The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
TRIAL OF w. I. SYKES
YOUNG MAN ACCUSED OF MILLING
 WALKER.
Court Ht l,uvernc Holds ., Might Ses- sion and . Number of Wit nesses are Ex-
 amined.

testified only to the character of the wounds and manner of treatment of the dead man.
 Following the testimony of Dr. Ken drick, the State called Dunlalin Ganey who testified that he was present oh the day of the difficulty between Sikes and Walker and that Sikes abused Walker. the dead man. for the vilest of names and that Walker would only re- ply. That's all right" and that Sikes walked up to him and said. Come out here," addressing Walker, and If you kill me it will be all right and if I kill you it will have to be all right" whereupon the defendant pulled Walker out on the porch and cut him once or twice. Following Clancy, G. M. Walk. CT was introduced, who swore that he was not related to Virgil Walker, the dead man, and substantially testified l to the same state of facts except that | he did not remember seeing Clancy on | the ground or about the place during the difficulty.
 | The next witness called was O. P. Walker, a relative of the dead man. who testified to about the same charac- ter of evidence as the preceding State | witnesses.
 Court recessed at 5:30 p. m.. to 2 o'clock tonight.
 There Is & good deal of interest manifested in this case and the State | Is represented by Circuit Solicitor C.. R. Bricken, Hon. W. M. Rushton and Major G. O. Dickey. while the defense Is represented by Hon. Frank R. Bricken. Col. c. E. Hamilton. of | Greenville. and ex-Chancellor w. L.. | Parks, of Andalusia.> By mutual agree ment Pat McGauley, of Montgomery. an expert stenographer. Is here taking tho details of the trial.
 l On reconvening for the night ses- | sion, the State introduced Leon Rush. ton, who testified as follows: My name is Leon Rushton, I know the dc. fendant and knew Virgil Walker, d
 a partner of the father of the dea
 man. I did not see difficulty but hoard
 defendant use to: dead man some very vile language, something like forty minutes before the difficulty and not at the time of the difficulty. MT. Vir- | gil Walker made no application to me | for any kind of weapon nor secured none that I knew about at the time | of the abusive language. do not know
 where Virgil Walker was. The defen- 1 dant called the name of the dead man l and the next time I saw him was just before the difficulty. think Walker re- mained in the store the whole of the time, except during the difficulty. | never testified at any other time in | this case. Sikes's hand was bleeding
 
 I was in the store all of the afternoon | of the difficulty but did not hear the | defendant cursing except about forty | five minutes before the difficulty. l Sam Bush testified I know all the | parties. Heard Sikes using exceedingly 1 abusive language. Walker was there | and saw defendant and just before the fight. defendant went to Johnsons store and l was there and saw him go be- hind the show case and take a big | knife from the show case and also a | gun and then went home. l went with | him and then from home went back
 with him to Walkers fathers store and
 Sikes said: q will see Virgil Walker | before l sleep" and exhibited an open
 kife. l left him near the store, the
 defendant going to Walkers store and
 l went back to Johnson's store from
 where went to Walkers store accom-
 panied by Clancy and when we gol | there Sikes was there cursing Walker
 and Walker said nothing in reply that
 I recall. Walker only said: Give me
 a cigarette" all of this time, Sikes was
 using very vile language directed tC | Walker and Sikes and Walker got to.
 gether and fell to the floor. 1 pulled
 Sikes off of Walker when Sikes
 dropped his knife and Clancy picked il up after he had cut Virgil. Saw both
 that afternoon.
 The defendants counsel asked ii | Walker was drinking at the time oi
 the first difficulty. The State objected
 and the court sustained the objection.
 q first saw him at the we'll"
 The defendants counsel asked the
 condition of the defendants hands. The
 State objected and the court sustained
 the objection and defendant excepted
 The well was about forty or fifty
 yards from the place of the difficulty 1 I fhara the dafandanf
 standing, leaning against the store | cursing Walker and said to him: Yot
 jumped on me and cut me when had
 no knife," to which Walker made nc
 reply but went into the store and
 bought some tobacco. Mir. Clancy, MT
 Walker and Virgil Walker and myself | were in and around the front door and
 Mir. o. H. Walker was walking to.
 wards the back of the store. MT. Sikes | was on the ground and deceased on
 the porch when Walker struck at the
 defendant about four or five feet away | and struck at left side of face. Saw no knife on dead man but defendant dropped his knife. Virgil Walker had no knife that l saw. Saw Sikes after
 difficulty cut on hands and about ear
 and his clothing cut in some places | Was cut on left side. Saw no cuts
 about Sikes before the second fight Saw no cut on his neck and nowhere | else except as heretofore described Hand cut pretty badly. ear stabbed slightly around edge and small cut on right leg. I pulled them apart and
 went to Johnson's store just to be go~ ing. Mr Johnson took the gun away
 from him and he went home in an oppo-
 site direction from Walkers store. He
 made this remark on his return to
 town: T had no knife when he jumped on me at tue gin but I have one now
 and I am going to see him If l have
 to stay in the streets all night
 "Practically all that was said touch
 ing on the difficulty except as he ap-
 nroached Walkers store. he cursed him | repeatedly and as fast he could 'cuss l for all kinds of names. Clancy was nearer Johnson's store when we Joined
 each other and Clancy was near enough
 to hear the same words. Anybody
 about the square could have heard sike's profanity. Am about tenth | cousin of dead man. Never heard de- fendant call Walkers name"