Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-07-27
CHARGE
AGAINST NEWK|RK
IS DISMISSED
Continued from Yesterday
CROSS EXAMINATION.
By Judge Samuel Williams:

him that YOU did not want him to
publish the names of the parties
tried in that court for petty onenses.
mad young Biggs opened his mouth
to YOU or said one word to YOU in
any way?
don't recollect that ne had.
Now ! want your best recollection
and that is that he had not spoken
at all.
might have talked to him. l
don't remember.
when you met him on the street
at the time of the alteration did
ne say one solitary word to YOU un-
I'll YOU spoke to him first?
No. sir.
ON that occasion YOU speak Of
Monday morning when You had the
conversation referred to with Mr.
Ross, had Mr. Ross said one solitary
word until YOU spoke to him?
\ot that morning.
Then YOU commenced both Of
these conversations Yourself and
commenced the alteration with
Young Biggs yourself is not that
true?
did
Then it is fair to state that if YOU
had let these people alone that they
would have let you alone. would
they not?
Question objected to and obiec-
ton sustained
II you have any reason for believ-
ing that if YOU had let these people
alone that they would ever have said
one word to YOU, please give these
reasonss?
Justice: don't think will
make Mr. Newkirk answer that
question.
MIR Newkirk do You know of any
reason whatever which led Won to
believe that young Biggs would ever
have had any dimcuny with YOU on
last Saturda night if YOU had not
approached him. if so. state it?
Question objected TO- and obiec-
ton sustained.
MIR. Newkirk, how long had YOU
known Mr. Biggs at the time of this
alteration?
! didn't know his name at that
time. knew his face.
Did YOU ever have any converse
ton with him before?
think have had talk with him
before, am not sure.
You certainly had no cause of
animosity or hard feelings towards
Biggs or Biegs towards you at the
time YOU first approached him in the
court room, did YOU?
No. sir; had no animosity
towards him whatever. am not
abel to answer for him.
Did YOU have any reason to be-
lieve he had any animosity towards
YOU whatever of any kind at the
time you approached him on the
street Saturday night at the time
the alteration took place.
Question objected to by counsel
for defense and objection sustained.
Mr. Ncwkirk. when you an
preached young Biggs were your
relations pleasant, if otherwise. why
were they SOP
don't know that l can answer
that im,'. wanted I'm explana-
ton why bee had told me he would
not do thing and then went and
done t.
And that was the reason you ap-
preached him was it?
Question not answered.
understood YOU to say. and II /
am wrong you will correct me. that
you said 100 the course of this con
'ersation with Young Biggs ONE
thing about hts falling to keep his
promise. and that he told YOU that
Mr. Palmer had told him that he
night publish it and you told him
chat Mr. Palmer had not.
told you once.
Tell mo again.
told him that Mr. Palmer had
not told him he could publish that.
that D had talk with Mr. Palmer and
Mr. Palmer toId me that he ala not
speak To- tbo Dung man about &c.
and Mr. Palmer would have no I'm
''ros' Zoo telling me a lie about the
matter and that he had promised
DID," Doc would not give this news to
ih' editor or publication.
What right had YOU to believe
.h'. Fom H'ess was telling you a
'I' when hn told you that Mr. Palmer
did give UIm remission
Ih" right had 20 believe he was
telling me Ie was because he had
told me n.n that morning.
That "a your reason
ST. Palmer had told me this and
had nn... caught him in a Iie.
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