The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-02
Shan Henry Causes Lively Scenes in Court as He
 Conducts Own Case
HUGH MORROW
 RESENTS CHARGES
Department of Justice Agent Makes Warm Retort to Henry. Archie Lee Presented
 in Court

mild sensation was created tt Judge Ferguson's division of the cit, court yesterday when Archie Lee, con. victed train wrecIser. was produced and told the full story of the wreckfnf of the Seaboard Air Line railroad fas' passcnge train at Weems on June 9 1915.
 The case on trial is that Of w. Shar Henry against The Age-Herald for 1000 Henry alleges that his character ano reputation were damaged to this extent by publications in connection with his arrest on a charge of wrecking the Sea board at Weems. Amos Smith and Archi; Lee have been convicted for the crime and are serving sentences at Flat Top Henry is now under indictment on tht same charge.
 The trial against The Age-Herald has kins is Henry's lawyer, but Henry i: conducting his own case, and does al the questioning of witnesses.
 HENRY CALLS FOR LEE
 Yesterday morning Henry, following thu examination of his wife, announced h. W tS Itduy lo CIOSt dllQ cACttLluCds
 Now your honor. I demand that
 the body of Amos Smith and Archie Lee be produced in court so the jury
 may see them.''
 Hugh Morrow, associated as counsel
 for The Age-Herald with Nathan L Miller, said:
 Your honor, we will cooperate in try n to Arobia aa hare
 Lee under guard was brought into the crowded courtroom a moment later
 and Henry was plainly taken aback.
 He insisted that he wanted him only
 so the jury could see him, but not to
 testify. He declined to question the
 witness on the stand and MT. Morrow
 proceeded with the examination.
 T have confessed to my part in the
 Weems train wrecking,'' said Lee in
 response to questions. and am now
 serving sentence at Flat Top.
 Shan Henry asked me several days
 before the wreck to help him in turn
 ing over Seaboard train. He said
 we must wreck a passenger train
 because they carried the money. l
 asked him how much we could get, and
 he said we ought to get S30,OOO.
 The night of the wreck l lay on
 a hill above the track and saw Shan Henry and Amos Smith pull the spikes
 from a rail and unscrew the bolts that
 joined the rail together. When saw
 this l ran and did not see the train
 when it was wrecked
 q saw shan in Avondale next day,
 and we talked about the wreck. He
 said he wished we could wreck every
 one of the trains.''
 SHOULD BE HANGED
 J. Reece Murray, who was with thu department of justice at the time of thu wreck testified that he investigated Henry's complaint of conspiracy ant found nothing in it.
 Well. why didn't you as a governmer official, prosecute me if you thought wrecked the train?" asked Henry.
 "Because we government agents de citled you ought to be hanged and n the government does not hang prison CTS we thought 1t best to let the stat courts attend to the case." was the re ply.
 MORROW'S SHARP REPORT Henry, who cannot read or write makes a great many speeches to tn court and jury. At one point he wa saying there was a conspiracy agains him on the part of The Herald the Seaboard, Joe Hill and others, "an' Hugh Morrow is in it." he said.
 And you are d. liar" eXclaiTe' Mir Morrow, moving toward tn plaintiff.
 Henry turned away and continue his remarks along another line.
 ABOUT THE TRACK
 During the afternoon the defense pu on witnesses to various features of tn train wreck in which three people wer killed. The spikes and bolts. from tn track were introduced as well as tn crowbar and wrench found in tn bushes near the wreck. N. L. Post, engineer on local Sea board train, testified his train passe over the track about 40 minutes befor the fast train came along and that tn track was all right at that time. J. F. Caldwell testified to puttin dogs on the trail which led from nea the scene of the wreck to wagon an mule tracks and that these tracks le toward Henry's house.
 Character witnesses were introduce who testified that Henry's general re putation was bad and that they woul not believe him on oath. Among thes were J. w. McCombs, Seaborn Seller! J. D. Walters. R. F. Mulga, T. A. Frank lin and MT. Addison.
 HENRY AS LAWYER l Henry created considerable amuse ment in the court room by insistin that each character witness recite wha l he had heard against him, and eac | xy;fpacS raDaotjpp that he had heard h "stole hogs and cattle" and that mas meeting was held to discuss drivin Henry. Smith and Lee from the con munity.
 The court room was crowded all da as Henry's method of conducting hi case seems to arouse great interes The trial will continue at the openin