The Sentinel=record., 1911-05-30

VIII make the opening for the state
 and that Colonel Rector Sawyer
 Hogue and Murphy will make the ar
 guments for the defense in the order ! named. The speech by Colonel Mur phy will probably take place at the
 afternoos session, and that of Prose
 cutor Wood at the night session.
 At the morning session of court :, Prosecutor wood presented before the
 court that in the mass of evidence to
 be developed it had ben overlooked
 by the state to prove that a rope had
 been found across the scaffold the
 morning after the tragedy and asked
 permission to go back into the case of the state to prove this. The court ruled that the evidence could be ins troduced
 Hardy Hinton was then recalled and testified that when he came to the scene he looked about and saw a grass or manila rope hanging over the scaffold. Said it was about a one half inch rope in size. One end had a knot and the other loop. On cross examination witness said it was an old rope. Rope was never in sheriffs office. Witness produced the rope in court. tThe jury had the rope passed up and made a careful inspection Of the knots and the loop.)
 John Rutherford, defendant, was next recalled to conclude his cross-ex. animation. Testified that of the men in stockade some were about steps of scaffold but saw none on the scaf- fold. Man who held the gun on him was first to speak and said, "Hod up your hands" Witness did not remem- Der saying anything in reply. Saw some grab Chitwood and don't remem- Der what they said. Chitwood scream ed but don't know what he said. Was excited. Don't know who got pistol or keys from witness, but missed them. They got lantern from witness when he came out and only few seconds later he thought they put it out. Shooting seemed to begin right away was in front of door outside jail when light was taken away. Had the key Tn the door when first saw the men and gun. Chitwood was on right side ot witness when door was being closed. Witness was back in stockade door behind Chitwood and part of mob. Was held there by the man with the gun After it was over they backed him out. They crowded about Chit ing all the time. Man who held pisto: on witness stood very close to him. Was as close IS three or four feet to the men as they passed out Seemed like he saw twenty-five men lined up about the outs de of the stockade door and they disappeared away in the grove. Don't know positively whether they were white 0i s;;-sscs Those inside were masked but don't know positively whether those out side were or not. Went to telephone first after getting away. Turner and Davenport were about when witness returned to scene. Did not believe he went back in stockade. Testified be fore coroners jury following Tuesday might The prosecutor here took up levldence of witness before the coro Iner. Admitted in former examination he said when he saw the men on fiaz Tel street he thought they were Chit
 woods friends. Could give no particu lar reason why he thought they were Chitwood's friends except that he ex
 pected that more than that he would be mobbed. Remember telling pris oner it was about ? o'clock when ht
 went in jail Witness believed tha
 Reb Houpt had gone around to Win
 dow with him to look at IL Witness
 expected to go back to h's work or
 ar until Murray told him they were
 going to Little Rock. Did not have tt
 have leave of absence. Gave all th'
 newspapers statement of the cass after the tragedy. Did not tell Sent
 nel Record man that man who heie
 oistol on him went out of stockads first and witness followed him out
 On redirect said he had heard Judge
 Wood or Judge Evans or some 0 hem say it would not be neoessar' to remove Chitwood until just befor' his trial. Did not know until F o'cloc' T that Chitwood was to be removes. A T time of testimony before coroner d'' It not know he would be charg5d w't' |. killing Witness said rope had neve 'e been seen by him before this morn \. ling.
 s' Reb Houpt recalled. Knew nothin q about the rope. Never saw It exeep ' in court room.
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