The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-30
Jouryrnen Decide
Long Not Guilty
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led that he had accompanied Andrews
Into the country on the Saturday
might. (ApriI 49,, and that they had
visited one man who seemed to be
all right
Talked With Long.
Mr. Davis also was visited, Long
told the witness, and sat in the buggy
while Andrews talked to Davis. Upon
the conclusion of their talk, they both
went to where Long was and Andrews
said What do you think, Mr. Long?
Mr. Davis proposes to play sick and
not appear in court on Monday for
fifty dollars"
Long, according to the witness said
that he advised Davis not to perjUre
himself if he went to court.
Witness said that Jim O'Brien was
within ten or twelve feet of Long and
himself at the time of their first con
YersatiOn, witness said, O'brien being
at work on the streets Witness
further testified that Long said that
The, Andrews and Davis went into Da-
vis's house after Long had advised
the latter not to perjure himself, the
conversation being renewed IN the
presence of Mrs Davis. and that Mrs
Davis had remarked that no money
should have been offered her husband
Mrs Darlington
Mr.. LOftin then called Mrs. G. H.
Darlington for cross examination. Wit
ness testified that DR.. Bryan had been
at her home between 9 and 10 O'Clock
on Saturday evening. April y, at the
time of her husband severe Illness
She said she had paid DR.. Bryan that
night, and received receipt for So
which she had afterwaTd misplaced
Il
ward for second receipt She said
DR.. Bryan was not in when she called
She said she has been offered the
So back by DR.. Bryan, but could not
state with any clearness why he did
so.
Or. Bryan Sworn.
DR.. Bryan said he had been a phySi-
clan and surgeon for Is years, that he
had not made a professional visit TO
the Darlington home on Saturday
levening, April Is. and that he had
never attended Darlington. He said
he had seen Mrs. Darlington since
the present trial had begun, she, ask
ing him to do her a favor. The favor
in question was that DR. BRYAN give
her a bill for services for 81. which
he did. as she said il would help her
considera bly,, and she paid him the
two dollars. he giving her credit for
that amount Mrs. Darlington ne
said. told him she wanted him to take
the money in case, she was asked
whether or not she had paid him that
amount
Upon considering the matter. Dr.
Bryan said, he wrote Mrs. Darlington
a note. stating that he wished to see
her. When she came, he told her
that if the receipt in question was to
to
Immediately. for he did not wish to
become involved in the case, and that
nothing could be proved by him on
account of his total ignorance of facts.
He also attempted to return the two
dollars, he said, Mrs Darlington final
lly agreeing to accept credit for the
amount. .
l.. j. &. Williams.
| J. Z. Williams, retail grocer To-
Gated on Jackson street. remembered
4 the day of the Andrews investigation.
and also the Saturday evening previ-
Gus. Long, he said. was at the wit
ness's place of business about eleven
o'clock that evening on personal af
fairs, and witness testified that An
drews waited for him outside in 4
buggy. Long remarked that he was
going out in the country for the night
with Andrews Witness also testified
that he could drive, and had driven.
the distance from his store to Cowan'S
home in an hours time. He said ne
remembered the Andrews investiga-
ton from the fact that he was in the
court house and talked in friendly
manner with some of the witnesses.
Mr.. Loftin on the Stand.
Solicitor Loftin then took the stand
and told the court that two or three
/ days prior to May 10 Long went to
/ his Office stating that he understood
an investigation was being conducted
relative to the trip which he and An
/ drewS had made into the country on
the Saturday night in question. Long
| then advised Mr.. LOftin to investi-
gate carefully and volunteered the
opinion that if this should be the
case, he would find that nothing was
wrong. Witness said Long said he
wanted to explain about the trip.
| Loftfn suggested that Long had better
not talk, as he had once before placed
them (Lons and Loftin) in dn exceed
/ ingly embarrassing situation by talk
| ing too much regarding his brothers
case.
Long. the witness said, insisted up
on talking. however, and said An
drews, being a friend of his, had
asked him to accompany him into the
country that Saturday evening, and
that the first place they stopped at
was Williams's store; that they then
proceeded to the home of ]. G. Cowan.
who had gone to bed remaining ut
the Cowan house talking until day
break, Long being asleep during a
part of the conversations which An
drews had with COwan.
Witness said that Long told him
that in the morning he and Andrews
went to the home of J. h. Davis, and
Long added that he had believed An
drews to be an innocent man until
he overheard part of the CONVERSE
ton between Davis and Andrews.
Long, the witness said. said he had
advised Davis not to perjUre himself.
Davis having offered to play sick for
fifty dollars in order not to appear
in court on the following Monday.
Long also then learned that Andrews