The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-22
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WITNESS IN HOBBS TRIAL STICKS
STORY He TOLD LAST
sATuRpAy.
TELLS WHY he DID NOT
HAVE SENATOR AllEsTfD
Wanted to Catch Lieutenant Governor
Hiibo, Who He Thought Was Ia On
the Deal, and Pe.sib'y other:- ~
Other New Evidence Brought osk
(By Associated Prcss.)

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vicksburg. Miss. Dec. 22.stsphek
Castleman did not have State Senator
Hobbs arrested when he is alleged to
have given him 5000 as bribe be-
cause he wanted to catch Lieut.. Gov.
Bilbo, too, according to Castleman's
testimony at the trial OF Hobbs for
bribery. He said he believed Bilbo
was in on the deal and wanted to get
him and possibly others.
Other than this Castleman told Of
no incidents not covered in his story
Saturday. He was placed on the
stand at the opening of court and was
under a severe cross-examination by
the defense He stuck closely to the
story that he first told and remained
calm.
Mrs. Turnage Denies chxrue.
vicksburg, Miss. Dec 22.-A lawyer
would describe Sunday as q dies non
in the Hobbs case. Many conferences
took place among counsel on both
sides, but of these talks nothing be.
came public. The most intersstins Dc.
velopment was the statement from
Mrs. A. L. Turnage. who is Ill in Green.
wood, positively denying that Stephen
Castleman had ever placed money IN
, her hands to influence legislation Tha
defense expected to prove from the
evidence of Mrs. Turnage that this
proffer had besn made her n M
t Castleman. The statement ~ nlcn
8 discussed and commentsd, = tGE>ng
, the day by the general public 11oa& 9
t the men chiefly Interested in ~ ~
left for their homes to spend Sunday.
{ Judge Mounger left for his home in
: Port Gibson.
/ Lieutenant Governor Bilbo also left
l. the city, said to be going to Poplar
e vile. 1t is expected that he went to
J, Biloxi, where a conference was held.
e Several Of the lawyers In the case also
r left for their homes.
e. The people of vicksburg are in nc
degree excited over the trial nor dis
posed to take sides or make 1t fac
tionality resting on the city and ,coun
ty and are In almost every instanct
disposed to reserve judgment until tn,
evidence is before them.
Ira H. Sample, known as the MAJ
Of Mystery" is not in the city. He Il
one of the detective force said to hav,
been engaged by Governor Brewer, an,
A his connection with the case awaken
considerable curiosity and interest. l
l. is impossible to hazard a guess as +
TX the time when the trial will terminate
IN Much more rapid progress is bein
Ie made than was expected, and Juds
to Mounger is conducting the trial wit
lie frmness and all the dispatch CONNER
as surate with fairness and Justice {
both parties.
Dynamite for Brewer.
Gulfport, Miss, Dec 22.-Theodor
Bilbo was here and went to Biloxi fe
a conference. it is said, in connectio
with the pending bribery trial
I On his return from Biloxi he sal
u that he had secured a number of wi
nesses in that city with which he q
pected to put a carload OF dynamii
ne under Governor Brewer and his dete
en- tive. Pagan. Mr.. Bilbo refused to d
OK vulge the names of witnesses, sayir
IN. that would be known when subpoeni
be- were issued.
'os He is thought to have conferred wi
All Representative Rushing, who was I
led Gently called to vicksburg as a W
!. ness.
ore He left for New Orleans at 6.45.
his torney W. n Graham. Of Gulfport. I
ted companied Mr.. Bilbo to the tra,nu,h
tes 1t is claimed that he has n
op- called as q witness.
the
iol- THE MARkErs.