The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-22
JOHN LEWIS GETS
BAIL OF $4,000
Mayfield Policeman, Who Kill
ed a Man.
Examining Trial Held Yesterday and
Concluded Last Night.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE CASE


Mayneld. KY, May 22.-The ex-
aiming trial of Policeman John
Lewis was entered into Friday morn
ing before County Judge Ed Cross
land. Lewis killed Jim Pickett Tues
day night, May IL.
w. NJ. Ayler. whom II seems was
the only eyewitness, who had tesu-
fed at the coroner's inquest, told the
same tale as before. He stated that
The had been up to a drug store ana
was en- route home when he met
John Lewis and Jim Pickett at the
corner of the Mayfield Grocery COM
Ipany. He saw Pickett make dash
and run north towards the Presby-
terrain church. Lewis said, hold on,
hold on" and began to shoot his
pistol and continued until he had
fired four shots. "Puckett had about
eight or ten feet the start Of Lewis.
Pickett never looked back and Lewis
had gone about 80 or 40 feet before
the first shot was fired and they were
about. 10 or IL feet apart. There
were. two shots close together" con-
tinued Mr.. Ayler. "and few seconds
elapsed until two more shots in quick
succession followed. Al the third
shot Pickett checked and bobbled as
IL be mad been hit but began running
aaainl when the fourth shot was fred
when Pickett and Lewis were about
10 or Is feet apara. They were
about the same distance apart when
the third shot was fred, Pickett fell
instantly after the fourth shot WAS
fired" Mr.. Ayler states that he went
to the scene and asked the policeman
who shct him, when the officer re-
piled that he did. This was about
s O'clock" the witness said. "anc
1.-THE electric lights were burning"
J. W. willett testified that he only
heard three shots. but was In hi'
Office when the shooting began.
Drs. Fuller and Hunt. who attend
ed the man after he was shot. testi
fed that the wound in the head wa
fatal and never examined for thu
wound in the left shoulder. The
J also stated that they found a Sigh
abrasion on the right hand as II /
had struck something.
Blood stained clothes worn b.
! Pickett at the time of the shooting
we're exhibited and identified by Cor
oner ID. A. Saffold as the same cloth
ing that he took from the dead man
, body. He said he probsd the wound
but found no bullets a ~.
Policeman John. Lewis said; g
! never saw Jim PICKETT until four o
live weeks before the shooting AM
that was at the city hall one da
when he had been arrested. A war
rant was placed in my hands Tuesda'
evening on the day OF the killing,
found Pickett in Ben Parker's res
taurant about o'clock and wen
there and called him out, telling hin
TO consider himself under arrest. II
answered all right. We started 4
! the city hall when a man passed be
tween US. Pickett began to run an'
: II yelled for him to stop"
Lewis said that when Pickett re
fused to stop that he pulled his pisto
E after he had gone about 80 feet anS
fired into the air. Pickett refused
to stop and he shot into the air again
$ The third shot Lewis said he coul'
I not tell which direction he shot ant
, he stumbled and began to wobbl'
I until after he had shot the fourtl
I shot.
b THE last shot he said. was free
e when I reached the north corner o
the willett livery stable" Levi
could not remember the exact TIM
< between the third and fourth shot
nor could not answer as to the dis
e lance. He stated that he could no
S Iteli whether he intended TO shoot tn
e last Shot or not. but It was fired whil'
h he was. webbing and did not know
Q Pnckett was shot until he reached
{ him. Further Lewis swore that h
}, Ibid not intend TO hit Pickett.