Evening journal., 1909-09-25
GAM CASE GOES TO
THE JURY MONDAY
Defense'S Witnesses Say ]. II.
5. Gam Did Not Shoot at
His Brother

At the opening Of the Court Of Cen
eral Sessions yesterday afternoon tho
defence in the case OF the State VS..
James II. S. Gam. who is charged
with pointing a gun at his brother,
was begun by Caleb e. Burchenal. The
defendant was the first witness and
testified that he saw chickens on his
lot and went into his store and got
a gun to shoot them. He denied he
pointed the gun at his brother or that
he went down near the place where
the States witnesses swore they saw
Gam.
In cross-examination he admitted
there had been considerable feeling be-
tween them but at no time was II
such on his part to point gun at or
shoot his brother.
Daniel HILBERT testified he saw J. IT.
S. Gam when he shot the chickens.
He did not cross the lot over which
the States witnesses said Gam had
crossed, and Edward Gam was not in
range OF the gun when Gam fired.
Harry Hopkins testified to seeing
defendant fire at the chickens and
that Gam did not point his gun at his
brother.
Lillian Price. colored. testified that
the prosecuting witness stood beside
her when the defendant first came
down the street. She corroborated
the testimony of previous witnesses for
the defense
on ss-examination she said that
she had said in Magistrate Broman's
Office that she did not care il she told
a lie, she got s. from ]. II. S. Gam.
She explained that she had made this
statement in a jesting conversation
with her cousin. She said she was
going on an errad for Mrs. Gam and
had a So bill in her hand, and iestingly
told her cousin she was paid that
amount.
Mrs. Lena Aspril corroborated the
previous witnesses.
After John Schwartz and Clement
Cannon had corroborated tho previous
witnesses. the defence rested and the
state called Engineer KINNEY, who
drew the maps used in the case, in re-
huttal. He testified that it would have
been impossible for a person in the
barbershop window 10 have seen a
man at the point where prosecuting
witness was shown to have been
standing. on ross-exanination he
said ne made this test on June % last
/ at the request Of the prosecuting wit
ness.
( Edward Gam testified that the Price
woman was not present when he came
| out of the hotel His wife gave
similar testimony. Daisy Clark was
called by the state 70 corroborate
/ Gam and his wife. but she said she
could not have seen the Price woman
from her position.
After the argument of counsel had
been made in the Gam case, the jury
was discharged until Monday morn
ing when the charge will be deliv-
cred.
The case Of Eugene w. Luff indicted
on a charge Of attempting TO obtain
money under false pretence. was con-
tinued until next term, because OF the
| absence Of a material witness. Bal
was fixed at $1,000.
Robert Simpson pleaded guilty e
larceny of pair Of trousers. and was
sentenced 10 ten lashes and six months
imprisonment.
The grand jury concluded its work
and Chief Justice Pennewill in dis
charging them said:
"The court desires to say that there
has been an unusually large number
Of cases referred to you, probably Z
much larger number than ever befor
in this county. The business before
YOU has been disposed of in a remark
ably short time. and the county thanks
you. You are discharged from any
further attendance at this term o
court"