The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-02


 Finley's body at Tices parlors after wounds on the throat and head. num- bering forty-dve. The cut across the throat. through the Adams apple" was sufficient to have caused death. He judged the wounds were made by a sharp instrument. knife.
 On cross-examination, the witness said Finlay died, more probably. air, though he might have bled to death. It was his opinion, all of the cutting was done with one dull knife.
 Mary McBryde, housemaid at 311 Bibb Street, where Finley boarded, was an important State witness. The gold watch. keys and key-Fing found by the police in the room where Coleman was arrested, were positively identified by her as Finley's property. She last saw the watch at dinner time Saturday before the killing and she saw the keys and ring the Monday before. The chain attached to the watch in evidence was not the chain Finley had worn.
 W. H. Davis a negro. residing in the house nearest the place where Finley'a body was found, told of hia discovery of the rcmains
 Eva Ewing, negress, testified that she saw Finley at Fishers saloon Sat- urday night. February g. between 10:30 and il o'clock. While she was talking to Finley, Coleman approached him and the two began talking. She left. She saw Finley pull out 50 cents be- fore coleman's appearance. and pay for a bottle of beer and two sandwiches. She left Finley and Coleman in the saloon and went home, and she saw them no more. She did not give Cole man watch while in the saloon. MT. Rushton interposed an exception on the testimony about the watch.
 Drew Bills from Pocket.
 On cross-examination, the woman said, Finley, in the saloon, asked her If she had seen girl. Sarah Stevenson, that night. She replied she had not. She drank bottle of beer and ate a sandwich, and Finley ate another sand wich with her. They were standing at the bar counter at the time, She was closely questioned as to her habits and aeauaintances.
 The next witness. W. R. Fisher. who conducts the saloon corner of Holt and Grady Streets, where Finley was last seen alive. gave the most damaging testimony against Coleman that had testified that Calvin Coleman was in his saloon an hour or more Saturday night, and was there when Finley came there, between II and f2 o'clock.
 Hello. boss the witness testified Coleman said, coming up and brushing of Ftniey's clothes; me and the boss had some trouble, but we're all right now, amt we. boss?"
 Finley bought Coleman a bottle of beer and a sandwich, Fisher said Fin ley dropped 50 cents on the floor, and there was scramble to find 1t.
 Finley was drunk. Finley then drew two or three & bills from his pocket. while others were looking for the lost coin, and went out of the front door. Two or three minutes later Coleman went out the side door. The saloon. he said, is about mile from the place where the body was found.
 On cross-examination. Fisher said there were two or three negroes in the saloon. One negro, of whose identity he was not certain. was talking with Finley when Coleman apraached, Witt ness did not know Jerry Ross He knew Johnnie Reese. who was standing near the stove. He understood Finley was talking to Eva about engaging a room at her house to meet a woman, Eva had told Finley he could have the room for the night,
 Nettie Crawford, negress who had done washing for Coleman, said hs brought her shirt to wash Thursda, and came back to get it about ? o'clocl Saturday afternoon. She picked out tn, garment from several others exhibited by the Solicitor. and positively identi fled the shirt, his coat. trousers anS hat all of which were found by th' police.
 Susie Crawford, a sister of NellI, Crawford, identified the garments an, told of the arrest of Coleman at thu house of Venus Glover, another sister where she spent Sunday night
 The court adjourned for dinner at thlI stage and reeonvened at 5:s0 o'clock.
 Identifies Bloody shirt.
 Allie Crawford. neGress. mother oi Susie and Nellie Crawford, the first wit ness after court had reeenvened, tes- tified to having done washing for Cole. man. She positively identified Cole mans bloody shirt which had been previously identified by the daughter She also Identified the coat and trous. CTS. smeared with blood. as those worn by Coleman.
 Venus Glover. a negress, testified pos, itively that she saw Calvin Coleman wearing the same clothes ct o'clock Saturday afternoon. They were clean at that time. Coleman was arrested in her house in Corbett Street at ( o'clock Monday morning. When Cole man came to her house Sunday nighl 1t was dark and he gave his name af Willie Reynolds, a boarder, The vis- itor slept in a rear room and she did not know his identity until Monday morning.
 On the arrest of Calvin she said she saw a policeman hold the watch in front of Calvin and ask him whose il was. Calvin said it was hls. The chain attached to the watch, she said, she says she gave Coleman some time ago