The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-26
DOC LARKIN
 NOT GUILTY Charged With Killing
 Negro Merchant. TRIAL OCCUPIED ALL DAY Taylor Lee Confesses lie Pulled Trigger. On stand Turned States Evidence, Te.- tifying That He Was Forced to
 Shoot by Larlia and

The jury in the Montgomery City Court in the case of Doe" Larkin, charged with complicity in the murder of William Broadnax, rendered a ver- dict of not guilty last night at II o'clock. Many negroes who had wait ed until the very last for the verdict, crowded around him and greeted him with kisses and handshakes. With sobs. his old nanny. too, fell upon his neck when she found her son a free man.
 The eases of Taylor Lee. Doe Lar kin and Ike Micou, charged with the murder of William Broadnax, near the city about year ago. were called yes terday morning in the City Court. The court all day long was fiiied with ne- groes interested in the case. Many of them, too, stayed from the time court opened yesterday morning until the jury rendered its verdict last even ing.
 William Broadnax, the murdered man, 1t will be recalled. was a well to do negro merchant. His store was located about eight miles from the city on the Carter Hill Road. On Friday night. December 24. 1908, he was called to the door of his home. situated next door to his store room, and shot down. Taylor Lee. Doc Larkin and Ike Mi cou were all three arrested and charged with the murder.
 The case of Taylor Lee was the first one called. He plead guilty and con- fessed that he pulled the trigger of the gun which killed Broadnax. He was given a sentence of twenty-five years in the penitentiary by the court. Lee. however. turned States evidence then and testified against Larkin. whose case~was next called for trial.
 Tn his testimony Lee said that he pulled the trigger of the gun which killed Broadnax, but that he was com He said that both Micou and Larkin beat him and compelled him to go with them that night to the home of Broad max. When Broadnax was called to the door he said that Micou placed the shot gun to his shoulder and told him to shoot. When he refused he said that Micou struck him. and said if he didn't pull the trigger he would kill him. too.
 Larkin, when called to the stand testified that he was home In bed when the shooting was done. He said that his wife woke him up and that he dressed and started down the road. where he met Social Broadnax, who told him his father had been shot and asked him to take mule and go for pr. Mason, which he did.
 Dr. Mason testified that some negro came for him, but that he did not know who 1t was. Several other witnesses testified that Micou was down town at -alodge meeting the night of the shoot Ing. Ss F7 @z7s
 The State introduced as testimony the dying statement of Broadnax. Ac- cording to the testimony. when placed on his bed after the shooting the old man said to his son, Social Broadnax, My son. they got me-" When asked. ''who got your he replied. Either Taylor or Dos.
 It was a tedious trial. Many wit nesses were heard and the testimony was conflicting. The jury was out only Q short while when they return ed a verdict of not guilty against Lar kin.
 The jurymen on the case were: R. c. Benjamin, G. D. Snipes. G. s. Will son, G. B. Gam. John Cahalan. c. C. Copeland. Frank s. Holt. Thomas Farmer, J. P. Ledyard. D. F. Flood. Hugh Day and R. W .Hadden.
 The case of Ike Micou will be called today in the court.
 A mistrial was entered yesterday