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that they would have . number of ad- ditional witnesses sumfoned.
 After some consultation Solicitor Dent withdrew his question a to Sam eord's character in order to cave time. and Judge Thomas instructed the jury not to consider 1t.
 Police Captain W. H. Taylor. was the next witness He identified San lords pistol. and told of bringing the ing to police headquarters.
 Captain Taylor was excused and solicitor Dent offered the pistol in evidence.
 M F. Mcdonald an employe of the Cooperage Works was examined by Solicitor Dent. He said he went to the store after the shooting. He saw Maggie Hickman talking to Achors. Later he went back to the store and the room. He hard Maggie Hickman say that everything in the store was hers and told her brother to go ahead and sell. She was sitting in chair near the bar. She seemed to be conscious. Cross examined by defendants coun- sel, Mir. Mcdonald said there was lit. tie excitement about the place when he was there He said pr. Wood had then there before him. Maggie Kick man was not crying but she was whis- pering or muttering.
 Deputy Sheriff N. N. Waller was the next witness for the State. He testified that three Or four days af- ter Sanford was put in the jail he took Sanford to his place In vesuvins. They went in a hack and Sanford walked to the hack.
 Deputy Waller swore that Sanford told him that Achors held Maggie tn nH ~AA = 4 him from behind the woman. He said that Sanford told him that when he remonstrated with .Achors that Achors struck him with a beer glass. He denied the testimony of the defen- dant that he the defendant had shown him. the witness. bullet holes in a door in his store.
 The witness swore that Sanford acted during the preliminary trial just as he has acted throughout this trial, that he appeared perfectly normal. He said that after the preliminary trial Sanford told him that he had misstated the facts in the case in his testimony because 1t looked bad for Achors who had been his friend. Waller Called Him . Fool. Examined by Sanford's lawyer. Dep- uty Waller said Sanford was complain ing of trouble in his side. and that he muttered a great deal. He admit ted that when he brought Sanford
 back to the jail from his place he re. | marked to Sanford's lawyer: That old man is a fool" Mir. Waller added. T didn't mean for that old
 man to hear it. though. don't want him to take a shot at me-"
 Deputy Waller said that Sanford
 talked incoherently and became "all | tangled up." This concluded the testimony at I o'clock and after some consultatio it was decided that but two speeches | should be made for each side, and that each side should have one hour and | fifteen minutes.
 The argument to the jury began at 7:20 o'clock, Judge Thomas declining | to adjourn his court for supper, The lawyers for Sanford were se- were in their arraignment of the con duct of Achors. and Solicitor Dent and his associate counsel were equally se- were on Sanford
 It was 9:45 o'clock when Solicitor Dent concluded his argument to the jury with an eloquent appeal for up-
 holding the majesty of the law and the protection of society. Judge Thomas immediately began his charge to the jury. defining the law | and the meaning of certain words with | in the law. He also gave the jury | several special charges for the law yers.
 At 1o:20 o'clock the jury took the case and went to supper before enter
 ing upon its deliberations.