Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-28


 tFadlcted the statements of Day and denounced several of them, in which Be was mentioned, ns absolutely false. koon quit the ulll at Clio February Zz and moved 10 Caoool. Up to that time he worked under Day. The lat ter part of January. said witness. Duncan had a conversation with Day and when Duncan left Koon says he saw Day go to his desk, where he kept his gun and remove something rom a locker, where he kept his clothing. koon says he thought Day got his gun and he asked him what he did that for. Day replied witness testified. referring to Duncan. that
 that D----- - lacked me up and if he does it again I'll march him to that table and make him write out my time If he does he II never get up alive" On cross examination Day denied having made this statement, but koon repeated f most emphatically on the stand Sat urday. koon said he told Duncan what Day had said and that Duncan passed the matter up casually. re- marking that it didn't amount to any thing; that Day had said worse things than that about him.
 Day stated on the witness stand Friday that he had gone to Caboo Sunday preceding and the morning of the tragedy to make drawine. which koon wanted him to prepare. kocn said that he never asked Day Ter U drawing and that he did no, ma Cabool to see him.
 Says Day Visited Pine Blum.
 Although Day emphatically denied Friday that he had visited tue general offices of tine lumber company in Pine Bluff, after receiving his first letter from J. F. Rutherford. president of the company, Miss Addc Roehuck.
 
 of Duncan and Rutherford testified l Saturday that he did visit the office about March 2d CT Sd. lie came into the office she said. when Rutherford and Duncan were absent and asked ! for Rutherford. He vas told that he was out and he said ha bad received a pretty tough letter from. him and had come 10 the office to answer it in person" He left the office without l seeing either Duncan or Rutherford Miss Roebuch said that she was al- ways in the presence of Duncan and Rutherford and that they never had disagreement or argument and she was with the company six years. ] Their relations were most pleasant at all times, she said
 The Masonic ring, belonging to Duncan, which was introduced SO un- eXpectedly by the defense Friday, and which Day said he found on the floor oi his room after the tragedy, was identified by the young lady Miss Roebuck said that Duncan had a habit of removing the ring, while talking, and twirling it around his finger. Day declared Friday that the ring was jerked from Duncan's finger While he was releasing his hand or his revolver from the arm of his chair A MT. Crouch and Miss Nit i, tie Payne, who is in the dress goods department of the Clio commissarv also testified to this habit declaring that they had often noticed Duncan nervously pull at the ring and re- move it from his finger.
 Richard BraZell, who testified Tor the state Friday, was recalled. He said that Day did not tell him after the shooting to go get deputy sber- III, but that as soon as he saw the first shot fired he turned and saw Day shooting into his own room. Da.y was standing in the door. Brazell said that he ran 10 Duncan after Dun- can Tell into the yard and graspel his hand, He asked him if he was hur, and Duncan did not reply. Duncan died holding Brazells hand.
 Day admitted Friday that he viewed Duncans body while it was in tie yard. He was asked by Attorney Nix on if he had not taken the ring from Duncans finger or found it on the ground, and replied emphatically mo"
 This concluded the testimony and