The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-23

Harry" Three of the Eve boys, wit
ness said, were Hebrews and three OF
them were on horseback.
Witness said he had met Gallagher
and DR.. Trammel during Wednesday
~Iternoon and had eaten supper at tne
same table at the hotel. He mad also
talked with Gallagher during the
morning. The most of the time since
Mr.. Lesser had testified previously ne
stated had been passed in the com
pany or his friend Theodore WeDDer.
Attorney Flournoy asked that wit
ness be excused as he wished to leave
the city at noon District Attorney
Sheppard took the position that, as
some new matter had been brought
out IN the examination OF Mr.. Lesser,
he had a right to call other witnesses
In rebuttal and said that defense bet
ter hold the witness if it was expect
ed that he would be needed further.
The court then took a recess until
z:5O p. m, by which time 1t was ex-
pected witnesses sent for by the gov
eminent would arrive
Afternoon Session.
When the court convened for the
afternoon session at $3.50 p. m, Dis
trlct Attorney Sheppard announced
that he regretted very much, the de-
lay OF two or three hours, but that
IL had been necessary in order that a
material witness, from Crestview,
should have time to, reach the city.
This witness was put on the stand
at once.
Mr.. Bargonier.
Mr.. Bargonier, the Crestyiew wit
ness stated that he was section fore
man in the employ of the railroad
company and boarded at the Powell
House. He remembered an instance
when a man had come to Crestview
looking for some other meH; witness
Identified Hilton as the man he had
seen at Crestview. Witness heard
Hilton tell fruit man at the hotel
that he was after some men and had
one under arrest down at the depot;
Hilton said he had a right to make
the arrest as the man was running
away and owed the Jackson Lumber
Co. money. Witness afterward saw
Hilton at the depot. Hilton had said
man was coming from Lockhart to
carry the man back. At the depot
witness saw Hilton and Fitzpatrick; a.
foreigner was sitting on seat in the
waiting room and Fitzpatrick was
standing near the door with re-
volver buckled around him; when Hill
ton came in Fitzpatrick handed him
the revolver and demanded pay for
holding the man. Hilton did not ap-
pear to be drunk either at the hotel
or the depot Witness saw Hilton
leave next morning on horseback.
Cross Examination.
On cross examination witness said
he was perfectly sober 1T the time
mentioned and had not been drinking.
At the table where witness and Hill
ton had eaten supper there were two
fruit agents; witness did not believe
there were any others present. Wit
ness had only talked with attorneys
for defense since reaching Pensacola.
Witness had read only one paper con-
tanning an account of the case, The
Pensacola Journal
Witness said he might have said
something about the Crestview ina
stance, but could not say with whom
he had spoken. Witness threatened
to have Hilton arrested if he, did not
give the man his freedom, but as
there was no one there to make the
arrest he had taken no action. Wit
ness was positive that Deputy Sheriff
Powell was not at Crestview on the
night on which the events testified to
occurred.
A. C. Kemp.
A. c. Kemp, who resides about 21Ja
miles above Laurel Hill was the next
witness. He stated that he was al
farmer and raised watermelons, al
large part of which he sold at the
camps of the Jackson LUMBER Co
Witness said that on one occasion
when he was at the camps between
July l and July Is, his attention was
attracted to man known as Big
Harry" who was going. toward a barn
with a leather strap in his hand
big Harry" was accompanied by Ar
chic Bellinger, one of the foremen He