The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-20
Defense In Ps gNge conspir-
acy Case w sImmedi-
atsly Proces syith
It's Side.
Additional Damaging EviH
dence Was Drawn Out
In Yesterdays
Testimony.
JURY GOT AN OUTING SUNDAY
AND ENJOYED A TRIP ACROSS
THE BAY-LAND CASE DRAWS
NEAR TO BEGINNING OF THE
END.
BY BEN n. THOMAS.

AT the close OF the AFTERNOON SeS-
sion of the trial of w. S. Harlan ct
al, charged with conspiracy to COM
nit peonage, in the United States
court yesterday, District Attorney
Sheppard announced that the govern
ment had about concluded its case
and, with the introduction of one
more witness and some documentary
evidence, it would rest, possibly this
morning. Attorney Flournoy, leading
counsel for defense, announced that
his side of the case would be ready
for presentation to the jury as soon
as the government concluded this
morning.
A notable feature of the trial yes
terday was the fact that attorneys for
the defense did but little cross ques-
tioning, whereas on previous days
each witness was Intercepted by at
torneys for defense at considerable
length.
Considerable progress was made at
the trial yesterday and a great deal
of the evidence was of the most dam
aging character. At the beginning of
the day District Attorney Sheppard
announced that, in view OF develop
ments on Saturday, the government
would not push the case against jeo
S. Howell, and he will be acquitted by
the jury.
Testimony Proceeds.
The first witness called was William
Albert. who testified to having been
Jailed for having borrowed money
from Gallagher, and subsequ emily r..
leased upon signing contract u
work out his Indebtedness to Gala
CHER. as well as other amounts owed
by witness which Gallagher paid for
him. H. Wolf, chief deputy u. 5.
marshal. testified to having gone to
Iockhart with warrants for the ar
rest of Gallagher, Porter, the BOOK
keeper and another man, and stated
that Mr.. Harlan had told him that he
rather not send the men to Pensacol3
in charge of an officer, but would senl
them on the Monday following, viii L
he did
Trurich Mihaly, one of the foreign
ers held in Jail as a witness, tesuned
to having been captured by Gallagher
and two others and taken back %
camp. and Ewing Reese p1sluvel'
identified Mihaly &e man whor, he
had seen in the custody of Gallagher
near Laurel Hill, Icing taken to LOCK
hart. The testimony OF DR.. Craig, OF
Laurel Hill, who was with MI Reese
corroborated that of Mr.. Reese IN
every particular. Mrs. Paul and Mrs.
Gibson. who live on the roaI between
Laurel Hill and Florala, testified to q
man having been captured and beaten
i'm front of their residences = n the
same dav that Mihaly was seen being
returned to Lockhart, but could not
identify the man.
Attorney r. Pope Reese, or behalf
of the government. sprun5 a surprise
by recalling Laninger to the stand and
proying by him that witness had ac-
companied Attorneys Reese and Rus
sell to Crestview on Sunday ard had
gone over the ground where 1t was
alleged Laninger had been held he
fore being returned to L)ckhart after
his CAPTURE. Witness identified posi-
lively blacksmith fitzpatrick and his
assistant, and the woman to whose
house he was taken for supper and
was I'm turn identified by these parties
when they were called to the stand
Immediately after he had finished tes-
Itifying. Another witness testified
that bloodhounds we're kept in an en-
closure at the rear of Manager Har-
lan's residence at Lockhart.
Jury Gets Outing.
4 The members of the jury seem 10
be standing the long siege remarkably
well and all appeared fresh and in the
best of spirits when court convened
yesterday morning. United states
Marshal T. F. McGourin and Chier
deputy Wolf took the jurors for an
routing on the bay Sunday and, not
withstanding the inclement weather
and the fact that heavy gale was
blowing. all enjoyed the trip greatly.
The business instincts Of Juror Chas-
w. GRAY got the better OF him just
lbefore the start was made and he en-
ldeavored to insure the lives OF his az
sociates. but without success. The
Jury is chartered at the Escambia ho-
Tel and. to Judge from outward APP
Ipearances, is being well taken care OF
Inv Marshal McGOurin.
The details of the proceedings yes
lterday is as follows:
Morning Session.
w. W. Flournoy, leading counse
frA.irued IN -arnnd pareN