Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
WIDOW SAYS
LUMP WILL
AID HER
Accused Woman to Go on Stand
Friday-Barber Is Only An
Acquaintance, She Asserts.

A clash between the attorneys in
the Crawford will case occurred
Thursday morning when Burton
Smith. Luther 2. Rosser Colonel P. H.
Brewster and Reuben Arnold forced
]. S. James, attorney for their heirs
at-law, to retract his charge that they
were "perpetrating a nefarious scheme
to rob the rightful heirs of Joshua B.
Crawford.
The clash came while Colonel
Brewster was on the witness stand
telling of the litigation in the fight
for the s250.OOO estate.
Reference was made to a previous
statement by Attorney James that
the attorneys on the other side of
the case were attempting to perpe-
rate 'nefarious scheme to defraud."
Il demand that apology be made to
this court for that statement" said
Colonel Brewster, looking menacingly
toward Attorney James.
Threats Fly Promiseuously.
1T stands on the minutes OF the
hearing" replied James holly.
Auditor James L. Anderson tried to
restore order and Luther Rosser was
called to the stand.
His first statement was a threat to
the attorneys OIL the opposite side.
Looking toward Attorney James, he
said:
Il am going to tell everything I
know about this case. II any further
reference is made TO a 'nefarious
scheme Che leaned across the table to
Attorney James, I will consider it
personal matter"
Burton Smith, who figured promi-
nently in the case about a month ago
by beating two Of the heirs-at-law.
and Reuben Arnold. who was Smiths
second in the famous fight. took
hand and demanded that full apology
be made for the charge and that II be
stricken from the minutes.
Stricken From Record.
Attorney James raised no objec-
ton. Auditor Anderson ordered that
thu statement be stricken from the
minutes and the case proceeded
quietly.
Attorney James obtained permits
sion to introduce another poison wit
ness" during the hearing Thursday
He would not reveal the identity of
his new witness, except to say that I:
was a physician who had made an
examination of the contents of Craw-
ford's stomach.
Expectation that Mrs. Crawford
would go on the stand at Thursdays
hearing in her own behalf was blast
ed by the lengthy cross examination
Of Colonel Brewster. The widow
probably will go on the stand Friday.
Mrs. Crawford said Thursday
morning that she would be able to
prove her innocence Of the sensa-
tional charges, and would produce
Fred Lump at the proper time to go
on the stand as witness in her be-
half.
Il expected to have Mr.. Lump here
as a witness, and would have done SO
had the other side acted properly in
the matter" said Mrs. Crawford. 81
don't think they would have any trou
BILE locating him II they really wanted
to find him, for l think he would be
anxious to prove the falsity of the
charges that connect him with an af-
fair about which he knows absolutely
nothing.
Tells of Meeting Lump.
Il met Lump when he came to
board at my house at St. Augustine.
My only connection with him was IN
that way. had never seen him until
he appeared at my house and wanted
board. At about the time of my mar.
riage Lump became i'll and was taken
to a hospital. l returned to st. Au-
gustine to look after some business
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