The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-07


evidence OF Annie Andrews. The girl
testified that she did not break down
and cry after giving in her evidence
1t former trial at Camden and said
she was crying because she had been
forced to testify falsely against John
and Bob Andrews
P.J, Andrews testified that he had
ss-calibre pistol and that his father.
Jim Andrews, had taken IL from him
ana that the old man had ss-calibre
pistol In his house.
Jim Lawrence testified that he was
on the train the night that John and
Bob Andrews went to Schuster. The
two boys did not meet on the train and
they occupied separate seats In the
coach.
Mrs. IDA Andrews told that Martha
Andrews, aunt of the defendant, shut
Annie and A. G.. Andrews up In q
room at her house and shook them and
made them promise to tell on the wit
ness stand that John and Bob Andrews
had killed her brother, Jim Andrews
and his wife.
Joe w. Andrews of Laurel, Miss.
brother OF the defendant, testified that
Annie Andrews told him that her Aunt
Martha had made her swear falsely
against John and Bob Andrews.
The two showings were then made
BY the counsel for the defense and the
consumed in bringing them before the
jury.
| For two hours Bob Andrews &C.
| cupied the witness chair this after
| noon and testified In his own behalf.
When he was excused from the witness
chair the defense announced that they
had concluded their case.
/ The state then offered three wit
| nesses In rebuttal and tomorrow morn
i ing when the court convenes the plead
| ings will begin and 1t Is expected that
the case will be given to the jury by
| 2 o'clock.
Andrews gave his testimony in
i candid and frank manner. II was the
| fifth time he had told the story to q
| jury.
Early In the morning OF the day his
father and Bama Andrews were killed,
4 he said his father had sent for him and
| that he had gone to McWilliams to at
| tend to some business for his father
| and also to send q telegram to John
| Andrews at Repton for his father. He
| returned to 5chuster on the same train
/ with his brother but they did not
meet until they went to get on the
train. He and John went to their
fathers house and had supper and
| the father brought out jug OF whisky
and they took drinks.
Later his father drank some more
and said hell would be raised there
that night as he was going to get rid
| Of his wife who was untrue to him.
Finally his father and his wife began
quarreIing and fighting and he and
Annie Andrews took the children and
left the house and they were followed
by John Andrews.
/ When the pistol shots were heard
John Andrews ran back. When he
he
woman was dead but his father was
breathing slightly and John had gone
to get some one to go for a doctor
and returned shortly saying that he
had sent an old negro but when final
ly the doctor did not come he went
and got Mr.. Stewart to 60.
He had not taken sack OF money
from his fathers hip pocket and did
not cut his fathers wife.
son Fought Father.
On cross examination he admitted
that he returned he saw his father
and brother, John, struggling and
rnsdiately there was a pistol shot.
The dash Of the pistol looked as II
the weapon was In the hand Of his
brother and had been AIRED towards his
father.
Sadler that jim ANDREWS WAS IN tne
habit Of carrying his money In sock.
BY freeman Solomon II was proved
that John and Bob Andrews had met
and conversed on the train between Nc
williams. the witness having been told
80 by Jim Lawrence. who was on the
train.
NJ. l.. Williamson, a brother Of Bama
Andrews, testified that Lawrence had
told several persons in his hearing that
the two men met on the train.
While on the stand Bob Andrews said
he and his brother went to their faith
er's home on a peaceable errand and in
rebuttal the State tried to get in the
testimony Of w. b. Boulware OF Rep
ton, who on the afternoon Of the trag-
edy, sold John Andrews four cartridges
and he had remarked that he was 'go-
ing to raise hell"
-Four shots were fred in the killing
Of the man and woman and the admis-
sion OF this testimony would have made
the States case stronger but Judge
Mabry would not admit It, He said he
would look the matter up and while all
OF the other witnesses in the case will
be allowed to return to their homes
Boulware is requested to remain as he
might be put on the witness stand to-
morrow morning.
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