The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-17
FOREST RANGER CALLED.

W.. w. Day was called. He is a
ranger in the national forest and lived
on East Bay. He recollected vi
wildly the murder of the Wymans,
having, been with the first to visit the
house, searched the place. Empty
shells were found under the window,
on the front porch and one on the
mantel in the house, having been
found on the mantel. This witness
infinitely corroborated that part of
Lowery's direct testimony hearing
upon the finding of the exploded
shells, as well as the imprints, in
some respects, found about the house.
Lige Williams was called and did
not answer. An attachment was or
dered issued for him by the court
Nick Broxton was called. He was
a close acquaintance of all five pris-
oners. He remembered the killing
and was asked about a conversation
he had with Mitchell. This testimony
met with objection on part of the de-
Tense. The court did not rule on the
objection, the state calling witness
from the stand.
SHERIFF HARvELL TESTIFTEs.
Witness testified he was called on
June II to the Wyman home, locating
the same on Santa Rosa sound, sit
uated on what was known as the
Lower Pritchard point. He said he
had been notified Of the double muir
der by w. w. Day, and started at
once. He stopped at Holly to get
physician and undertaken and reached
the scene Friday morning, having
previously instructed Mr.. Day to get
the coroner and deputy sheriff and
make an inquiry. Witness described
how he found barefooted tracks, one
large ard the other three smaller
footprints. One track, the larger,
was peculiar, he said, because of the
extension Of the great toe, while one
of the smaller tracks was distin-
guished by the fact that the smaller
toe seemed "to ride the others. He
had placed Brady's foot in the big
track and it fitted close. He said de-
PENDANT hesitated about placing his
foot in the track.
Sheriff Harvell then gave a de-
scription of the interior of the home,
the finding of the lifeless bodies, the
disordered interior, the charge Of
shot above the bed occupied by the
old woman, the blood and brain be-
! spattered wall, and other details.
Telling Of the arrest of the defend
ants, Sheriff Harvell told of actions
of one or more defendants. Defense
objected to this sort of testimony
claiming that a proper predicate hac
not been laid. This was overruled
as well as other objections. Brady
maintained that he did not think il
any use to have him before the cor.
oners' jury, saying it was a useless
expenditure of money. Subpoena fol
Jim Roberts was left at his home, anc
he came later. The others were found
and personally served with the sub
| poena.
Witness said he received the guns
each of which had one shell with il
He said one of the loaded shells wal
fired off by him, and it compared ia
vorably with exploded shells found a
the Wyman home. Shells which wit
ness and deputy had fired off wer
marked with the 0tesf - yxyrifke,, I,
Sheriff Harvell for purpose of identi
fication.
| For the purpose of Identifying tn
shell fired by him, Lige Williams
coroner who sat at the inquest, wa
called. He was later also heard a
length on other testimony. He sal,
he was justice of the peace of TIL
district which embraced the Wymal
home.
Sheriff Harvell was recalled, and h
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