The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-11
CONVECTION PRESTO
 ATTACK ATTORNEY
Accusations of Ultruthfulhess Used Freely -Rhoton Says He Believes Cooks Charges Are True
 Little Real Evidence.

sion SnOWliS VI uio '"Ss, WI ui'' Senator A. w. Covington lea ped from the witness stand Monday afternoon and made for Attorney James A. Gray of counsel tor the prosecution as if he intended to do him bolily violence. Counsel of both sides pre- vented any blows being stru@ K and deplty sheriff led Covihgton back to his seat. Coving ton had relate that Mir :. Cray was the author of fellow servant bill and that Gray was chai,niau of the committee 10 which the till was referred i. That when the bull came up for consideration, and Senator Moore, now acting governor, made a m ,tion that the bil. be passed. .'I so put the motion. said Gov inpton. and it stood on a divided vote. When the revore was cast he (Gray) voted against 1t. in order to allow E. Williams to ar. u. against the bill.
 Attorney Gray jumped to his feet, shouting time after time, "Tell 1t all. Tell 1t all. Tell II all. Tell the truth about it.
 ''I have tol the truth about it; that was the first les son 1 learned at my mothers knee" said Gov ing,on
 That is all right about what you learned at your mothers knee. bat you have departed from your early trIiniug," Gray re torted,
 Judge Lea with sharp rap of his gavel restored order tempor- arily and admouished counsel and ihe witness to refrain from per sonslitles.
 Mir. Gray addressed the court and said he had no obj ction to Covington telling everything that happ ned, but that he should not refer 10 hun personally. "l don't want to testify" Nr. Gray said, and the SC iAtor knows i,- he Is lawyer enough to know that do not want to testify and he iuows better than to point his finger at me and state something int is not true"
 l did state the truth and you know it," shouted CJvingt ton as he leapsi from the witness stand and made for Gray.
 Aftr Coviugtou had been pc tisd Judge Lea addressed boih witness and attorney. "The next tune there Is anything done like thai, sad the cour', "l am go- ing to land both of you in jiil until you get in good humor. Coylngton apologiz d to both Ju lge La and the jury and pro- cesded with his testim my.
 C vlngtor WIS placed on the stand about 3 o'clock in the after nooh and Colonel Murphy asked bun concerning the testimony ot M. D l.. Cook. wherein Cook sud he gave Covingtou S2, 500 to make Architect Day 10 make a favorable report. What have you got to sAy ab ,ut tha,?' asked the cclpnel
 'l hay. got this to say: He  n,y~r pad me a dollar for any purpose on earth. And 1 want to say first, that every wotd that Se Confessed thief has uttered is ts talse as if 1t had been coined II he'll And, Mr. Rho,ou, l Il ink you know 1t yours.f, don't u?9
 5 nee you asked m, l doa'i Know thltit is f,lse, and I be- l'eye that every word of it is .rue.v
 Jadge Lea interp psed. Mr. K iot' Il shouted: ';lle started 'b' Colonel Mafpay waved his hands at MT. Rhotou and shouted "hushw
 Alter the enactment of this scene Colonel Murphy asked Cow ington again, in ref rring 10 NJ. p. L. Cook "He says he gave you sf.000 another time and and SS,o0D another time to vote LOT that bill or support it.