The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-24
A M|STR|AL MAY
STOP LYENS CASE
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when court recessed at noon, was
again called and went through a rig
id cross examination by the defense.
Part Of q conversation he had had
with Smith On the day of the tragedy
was brought out and then, on the de-
direct examination, the entire con-
versation was stated. Mr.. Price said
that he went into the drug store and
was talking to Smith when the de-
ceased stated that he had had an
other tilt with Lyons. He said that
| Smith stated to him that Lyons had
called him Up over he telephone and
| said he was coming down to finish
| him. The witness said that he then
| asked Smith that in view of these
threats if he had armed himself, and
| Smith replied that he had brought
shot gun with him. He further
| stated that Smith said he did not
| want to bring the gun, but had done
so on the advice of his friends. He
said that the deceased said he did not
expect any trouble an hoped there
would be none.
After the attorneys had finished the
examination, two or three jurors ask
ed the witness various questions,
concerning the pistol found behind
the prescription counter.
Smiths gun, the shirt he wore
when shot, two blue prints and
| photograph of the drug store were
here rendered in evidence by the
state. The defense objected to the
Introduction of the gun, on the
ground that it had not been sufffc-
iently identified, and also to one of the
blue prints. The objections were
sustained.
State Rests.
Here J. w. Bennett, leading for the
state, announced that the state rest
ed. Attorneys for the defense asked
fer ten-minute consultation before
beginning on their testimony and this
was allowed Gy the court.
Lewis Epps was the first witness
introduced by the defense He was
on the stand for only a few minutes
and testified that he saw Smith on
the day of the tragedy with a shot
gun. Fe was not cross eXamined.&
Boas Knight was next called to the
stand by the defense, He said that
he was with the witness, Thomas,
who testified for the state, when the
shooting occurred The defense
wanted to prove by Knight that lit
was. impossible for him or for ThoRl-
I as TO have seen in the drug stSie
from where they stood when the
: shooting was going on, Thomas, Fit
will be rememt cred, testified that he
saw portion of the scufAe, But
KNIGHT stated that it was impossible
for him to see in the dfpg store and
he was with Thomas. He was But
through a erilling by Mr. Bennett son
the cToss-examination. A blue print
was used and. while the witne IS
. stuck to his testimony that it was al
most imp ssi lie for him to have seen
in the drug store, he could not ex-
. plain. by The Bile print. what pre-
vented him from seeing in the store.
L. I. Knieht was next called. and
his testimony told a conversation he
had with Smith several months be-
fore the raeedy. He was on the
stand for only 4 short time
T. J. r l}erson, of Liberty county,
WAS next called, and while ne was a
witness for the defense. it appeared
that his testimony really favored the
state. RallersOn was in Jesup the
night of the shooting with a prisoner
en- route to BaXley He had been to
the jail and to Lyons Office and ac-
companied the eX-sheriff and his son
) up town. He left them, however. at
a Barber shop. Lyons and his son
saying that they were going to a
moving picture show. Later, while
In the barber shop, he heard the
shots. He went to the drug store
where the tragedy occurred. He tes-
titled that he heard Lyons say, az
would not have shot him, but he shot
me first"
On the crcss-eXamination Robertson
stated that the shotgun was in Lyons
hand when he reached the drug
store. The barrels were still warm
from having been shot and smoke
was coming out of the barrel.
After this witness was excused
court recessed until $3.50 tomorrow
morning.
The defense has not as yet intro
duced any of its important witness
es. Those placed on the stand yes
terday were merely sworn to prove
| q mi,
tinues, it is expected that some very
interesting testimony will be intro
duced tomorrow.
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