The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-23
some STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST
LyENS INTRODUCED YESTERDAY


and complained of his side burning
and was specially trying to stop the
flow Of blood from an ugly wound
in the head, from which blood would
squirt every time he moved his hand
AS he walked up to where Smith
was lying on a mattress ne heard
Smith say to those around him.
Men, its no use to get any doctors;
they have killed me for nothing. The
Lyenses started the shooting as soon
as they came in the store and I did
not shoot single shot as l never
reached my gun. w. B. Lyons held
me while Archie Lyons shot me in
the side giving me my death wound
On crOss-examination, DR.. Horton
sWore that others were in the room
when Smith made this statement and
he named two or three parties whom
he recognized. When questioned as
to why he did not testify on the prev
lous trial, he swore that he did not
do so for the reason that he was not
summoned and that he had not, up
to this very hour, conferred with the
solicitor general ON the case. The
preacher was forced to confess un-
der a fire Of cross examination, that
ne was not now in charge of any
church in Jesup. On the rebuttal.
nowsver, it came out that he is row
in actual charge of churches located
at the points named above.
L.. S. Price, Sr., was sworn next
and proved to be a very interesting
witness and was kept en- the stand
for perhaps two hours. Mr.. Price is
stock claim agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway, and on the night
OF the murder, he was in moving
picture show about two hundred feet
away from the drug store where it
occurred. He heard all of the shots,
first he said there was a vclley of 8
or ten that sounded like pistol shots.
then cessation and another round
OF about the same number, which all
SO had the sound of pistols, then, he
said, there was a pause of a few sec
onds duration and two very loud re-
ports followed, which Enthusiastically
must have come from a shot gun.
He said he ran over to the store as
fast as he could and when he reach
ed the store he saw Lyens and ar
chic, and they were carrying Smith
out of the store in the act Of remoy-
ing him up stairs, where he after
wards died. The state here intro
duced two blue prints of the drug
store, one before and the other after
the shooting, one of which was made
by the witness, who identified the
drawing made after the killing and
which showed the range of the bull
lets, ten Cf which landed in the pre-
scription counter and five in the wall
near the counter The witness here.
for the benefit of the jury, explained
the drawing in detail showing the
contention of the state as to the
range Of all of the bullets, which
came from the north end of the pre-
scription counter.
On the discrimination. the wit
ness was put through a long series
Of questions touching his knowledge
OF different kinds Of fire arms, the
different noises that they make, etc.
This line Of questioning was still I'M
derway when court recessed for the
dinner hour
Mr.. Price was Sill on the stand
when court convened at 2:30. A
photo Of the drug store was introduc-
ed. The defense objected to the pi..
ture, as the witness would not swear
that it was the store in question. He
was put through long cross-exam-
nation concerning his testimony.
w. R. Williams, who testified on
Tuesday, was lrecalled by the de-
tense to prove that there was no one
in or about the drug store at the time
of the shooting except Lyons and his
son, Smith and Brinson.
w. W. Mcdaniel, a section foreman
On the Atlantic Coast Line, was next
called to the stand. He stated that
he was on he railroad crossing, about
40 yards from the drug store, going
in the direction Of the store, when
the shooting occurred. He testified
that he first heard several shots
from pistols, then there was a short
interval, then more pistol shots an
other interval and then two shots.
which were louder than the previous
ones. He continued On towards the
drug store while the shooting contin-
ued and when within ten or fifteen
feet of the front of the building he
heard a rattling in the front of the
building, which were likely caused
from the shot from the shot gun. He
then ran to the side door of the
store and saw some men in struggle
near the prescription counter He
then darted behind a corner and later
went into the drug store Asked If
he heard any of the remarks made
hy Lyons he quoted the ex sheriff as
saying: 'Tve got the - - -
-; he tried to shoot me first"
Lyons, said the witness, holding a
pistol in his hand, asked for another
pistol The witness said be did not
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