The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-30
Jury Was Out But a Short
While Before Deciding
For Acquittal.
THE ARGUMENT
WAS A LONG ONE
Counsel Spent About Five
Hours Discussing Fact
and Their Views.
LONG GIVES BOND FOR OTHER
CHARGE AGAINST HIM, PART
OF WHICH CASE WENT INTO
THE LATE TRIAL UNDER THE
EVIDENCE GIVEN BY FELL
WHILE ON THE STAND,

Long for alleged conspiracy. aIIesed
melting of witnesses to swear falsaIv
! and alleged attempt TO prevent A Wit.
! ness from testifying, agreed on a YER
| dict or not guilty after being ont
| ABOUT five minutes. following the hear
ing or argument that consumed about
nve hours, Mr. LOftin opening and
closing, for the state. and Nessrs
avery and Laney arguing for their
client The argument began at .
CLOCK after the state had introduced
evidence in rebuttal and after the de-
tense. in turn, had put witnesses on
the stand in re-rebuttal.
Principal Feature.
The principal feature of the trial
Yesterday was the contradictory evil
dence of Mrs. Darlington and DIR.
Bryan on material point in the aIibi
sought to be established by the de-
tense. Mrs. Darlington testified that
Dr. Bryan had attended the late Mr.,
Darlington on April Is. and, being
paid cash, had given a receipt for the
amount. DIR. Bryan's evidence was
that he had never attended Mr.. OAR
nngton, that Mrs. Darlington went to
MIN after the Long case came up and
asked him to give her a receipted bill
for 81, which he did, she paying him
81 He testified that he subsequently
insisted in vain on her accepting a
return of the 81, and that she finally
consented to accept a credit for the
amount. Recalled. Mrs. Darlington
reafhrmed her statement, and added
that DR.. Bryan had offered to return
the 81, but she did not know for
what.
Some Of the state witnesses testj-
fed in effect that Long had advised
Davis not to swear falsely.
Long on Bond.
In the course of the trial. witnesses
testified that Long had offered to en-
pIoy Wesley Fell at % cents a day
more than he was then getting in
wages, and this evidence was con-
strued as by the state as being an ef-
fort on Longs part to influence Fell's
testimony against Andrews. The
Fell matter is the basis of another
charge against Long for interfering
wit ha witness, and on this charge
ne was yesterday placed under a ST.
900 bond. AS soon as he was acOuit-
ted on the other charges. he gave
oond IN the Fen matter, W. b. Ferriss
and {. 5. Norman going security for
him. Long then left the court, ana
was banquetted by dozen or more
friends
In the Argument.
In their arguments to the Jury.
Messrs- Avery and Laney contended
especially that the state had failed TO
prove that Long had done any more
nan accompany d friend who was in
rouble. and that such evidence as
was embodied in the Fell incident had
lot been connected with any signif-
ant weight with the fact of Long and
Andrews being together, if such were
admitted as a fact. Mr.. Lanev made
IN especially strong appeal 10 the
ympathles of the jury for the wife
md children of the prisoner.
For the state, Mr.. Loftin ridicuIed
he defense aIibi and held that there
vas abundant evidence that Long had
lot only done the things for which
e was being tried. but that collateral
violence had shown that he more
r less habitually fnterferred with
he state witnesses.
n. c. CIopton for State.
court opened yesterday morning
nth rebuttal testimony in behalf of
ne state by H. c. Clopton of Little
ayou, who said he had known ] 2
Ong for three years. He remembered
he Andrews investigation. which was
n Monday. He testified to d con-
q SdLIoH WHICH LOOK place between
imself and the prisoner on the Satur-
ay after the trial, the conversation
/ question being opened voluntarily
y Long, he said, and Long had told
i'm that he had always thought An
rews was an innocent man until he
ad accompanied him into the country
q the Saturday night previous. Wit
ess said that Long said the first man
ndrews saw seemed to be all right,
1t the second one convinced him that
ndreWs was wrong
Witness testified that about a week
ter this he had occasion to go 20
e Jail on business matters and met
Ong and the sheriff Long the wit
eSS said. accompanied him 10 the
alton. and again opened discussion
lative to Andrews, in the course Of
hich Long said he was afraid An
ews had involved himself in con
derable trouble. Long then eXplais