The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12
RECITE MONROE COUNTY MURDER eonage Trial Goes on in
 Mobile. GcREYN0LDS ON THE STAND Negro Tells of Fight Between
 White Men. Recsiis sunday Afternoon Tragedy Near Beatrice, When waI.ton
 And English Were Killed S Government i. Prosecut- | ins The Case. 

Mobile, Dec. I1-tSpecia)-Cent Ing about Blue McReynolds, a negro.
 nvolved in the so-caiiei peonage Tcases, the third day's testimony in the 4rial of Julius P. Parrish. Dr. Brad tford and 0. P. Deason of Monroe county dealt with the tragedy in (which walston and English were kill led. one Sunday afternoon near Beatrice
 The evidence of the day came from government witnesses. It was expect ied that the district attorney would finish his presentment. but argument prevented.
 Jesse Thompson. who was on the stand yesterday afternoon when court adjourned. was the first witness this morning. He was asked by the dis trict attorney If he had not said at the preliminary hearing that all three men were shot. The objection of the defense to the question WIS sustained by the court.
 Nose Horn was the next witness. He declared that the lie was passed between English and walston, and that English jumped from his horse and felled Walston with blow. All the men. he said, including the de- fendants then engaged in the fight. According to the witness, English shot Walston three times, the latter not firing. He said he did not see any of the negroes shoot and that Blue McReynolds had no gun. He also de- rlared that Blue McReynoTis had told English that his tMcReynold's) wife was going to move or, die, and that he (AdcReynolds) was going with her.
 The testimony given by Green Tay- Tor, who said he farmed on Walston's place, was ruled out by objections
 McReyn0ids Takes stand.
 Blue McReynolds then told of his dealings with Walston for five years. during which time Walston claimed that the witness owed him $1,037. Walston, said the witness, agreed to settle for s750 cash and $50 when the crop was made.
 recital of the meeting between Walston and English on the eventful day was then given by the witness, who claims he yelled, Don't kill them men," and then left the scene. He could not tell who fired the first shot. He swore that none of the negroes fired a shot.
 It was explained that walston had sagred to let him have the farm free for is0s---as he was so far behind with the rent Walston had charged him two bales of cotton the previous year and had advanced him part of his sup plies The witness admitted that sWalsSon had paid his previous landlord tsse. but denied that Walston had tpaid Dr. Mims more than $400 for him.
 On cross ss-examination. McReynolds admitted that he had been convicted Of larceny. He said he did not see Walston's pistol but heard the shot fired, and that English had fired them. The witness thought that the first shot came from the hill above. After he had left the scene, the wit ness heard two shots from below, and Saw two men walking towards the road.
 After a brief recess. Dr. T. E. Dem his took the stand pr. Dennis said he had examined the locality of the tragedy. When asked as to the loca- tion of the bullet holes, an objection was made by the defense, and while ethe argument was being made, the fury was excused. After the district sattorney had outlined to the court what he expects to prove from the answer to the question: the court an- nouneed' that he would reserve his de- cision.
 The jury was brought back to the court room and recess until Monday morning was ordered.