Milford chronicle., 1911-07-07

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say anything about it, and he promised
Walls, he said, that he would not unless
there was trouble over it. Miles NJ. Holt
said Walls told him at the station on
the following Sunday that he had shot a
negro, but did not tell him that he had
shot Hudson Ezekiel J. Richardson, a
merchant, stated that Walls came to the
store and purchased FIVE shells from his
wife and paid her ten cents for them,
and that he took a No. II shot gun and
went out of the store with it but not with
his consent. This was about eleven
/ o clock Mrs. Richardson corroborated
the statement of her husband, and said
she did not know whether Walls pur-
chased No. 4, or shells, but that they
we're the only three sizes they carried in
stock Daniel J. Layton, of counsel for
the defense. asked her whether or not
she said at the coroner's jury at Laurel
that the shells Walls purchased were
loaded with No. or shot. Witness
said IF she swore to that at the inquest
she would still stick to it. The shells
which were alleged to have been used
by Walls were purchased from Mrs. Rich
ardson, according to she testimony. On
cross examination Richardson was asked
by Mr.. Layton if Walls upon entering
the store did not tell him he wanted the
gun and shells to use on the negroes, as
they were trying to take the town, or
words to that effect. Witness did not
remember. The defense scored a point
when Roland c. Rogers son Of Curtis
S. Rogers, one of the jurymen, testified
that he with Walls and Charles Beachamp
were standing at the top of the hill and
saw a crowd of negroes down by the /
bridge, some of whom were waving re-
volvers, and that the three finally went |
down in the bramble and crossed over a
vacant lot together near the shirt factory,
and that Walls was with them and that
no shots were fired by him at that time
It was claimed that Hudson was shot
about this time. Beachamp and Rogers
both stated that there was firing all
around. Rogers said they run when the
negroes opened FIRE at the foot of the hill
because they were frightened. With the
testimony of BeauchamP, which was prac-
ically the same as Rogers, as they said
hey were both together nearly all the
lime, the State concluded its testimony.
Following are the names of the jurors
David H. Argo, Otis d. Joseph, John P. ,
-saacs, George Culver, John B. Steele,
Charles J. Moore, Martin Cannon, Jesse ,
bier, Curtis S. Rogers, Harvey w. I
rindal Elisha G. Ryan, H. c. Stewart =
rhe jury were again given permission a
~ the Court to remove their coats, ow- G
ng to the intense heat in the court room. +
edgar Walls, the prisoner charged with r
he murder of George B. Hudson, was
,laced on the stand Thursday morning s
o testify in his own behalf. The defense Q
elied solely OH the deputizng of Walls s
o aid in the quelling of the riot, and Ii
lost of the testimony was based on what n
ohm Baker, the Laurel chief of police, "
ad said to Walls about assisting him Ii
he essential points in Walls testimony o
'ere that Baker had said to him when q
lie shooting was going on to go to
richardson's store and get a gun and
III him said (meaning Baker, to get it." 1
Ialls fixed the time of the riot between
and II O'Clock. He said he did as he 3
as requested and purchased FIVE shells Z
ON Mrs. Richardson and paid her ten :.
,nts for them and saw boy standing in
lie store with the gun in his hand and h
= took it from him, and the boy never o
sisted. He left the store. He was asked n
Baker. as a peace officer of the town, cI
ked him to assist him. aud Walls re- Ii
led, he did - he said get your gun, a
is thing has gone far enough. " mean =,
G the riot Walls said he fred FIVE -
mes that night three times at the hill, n,
lie at the garage and one down Central If
,enue. He said Beachamp was with him b,
the railroad and was shooting. Walls
limed that he was with the officer nearly
the time. Walls admitted that he -.
He'd to a man whom he believed to be ~
negro and asked if he was white or h,
lck and he replied he was a white man, as
d then started to run in the direction oil
the negroes. Walls said he did not
Se any particular aim. At about the
me time he heard two shots not very od
away and heard a man scream. Finally Al
made his way to Waller place where hi
arge crowd was congregated and there of
heard them talking about man being
ot He did not deny saying at that ~
ne that he supposed he got his man. a" -.
itness said he went with the crowd in ~
lew minutes and found that Hudson ou
been shot and upon examination of
: wound knew he was not the one as
len he did his shooting Hudson, had
been the man who was running when
asked if the fugitive was a white man wi
a negro, was not in the right position ial
receive a wound in the right leg.
ked by the Attorney General if he said 90'
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