The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-23
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notice anything else in the drug store
after that, as he was keeping his eye
on the pistol in Lyons hand for fear
it would go off gain.
On GROSS examination, Attorney
Bennett, FIR the defense, asked the
witness where he was coming from
at tie time he heard the shooting. H94
said he was in front Of the Citizens
National Bank, whereupon the attor-
ney asked him if he did not know
that there was not a bank in Jesup
by such a name. He replied that he
did not know, hut that there was a
citizens bank of some kind, as all
citizens put their money in it.
Ex-Marshal Testifies.
S. G. Bennett, who, at the time of
the shooting, was city marshal at Je3ss
up, was the next witness called b3f
the state. He was in a restaurant +
at the depot when the shooting began
He first heard some fast shooting, |
then an intermission, moro fast /
shooting and then the two last and .
louder shots. The witness testified
that he rushed to the drug store as
quickly as possible. He saw Lyons /
standing in the rear, Archie behind
him and Smith on me floor. Lyons
was standing over MIN, with both a |
Shot gun and a pistol in his hands. /
The marshal testified that he caught
Lyons by the arm and asked him,
"You won't shoot a man after he is
down, will you, sheriff." and the
sheriff replied no. Lyons was re-
marking, Dam, you, you shot me
first" He then heard Smith say,
He gct me, l never fired shot.
The younger Lyons, said the witness.
was landing behind his fath9", with
one pistol in mis- arms and loading
another.
Another Strong Witness.
r. l.. Peterson, who, at the time
of the tragedy, was an engineer on
the Coast Line, was the next witness
and his testimony was damaging
against the defendants. He stated
that he was in the car inspectors Of
fee, directly in front of the drug
store, when the shooting started; he
heard the first volley, as all other
witnesses have testified, then a ces-
sation, then more shooting and last
the two shots which were louder
than the others, after which the glass
fell out Of the window CT the drug
store. He said that he could para!
\ see in the drug store from where he
was located. He saw man come by
the door going in the direction of the
prescription counter and that he was
firing his pistol in a dcwnwarl gfii,
! rection. He saw man fall, a few
seconds later he heard the two shots
from louder gun and then he saw
a man striking in a downward .di-
rection He could pct see, from
where he stood, what the man was
striking with or what he was stTik
ing at, He testified that he struck
towards the fiocr three or four times.
On cross examination the witness
was closely examined as to the light
in the store and was asked by the at
torney for the defense if there was
not too much smoke in the store for
him to see what he had testified, but
he stuck to his first testimony all
the way through
Saw Part of Shooting.
The last witness introduced during
the day was the most important one
for the state. He is the only man
who has yet testified who actually
saw q OrtiOn Of the tragedy 1t was
7. M. Thomas and his testim ny is
! probably the most damaging yet in
PRODUCED against the two defendants.
Thomas stated that he was about 100
feet away from the store when the
shooting started. He saw two men
advancing toward the prescription
counter in the drug store They had
a pistol in each hand and were firing
in rapid succession. The witness
then stated that he ran up near the
drug store. He saw Fleming Smith
coming towards the door: Lyons
caught him and Archie Lyons shot
him and Smith Went to the floor The
witness testified that Lyons then T,
a snOt gun ard shot it twice toWaI 4
| 'h0 4lVilC VI me sure. AIJ6f ne Ldu
fired the gun he saw Lyons take it
and strike Smita with it two CT three
times. He said that he heard Lyons
make some remark, but he did not
know what it was
At this stage of his testimony court
recessed until 8 o'clock this morning
and Thomas will continue his tcsri-
mony lie win probably be on the
stand for an hour Ct two as he is
considered one Of the most important
witnesses in the case His testimony
50 far, follows closely the contentious
OF the state as to how the killing CO.
, Cured