The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-26
'e would not swear positively on that


 voice like Chitwood's cried ou
 Please MT. Sid Houpt, give me a ia
 trial. Please don't kill me" And he
 said this was repeated in substance
 even after the first shot was fired Purnell also said that a voice like
 Rutherfords cried out Don't do
 that" while the shooting was in pro
 gress. and that after the shooting a
 voice like Rutherefords began crying for help and police, and that there
 was shuffling of feet and moving about, vehicle drove away from the southwest of the jail. and then again Rutherford cried for help ana police.
 Purnel believed that there were four, five or six people in the scaffoId enclosure where Chitwood was killed i He testified that in the quiet that followed he heard them moving out. and cou,d know about how many there were.
 The cross examination of Purnell was not lengthy. The defense will find some of it to advantage espec- ally that part wherein Rutherford was crying Don't do that.' for it is the theory of the defense that Ruther- ford was doing what he could to pro tect Chitwood at the door.
 The state has not used more than half of it's witnesses. All of the pris oner witnesses except Purnell are yet to be brought before the jury, or an effort made to get their deposi- tions before this jury. Joe Denton and Horace Ellison, two witnesses Tn the examination, who also were prisoners under first degree murder charges. like Purnell. at the time Of the killing, also have been acquitted since they testified. but this time they are summoned for the defense. and will probably not be used by the state, though they were originally state witnesses in the examination before the coroner.
 The jury is showing much interest in the case. The evidence is being followed closely. and except at inter. yals when some juror gets thirsty for glass of cold water kept in the iudge's quarters. and asks for min, ute's excuse, there is unbroken in tercst in the proceedings before them.
 Dr J. P. Randolph was the first witness sworn. He is coroner and held the inquest over the body of Os. car Chitwood. About 2:15 was called to jail on morning of December 26. Was dark about court house when he arrived. Saw Rutherford and police and Rutherford told witness that Chit wood had been lynched. Found Chit woods body lying on concrete walk at door of jah handcuffed. and dead Body was lying on right side with hands under head Was shot in head just little to the right of crown of head, came out about right eye. Same bullet entered the thumn One ball entered body rear of left shoulder blade and came out on righ, side about waist line. Another ball en tered about right nipple and did not come out.
 Ben Harrison. works Sentinel Rec ord Was passing when shots were fired. Was at Orange and Ouachita Heard four shots. Walked on to court house About in front of Williams Hardware house, heard call for DO lice. Went to Moody hotel and phoned for police. Met Rutherford on Ouachita and he said mob had killed Chit
 wood and asked witness to call tho
 coroner Did SO When he came back
 Rutherford. Davenport and John Turn CT were standing together. Went then
 to telephone Mr. Hotchkiss at Senti mel Record and when witness re turned coroner and others had come l l eft F'ulton's restaurant at l:45 anf came on walking out Ouachta. or
 cross-examination witness said Dav
 enport went on to court house wheT he went to telephone. Cry was fol help police, t was Rutherford ask led witness to phone for coroner. Go
 in auto at Hawthorn to go looking fol Hotchkiss and in going down Ouachi Ita did not notice Ben Murray
 | Roy Davenport was with Ben liar
 rison Ran when ha heard shots; thinl
 there were four or five. Thought l
 was fire call and ran on towards cour
 house. At corner of court house hear'
 Rutherford cry for help. He wa
 standing about where pump stand
 in court house yard. Asked him wha was the matter and Rutherford sail cbitwood had been killed. Just thel window raised in a rooming hous' and asked what was the matter an putberford told him Chitwood hal
 been taken from him and killed. Wi hess went in stockade With huthei