The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-02

Frank McCollister. young fireman who worked and roomed with Finley about three and "a half months, ident- flied the gold watch. keys and key ring as Finley's property
 Fred Brown. whe worked with Fin- iey in the Ire dspaftment. recognized the watch, keys and key ring Mir. Brown was certain about the watch
 as he. himself, had worn the time piece number of times.
 n. Helburn, who conducts a whole sale nquor store on Commerce Street testihed that Finley worked for him four years. He positively identified the watch, keys and rinE.
 Mfr. Helburn said Calvin Coleman worked at his store while Finley was there. The dead man and the defend ant had a difticuity In the bottiing room of the store last summer. Inl- mediately thereafter Coleman was dis- charged. On cross examination Mr. Helburn said he also had negro. Jerry Ross. in his employment. Ross still works there. He had not missed . day up to the time he was arrested as . suspect in the murder case. Finley never had any trouble with Jerry Ross said He Killed q Hog. T. D. Hendrix, a merchant, testified l that Coleman came to his store. near l ly mile from the scene of the killing, early sunday morning. The negro knocked at the back door. and asked I for d silver dollar in exchange for l dollar in paper money. Witness asked | Coleman why his clothes were so bloody. The latter replied he had killed I . hog saturday. The clothes were wet, l ana MT. Hendrix remarked that It took | the clothes a long time to dry cole man said nothing then, but hung nis head.
 coat and trousers exhibited by the so- 1 licitor, as having been worn by Cole man. He know the shirt was bloody I hut he couldn't Identify the one in evi- | dence as being the same one.
 | Caiiie Finleys an old negress resid- | ing on Elm Street. Peaeoek's Tract, said Coleman had sometimes stayed ~ | her house. He came there about or ' | o'clock Sunday morning, pulled down | trousers and coat from behind door, | nut them under his arm and departed | she did not know what became of him, She Knew the clothes didn't belong 10 | her sen.
 Attorney for defense cross-examined cailie Finley at length. With speeial sons John and Willie on the fatal Sat | urdav night. John, she said, is in Jaii, | He came home that night about II or
 Dan Finley. husband of callie Finley, | gave practically the same testimony as | his wife He said John Reese, who IS | heinz held In connection with the mur- | der, Is his stepsan. he was closeiy l crosa-auestioned in detail.
 l Tim Dixon, an old negro restaurant l k,eper. testified that he met Coleman 1 about ( o'clock sunday morning, eor' | ner of Holt and Jefferson Davis Ave- | nuc. Coleman asked him to change | paper dollar for him. The money was I bloody. Coleman said the blood was I changed the money for him. The wit ness identified the clothes worn ny 1 Coleman at that time.
 | rom Lindsey saw Coleman drinking 1 with Finley in Fishers saloon Satur. 1 day night. He saw Coleman Sunday 1 morning in a restaurant opposite the | saloon, He described the suspicious | conduct of Coleman in conversation
 l about the murder.
 | nIoOd Under Fimger Nails. l Patrolman T. j., Swearingen told of
 | the arrest of Coleman early Monday
 | morning, February II, at the house or Venus Clever on corbett Street, when
 the negro was awakened and told 70
 aat un, witness saw blood on the ne-
 l Tro.s sh,Yt. Coleman said his nose had
 l been bleeding. Searching the room
 | witness found a gold watch behind
 | picture on the dresser. The negro
 said 1t was his. Said he bought it. The
 officer identified it as Finley's watch
 1 He also identified the bloody shirt. in
 | evidence, as that worn by CalemRn,
 1 but the coat and trousers were not
 l worn by him when arrested,
 Patrolman c. c. Russell. who partle-
 1 mated in the arrest, testified praettcai-
 1 iv the same as the previous officer, Special Officer F. ", Jackson testi- | fed to finding Coleman's bleody coat and trousers Tuesday under the house | of Dan and Callie Finley: In the trouN- l An of these articles were exhibited in court and identified by the oficer' | when arrested the efiicer said Cole l man had blood under his finger natiS | and behind them. | with this witness, the State rested st s:sO o'clock and court adjourned un- l til 9:30 o'clock this morning.
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