The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-26
Witness in CazaLas Case
Has Been Paidto Testify

people had made In regard to the ne
gro, Robertson.
Before the state closed, however. one
important witness was Leon Dell
homme, barber who had been, at
one time, q policeman of the city. but
who. 1t is said. had been discharged
by Mayor Lyons.
during the day in his shop. threats
against the negro. He declared that
he had seen large party of masked
men make towards the jail on the
night OF the lynching. and that he hal
followed, and peeped into the room in
which sat the jailers, from The out
side.
They were on the inside Of the guard
room. locked behind an iron barred
door, reading Book. he said. as he
looked. From the other side of THE
door. he said. party Of armed masked
men suddenly appeared. and covered
the two deputies. ellis and Kreuse.
with revolvers.
Delhomme declared that Gillis. when
ordered, took the keys from the table
and handed them to one Of the armed
crowd.
Later he said. the Invaders came
without much delay.
Delhomme declared that he recog-
nized two OF themn. Jim Glass ami
John Brodaus, though no others could
he determine
Tries to Impeach witness.
The defense endeavored TO impeach
the testimony of Delhomme. He was
asked by Mr.. Smith. for the defense.
as to whether he had not gone about
collecting evidence forx the State;
nesses to testify against Cazaias;
whether he had not entertained enmity
toward the sheriff, because Of the Of
ficer's refusal TO give him q job.
To alt>of this Delhomme entered de-
NAL Mr.. Smith asked him whether he
was not "spotter" for the prohibit
tionists. Delhomme told that the re-
port had been spread to his dstriment,
but that there was no truth In II. n
was merely, he said, because he had
been seen with the two Case men thar
he was regarded as q ''spotter."
LateA Mayor Lyons, OF Mobile, on
the stand, testified that Delhomme's
character, as to truth and reliability
was not the best In the world. that he
had been forced to discharge the man
from the police force.
Defense's witnesses.
The first witness for the defense
was Richard ellis. the night TALLER
who was In charge OF the Mobile pris-
on the night of the lynching. ellis
told Of the invasion OF the Jail by the
lynchers. how he was held up, and
forced to give up the keys. with a pis-
tol muzzle rammed in his ribs.
ellis began his testimony by stating
that he had heard no rumor OF prob
able 1ynching during the day preced-
ing the occurrence. On Monday, dur
ing the hearing. M. C. Crabtree. a
States witness. had testified that Gil
lis had spoken to him, on the morning
before the lynching. that such a thing
was probable.
Giilis denied this. denied that he had
ever spoken to Crabtree, and declared
that Crabtree's reputation for truth
and yeracity was far from good. N 4.
The defense endeavored to show thai
the lynthers invaded the jail By means
of the basement. means of inRress
from the street 70 the basennent beins
available most OF the time. IT was
shown. From the basement to the irst
floor Of the jail. stairs led, accorSiinR
to Giiiis, the door at the top being un.
It was through this entrance that
the lynchers came. according to Gillis.
He was seated with the second night
Jailer. Kreuse, In the guard room, fac
Ing the locked fron-barred door be-.
tween the guard room and the jail lob
BY. Suddenly he heard the sound of
door closed. AMI saw, at the same
time. masked man covering him with
revolver.
Other masked men appeared, he said,
and he was ordered to hold up his
hands, as was Kreuse. He was told
to bring the key to the guard room
door. which he did. he says.
He tells that he started to pass a
pistol rack, but the invaders, aware of
his purpose of resistance. headed him
OFF. with an order to go the other way
They unlocked the door, and came into
the guard room. Two were stationed
to guard the two jailers, a bunch of
keys were secured, and the rest passed
up stairs to the condemned cen in
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