The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-24

habeas corpus trials. After refresh
ing her memory from notes taken at
those trials, she testified that Boone,
Joe White and w. l.. Pitcher had
made variations in their testimony at
this trial, from that given In former
hearings. Was examined minutelyi
by states counsel as to the manner
of recording the words OF witnesses
by stenographic characters, and trans
cribing same on typewriter.
Blood Stains on Will.
w. B. Farley, the attorney who
drew the will of ]. NJ Christmas, tes-
tilted that it was brought to him for
probate about a week after the
funeral of the Christmas family; there
were no blood stains on 1t at that
time; that he had 1t in his possession
for two or three days, when VIM. ID.
Christmas and Joe Christmas, his
brother, returned together with Louis
Avery, one of the subscribing witness
es, and it was then taken to the coun-
| ty Judge Witness testified that Joe
Christmas borrowed a knife from
Louis Avery and picked a blood-boil
on his finger; he saw blood drop from
the finger. Joe Christmas afterwards
handled the will, and witness thought
the blood must have gotten on there
at that time.
i Witness admitted on cross examl-
nation, that he had, when his attention
was called to the stains by the coun-
ty Judge, at first denied they were
, blood, thought the spots might nave
gotten on there while he was carry
ing the will in his pocket, and upon
: occasion of his examining it at his
+ home, possibly at night at his dining
table after the meal was over. That
after Joe Christmas recalled to him
the instance of his cut finger, witness
remembered it, and thought that was
;, the explanation of the matter.
: Louis Avery testified that he saw
the will and examined it closely be-
!, fore it was probated; that there
: were no stains of any kind on it. On
a cross examination, he was asked to
u point out any stains that were not
: there when delivered to the counsel
= at his office, and he pointed out the
- splotches where blood stains had beer
!. scraped off, and he said they were
: out three places at the bottom OF the
= will where there were three slight
:, stains; stated they were not there
u when taken from the safe and deliv
cred to counsel. Asked by state at
u torney if they did not correspond will
II the metal staples with which The
81 document was fastened together, ant
II where the top was folded over agains
= the bottom of the page, admitted the!
u did; asked if it was not probable the!
le appeared there while lying in thu
'e safe sixteen months, under other pa
le pers. admitted that might be so.
II Joe Christmas testified there wer'
Il no stains on the will when taken from
10 safe or when delivered to counsel
e he had made a close examination o
II every page. On cross examination
asked IL the three stains were at tn
IN bottom of the last page, stated the.
III were not; admitted afterwards the
n might have been there and he nigh
IT. not have noticed it.
c, Blood Stained Shirt.
e. Joe Christmas was recalled to tn
E. stand. He stated that Jesse Lott,
a brother-in-law of VIM. ID. Christmas
Of brought hog to the store on Thur:
rs day before the crime was committe
ir on Tuesday night; VIM. Christmas a:
r. sisted Lott in cutting up the hog: a
t; ter Lott had gone, Christmas salte
IL il down in room in the back Of tn
in store: he remarked that he had go
IN ten his shirt soiled, and wanted hi
OF suit case He got a clean shirt froI
H. his suit case,left the soiled shirt j
Ill the back room, and returned the sui
nd case to its usual place. He state
rd all the family had slept in one ROOF
OF in the house of Walter Holland, sol
~ in-law of j. M. Christmas. for sewers
er nights after the tragedy, because a
he were frightened and wanted to renal
together. The room was locked. til
door was fastened by a secret loo
ct YIN. d. Christmas had slept in the1
aw and did not go out during the night.
w Jesse Lott testified that he brougl
1T. the hog to Christmas store on Thur
TO dav before events testified about c
he Tuesday; that he had cut the hog III
.rs that VIM. Christmas had held the hos
We that he left it on q box. but did NJ
m. know who had sailed it down.
ill At the session this afternoon Mr.
AZ. Minnie Christmas, wife of the ma
in. charged with the horrible murder.
on on the stand and is being closely e
,at amined by counsel for defense in +
he gard TO the movements and wher
70 abouts of defendant on the night
,ur the homicide.