Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-02-08
NOT AS YET
 FULLY SATISFIED w. H. Langford, Witness in GalbTaith Murray Dam age Suit, Made Startling Statement on Stand.
THE PLAINTIFFS CASE
Rests With Admission of Attorneys for the Defense as to Certain Testi- mony-General Rumor Circulated That There Was Discrepancy.

Eight witnesses gave testimony in the Galbrai.ta -Muir;ty damage suit yesterday in the Jefferson clr- cult court, and the evidence in each instance was of an laterestIng nature
 One of the startling state en.erts made on the witness stand was that of w. H. Langford, one of the property-owners in graveling dis tr1ct No. 1, to the effect that he was not yet thoroughly convinced that all the money received by the commissioners had been expended. Among the witnesses examined during the day were: w. E Green, superintendent of the Cotton Belt road; Captain R. M. Galbraith, the plaintiff; M E. Bloom, the expert accountant employed to inspect the books of the district; R. G. Atkin- son, Fred Senyard and V. o. Alex ander, property-owners in the graveling district, and w. A. Lee, city clerk.
 The hearing was concluded for the day at 5:3O o'clock until this 1 morning at o'clock, when the tes- l timony-taking was resumed. It is believed that all the evidence will 1 be given in time for the case to go to the jury this afternoon. Several of the witnesses, includ- ing M. A. Austin, w. L. Dewoody, c. E. Philpot and w. s. Jeter were excused without being heard, l announcement being made by Alt torney w. F. Coleman, for the de- tense, that it was his object to | prove by them that a general rumor was in circulation over the city that ! there was a shortage in the ac- counts of the graveling district. Several witnesses were previously introduced to show this to be true and inasmuch as the attorneys for the plaintiff did not deny that a rumor had been circulated to that effect, Judge Grace thought it un-
 necessary to present further tes-
 timony along that line.
 Many business men and other in- | tot vrd tho 0vi. 1 dence given in the damage suit l yesterday. All through the session prominent people occupied seats in the court room. The case is at-
 tracting much attention because, it
 is said, other damage suits are tu
 grow out of the present legal fight.
 w. E. Green was the first wit
 ness called by the plaintiff. He testified that he had received two
 or possibly three copies of the
 Press-Eagle, containing the alleged
 defamatory article, and that one
 copy came to him folded up in a
 newspaper wrapper; that he was
 not a subscriber to the paper, and
 never requested it to be sent to him.
 Plaintiff Rests Case.
 Captain R. M. Galbraith testified Ithat his books and the secretary. books tallied to a cent, and tha though the estimated cost for gravel ling the district was $23,400, the worl Twas actually done; that is, the stree Twas graveled, curbs put up and grave Ilaid from Main to Linden streets
 eleven blocks, including one-hal block on every side street, and tha lthe gravel was laid from nine tt twelve inches thick on the street. H' Isaid 1t took 6,900 cubic yards of gray ell to do this work, and that, although Igravel cannot be bought under $1.7; lper cubic yard in small quantities, thu lCotton Belt railroad agreed to furnish
 the gravel, load same on the cars ant
 carry it from Bearden, Arkansas, t
 this city and deliver it on Fifth ave hue for $1.35 per cubic yard. At thi Ijuncture counsel for the defendant