The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-09-27

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ing this time Ward pointed his pis-
tol at her and tried to make her
drnk with him. Witness took pls-
toi away from Ward and threw
cartridges under the cover. Then
ByrDe came back to the room and
Ward threatened to shoot Byrne,
but Byrne told him he (Byrne) was
his best friend. As she went out
to call for a policeman Byrne fol-
lowed her out into the hall and re-
turned to the room, while she went
down stairs and asked John Her.
ring to get policeman to get
drunk man out of her room. Her
ring offered to go with her to get
the drunk man out, but she insist
ed on his getting the policeman
because the man. Ward; was drunk
and mad. When Lane came. wit
ness went back with him to see him
get Ward out. Witness admitted
she did not care for Ward though
she was not to stay mad with him.
Witness told John Herring not to
go in the room but let the police
man go in first When they got to
top of stairway Lane told Herring
to stay back and let him 60 ahead;
but Herring went on ahead to the
door. Herring, however, did not
60 into the room. When they got
to the door, Ward and Byrne were
standing near each other in the
room talking to each other. Her.
ring came in and stood in the door.
but near her. Lane then said to
Ward. "You are giving trouble up
here. Put up your pistol and come
go with me" Then Mack Ward
mumbled something like he was
about to say something and raised
his gun to shoot Lane. but got his
hand only to his waist-Iine, then
staggered back and raised his hand
higher and shot at Lane. Then
Ward was trying to shoot again
when Lane drew his gun and begun
shooting. As the lights went o1t
Ward was still trying to shoot.
Byrne lodged out of the room be-
hind Lane. After Lane came out
witness saw him 60 to Byrne and
heard Byrne tell Lane he had
nothing but a bottle in his pocket.
Witness went on down stairs and
Ibid not 60 back to the room, but
left for Jackson that night.
L. r. JAMES testified for the
defendant as to the location of the
body of Ward just after the homi-
eide. the pistol lying near Ward
and the location of the room furni-
ture.
JOHN HERRING for the de-
Tense Sid he was present, had gone
to the room with policeman Lane
in company with the Broom girl,
and was 10 the room when Lane
told Ward to put up his pistol and
come with him. Immediately
Ward raised his pistol and shot at
Lane. and then presently attempted
to shoot again and did shoot about
the time Lane drew his own gun
and began shooting Ward As the
lights went out witness left the
room and went hurriedly back down
the hall and stairway. Went down
stairs with Lane and Emma Broom.
JOHNSON CALENDER for the
defense stated that. at the request
of defendants attorneys. he had
shot both Lanes and Wards pis-
tolls. one time in the barn of Mar
shall Davis and again outside the
barn in the open, and that, if there
was any difference at all in the
reports. the pistol of Ward sounded
the louder of the two.
MARSHAL R. L. DAVIS for
the defense said he sat in his buggy
and heard the pistol shots at his
barn and that he could hardly tell
any difference in the loudness OF
the reports, and. if any. the. Ward
pistol sounded the louder. Davis
further said he had nc interest in
the case, only he thought that
Lane did his duty; that Lock Bryne
was unreliable and had been
known to swear falsely in other
cases.
ERNEST BLUE swore that Lock
Byrne's reputation is bad and that
he would not believe him on oath.
BERT MUNCY, a hackman,
heard the shots fired with the two
pistols by Calender in Davis barn.
and that there was very little diff
ference in the sound. If any differ
ence. the Ward pistol sounded the
louder
E. E. EPPS saw Lock Bryne
about 80 minutes after the killing
of Ward and Byrne. he would
Judge. was pretty full of booze.
GEO. DECELL swore that Lock
Byrne's reputation for truth and
veracity in Brookhaven is very bad.
and that from that reputation he
would not believe Byrne on oath.
IKE SMITH. member OF the
Board of Supervisors, swore that
Byrne's general reputation for
truth and veracity is very bad.
MAYOR CHARLES HEUCK. for
the defense. was called and took
the witness stand. The defense has
Mrs. Jennings called before the
Mayor and she said she did not
know Heuck and that he had never
asked her for the privilege Of call
Ling on her at her room. She was
then excused, and Heuck stated |
that Byrne'a reputation for truth
and veracity Is bad. The evidence
Of the woman was taken to contra