The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-16
To Convince YOU is our Object.

Wood was still being placed on the
charred remains.
On cross-examination the witness
was confident the man was Lieut..
Griner. A man was with defendant,
whom witness mistook for Solicitor
General Rawlins, but he found out
later when he asked MR. Rawlins that
he had been mistaken.
When questioned by Col. Anderson,
Mr.. Query stated that he saw Lieut..
Griner when he got back. He was in
civilian dress and received some guns
which were brought in a buggy. There
were five men in the buggy, and a
number of vehicles had passed the
heavily loaded outfit as they drove
back. He thought Lieut.. Griner was
on his way to his conveyance when
he saw him.
Soldiers at LyncbiDg.
II saw a number of soldiers in uni
form at the lynching" said Mr. Guer-
ry. II did not know any Of them, as
they were Statesboro boys. 1t locke
to me like the whole company was
there"
Lieut., A. ]. Fulton saw Lieut.. Griner
arguing about a gun, which he finally
got. 1T seemed to me a game thing
for him to try to get through the mob
into the Court House by himself" said
the witness.
Leave was asked and granted the
witness to make a personal statement
about his former testimony, when he
stated that he had told Lieut.. McIn .
tire that he could not use his bayonet
when the mob came into the prisoners
wouIdn't XIII Prisoners.
The witness Understood Lieut.. McIn-
tire to ask him why he had used his
bayonet to stick the prisoners with,
and not the mob. He had replied, Il
can't do anything like that" meaning
that he could not kill the prisoners.
Lieut.. Neyle Colquitt OF the Naval
Reserves was introduced to show that
defendant and defendants brother
closely resembled each other. The wit
ness had met Lieut.. Griner, but the
next day at Statesboro, when he was
attending the session Of the court of
inquiry, he had accosted the officers
brother as Lieut. Griner.
Denies Being at LynchiBg.
Lieut.. Griner took the stand to deny
that Mr.. Query had seen him at the
scene Of the lynching. He was at
camp when Mr.. Query came up with
the guns and had not been out Of town
since the prisoners were taken. Cross
examined by Col. Napier he stated
that, though excused for urgent bust
ness, he had not worked a great while
until he knocked off" and went to the
scene Of the lynching.
Private ]. i. Wiehrs saw Lieut..
Grlner soon after the prisoners were
taken. About half an hour after
that he saw Lieut.. Griner dressed In
black civilian suit Private G. j.
O'Neal saw him in civilian clothes
20. a. he
tary returned to camp from the
Court House. He was positive. II
was less than thirty minutes after the
prisoners had been taken. Corpl w.
r. Roman saw Lieut.. Griner within
an hour after the prisoners had been
taken, dressed in a dark suit
In Civilian Clothes.
Capt. Hitch was recalled, having been
on the stand in the same case on the
previous day. He saw Lieut.. Griner
in citizens clothes at camp IN less
than an hour after the capture OF the
prisoners. lie also saw Corporal John
Paul Jones at the telegraph Office when
he went 10 notify Lieut.. Col. Gray
son that there was no need for fur
Their troops. Corporal Jones had ap-
peared greatly aRitated and tried q
tell something but his words were In.
coherent. lie had asked the witness
not to mention seeing him az the de.
pot.
on request. Capt. Hitch was allowed
70 explain statements made by wit.
nesses that he had advised against thf
use Of bayonets an being without foun.
dalton IN fact, AZ he had urged the
men 20 use bayonetE.
n. II. Eason, formerly n sergeant II
/ Company I, testified that he had ex
| postulated with Lieut.. Gpncr FOR leav
! Ing the camp without commissioned