The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11

ordered. the case of Inland culpepper being called first.
 Girls Father Tesfiacs.
 l.. J. Haden. father of the little girl killed, was the first witness called to the stand. Mir. Haden testified that he was sitting on the back porch of his dwelling at the time of the killing of his little girl. and thar unquestion- ably the bullet was aimed at him. He said he was sitting on his back porch with es wife at the time of the shoot Ing. and that his little girls were busy in the Kitchen. and carrying dishes from the kitchen to the house.
 "I saw the flash of a gun near the barn and heard but one report. he said My wife and myself jumped from the porch where we were sitting. and ran into the house, passing my daughter in the hall. I went to get my gun. but my wife stopped by the child who had fallen and began screaming. My child is shot
 T went to the little child and found that there was hole through her body running diagonally, from the ieft hip" Al. gram of the house and the surround ings which he said was accurate. Witn this diagram he showed the jury the eoiirse of the. bullet from the nasn or inc gun to the place where the bullet was picked up next morning. IL was shown how the bullet had come diag. orally, passing through the pouy ol the girl, through two wall partitlons. tha outside weather boarding and the banister railing on the front porcn.
 Mr. Haden testified to the finding or fraclxs where he saw the flash ana ms s,,naeoueyft tracing of them in the general direction of Culpepper's resi- dence lie also testified to having a quarrel with the senior Culpepper earlier in the day, but the nature oi this dificulty was not entered Into !. The details of tho pecuIiarities Of the tracks was, however, the subject oI much questioning.
 Surgeon Is Examined.
 Or. S. l.. Beard, of Phoenix City. the attending surgeon. was the next witness. He said he attended the ht tie girl several hours after the shoot ing and described accurately the na. testimony that a wound such as that of little Miss Haden was ordlnarily caused by the passage of steel capped bullet, as a lead bullet would leave . large Assure in passing out.
 The attorneys for the defence ad' nnitted that the little girl had been killed by a gun-shot wound and Dr. Beard WAS GACuAEQ lhO atAAAae Mrs. Haden, the mother of the deas child, was then called. testifylng al to the positions occupied by herseik husband and children on the night oi the shooting.
 c. P. siddail. was then called to ths
 stand to testify as to the passage ol the bullet as evidenced by the hols' In the walls of the house
 1T C. Jeffsrs was the first important ] witness called after the lunch hour He testified as to the pasaing of thu bullet through the walls ot the hoas' i and of hls bnding sst next morning | ufkia diskAnca from the front porch. on heinz questioned. he said tha | uhland culpepper had been in tn Haden's house after tho shooting. an f that Inc bullet, had been shown him. I The solicitor asked what the witnes | had said to Culpepper and what Cul pepper had said in reply.
 Attorneys for the defense raised
 many objections as to the form of thu various questions asked. but the wit | u@~M HwxA