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

J the gate post like that GndIo...
and I was standing at the from,
door.
Q. The door that leads f.
porch2 A. Yes sir.
@. That was in plain yiv =,
gate? A. Yes Sir in plain view
was standing at the gate WITH
left hand there against the nos,
his pistol all out of his pocket s,'...
about an inch-as near as I can +.
@. Which hand did he have \.
pistol in? A. In his right hand
O. Was he still talking, cursiD, !.
was he doing anything at the n.
when you came back to the door,
Yes sir
Q. Now state what passed betvs.
you at that time? A. l just STEM
out and told him--I said make. ~
it is" and he said, by G-l let NJ
come. l am ready"
Q. Then did you see him do An.
thing? A. He was making all 4.
efforts that he could with his Gun
Q. Was it at this time that Il
shot? A. Yes sir.
@. Now from what had occurred 7
tween he and you, and from hi, q
tions and motions with the piaI
at that time, did you at that time ).
lIeve from those circumstances IA.
you were jim danger of receiving bod
iy harm al the hands Of Mr.. So
field? A. | did.
Q. It was for that reason, and b
that reason alone, that you fired you
gun? A. It was, yes sir.
@. You believe, then, you SAL
from those circumstances, that vol
were in danger of suffering gsa
bodily harm? A. did.
Solicitor Rivers subjected the, g.
PENDANT to a rigid cross examinaia
but failed to shake his direct test
mony in any material particular,
In Rebuttal.
At the conclusion of the statensa
of defendant the defense ANNOUNCED
that 1t had concluded, and the prOse
cution began its rebuttal L. n
Stringer being the first witness H
resided at Bell and was well acquanl
ed with defendant and deceased. "a
was at the depot at Bell with Mazg
Scofeld on the Sunday afternoon pc
ceding the killing; he was in cloa
company with Scofeld and Oscar
Whiteheld that afternoon, but he az
not hear all the conversation betvea
them. Scoheld left the depot aboll
an hour and a half by sun He sas
Scoheld sitting on his mule talEial
to Whitefield, but did not hear vha
was said. Witness did not remenOs
seeing Pipkin there that afternoon .
fact he was not positive about an''
thing. and the defense did not COZ
slider his testimony Of sufficient =
portance to cross examine him
Both Sides Close.
The State and defense then 2
nounced that both sides closed an
the attorneys we're instructed to 9
to the jury, each side being given
hour and a half for argument ~
taking Of testimony was concluded :
10 a. m, and at 1915 Col. Christopla
opened the argument
the State. preceding his remarks
reading the indictment. Col Man,
son spoke for forty-five minutes .
made a plain, unimpassioned add''s
'onfning himself principally TO
view Of the evidence, especially .
lending that from the defenaa,
'wn statement he was not jdsul-
n taking the life OF deceased
Col. 3. A. Thrashsr
Followed Col. Matheson. He -
lis argument at IL O'Clock, and y
ended that the only evidence
daxey Sconeld had been killed
oven BY the defense. Like the ~.
ley who preceded him, Col Ihi'l-
welt principally upon the eyil'.
nut took a different view Of the -
Re grew quite impassioned at -
nd contended that his ellen.
ustinabIe in taking the life Of A''
icoaela.
Congressman Frank Clark