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of Augusta, was the next witness to
testify. Witness said that on the eve
4 ming of March Goth last he was called
to the Hardy camp in company with
4 Deputy Marshal Choate. Witness told
| of going to Co. B. barracks and ar
resting the respondent, Vannah. Found
him in bed. Respondent was not asleep
when he arrested him. Witness stated
| that vannah asked him what he was
being arrested for, and he replied that
he was charged with the murder of
Edward E. Hardy. Witness further
i. stated that he searched Vannah at the
police station and found $72 in money
and a note for 500. Witness told of
II an interview which he held with Van
| nah last summer while the respondent
was in jail. Witness testified as to it's
Il, taking him 28 minutes to walk from
| the Hardy camp to Co. B. barracks.
Attorney Maher then began has cross
examination.
You're quite an athelete, aren't you,
corbett?"
"Oh 1 don't know as I am, l have
been in athletics some
How old are you Corbett?"
Thirty three"
you've been in running races, and
.have played baseball, haven't you?"
"Yes. sir
You did some more arresting on
1.-The night of the shooting didn't you?'
Yes, l arrested Tom Devine."
'Why did you arrest him.
Because he had just come from
Togus and was covered with mud"
Witness thought ii was about l
o'clock in the morning when the ar
rest was made. Court at this point
took a recess.
At the conclusion of recess Harvey
Mooers, a stage driver. took the wit
mess stand. Witness stated that he al
ways knew the respondent by the
name of Frank Johnson, instead of
.Vannah. Witness testified as to deliv-
cry of several packages of freight to
johnson" supposed to have contain
ed liquor
Witness had a shipment of whiskey
for johnson" on the night before the
shooting. The respondent delivered the
liquor to Vannah by the Spring landing
on the Thomaston road. Witness tes-
titled that Charles Sias came out on to
the Ihomaston road running, on the
night of the shooting and informed
him that the Hardys had been shot.
Witness stated that he drove to the
residence of Charles Jones and there
telephone message was sent to the
Augusta police station. The cross
examination was brief.
Fred o. Graffam was then called to
the witness stand to testify. Witness
testified as to finding the umbrella and
revolver that the State claims is the
property of Francis A. Vannah near
the Spring landing. The condition of
the revolver was such that 1t was im-
possible to work it. The State then
offered the revolver, found as evidence.
You say the revolver was covered
with leaves"
Yes, sir
"The umbrella was leaning up
against a tree?"
Yes, sir
Both the revolver and umbrella were
on the same side of the tree according
to witness.
William Malaney testified as to pur-
chauine the revolver found by Fred
GRAHAM and alleged to have been VAN
nah,s for s10o Witness testified as to
n.emoving five empty shells from the
chamber of the revolver soon after
he purchased it.
Deputy Sheriff A. r. Bucklin then
took the stand and testified that he
went to Togus and secured the revol-
yer and umbrella from Graham.
Coroner Plummer who testified Sat
Erday was recalled and asked II he
accompanied officer Corbett on the
trial trip from the Hardy camp to co.
B barracks, that was completed IN 2s
minutes, and he replied that he did.
You're not sprinter?
Mo-
One of Jurors Taken Suddenly III.
While the direct questioning of this
witness was going on v. c. jackson
,of Winthrop, one of the jurors on the
panel, was suddenly taken i'll. A ply
sician was called and 1t was discoV-
cred that Mr.. Jackson was suffering
from an attack of indigestion. He
was able to continue at the afternoon
session.
Coroner Plummer resumed the wit
ness stand at the beginning of the
afternoon session to answer few
questions put by Attorney Fisher. In
cross examination counsel for defense
hsked for the production of Stenog
rapher Rand's record of Vannah's tes-
fimony in City Marshal Fletcher's Of
ice on the morning following the mur-
aer.
James F. Thurston, an inmate {
he National Home. was the next WIT
pess to testify. Witness had known
yannah fc yer a year. The so-call
bd vannak. op opposite the Hardy
samp was \ property of the wit
ness but Vanh had hired it Of him.
Witness had heard Vannah state that
&c Hardy had stolen his liquor and