Evening star., 1909-05-28
TESTIMONY NEAR END
Few Witnesses Remain in CAL
win Johnson Trial.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS NEXT
Jury Again Visits Scene of Walter
F. Schultz's Murder.
INSPECTS TWO OTHER PLACES
Boys Hunting Birds March Declare
Body Not in Field Afternoon
of That Day.
INsPECTs TWO OTHER PLACES
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honey. who will testify from the train
sheets of the electric railway company re-
garding the running of trains and their
crews the night Of the murder. Closing
arguments will either be begun then Or
tomorrow.
Should they be commenced it is re-
garded almost certain they will not be
completed today, as Judge Barley an
nounced early this afternoon that he will
have to leave tine city some time TINS
afternoon. Both sides have submitted
prayers for instructions. When court took
a recess at 1890 o'clock the jury again
visited the scene of the murder. This
was done at the instance of one of the
jurors. who was evidently not satisfied
with certain of the testimony.
The jury was accompanied by Conductor
Purvis and three boys, who claimed the
body was not i'm the field the afternoon of
March 6. The jury at the instance of
Judge Barley also visited Edward Green's
poolroom and Ben Moore's establishment.
Johnson was in the party. A large crowd
followed the jury.
Fourteen witnesses were examined at
the morning session. Most of the teSti-
! mony was in rebuttal. c. T. Goods, chief
of police, testified regarding the partial
identification of Smith following an in
spection of him by Trolleyman Rittenour.
This was regarded as important.
Purvis Repeats His Assertion.
When court convened this morning
Edward p. Purvis. the Southern railway
freight conductor. repeated his story Of
having seen the body of a man in the
field about the place where Schultz's body
was found the afternoon of March 6.
e. A.. Mcdonald. ticket agent for the
Southern Railway Company. testified that
Purvis told him the morning Of March
I that he thought he saw the body of
a m
George Rector, colored, testified he was
at Pines home the evening of March
6. Pines left home about o'clock. Wit
ness described the route taken by Pines.
as he followed not far behind him.
Thomas Cole, colored, said he saw Pines
March 6 at Ed Green's poolroom between
10 and IL o'clock Witness went there
| about o'clock.
Thomas Lane colored. said that from
until 0 o'clock the night of March 8
he was in Ed Green's poolroom. He did
not see Pines there.
James Rich. colored. was also at Green's
poolroom from about : until $50 o'clock
He didn't go home with Pines, nor did he
see him that evening.
Policeman Frank Sampson described
the articles he found in the pockets of the
clothing belonging. to Schultz. AS he did
he took up each piece of clothing and ex
hibited it to the jury. Witness said when
he found the bod yof Schultz the arms
were outstretched. He saw Johnson that
night at b.JD o COCK OUTSIDE OF McCOr-
mick's saloon. Johnson asked him the
time
On cross-examination Sampson said
there was no obstruction which would
have prevented the body of Schultz being
seen as it lay in the field.
Leonard Carter, colored manager at
Green's pOOlrOom, was unable to say
whether or not Pines was in the poolroom
the night of March q.
Edward Green. colored. said that
rob he at hic IIol
could not recall seeing Pines there that
night.
Chief Goods Testifes.
Chief Goods testified that he secured
the first information which led to the ar
rest of Henry Smith in connection with
the murder from Policeman Rawlett.
Smith. he said, was arrested March H.
Witness declared Smith first said he
was at home the night Of the murder,
and he also denied being at James Earls
house. Goods said he did not know
Smith was going to make confession
about the murder. as he was first ar
| rested in connection with the larceny
of a watch.
Smiths confession. he said. was made
after Trolleyman Rittenour appeared to
| identify him.
Witness recalled a conversation he had
with Dorsey. in which Dorsey told him
of not having any money that week. At
the time OF his arrest Dorsey had S1.6O.
| II. B. Cation, police justice. testified
| that Johnson was convicted in the
| police court of disorderly conduct No.
vember IL. 1905 and fined s.. He was
also convicted on a similar charge No
vember 2s. 1908. and fined $50 Wit
ness also testified the record showed
| he was fined 50 June ). May l. he was
| fined s. for dsorderly conduct and
| fighting.
L. H. Thompson. acting police justice
| June ), testified Johnson was convicted
and fined So that day.
Policeman Frederick Garvey said the
! police were hunting for Johnson on
charge of hOusebreaking in 1897. but were
| unable to locate him. Garvey testified
that Rittenour had said that Smith looked
| like the man he saw with white man
March !. Witness also said he put an
overcoat on Smith, which made Rittenour
more certain he looked like the man who
got his train that night and disem-
barked at ST. Elmo I'm company with
| white man.