The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-03-01
REFUSED TO TESTIFY.

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ward.
REFUSED TO TESTIFY.
Howard Turnbough. a waiter in
a restaurant near the scene of the
killing and who had carried meals
to the room. ignored the courts
Summons. An attachment was is
sued for him but he was not locat-
ed.
WHAT THE WITNESSES TESTI-
FLED TO
The most material evidence given
by witnesses follows:
Wards brother, the first witness.
testified that the deceased was q
years old and proved the fact Of
death. Don't claim his brother
was robbed: took $l4O from him
FRIDAY nihgt. leaving So or So:
brother was drinking Saturday
afternoon. but was not drunk; was
killed in room upstairs in Leary
building; no light there when he
went up. By light of match, he
saw his brother in corner with pis-
tol lying the or twelve inches from
right hand. Brother had once
pleaded guilty to resisting arrest.
Brother was cripple. having only
one leg. Denied that he had said
he would have nothing to do with
prosecution because when drinking
bis brother always had an idea
some one had il in for him.
Charles Tedford, undertaken,
testified as to nature of wounds,
one in forehead, one in left cheek
and two in neck.
Lockridge Byrne stated that he
was the only eyewitness to the
shooting; that Lane pushed open
the door and shot as he advanced:
that Wards pistol was on the bed
at the time. Witness said he got
out Of the room as soon as he could
and did not see the finish; that
lights went out as he was in the
hall trying to get away. When
Lane left the room he asked Byrne:
What have you got?' and was
answered only a quart of whis-
ky;I' that he escaped from the hall
by front window and left via a
telephone pole. Witness related
various movements of himself and
Ward, stating that Roy Nelson.
Bowen Vardaman and John Her.
ring. together with a woman whose
name he did not know, had been in
the room short time before the
shooting and a whisky battle had
circulated. That Ward exhibited
pistol be had bought that after
noou.. and in fun threatened to
shoot witness. Didn't see him
point pistol at the woman. Had
been that afternoon with Ward to
the home of Kate Myers; didn't
know it was a house of prostitu-
tion. Acknowledged that when he
returned and stood beside Wards
dead body that he said. Poor
Ward. you're gone; am going to
testify for you, but l have been in
so much trouble myself that they
won't believe a word / say"
Wasn't drunk then, but got under
the influence of liquor later. De-
med that he ever made statement
that Ward thought Lane was Nell
son returning and began shooting.
Didn't hear woman ask anybody to
get Ward out of the room. DidRSt
hear her say she would get an OFF,
Ger to take him out. Didn't hear
Ward say IL she brought an officer
up he would kill him.
Overton Kennedy testified that
at the time Ward was shot he was
standing outside of the door in the
hall. He stopped to take drink
of whisky. Lane passed and said
something indistinct. Lane went
in the door. which was partly
open. Said something which wit
ness could not distinguish, and the
shooting began. Couldn't say who
fired first. Didn' t see Ward with
a pistol. First flash from the door
where he was standing: left in a
hurry.
Burrell Spencer. electrician. told
|of electric wiring in the room
which he visited after the tragedy:
wire in room 10 rear was discon-
|nected, which would cause lights
in front room to 20 out
Fielder Storm had advanced de-
ceased So on his watch as security
about twenty-five minutes before
the shooting. He was not drunk
then.
Overton Kennedy. recalled. said
/ that after he reached the sidewalk
he saw John Herring and Jack Lane
come down the stairway. Lane
had a pistol Didn't pass the
woman with John Herring on the
Ifront stairs.
Hub Jordan saw John Herring at
the door Of the stairway five min
utes before Ward was killed. Her
ring tried to borrow a pistol from
witness. but be had none to lend.
This testimony was objected to by