Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-31

'N'lt 10 inc OAR 10 get Il drink, ANA
while there Waterman came in. When
Waterman saw mo he snocrcd at me
again and after all OF the trouble
i had had with him could not stand
1t and | hit him. We hit back and
forth for several seconds and Thco.
dorc stopped between us TO part us.
As soon as my brother stepped in i'll
seems that everything got upside
down. Several men jumped into the
fight and il looked like every body
was pounding every body else.
During the mi>np Waterman
front door of the place passing hvI
my brother. who was fighting with
several men in the lobby between
the swinging doors OF the saloon anc
the outside doors. When he left the
saloon he had The instrument with
which he cut me in his hand. but
could not see much OF the blade. tho
other part of It being behind his hand.
do not know whether it was n knife
or dirk like instrument. II might
have been a sharp instrument used
by Filters in cutting battcn. but could
not say that 1t was.
After Waterman ran ont went to
the assistance OF my brother and
succeeded in getting the men away
from him. did not feel the cut MS
he only struck me light llow ami
after Mr.. Smcdley had quoted the
disturbance took my brother and
we went ont of the back door of the
saloon.
Theodore Did,,, kro u. 49,
al, ,.r,.,,,. ou''
A., "' 49,, WIS so eNci,eu thnt he
," u !, NJ" ~ was cut OF IL ne
,r,ii', nI ulH hot zen me. ana
,oan ~, ~ nl,i 10 oc'eehey sa-
,,,';,,t ~, ,,un..''s'oh aVehie ana mir
q ,n.'''n street where lett him.
ooon "',el l started down hunting
o,i avenue, me officer called me and
.oid me that was arrested. and
! was taken down to the station.
Alter left Theodore in Screcney's
place | did not again see him alive"
At that point of the narrative. Hell
mer broke down and sobbed on his
bed. He soon regained his compos.
ure. however. and answered unim.
portant questions put to him Inv
several of the jurymcn.
After leaving IIelmers home tho
iurymen went TO Smedlay's soloon
to view the scene of tho firht I oov
ing there they returned IN The nn,ico
station and rendered their vori;c,
Witnesses Saw No knit.
When the Jury adiourned for Tho
morning session there seemed 10 be
considerable mystery about the cut
uns' rae Tour witnesses examined
so,u practically the same story, but
an ,cs'ificd mat they saw no knife
IN tnc possession OF anyone. saw no
D,oou cNcupt on the face of Dan
Morning VINO lad been kicked In
,nc iace uurihs the fight, and did not
hnoN mat anyone mad been cut until
scnnraI hours AFTER the fight.
nc witnesses said that shortly
S ., CLOCK waterman came into
S S saloon with Morning and
San'ppcil ana STOOD up against the
par near theodore and George Hell
ilier' Aiter taking one drink Water
nun SAID mat lie was going home,
pu, Just rs ne was passing out of the
sWiislhg doors OF the bar. George
ni i,,,, s.ruck MN behind the ear
VIZ ms l'st anu khocked MN down.
Hccoroins 10 theT story, Theodore
., e.'" .nen ran up ana me TWO
s. n,,eu ~ poa. waterman Several
o.leT men lneh mixed IN the fray
anu ~ several minutes there was
$500. az iisn'' rihaiiE waterman and
u ,'s ,irIlher got separated ana af'
V,o.niis "M"y from ms antaSon'
~ "".ei man ran ouNo' the place
Dr. Ayletts testimony.
Dr.. W. Roane Aylett. who operated
pital, testified rs TO the nature Of the
victims wounds. He stated that the
OF n ,,.ttl d.,