The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-09-18


sembled the man who did the shooting
the witness SAID if he had a jumper
and cap he would fill the description
exactly. He stated that the size and
features were alike and that he was
sure he was the man he looked in the
face when he crossed the tunnel on
Sunday morning.
Val Tuck, who was walking with
Daniels when the shooting occurred,
testified in confederation of Daniels,
and stated that the prisoner resembled
the man who shot his friend.
Dewitt Lane, a negro, testified that
he lived in Mrs. Alexander's rooming
house on the west side of the track,
and that he saw the prisoner fire the
shot that killed Stout.
He said that when he came to his
room at about quarter to twelve
o'clock, he heard Curly Smith quar-
reling with his wife, and that he
heard him tell her that he had called
her and that she should have answer
ed.
He said he was in bed when the
trouble started and that he got up
and watched them from his window.
He further stated that he went back
to bed and after while was disturbed
again by hearing some loud words and
cursing, and when he went to the
window again he saw Curly sitting on
the fence and the white fellow walk
ing towards him, and another one was
close behind.
He said that Curly jumped down
and told them rot to rush up on him
or he would blow his brains out, and
just as another fellow called he saw
Curley take the gun out Of his right
hand hip pocket and fire.
Continuing with his testimony,
Lane stated that Smith ran up Good
Hope street across the bridge, down
through the back yard and past
Lanes door, and that he was still
standing there when the fleeing man
ran past his window within ten feet
Of him.
The witness positively identified the
prisoner as the guilty party and stat
ed that when the shooting occ'rred,
Smith was wearing a striped cap and
blue jumper instead of the coat and
hat he wore when he was brough: in
to the court room.
Officer Jeff Hutson was called to the
witness stand and he testified that he
heard the shot and hurried to the
scene.
Dewitt Lane appeared shortly after
his arrival and advised him that Gun
ly Smith had done the shooting. After
searching the Alexander house, start
ed north toward Lottie Lambert's
where Curly was said to have stayed.
He stated that near the corner of
Fountain and William streets, block
north of where the killing occurred,
they encountered Curly who at first
stated that his name was George Will
liams, and that when they took him
with them to the Lambert house, Lot
tie Lambert called him by name and
asked him what he had been doing.
He said that he then took the pris-
oner to Jail and sent for Dewitt Lane,
who positively identified him as Cur
ly Smith, the man who had done the
shooting.
A. L. Green and William Becwith,
two negro witnesses, testified to minor
matters bearing on the case. z
Sheriff VIM. A. Summers testified
that he had gone to the Lambert home
and searched Curly's belongings and
found some large calibre revolver
cartridges which Mrs. Smith stated
belonged to revolver once owned by
Curly.
The prisoner then testified in his
own behalf, denying the charge and
stating that he had not been on Good
Hope street at any time during the
night, and that he was on Broadway
after midnight, and was on his way
home when accosted by the officers.
After short deliberation, the Court
fixed the bond at s. 600 for the prison.
er's appearance at the January term
Of circuit court, and being unable to
meet the same, the defendant was or
dered back to the county Jail to re-
main until the time Of his trial.
G. r. Turner. Of Bloomfield. arrived
In the Cape this morning on his way
from St. Louis. where he has recently