The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-03

district and that George A. Miller IS out of the city arranging to rush his work forward
 MT. Schumacher when seen last night said: "Since the design of Union Foundry companys post has been ap- proved by the Third avenue merchants, rapid progress has been made in se- curing additional subscriptions for the 
 off to the Louisville and Nashville rail- road he might get a piece of money out of it, and you would divide it with him?"
 q never had no such conversation"
 Didn't you tell MT. Powell a few days ago that if the Louisville and Nashville railroad didn't pay you well for your tes- timony you wouldn't open your mouth2'
 Denies Statement f"t@ 0" q never made no such statement" MT. Beddow re-examined the witness on redirect examination and asked:
 "I'll ask you if the Louisville and Nash vile railroad ever offered you anything to testify in this case?"
 "No, sir
 Did anybody offer to give you any thing to testify?"
 No, sir
 Witness denied that he had ever been offered anything, or that anybody had hinted that he would get bond if he would testify in this case, or that he had ever conferred with any agent Of the Louisville and Nashville or any at torney until last Friday.
 Some delay occurred after the exam ination of MT. Crane. The defense sent for the men from the county jail with whom Crane had been asked about talking to. It was desired to put them on the stand and ask them whether Witness Crane had had conversations with them, and what he had said. Tn the meantime Warder c. A. Grif- fifth was put on the stand, but before he was examined Attorney Ross moved to strike out the evidence of the prosecu- ton on the ground that the corpus deticti had not been proved, venires had not been sufficiently proved, and the state had not made out prima facie case. The motion was overruled by Judge Weaver, and an exception noted by the defense.
 Expected To Go Home On direct examination Mir. Griffith testified that he is now bailiff in the city court, and was warden for nine months in the county jail He stated that Witness Crane told him on Friday after he had been over to the court house to confer with the states attor- neys, and again Saturday morning, that i. things worked out like he expected. he would go home Saturday after noon He stuck to the statement on cross examination
 w. T. Anthony was next called. Mir. King asked him whether Saturday morning he was standing in the alley near the jail and heard Crane tell somebody on the street that he eX- [ ected to go home Saturday Witness said he did.
 MT Harlan was called before the witness and he stated that to the best of his judgment Harlan was the man to whom Crane was talking.
 On cross examination Mir Griffith was called before witness, and he was asked by MT. Beddow whether MT. Griffith was the man to whom Crane talked. Witness said he was not
 Witness said that what Crane said was that if he went over and testified he would get bond and go home.
 Witness said that he told the state ment to Majors brother and that he was summoned as witness just after court adjourned Saturday; that na talked to MT. King about the state- ment this morning.; that he said mo- body else in the alley except the man to whom Crane talked; that the man to whom Crane talked said Yes and that was all ne nedru ol tne coiN CT sation.
 w. w. Powell Called
 w. w. Powell was the next witness called by the defense. He failed to an- swer to his name and J. A. Smith was called He is a coal miner and lives in the Warrior neighborhood He said he knew Crane and has known him seven or eight years.
 Do you know, his general reputa tion in the community in which he lives?" asked Mir King.
 Yes"
 "Is it good or bad"
 Il wouldn't call it good. I don't know what other people think"
 DO you know what his reputation is for truth and veracity?"
 "Yes, sirN know what other peo- pie say"
 What is it?''
 "Its bad"
 "From his general reputation would you believe him on oath in court of just
 q would not
 On oss-examination witness said he had lived in the same community with Crane seven or eight years; that he hiol heard several people say ban things of Crane and named some ot