The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-29
py Associates Press.


clatlon closed its direct evidence late
this afternoon In the case of Mrs. Zee
Runge McRee, charged with the muir
der OF Allan Garland, In her home
here 1--WE weeks ago. The court tmme-
diately adjourned until Monday, When
the defense will Introduce testimony
in support of the contention that the
killing was in defense of the woman's
sacred honor.
Al. M. HolIier today described the
position of the body of Garland and
the wounds. Other witnesses testified
to having seen Garland in Mrs. Nc
Ree's home the day previous to the
shooting.
the Judge ruled that evidence tend
ing to attack the character Of the de-
fendant was not relevant at this stage
Of the trial. and could be introduced
only in rebuttal.
The final day Of the first week of the
murder trial opened with Mrs. Henry
L. Garland, Sr., the aged grandmother
Of Allan Garland, on the witness
stand. When court adjourned yester-
day her testimony was interrupted by
an objection from counsel for the de-
fense to a question concerning the
prisoners attendance upon night meet
ings of the Order of the Eastern Star,
on these nights.
- MAnNEG tMFnES0tONs
The simplicity with which the aged
grandmother of Mrs. McRee's victim
related the incidents of the day of the
tragedy made q marked impression
upon the spectators. With deep affec-
tion she constantly referred to Allan
Garland as my poor boy" and nothing
could have been more dramatic than
her statement of how Mrs. McRee
calmly told her:
sT e.s,,ra VA, he is Had Mrs Car
land; shot him three times"
Having established the death of
Allan Garland and introduced evidence
as 10 the position OF the body and the
bullet wounds which the prosecution
asserts prove that he was shot from
behind. the testimony of today dealt
with the motive which the state con-
tends was not protection of the pris-
oner's honor. as she claims
The session was opened this morn
ing with argument by counsel on the
admissibility of Allan Garland's con-
versation with his grandmother re-
garding the spool of thread which Mrs.
McRee telephoned the witness for on
September FL, the day of the tragedy.
During the argument the jury was ex-
cluded from the court room. The court
finally ruled that the witness could
give the facts of the conversation. Re-
Stunning, Mrs. Garland said:
The phone rang. 1 went into the
room and Allan was at the telephone.
He said: Mrs. McRee wants to get
spool of 5000 thread / said who is
going to take it to her? He said I
am. said Allan don't want you to
do" objection by the defense re-
suited in barring this portion of the
testimony. HE took the spool of
thread and saw him walk down the
road to the McRee home. 1t wasn't
fifteen minutes afterward before
learned that my poor boy had been
killed.
The prosecution made further un-
successful attempt to get before the
jury the actual conversation which
took place that day between the de-
ceased and his grandmother. Mrs.
Garland was then oss-examined by
Attorney Henriques, chief counsel for
the defense.
Mrs. Garland, the only means you
had of knowing who was speaking at
the other end of the telephone was
from what Allan told your he asked.
Yes sir" replied the witness.
THAT is all / have to ask you,"
said Captain Henriques. BY Attorney
Lewis, for the defense:
You say. Mrs. Garland, that Mrs.
McRee had slept at your house the
week before?"
yes sir"
Mrs Garland. didn't you ask Mrs
McRee to let one of her boys come to
the house because you were all alone?"
mo sir. She rang me up and asked
me IL / was all alone. I told her
that 1 was but that Allan had prom
ised to come home early. She said
she would come over and sit up with
me until Allan returned. AS she had
frequently slept at my house l told
her to come over and pass the night.
She and her little boy and little girl
came over and passed the night" Mrs.
Garland was then excused.