The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-13
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Mrs. Barrs house on the day before the | tragedy and found Frank in closet in | the bedroom. Frank had also been at Mrs. Shaws house on the day before the trag- edy, and had said, They are after me, D and had jumped out of the window and got away.
 Cfoss-examined by the prosecution, Mrs. Shaw said she did not know that police were after Frank when she found him in hiding She said she knew that Frank had had trouble with his wife. Witness said she was positive that Frank came to Mrs. Barr's house and hid in the closet the day before the killing.
 Witness was closely questioned about. defendants actions about this time, and maintained that she considered Frank was not right. She said she knew de- fendant worked for the railroad company She testified that she had seen Frank take a glass or two of beer at a time and acted the same after as before drink ing. Witness said she could not recol- feet exactly when she first considered Frank of unsound mind. She said that she considered him crazy when he killed Mrs Patterson. She had been noticing de- fendant's strange actions for long time
 Talked About Killing. i
 Mrs. Kate McCarty was called after a short recess. She testified that she had known Mrs. Bissett, defendants mother about twenty-four years and during that time had heard her talk about killing her husband and her children. She had known Frank Bissett since he was child, and at times he talked rationally, and at other times talked irrationally. l On cross-examination witness testified that she knew that Mrs. Bissett was men, tally affected in 1894 and knew that she had acted irrationally before that time.
 Patrick Dougherty took the stand and said that he had been member of the police force of Birmingham for three years. He arrested Frank Bissett about ten minutes after the killing of Mrs. Pat terson. Witness said that defendant was bleeding from wound in the left breast and looked miserable, or excited. De- fenedants shirt was powder burned and he said that he didn't know who shot him.
 Witness upon cross-examination detailed the incidents of the arrest, saying that he was at home when 1t occurred, and hearing the shots ran ut-snd following directions of spectators made the arrest without trouble.
 George Bodeker took the stand and testified that he had known defendant for nineteen years He and defendant were always friendly and had always spoken to each other freely when they met. VilhtoS ildu HOttu d lletThtu CndnBe in demeanor of defendant within the past two or three years. In his opinion defen- dant was a man of unsound mind.
 Upon cross-examination witness said he had seen defendant In saloons several times sitting apart from others. He said he had never seen defendant under the influence of liquor.
 Witness said that defendants manner toward witness and the appearance of hia auo laA to ha1taua 1afa dant was of unsound mind two or three years ago. He sometimes spoke to Bis sett and he acted as If he didn't know witness.
 Some heat was manifested between op- posing counsel at this point upon objec- tions raised by the defense, and Judge Greene promptly called the attorneys to order.
 Another Officer Testfies.
 Officer LaRue was called to the stand and testified that he had worked on the beat in which Frank Bissett lived. He saw Bissett several times week and he noted some change in his demeanor and in his opinion defendant was of unsound mind
 On cross s-examination witness said he would swear that defendant was of un- sound mind, but would not swear that he was crazy.
 Frank Bissett. father of the defendant, was called to the stand and testified that he had known his wife thirty years and that Frank was 2S years old. He stid that his wife had manifested homicidal tendencies before and after the birth of Frank, and the same thing occurred prior to the birth of each successive child Wit ness related the manifestations of mania in his wife in 1894 when she was attended by physicians. He said he took his wife to the Tuscaloosa insane hospital for treatement but she didn't remain there
 Witness said that Frank, as boy and young man. had talked but little, but