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 | the states interpreter. who the witness 1 little before stated he could not un- oerstand. to ask certain questions as to .he plan of house at Blocton where Inc witness lived. The States inter- preter put the questions and the wit, | ness answered. l For few minutes the conversation was rapid one. showing the jury that | the witness readily understood. | Manalio Lazarovich was next called | 10 the stand. He stated that he lived upstairs in the same room as did the oelendant. His testimony was prac- l ticaliy the same as that of previous witness for the defendant, in that the defendant had hurt his foot in the yard on Sunday morning while chop | ping wood.
 Witness stated. on cross-examina- ton, that he heard in Blocton that he had been arrested for shooting into the train. but said that he did not know why he was being held at the Centerville jail at the present time. witness denied all knowledge of any guns In the house. or the finding of ! shot guns by the deputies and soldiers 1 on Sunday morning. | When asked to Identify the exhibits by the solicitor. the witness professed complete ignorance. Mile Dabelich was recalled to tba Estand by the defense. He swore he did not hear the defendant say in his presence anything about shooting into the train, or anything atout leaving a | sock near the railroad tracks. There was no cross examination by the State | No Message To Hayes
 Hughey Hughes was called to the stand by the defense. Hughes stated that he was in the store on the Satur oay night on which the train was shot 1 into at Blocton. l Was there any n1essaOa hroroh. . Bob Hayes. the union president, while l you were in the store?" asked counsel for the defense. 1 No"
 How long were you in the store?. | From ' to o'clock"
 Did you leave the store at the same time as did Mir. Hayes?
 Yes"
 What is your position in the un- | ion?"
 'I am a commissary man." On the cross examination Mir Thompson asked:
 You are one of the leaders of the | strike, are you not? l "Yea"
 Were you in the union hall on Sat urday evening7" "Yea"
 Now, were you not on a committee l composed of two whites and two ns- groes7"
 "No"
 Don't you know that sucn a com. mittee was appointed?" 1 No"
 "Did you know that 6 train !, strik breakers was coming in to Blocton?" "No"
 The witness denied all knowledge Of I guns or cartridges being distributed at Maria's store and said that aI- | |. -E. l.. fA | spend the night at home but stayed with Charlie Hayes. He said he did not get homo until the next morning about ' o'clock and had no idea of the shooting up of the train during the | night until he saw the cars standing in the depot passing on his way hom" At the depot he said that he asked nr | questions of those standing about Arriving at home he had breakfast | and left for a quarter in Blocton about l II o'clock. where he heard the first de. tails of the shooting of lne night be. | fore from the residents there. Bob Hayes Testifes. Bob Hayes, president of the local union at Blocton, was put on the stand at the opening of the night session. He remembered reading of the shoot ing in the papers. "Dld a message come to you while issuing food to the miners at Maria's
  breakers coming into Blocton that night?' he was asked. There was not"
 Was tho subject of the coming strike breakers discussed?" "It was not" | On cross examination by Solicitor l Thompson, put the first question. You spoke of reading of the shoot | ing in the papers. did you hear of It from any other snurcA? Yes, MT. Wood told me at o'clock on Sunday morning"
 Where did you spend Saturday nlght?"
 "Mr. Hayes, where did the foreign CTS get their guns and ammunition that night7" T couldn't tell you. sir" Did the union issue them?" No, sir"
 You came down to the station on Sunday morning expecting to be ar rested, didn't you?"
 "No. sir
 Now. didn't you state to Sheriff Oak ley on Monday morning that as you came down Smith Hill on Sunday morning you expected to be arrested?'
 "Dii you tell him substantially what l first asked You?"
 The defense objected and Judge Mill Ter stated that under the constitution. he could answer the question or not, as he saw proper.
 The witness replied that he told Mr. Oakley on Monday morning that after reading the papers he would not have been surprised If he had been arrested on Sunday morning
 Did you hear the shots fired on Saturday night"
 "YOs"
 "Did you go to the scene of the shooting sundayT'
 No"
 The witness testified as to his move ments in Centreville since the arrest of the other miners. saying that he had not advised the prisoners to keep their mouths shut nor had the negro trusty in the jail acted as his agent.
 At g o'clock Judge Miller allowed Captain White to hold a conference with his client for the reason that he wished the case to so to the jury as another of the shooting cases Is set for tomorrow.
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