The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-12

once and Mrs. Patterson cried out, Don't shoot Frank" Witness said that she didn't see the other shots fired, as Mrs. Patterson jumped off the porch and Bis sett followed. They were then out of her sight.
 Witness testified that she had seen Frank Bissett passing by the house on Wednesday evening, the day before the shooting. Bissetts father was with him and they were scuffling over pistol. Bissetts father was urging him to quit his foolishness and Bissett replied: Let me alone, I am going to kill the whole d-d push"
 Witness was cross examined briefly by the defense and after a rather sharp wordy battle between counsel the prose- cution asked several questions regarding why Mrs Blssett was living at Mrs. Patterson's. Witness said that Mrs. Bis sett was separated from her husband and lived with her sister because of her hus- bands cruelty.
 Tried to Choke His Baby.
 The defense moved to exclude this testi- mony, which witness admitted she knew only by hearsay. This was done, but Wit ness, before leaving the stand, told of one incident that tended to show cruelty on the part of the husband She said that one day, some time before the killing, Mrs. Bissett had run over to her house with the baby and said that Frank was trying to choke the baby. This point was quickly grasped by the defense, who emphasized the point before the jury to show the in sanity of the defendant.
 Mrs. VIII Martin was called to the stand and testified concerning minor de- tails of the killing, but she was mott a witness to the actual shooting.
 Mrs c. w. Addison testified to seeing Bissett coming and related the details of the shooting in much the same manner as the second witness. She said that after Mrs. Patterson turned on the porch and jumped through the vines Bissett shot. and witness threw her hands up to her ears and ran back into her room. Witness said that she afterwards saw Mrs. Patterson lying in a pol of blood and then saw Bissett in custody of policeman.
 Saw Pistol Flash.
 Mrs. Annie Harvill said she was stand ing on her porch about Il o'clock on Thursday morning when she saw Bissett coming towards Mrs. Patterson's rouse. She saw him put his hand into his back pocket and get his pistol and saw the flash of the first shot. Witness never saw the last shots fired.
 Mrs. Jennie Thatenhorst said that she didn't see anything of the killing, but that Bissett came to her house the day before the killing and said ne would Ike to spedh to Mrs. Patterson. Witness told Mrs. Patterson and she replied by asking what he wanted. 5issett said that Mrs. Pat terson must talk good care of Lou and the Kid" He went further and said that If she did not that neither she nor anyone else would have a chance to care for them. Witness added that he said he would cut their hearts out, and used oaths to emphasize his statements.
 Had Dispute With Wife.
 Mrs. Edna Keen testified as to the time that Bissett and his wife had a dispute about getting some medicine for the baby. Mrs. Bissett refused to go up into room with her husband after the medicine un- less Mrs. Keen went too. Witness said she would not go and Bissett then left but came back and renewed his demand and upon his wfe's refusing, grabbed her by the throat and cut at her with knife She threw up her arm and received a gash from the knife
 Mrs. Lena Wolf took the stand and ttestified that she did not see the shoot ing but saw Bssett running away after the shooting.
 The state announced at this point that they rested their case and court was ad- journed until 9:3O this morning.