The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-30
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 cattle on their places and used ropes
 Did you make any effort to find out
 who killed Chitwood?r Witness saIs
 did not think he did as he did mol
 know what to do. Dr. Smith was 6
 deputy about that time but did not
 know when. Wl.ness was not sheriff
 then and if Dr. Smith was deputy at
 that time he was Jake Hopt's deputy
 On redirect said many other people in
 the county had cattle and ropes. Went
 to Woods office on return and vol.
 unteer to help find who killed Chit.
 wood. Wood said he did not know any
 thing to be done Went before coroners
 jury voluntarily. On recross did not
 know what date he got back: thinks
 1t was Friday morning. Rutherford and
 Murray were then arrested.
 John Aiken. lives 314 Hazel street.
 Worked fir department at that time.
 Went home about oc!ock that morning. Came from Park avenue.
 Saw standing under livery stable on Ouachita about five men. That was near court house. Heard three shots fired. Was in room and went on front
 porch and did not sec or hear any body at that time. Fire boys are sup posed to get out when more than two
 shots are fired. so got up. Heard wa. gons leave It was just after shooting Wagons left from about behind the bill board. On cross examination said thinks there were two wagons or more and one went down Ouachita. one out to South Hot Springs and one down Hazel street. The men were standing under shed in front Of stable of wagon yard. Saw others about up in city as came through city.
 w. W. Wiley. was police lieutenant | at time. Came to court house Saw Rutherford. He was very much ex- cited Witness believed he made sug- gestion that keys would be thrown away and to look for them Knew ne- gro women prisoner witnesses and would hardly believe them on oath. On cross examination witness was asked If he testified before that Ben Murray picked up the pistol but did not remember we'll about that. OK ford or Murray picked up the pistol Gun and cartridges lay together. Row Brown, recalled. Put in teie- phone call at Little Rock for Houpt's residence about 9: IS. Had to wait about 30 minutes. On cross-examina tion said did not think he testified before that he got quick connection.
 Miss Maggie Welshbillig introduced for state to testify as to taking evi- dence of John Rutherford before the coroner and to contradict in that evi- dence later evidence in the present trial. (Here Prosecutor Wood read to the jury the whole of the evidence Of Rutherford before the coroners 1ury.)
 Bud Houpt. recalled. testified he had never seen rope before that was found on the scaffold. It was not his.
 The defense closed.
 On rebuttal Prosecutor Wood intro dueed Bruce Gotham. court steno- grapher who tool. the evidence of Rutherford before the examining trial for bond.
 John Rutherford, recalled sy the de- tense. Prosecutor Wood had MT. Stevens of the sentinel Record called in but Rutherford did not remember seeing him before. Rutherford remem- bered talking with several people but did not know Stevens. Don't think he told Stevens about place where he was backed up. Remembered talking 10 wadley about it. Thought he talked to Mir. Hntchkiss about 1t but did not know or remember talking to Mir. 
 Stevens.
 L. H. Stevens night editor of the Sentinel iisecord. Was at nome night of the tragedy and was called to scene. Talked to Rutherford who made statement of tragedy Said to witness
 that about 1880 or 1:45 he saw five men on Hazel street and thought they
 might be Chitwood's friends and he
 was going to take him to the city jail. and when coming out they grabbed | Chitwood He said there were a dozen Tor fifteen on the inside and others out. He said the man who had gun on him held him until the others backed out and then went out. and then the man left. and he went out and called for help. Said he saw none of the men outside the enclosure and did not know which way they went. On cross examination witness said there probably was dozen in the en- closure when statements were made. c. w. Lurty. knew John Rutherford. Saus fvhituera uheu ho Waa brft1tehf