Loose.
For the purpose of rebuttal' the
| state introduced Lieut.. A. j. fulIoa'
the witness testified that he saw
Lieut.. Nell catch Lieut.. Mclnure py
the shoulders and say, Jimmie, his
further words being cut short by the
fact that Lieut.. McIntire wrenched
himself free, saying, Turn me loose
I'VE been held enough for one day.
The mob was going by the company
street as the men were being formed
Nv Lieut.. McIntire. Witness was APP
pointed its right guard. For perhaps
balf an hour the stragglers were pass
inc the street in view of the company.
private c. ]. O'Neil Of Company /
was called. He testified that the sol
! diers al the Brown House wanted
IIeut NcIntire to lead them. He
walked to camp with Lieut.. Mclntire.
| Heard Nell and McIntire discussing
nursuit. McIntire said: ITS shame
| Tor any Georgia boy to stand by ana
! see such doings." Lieut.. Nell said It
was Of no use.
Report Is Introduced
without objection from the defense.
cai Napier introduced the original OF
| ~ report made to Capt. Hitch, by
Trs,o dinner hour having arrived. an
,tn,,.nrnent was taken until o'clock.
40 ~, reconvening, both the state and
| aofanse announced that the case was
0v Tai Napler. as Judge advocate, open
"a t,o case for the state, outlining MS
,,lev OF the case. lie Thought lnet
J w, W" o,,e,oe that the defendant inter-
fered with Lieut.. Mclntire ana caused