The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-12
SAW JOHNSON
 PUT TO DEATH Testimony Continues in Chattanooga Case. JUSTICE WARE ON THE STAND Gives Best Impression of the Incl
 dents Which Occurred. He Thinks Luther Williams Shot the Negro While Nick Nolan Had
 His Hand On the

Chattanooga, Tenn. June 11.-There was but one session Of the second days hearing of the contempt case against Sheriff J. F. Shipp. While nons of the members of the alleged mob that hanged Ed. Johnson, were by any means positively identified. A. Jl Ware, former justice of the peace. testified that he thought he recognized several of them at the time. MT. Ware was positive in stating that he would not swear that these actually were the men, but that was merely his impress sion at the time.
 Luthar Williams, Nick Nolan and "Sheenie" Warner were the three de- fendants that he thought he saw. He also thought he recognized a painter by the name of Paul Poole. Poole has not been located. This man is not one of the defendants in the case. MT. Ware also saw several of the deputy sheriffs after the lynching and had short talk with Matt Galloway, who said that he had heard there was trou- ble and came up to help put 1t down.
 MT. Ware testified that he had been told in the afternoon by Harry Haver- camp, who was a city detective at that time and who has since died, that there was to be a lynching that night but he did not believe 1t and did not re- port this conversation to any one. At 10 o'clock on the nig.-. of the lynching l he was told by a group of negroes that there was lynchipg. on. but still ne did not believe 1t, because the senti- ment had so died down and the public feeling became quiet ,.-t
 Further down the street he met J. J. Burk, a deputy sheriff and the two went to the Jail in A' cab. He was there but a few moments when the crowd came out with the negro. He eh rta n the way on a Hill City Car
 The questions of Mir. Sanford con- cerning the personnel of the mob were direct. ....
 DO you know who was the man who shot the neKro?" was asked
 T cannot say that do,' replied the witness, but I think that recogniz- ed him" '..'t
 "Who was her. was asked. "I cannot be positive" was the re- ply, T can only say that think l know him. I would not swear to It. Have you an impressionT was the next question.
 Mir. Ware replied that he had, and then came the questions:
 According to your impression who was 1t that fired the shots?" was asked. Luther Williams" replied MT. Ware. Did you see anyone with his hand on the rope? was then asked. and | after the statements by MT. Dare slml- | lar to those above. he replied: Nick Nolan"
 MT Ware testified that the only per son he had fully recognized on tne | bridge was R. F. Pritchard, newspa- her man. with whom he had talked. MT. Ware was asked who hit Mir Pritchard about the time the negro was strung up. and he replied that, according to the best impression ne had. 1t was Nick Nolan. He "identi- | fled" to the same extent Paul Pooie' as one of those who had helped pull the rome and "Sheenie" Warner as having been in the mob.
 After the examination of several ne- gro witnesses. MT. Sanford requested an adjournment until 10 o'clock tomor- row morning and 1t was taken.