The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-09
SCENE SHIFTS IN
TRIAL OF GREEN
ON MURDER CHARGE
KILLING AND BOUNDARY LINES
GIVE WAY TO REPUTA-
TIoNs.
EKOTTY LEGAL POINTS ARISE
NeIshbors Of the Men Tell What They
Know Of Them, and Some Have
Good W6rds for Both Green and
knlght-some Knew Them Years.

, The Thursday afternoon session Q
| Circuit Court which was devoted t
a continuation of the trial of VIM. NJ
Green, charged with the murder of
D. Knight, was characterized by thu
usual spirited contest among the at
torneys as to the points involved. and
made a record for the week as to the
number OF witnesses, whose testimony
was taken in the case
Every inch was stubbornly contend
ed for by the attorneys for the State
and the defendant but Notwithstanding
this fact much progress was made in
the examination Of witnesses, and in
all about eleven witnesses testified, al
though one or two of the number were
notified to return today.
Regulations of Two Men Inquired Into
The course of the examinations
shifted largely from the lines Of the
fence and the boundary, and the cir
cumstances of the killing, to Incl
dents preceding, the question of what
Knight said about Green and their
dispute, and what witnesses knew of
the regulations of the two men, and
whether Green's regulations was ouch
for truth and veracity as to entitled
him to belief under cath; and the rep
utation of Knight as a dangerous,
Quarrelsome, or determined man. Nat
urally considerable ground was COW
cred by questions of this character;
and the witnesses in every instance
gave the defendant agood name, and
spoke well Of him, along the lines in
volved believed his oath entitled to
credence, etc.
Much Sparring for Points.
The question as to whether Knight |
was dangerous and determined man
resulted in frequent objections from
the attorneys for the State. In the
course of the examination it went to
the point of asking one witness his
opinion from what he knew and had
heard few people say about Knight,
the witness having said that he did
not know Knights general reputa-
ton. The admissability of this wit
ness testimony on this point was the
subject of spirited argument, in
which all OF the attorneys for the re-
'pective sides Joined; but the mat
er was not disposed of at Wednes-
lays session.
Had Known Parties Many Years.
Many of the witnesses had known
Areen or Knight, one or both, lnany
ears, while some of them had short
# acquaintance with one or the other
t the men. y
John Jones was the first witness [
Tho followed Dallas Richardson, who
Jas put on the stand before the noon
djournment.
Witness told of time when some
ne spoke well of Green in Knights
resence, and the latter said he didn't <
now why he should call him good 6
,o1 ord %bot nroau bod Ynada him |
more trouble than any man B
Q ever lived by. q
Thought Knight a strong man and
ad seen him lift a barrel of pota- tc
,es into a wagon. q,
He testified to Green's good reputa-
on generally. w
In answer to counsel for State wit
ess said he never told Green what
night said about him, and that no
le else heard Knight make the ere
ark.
Attorney Asks Pointed Questions. "
Marshall White knew Knight IA "
,ars, and talked to him shortly be- ~
re killing, and told of Knight saying
-een was trying to shut him out, and
reatened to sc his shot gun, say
g he did not answer for Green II te
cen built the fence, etc, at which nj
ne he spokes Of Green az very w
Fan man. go
Garner, for the prosecu- tn
N, subjected the witness to a grill KIN
! cross examination, as the testimo- wa
of witness In regard to acquaint- etc
CO with the reputation Of Knight, MS
d as to his being dangerous man,
l. The attorney asked witness to vii
but he failed to do 80 to
de from telling OF quarrel Knight VIII
4 with Tom Digger as to cutting str
eat, and which seems to have been wit
hing serious. Being pressed by wa
lnsel II appeared that the witness to
not know as TO general reputation the
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