Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-16
SAYS
LUMP WILL
COME To
AID HER
Complete Denial Of Poison Plot
Charge ExpeCted-Barbe Only
Acquaintance, She Asserts.

A clash between the attorneys
in the Crawford will case oc-
CURED Thursda ymorning when
Burton Smith, Luther Z. Rosser,
Colonel P. H. Brewster and Reu-
ben Arnold forced J. S. James,
attorney for their heirs-at-law, to
retract his charge that they
were "perpetrating a nefariols
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 S25O,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 a "nefarious scheme to defraud."
q demand that apology be made to
this court for that statement" said
Colonel Brewster, looking menacingly
toward Attorney James.
Threats Fly Promiscously.
1T stands on the minutes Of the
hearing" replied James hotly.
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 on the opposite side.
Looking toward Attorney James, he
said:
81 am going to tell everything I
know about this case. If any further
reference is made to a nefarious
scheme Che leaned across the table 20
Attorney James,, I will consider it a
personal matter
Burton Smith, who figured proml-
nently in the case about month ago
by beating two Of the heirs-at-law,
and Reuben Arnold, who was Smiths
second in the famous fight, took d
hand and demanded that full apology
be made for the charge and that it be
stricken from the minutes.
Stricken From Record.
Attorney James raised no objec-
ton. Auditor Anderson ordered that
the statement be stricken from the
minutes and the case proceeded
quietly.
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 a 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. 4
don't think they would have any trou-
BILE locating him if they really wanted
to find him, for I 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
TeIIs oF Meetino Lurnp.
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
rage Lump became i'll and was taken
to a hospital. l returned to st. Au-
gustine to look after some business
affairs aud met him on the street.
spoke to him as l would to any ac-
quaintance.
Later he came to Atlanta-this
was after Mr.. Crawfords death-and
he came out to my house to see me,
but there is no reason in the world
why there should be anything made
of that visit l think he secured
work here for a while, but I am not
sure about that
Before this thing is over, the peo-
pie who have prosecuted and done