The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-01
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the rear Of John whites store with
two suit cases and a grip. witness said
thar the party with him was a friend,
who had just reached the city, and
that the two had eaten supper at
Nick's and we're on their way home.
Witness remembered that be was
recently tried In Escambia county
for the mur1er of John White. the
term being a special enc. A number
0l other questions were asked the
witness. after which court adjourned
lor the noon recess
Afternoon session.
When the afternoon session conven-
ed the court room was 50 crowded
that i was almost impossible 10 pass
in or ont Ladies in large numbers
were present, seats beIng provided To-
them INSIDE re railing as well rs the
outside They were under the ini-
preston. as were others. that the az
'2lments would commence and wished
% hear Moreno Jones, as wei as the
other attorneys
Williams was again put upon the
stand. still unlsr question by the
state. States Attorney Kehoe put In
evidence two insolvency afhdavits.
made In Pensacola before the frs
trial. n0lh OF which stated that the
defendant was Of rnsound mind.
These were signed By Williams before
q notary public They were objected
10 b. the state. but the court ruled
tfat they were admissible The pur-
pose of introducing these ahdavits
was 10 show that while the defendant
now states that he was nos insane or
bis min1 unbalanced. that III these
f documents he make ah-davits that he
was
Signed the Amdavits.
Witness. upon being intsrrogatei.
stated that be had signed the amdavits
uron the representation ~ Attorney
Zachery. who had consulted with his
Witnesses and friends, and who hal
stated that they intended testiying
thar he was mentally unbalanceG He
claimed he had not talked with any
o. them uDon the subject
After some further questioning by
( the defense. the defendant left the
chair. showing but little sign Of the
terrible strain he had underlOne dur
ing the I've hours he had been on the
stand
Witnesses. in Rebuttal.
The state then examined a number
/ of witnesses in rebuttal. the first be
f ing Lazar Calm. the youngest witness
f in the case lie stated clearly that
frff
+ chewing gum ard that be went to Jas.
+ McHugh's store 20 secure same. He
F noticed nothing unusual about him.
J. K Quarles had spoken with vii
liams twenty minutes prior TO the
killing. ga Nick's restaurant where
f witness. EG Dansby and defendant
talked for a moment. Nothing I'M
usual was noticed ncr did defendans
show sisns Of int0XiCatiOn.
William RAY saw Williams al the
county JAN Immediately after the
f shooting. but did not notice that he
vas drunk. JAS Nix. on being re-
called testified substantially the same
Frank ID. Sanders said he stopped for
n moment 10 talk with BCbe and Nc.
MILAN as they were taking defendant
d Jail, and could not detect any signs
OF drunkenness. Miss Kehoe, the on
cal stenOgrapher. testified from her
notes as 10 statements Of Andrew
4 Aller showing connictiHg statements
having been made in the two trials.
The other witnesses examined were
las. White. T.. ~ Elliot and Jas. Nix.
f Here the case closed
Opening Argument
Fl C. Moreno Jones. one Of the leading
F counsel for the state made the open
ing argument During the entire time
That he spoke to the court there was
+ c1mpiete silence by the packed house
He reviewed in q calm manner the
f case in detail and afterwards spoke
u1on the two saddened homes. caused
By the hand Of William 7. Williams.
ard of the two graves nov In Pensa-
cola. He pointed ont The cause of the
Z cold-blooded murders committed by