Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-25
KELLEY And DAVIDSON
WILL SOON KNOW FATE
Confined from Page oneJ

"a that be did not know sellars. and
did not know that be was working Eos
the railroad. Tie was comparatively
q stranger IN High Springs himself,
and knew very few people there. To
hts knowledge. that was the FIRST time
ne had ever seen sellars.
The defendant stoutly denied that he
had ever told any person referring
20 questions as 20 testimony given
By previous witnesses Tor the STATED
that he killed sellars. and denounced
rs absolutely false any statement
which would tend 20 indicate that he
did 50. Regarding the testimony Of
one D. W. Jernisan. a State witness
Of Savannah who stated that on two
or three occasions Kelley had told
him the story Of the homicide. the
defendant witness declared that no
such conversation between himself
and Jernigan ever occurred. as al
leRed hy the witness. Jernlgan. lie
admitted that be had known Jernigan
for a number OF years. and thai upon
two occasions. while he was In
jacksonville, he did visit Jernigan.
buf on both occasions be had a com
panion with him. He did have a con-
Eersation AZ each time regarding the
sellars homicide. but on both Occa-
sions be told Jernigan that be knew
nothing about Il. only that Il was the
general supposition around High
Springs that some party or parties
had followed him from Tampa 70
High Springs and -fixed the job" as
Sellars bad been IN sSme difficulties
a. Tampa. He related 20 Jernigan
that he did not know Sellars
40 the time Of the homicide.
but that he had heard that he had
been in High Springs only a short
time-in fact, not sufficiently long 60
make any enemies strong enough 70
take revenge with his life. Kelley
stated that he had ever since his
arrest been trying % locate this com
panion. but had not been able to do
%.
Witness testified that be remained
in High Springs until December az
ter the killing Of Sellars In August
Of the same year. all OF the time OF
which he was IN the employ Of the
Atlantic Coast Line. From High
Springs be went 10 Savannah to see
hts wife and son. where he was sub
seQuently retained By the railroad.
IN November. 1907. he secured a
thlrty-day leave Of absence. and was
en- route for a little outing ON the
East Coast when arrested in Jack.
sonville on the charge OF the murder
Of ". c. seIlars.
Asked by the attorney for the
state II be had ever been convicted
% a crime. defendant witness replied
that be had been convicted OF the
crime Of murder IN an open combat
IA the daytime. but that be had re-
celyed an unconditional pardon, after
serving some time In prison.
.. n. Davidson Tsstlhes.
ID. a. Davidson. Indicted Jointly
with James A. Kelley for the murder
Of sellars. next took the stand.
Davidson testified that on the night
81 the killing be left his home and
came down town. proceeding 90 the
restaurant he was conducting az the
time. he met AR. sellars on the
platform. but dld not know him az
that time. This was on the platform.
or near the platform. OF the pas
senger station Of the Atlantic Coast
Lane. sellars aocosted him. asking
him II he tDayidsonl couldn't direct
him 20 Dr. Rankin. Witness gave
him the desired Information and went
on. thinking nothing more about a.
About m o'clock b. was again in the
vicinity OF the platform. which vas
conveniently near his restaurant
where he met and had a brief chat
with several men, employees. of the
railroad. While BE- vas there seIlarl
and .. ~. smith came up. and an
peared % BE- a little BIZ restless
They called him. and one OF the men
lhe had forgotten which, told him
tlaf there was a mysterious move
ment OF some men az the depot. and
they feared trouble Witness sur