The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-18

anyone VINO would buy a KIT OF fish.
They slept Monday night under trees
Near Powers house, and on Tuesday
had fished, or had watched nets that
day as no fish were caught. After
they hung up nets that night, and
later went with Mccormick berry
picking. They went on that expedi-
ton late in the afternoon. Getting
enough they returned to Jim Powers
place, coming back alone and run
ming bunch of cattle away from the
beach. "Cattle over there would chew
up anything and we was afraid they
would chew up bed clothes. Later
Brady and Mccormick returned and
he soon became sleepy and moved to
go to bed"
They stayed or the beach that
night, said the witness, fishing none
that night. Next morning they were
awoke early and began fishing about
sun-up, going out and 'Gaid set
about the stand, catching a few fish
and afterward laid nets and caught
some cat fish, 81 remember that" On
Wednesday night they slept on Pow
ers' porch, getting up about daylight
and going fishing. That afternoon
Brady cleft and went home to get
some grub, as it had done give out"
Brady woke him UP early Friday
when he returned and told him about
the killing. They were later notified
to go to the inquest, but were not
served with subpoenaes. He testified
before the coroner's jury, saying he
was called once and later had helped
remove bodies. He removed the brains
from the gallery and Brady also help
ed. He left Wyman place next morn
ing, got on the Grand Rapids and
came to Milton, reaching here in eve
ming; was put in Jail at Milton and
stayed here until taken into the woods
and returned to Jail. That night they
were taken to Pensacola and put on
the third floor. On Saturday before
being returned to Milton, White came
up and said he had letter from
Mitchell, who sent for an answer. He
would not give Roberts the letter but
read it to him. He did not bring him
any other letter, but visited him three
times in all, endeavoring to get state
inent from him regarding the killing.
Witness said he wrote no letters, nor
asked him to write any letters. He
said he made no statement whatever
to White. The latter, said witness,
told him Elder and the other boys
were going to put it all on him. He
said White had told him Elder paid
him four dollars to help US out. Said
he and party of four had been to
Wyman house two or three years ago
to borrow a skiff. They did not get
it because some one else had borrow
ed ii. beforehand.
This witness admitted to Mr.
| Stokes that White held several con.
versations with him in the Escambia
county Jail, but of course denied that
anything of the sort as testified by
White, insofar as discriminating him
self, had taken place.
BRADY ROBERTS CALLED.
Brady Roberts, the half brother
| was called to the stand at 2 D. m.
testifying that he was married, hao
one child, and had been staying with
his father. His own home was liz
or 200 yards. east of fathers home
and about 100 yards from the water
Said lie made living by fishing. Re.
membered when the old couple was
murdered, and he was about two miles
south on Sound bay, on north shore
| fishing when crime was committed
At the time of the murder he was
fishing with Percy. On Monday be.
fore the old couple was murdered hi
was fishing, that night sleeping on {
couple of quilts on shore. He knew
Elder Mitchell. He denied having
conversations with Mitchell and Bar
baree regarding the "going up anc
getting what old people had" He en-
tered a general denial of the claims o,
Mitchell that they had ever discussed
anything about "going up there am
getting what the old people had" HI
described how they fished, and es
pecially on Monday night and Tues
day morning, going fishing Tuesday
and stayed out all morning. The!
went out on Tuesday afternoon, re
naming until about o'clock whel
they stopped, came in, hung up net
and went berry picking up to plac,
called Shell Landing about one-hal
mile away. Witness said he knew
where Oglesby's rosin wharf was
two miles away. Witness said h
could not remember whether or no
he had made the statement accredite,
to him by the sheriff, about the miss
ing Wyman skiff He did say the da,