The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-29

buggy with MT. Evans. The shot was fired from upgrade
 c. H. Hilton was the next witness:
 T was at Mary Lee mines on the day Lawrence B. Evans was killed. 1 was coming down the pike on a bicycle when I heard shot fired saw a. buggy with two men in it and as I went toward it l saw MT. Evans fall out of the vehicle I -ode up and asked MT. Payne what was the matter. He said MT. Lawrence was shot He then went for assistance. l raised MT. Evans head and saw that he was shot in the breast l could not tell just what kind of shot I heard. but to the best of my Judgment it was shot gun. I was about 300 yards from where found Evans when I heard the shot. When I got to Evans he was grooming 1 stayed little while. then went home"
 Cross examined by Mir. Arnold: Tt was between and o'clock In tine afternoon when the killing took place As I rode up and asked what the trouble was I saw MT. Evans lying on the road and on ex- animation I saw MT. Evans was shot in the breast. MT. Payne seemed frightened and left for assistance
 Pink Johnson Called
 Pink Johnson was called: q live at Lewisburg and work at Mary Lee mines. remember the day when Law renee Evans was killed. I was about 300 yards from the place he was killed. heard a shot fired and saw a cloud of smoke arising from the right side of the road. I looked in the direction, but saw no one. About 20 minutes before the shot was fired I saw a man going in the direction of the place where the shot came from He was a young, slim man. with | pale face and to the best of my judg- | n,ent 1t was Walter Jones. He was carrying a rifle"
 Cross examined by MT. Arnold ''I went up to see what had happened to Mir. Evans and saw he was shot. was going to the mines when l passed Jones. MT. Payne told me there was no work that night, so I started home. left my house at 5:05 o'clock that evening. When first saw the man l believed to be Jones he was about 20 paces from me. I noticed he was in his shirt sleeves thought he was hunting, as he carried a gun. sup pose the smoke was from a gun, as heard the shot and saw the smoke aris- ing Immediately.
 "I went to where MT. Evans was lay ing and there were a number of peo- pie there. l stayed while and then went home. The shot was fired from a higher point than the road. The shot was fired either from a rifle or pistol" The witness pointed out to the jury the poinlS where me SIol my EVanS-
 Saw Jones With Gun Rufe McMillan, a negro, who lived near the Mary Lee mines, gave the most damaging testimony against | Jones. He stated he saw Walter Jones carrying gun and going toward the | place where Evans was killed that he heard the shot fired and saw Jc,1es running through the underbrush to- l ward the mines. He also testified to seeing the deceased fall in the road after the shot was fired. He positive ly identified Walter Jones as the man he saw running away from the spot. He was subjected to vigorous cross examination by MT. Arnold for the de- fense and while he varied slightly in some of his statements and was not personally" sure about the date, yet the weight of his testimony was un- shaken and he stuck to his original statements.
 All the witnesses put on the stand were white men with the exception of McMillan and all made good witnesses. The examination of the states wit nesses will be continue this morning. It is expected the confession of Jones will be introduced by the state im- medately after court convenes