The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-14
DR.. MORRISON
is ExONERATED.
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counseled witness not to fire. He fur
Their stated that he would not have fol-
lowed Dr. Morrison's commands or re-
quests had he thought they came from
him alone.
At the camp, when DR.. Morrison
counseled against pursuit. the witness
said that he was not deferred by DIR.
Morrison, but thought that the men
We're made uncertain by what was said
20 MN. Still, witness thought he would
have gone, but for Capt. Hitch and
Lieut.. Nell and finally stated that he
ana not pay much attention to DR..
Morrison in the matter.
III DR.. Morrison alone had told me
not to CO." said Lieut.. McIntire, 81
would have gone on anyhow, even
over DR.. Morrison's objection. The
orders of DR.. Morrison had no effect
on me-"
The Fun Begins.
Like a burst of sunshine after a day
of gloom, Private Joseph F.. Mcclure
blew into the witness chair. Witness
had gone to Statesboro as a cook for
the company, but finding life too stren-
uous there he took a little vacation
by whipping dozen or more members
of the mob with piece of board for
a weapon.
Col. Napier: you say you were in
the culinary department?"
Private Mcclure: Yes, that's what
they called it. but I thought it was
the War Department"
Col Napier: Whom were you fight
ing?"
Mcguire: well, there was a fight
pretty much all the time between the
military and the cooks. 1t was real
relief to go out and fight the mob for
awhile"
Col Napier: you got out of the
frying pan into the fire, as it were"
pretty much that way"
Col Napier: What did you do
when the fighting began?"
Mcclure: We'll l just gathered up
my arms and Announcements and
headed for the Court House."
Cooking Utensils Good.
Col Napier: "You mean your cook
ing utensils you gathered up?"
Mcclure: 'Not exactly, but they
might have been as handy as what I
finally got hold of. l took my gum
Col. Napier: "why did you not have
the regular ammunition?"
Mcclure: 81 understood that two
hours before the riot they locked up
most of the ammunition. The last
time l saw plenty of ammunition was
in Savannah. They never let me get
close to cartridges in Statesboro."
Witness then detailed how he had
held off a whole crowd with his gun
until he heard that he was probably
needed inside, where something APP
peared to be doing.
Col. Napier: How were you dis
armed?"
Mcclure: "They crowded me and
on Gil 10
and tried to get me to quit. After
a newspaper man talked to me 1 broke
away and was sent up stairs
The witness then related how that
he had heard Lieut.. McIntire calling
for help, and though witness had no
weapons of any kind he went to his
aid, none of the armed men caring to
do so. Upstairs he found a piece of
board and proceeded to get in the
game.
On being asked particularly about
Lieut.. Morrison, witness failed to re-
member having seen him in the Court
House or to have heard him say any
thing to Capt. Hitch or Lieut.. McIn-
tire at the camp.
No Apology Needed.
Col. Napier: 81 thought the witness
knew something about the case. But
/ have no apology to make for offer
ing this witness, as he has furnished
relaxation for the court"
Col. Anderson: THE court is very
much obliged to you, sir, for what you
have DONE"
Having worked the humor factory as
long as any excuse could be offered for
keeping Private Mcclure on the stand,
the court was about to excuse him,
when the witness asked leave to con-
tradict a witness in a former case. He
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that he had read that a witness had
testified that A. P. Kendrick was in
front of the mob which took the pris-
oners. He detailed a story which
showed conclusively that Kendrick was
in his company at the jail when the
mob took the prisoners.
Privates Valentine Seiden and Beat
ty were placed on the stand, but they
knew even less about the case than
Private Mcclure, and proved far less
entertaining. Lieut.. Fulton was called
for, but failed to respond.