Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-05-06

surveyo or. was next introduced, having
been employed bv the state to make a
map of the scene of the ARRAY, in or
der that the relative positions of the
men might be shown to the jury, as
we'll as the vacant lot and street on
which the shooting took place. The
map was introduced in evidence and
explained by Mr.. Hunter.
DIR. Clifford Sperow, who cut the
bullet from the skull of Turner next
took the stand and explained the ma
ture of the wound. He produced the
tinv morsel of lead which caused the
death of the man, and it was passed
around the jury box and examined by
the jurors. The bullet is apparently
from a 32.calibre revolver, and is fiat
tened on the end.
John Basey was the next witness.
He was in the neighborhood when the
quarrel started, and heard six shots,
three from the young man and three
from the father; saw the scuffiing in
the streets; saw the elder Clifford run
up the street, and heard him yell to
his son; the elder man had u gun,
shotgun or rifle. which he threw to
his shoulder as he reached the rail-
road track; fred then and then ran on
out the street. firing twice more
Turner was standing off to one side
along fence; saw him fall when one
shot was fired.
j. y. Garter, another eyewitness 70
the tragedy. testified in substance like
BasevP corroborating him iu all impor-
tant details. He also heard six shots,
three from each Clifford.
Fred Hogan was near when the fra
cas- started. Saw the scuffie in the
street and became frightened at the
firing and ran; saw the elder Clifford
come running MP the street toward the
scene. throw a gun to his shoulder and
fire; heard two wild shots before
this. and supposed they camn from
the elder man just before he came in
sight.
Mrs. Joseph Green. a neat cnlored
woman, told simple aud very
straightforward tale without upneces-
sary details. Heard one shot while in
her house; went ont and saw the men
scuffiiDg in the street; saw two more
shots FROM the direction of the fight
ing men saw j. II. Clifford come ran
ming mp the street with a gun in his
hapus heard him yell to Paul and
heard the latter answer: saw the faith
er throw his gun TO his shoulder and
fire; could not recognize anv one ex-
cent J. h. Clifford, the body of Tur-
ner was found lying on her sidewalk
Immediately after the fracas had not
seen him before; saw the crowd scatter
and run when J. r. Clifford appeared
on the scene.
The state rested its case about 8 80
O'Clock. with the witnesses told of in
The Evening World Yesterday, and the
defense began it's side of the shooting
with the colored oman Fannie Web
ster, who walked with Paul Clifford
from the Smith home to the point
where the fracas began. She was ex-
tremely reluctant to saw anything.
saying she "didn't know nothin' no.
how NEITHER and sticking to il
throughout the efforts of counsel to
get her TO talk. She was fiually ex-
cused, after she had succeeded iu
making her story about as clear as
mud.
John Dixon was the next witness
for the defense, aud he proved to be
the star attraction of the day. John
is not an ignorant darkev, by any
means. and his habit of talking on the
insts llment plan, with vein of gen.
uine darky humor in his conversation,
made his testimony extremely inter-
esting and funny. He said he heard
angry words in the street. near his
home. Just across the railroad, aud
went out to see what was dom: heard