The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-21

OF the place. went 10 lunch about 4
D. m. Returned Ito Bottoms place
about D. m. and went to the Bolton
barn. Bolton came after him and told
him to go up to the saloon, which he
did, staying there until Z D. m, at
which time he, with Charles Wilson,
Montella Watha and others left Bol-
toms saloon and went TO the county
Jail, got in and took Etherington out
and lynched him..
Bush said that after the lynching he
returned to the Bolton place and that
Bolton asked him IL he was sure they
had gotten the right man. Il replied
that | was sure" said Bush, who said
that Bolton remarked, Keep still
and everything will be all right"
Bush was cross-examined by Mr..
Owen. Witness said that he is mar
ried, but does not. know where wife is.
First met Attorney Miller of states
counsel about two months ago at
Newark court house. Bush had sent
for the attorney. No promise of i'm
munity was made by the attorney. In
formed the attorney that he wanted to
tell the truth. While nothing was
said about immunity, witness expect
ed favor in this way or in light SEN
tence in event Of conviction on indict-
ment. Mr.. Owen igrilled the witness
right and left as to things that hap
pened the day of the lynching and of
things that witness is said to have
said and done since in the county Jail.
Mr.. Owen produced an affidavit ex-
onerating Bolton, signed by Bush.
The witness said that the signature
was his own. He said that the paper
was presented by Mr.. Fitzgibbon at
the Jail and that he (witness) signed
it without reading it. Witness claimed
that he did not know that Mr.. Fitzgib-
bon was notary public. This affida-
Wit was offered by the defense as an
exhibit.
Next, Attorney Owen showed the
witness a note addressed to Quincy
Sutley. Witness said that he wrote
it. In this note, which the attorney
read aloud after offering it as an ex-
hibit, Bush said he expected to get
out, and expected to see that fellow"
the evening of the. date of the note.
THAT fellow" referred to Mr.. Miller,
the attorney Witness said that he
had sent Miss Rife, with whom he had
boarded, to see Mr.. Miller, but declar-
ed that no message was brought back
to him promising immunity or release
from Jail as a reward for turning
states evidence
Bush was excused from the stand
at 1926, after having been in the
chair one hour. The defense's effort
was to discredit Bush's story, to weak
en- it's purport and to show that Bush
might have selfish motive in testify
ing as he did during the examination
in chief.
OtneT Witnesses
S. B. Fristoe, who was on the stand
Tuesday, was recalled by the state.
Was in Bottoms saloon in July 8, 1910.
Saw men drinking. Did not see any
thing to indicate that the drink was
being paid for.
Clifford Frye, teller of the First Ma
tional bank, was close to Bottoms sa-
loon on July 8. Saw men drinking.
Witness did not enter the place.
Charles Lloyd, who resides at Wes-
terville, was the next witness called.
Was in Newark on July s as raider
in the employ of the Anti-Saloon
league. Was at the Bolton saloon.
Several witnesses followed Bush
and corroborated his story relative to
the crowds on the streets of Newark
and in Bottoms place Of business on
the day of the lynching of Detective