Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-06-20

murder Of Maxey scoheld, was re-
sumed yesterday morning at $3.50,
when the circuit court was called to
order by Sheriff Fenhell, pursuant
to adjournment of the previous day,
Judge Wills presiding.
The defendant was sworn in his
own behalf and made the following
statement:
Statement Of VIM. Thomas.
@. Do you remember last septem-
Der when Mr.. scofield was at your
house the day he was killed?
A. / do.
@. Now, Mr.. Thomas, go on and
state to the court and Jury just what
occurred between you and ScofeId
on that occasion.
A. Well, would like TO say this
could not make or explain the re-
marks exactly as they were, because
the man said so much cannot tell,
Q. Tell what occurred between you
ADJUST as you remember-as near
as you can.
A. Mr.. Scofield and Frank Holder
were passing by the house; ! had
been away that morning and had just
gotten home, and my teamsters had
made mistake In hauling some cross
ties, fourteen ties, from the niggers'
woods, and / had come in and there
had been some cross In regard to
cross ties there before, because there
were three or four men there in the
tie business, and was telling my
teamsters that the next man who
hauled a tie from any mans woods,
unless my brand was on 1t, would
charge him for his days work and
the use OF my mules and wagons that
day, because there was no sneed of
II. About that time Holder and SEQ
field came along within about thirty
feet-I suppose about thirty feet
and when they did, spoke TO Make
and said, Make, my teamsters made
mistake this morning and hauled
fourteen Of your ties. and as soon as
they gear up, l win have them TO put
them back on your pile" He said
alright" and when re did--the lam
guage that be used, would rather not
use unless II is desirable-he said
"wel, by God, since this has come
mp, we will settle the other'-and
walked right on up to my gate. |
was standing on my front porch with
my left hand leaning against the post
and at the time Mr. Miller was set.
Ting the gate post. He was working
I'm my yard at the time When Mil
Ter got through he come in and sat
down by the parlor post-veranda, and
when he did, Make kept on, and
said. II suppose you accused me Of
stealing some OF your ties" | said
make, never done IT, and he
said. "You are a G. d. liar,
Just that way. When he said this,
said. Make you are wrong /
never accused you, and there Is no
need OF any trouble; you can go away
and get right and get your authority.
and we can settle-it without trouble
Then ! told him q don't want any
trouble with you at my house nor
nowhere else--there is no need OF it.
He said O. d. that. If didn't
want to have trouble at my house 70
come to his house with him" and !
told him that ! was not going with
him; and he said, Wei, come half
way" and said Make, am not
going" he was oursing all the while
and going on. ! cannot tell all that
ne said. At that period, when be
told me to get my gun and 90 With
him anywhere. or half way, he was
standing with his pistol IN his pocket
and his hand was ON the pistol
had hold Of the pistol. He never
did take his hand of OF the pistol
The hrst time that he took & out i
could just see the handle; and when
he took Il out the second time ne
took Il out far enough that I could
see the cylinder and could see me