The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

| state aafe of that ride
 We asoI ehree cars The last thing I can re f6i t1t before we turned around was roF f edar trees, which my wife | said woi ra'ce good Christmas trees.
 State appened then" F 4 rs Highwayman 1 "Abou tuarters of mile from where we were going along easily ' = O man came from the left hand side of the road. He was so close to me that I had to put on the brake SC as not to hit him. He asked if l was going to hit him, and I said he had | plenty of room, and that I should have l then put in the low gear and reached over to take the brake. He pointed the gun at me and said, Stop or I'll shoot. l didn't want to aggravate him so l said nothing As touched the cluth he fired. 1 Your wife fell between your back and the back of the seat?' l Yes; in the space of a moment | jumped out of the car and started to- ward the man. He raised the gun to hit | me. l caught the gun as it hit me on | the nose. He let loose and being over balanced I fell back. There has been something said about blood on the gun Tom Owen said my face was bloody" Don't argue the case,'' objected the ! prosecution.
 'I picked up the gun and the man ran up the road Who was the first man you told?' Tom Owen" Was the statement of what you told Mir Owen the same as the one made at the coroners inquest Yes" The court here told the wit ness not to argue the case. You have competent and experienced lawyers" said Judge Watson. They will argue it for you.'' 'I had cautioned the witness likewise, " said MT. Smith promptly, but he has never been on a witness stand before.' V
 Why didn't you follow the man?"
 Well, getting the gun and seeing him running up the road, my next thought was for my wife. She was lying on the left hand side of the car. had to step on her dress to get in. felt of her pulse. but I knew I could not tell, being excited, whether she was dead or living.
 T hollowed murder and help and blew the horn. but knowing there was doctor at Tom owens. I seated my wife on the left seat. Her head dropped forward and holding with one hand I ran the car with the other A little way down the lights went out. I fixed my wife in the seat and jumped out to fix the lights. I realized then l had
  on to Mir Owens house"
 How fast did you run back"
 About 40 or 50 miles an hour"
 Can you recall how near the Belt line it was that you stopped?"
 No I remember that the car jumped nearly two feet when it did cross the Belt line tracks. There was one bad turn, where I had to let go of my wife once to use both hands for the turn MT. owen and pr. Mercer helped me carry my wife into the library I asked if there was anything could do, send for an ambulance or take her to a hospital, but he said she was dead. I remember asking second time if she was dead
 Do you know where your coat was found?"
 "Dr. Mercer found it on the foot board of the machine"
 Did you give MT. owen and the of ficers all the information possible about it"
 Gave Information
 q told everybody what I knew and said I would show them the spot"
 When they asked what you did with the gun, what did you say?"
 T said I had put it into the rear of the car He said 1t was not there and perhaps it was jolted out at the Belt line crossing"
 What description of the man did you give?"
 T told everybody a large man, about six feet tall and face. full of beard"
 Tt was dark night, wasn't it?"
 And there are woods on both sides of the spot where the murder oc- curred?"
 Yes"
 The prisoner said the lights of his machine did not help any in seeing the man and that the description of him was guess.
 Did you know whether he was a white or colored man' q think he was white man by his voice.
 "The detectives have testified that you showed no signs of grief. How was that?"
 well, there were several ladies at the house and when the detectives came. they were all strongers to me and I tried to compose myself to give them all the in- formation l could.' l Whose suggestion was it that they go out and find the gum Mine, but they all told me I was in no condition to run the car"
 That was before you had drink of the whisky which your father brought. wasn't, it?'
 1 "I had one drink before that, which one of the ladies gave me-
 Do you know anything about the gauntlet that has been mentioned?" No
 Do you remember placing the car around the blood spot?''
 "A lot of detectives were there. They wanted my car and I got my brother to give it to them. I had nothing to do with placing the car"
 "Did you ever agree with any one that the blood could not come out of the car?
 NO"
 Have you examined the car in that reference?"
 | Yes
 Was there any reason why blood could lnot get into the road from it?" 1 No"
 Did you see Paul Beattie on Wednes day night?"
 ''Yes, he came over, and told me Beulaf said she was sorry at what had happened sorry for me, and that she had asked fl she could call up. told him to tell hei nn to bofh