The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-15

 his departure. Mfr. Sanford pleaded again for passing the case. He said he understood Colonel Wiley would be here by the middle of the week,
 On motion of the Solicitor. Judge Thomas recessed until o'clock to give the witnesses coming on the train ehenee to arrive. At l;os o'clock Judge Thomas opened court again and Mir. Dent immediately announced ready.
 Did Net Wait for Wiley.
 Mir. Sanford asked Judge Thomas Tor ruling on the motion to post pone the proceedings
 s'So far as Mir. Wiley Is concerned and hts absence.' said Judge Thomas your motion fs overruied. !"
 The defense asked for the rule and the trial of the ease proceeded after slight wrangie of>sattorneys as to the necessity of the women testifying again. Judge Thomas decided they would have to testify ana Miss Hattie Brown was then called to the stand Tn nearly every detail her story was the same as that which she told the day the contempt proceedings were in- apGurated.
 She said she was witness is the Caffey cases and has appeared before Judge Thomas, who recognized her ie- 6@NeI &S 6AAAs t3a1 hERE&NCQ C0u- versation with George Hhreye, saying the attorney asked her If she would go to see Mrs. Johnson and if the women would leave.
 At the second interview she had with shrsve. he told her the women wouldn't be hurt if they went out of Alabama :. He offered her sIe0 and Mrs. Johnson $500 to leave. The conversation. re- garding this occurred at the once of Shreve.
 The witness recited the flight of herself and her friend from Montgom- cry. They went from 727a Pollard Street in q carriage containing the two women. George Shreve and his office boy and theN driver. They went to Electric Park and there took an auto mobile to chehaw. Jesse shreve and they were paid by the chaffeur the money promised by Shreve.
 Tells of the EifGhf.
 She described the trip from Chehaw to Atlanta, saying that Jesse 6hreve followed them there several days after their arrival in the Atlanta capital. They assumed the names of Bessie Miller" and s"Gussle Day" Jesse shreve bought the tickets to Dallas.
 The witness said she saw George Shreve in Dallas and he helped to fight their case. She testified that he want ed them to make bond and skip again. When brought back to Montgomery she said shreve also said they could make bond and go.
 The witness deeIared that Jesse Shreve was also in Dallas before they were arrested and wanted them to go to san Francisco. He said he'd buy tickets and send more money whenever they wanted it.
 On cross examination, the woman said she had never met Jesse Shreve before that time. but had seen him. She said. though, that she knew George first day after the women appeared before Judge Thomas.
 sBeing further ross-questioped, the witness said she went twice to Shreye's office. To the best of her recollection, she said 1t was about g week between her testimony before the grand jury and her visit to Shreva. Her first tea- timony in the grand Jury room. she said, concerned the caffey cases.
 Says She Tosa Same stssy.
 Mfr. Sanford asked her if she didn't testify differently the last time before the grand Jury.
 A quick objection of MT. Dent was sustained.
 The form of question was changed Mir, Sanford asked ths witness if she didn't tell Shreve at his office that when she first appeared before the grand jury, she knew notAing about Eaffey. but, when called The second time, her testimony changed. She re- piled in the negative.
 The witness said caney's wife told her to go. to eithsr shreys or Hill and HilI.
 q told her did not know Hill and Hill. knew George Shreve and I