The Hattiesburg news., 1914-04-08
JAMES A. HEARN
GETS FREEDOM ON
$4,000 BOND
CHANCELLOR srEvEns oectpes
AAsEAs coapvs pRocEEo.wos
ron DEFENDANT.
ACCUSED GIVES us
VERsISN Of SHOOTING
Says Both Eaton and Praytor curssd
Him and Started After HIm-pe-
eiares He Tried to Avoid Any
Trouble.

James A. Hearn. formally charged
with assault and battery with intent
to kill and murder on T. Lee Praytor,
was released on $4,000 bond yester-
day afternoon at S o'clock by decree Of
Chancellor ]. Morgan Stevens.
Because of reasonable, well
grounded doubt as to the defendants
act being murder, he is entitled TO
BAIL" said the court in handing down
the decree. The sum of the bond.
$4,000, was quickly agreed upon by
attorneys for state and defense. It
was signed by H. M Hsarn, Duncan
Draughn. J. D. Donald,. A. A. Monta-
que. c. T. Singleton, J. M. Arnold. N.
r. Mccullough and others.
In the taking of testimony to de-
termine whether Hearn was entitled
to bail Sam Eaton, NJ A. Kingsbery
and H. C. Besy, travelling salesman,
testified for the state and Hearn him.
self for the defense
Saw Shooting.
/ The testimony of Sam Eaton and
Mike Kingsbery was practically the
same as given in their statements In
Saturdays News.
Mr.. Besy testified that he came Up
from Poplarville on New Orleans and
Northeastern train No. and was
passing a crowd when he heard a
heated argument. He passed on. but
. as he got to Looks fruit stand, he
looked back just in time to see the
flash of gun, followed by Praytor's
fall. He could not identify any mem
Der of the crowd
= Hearn's testimony was about as fol-
, lows:
'T met Kingsbery about o'clock
Friday afternoon as was waiting for
a car to the Normal College He ask
, ed me when I was geins to leave
) town. said " am undecided, ! mar
go north on the G. and 8. !. or north
{ on the Northeastern.
t "E. NJ Jenkins, my brother-in-law,
: and I ate supper at Mr.. Petway's
, Then we came to a restaurant just
/ behind the Northeastern depot and
stayed there about an hour. AS we
were leaving the restaurant. we met
Burton Henry. We asked him to &c
to the show with us, and we started
. Just as we got this side OF the North
eastern freight depot somebody said
Someone is calling you o
"As | turned. Mr. Eaton was right
behind me with the others on each
side.
81 said, 'Howdy, boys. How is Sam.
and offered to shake hands with Sam
e Sam asked me if was in hurry
d | said. Yes, somewhat He asked me
to go to the Moose Club. told him
t. l did not want to go as Henry ant
jenkins could not go.
Eaton said. BY -, You will go.
| said Now, Sam, you have repeated
$ ly heaped insults upon me. You know
n am physically weaker than You an,
r will not resent it. Sam said, Shut up
/ or I'll knock your teeth down you
throat
r Il was backing up and Eaton va
:, advancing. Eaton said, You hav
s stolen over 5000 and you will have :
:. go up to the club and explain. sai<
g There is no use in my going ksI
t telling Eaton not to strike me.
Y Then ! said Whoever told you tn.
was short in my accounts is veu
much mistaken. tried to avoid tro
:. BILE and to get them to let me alone.
Il heard Praytor say. 4 am the ma
s who says you are short and be mn<
n two lunges at me as he said. 1'l n
4 you, you --liar.'
le As Praytor made his second Iun,
le At me, Eaton said Cut his throat, -
to As turned, Eaton was conf
~ ly on my right. ~
n from my right fvr- &1Sooo
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