The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-05

COuHLyS II was a DulI6L from just SuCn |
a gun that shot the Winchester from |
the hand of Bud Davis, breaking sev- |
eral fingers and splintering the grip, |
the bullet was picked up in the house |
and an exploded 45 shell was found |
near the door.
Bob, when he was first arrested, !
declared he hadn't been in Florida |
since July-a denial, the state thinks, |
in view of his recognition in Pensa- |
cola on the train, and later on the |
road leadig to the Davis house, that |
carries a strong presumption OF
guilt.
"Perjured Testimony" Says Defense.
Mr.. Nelson, in his Introductory
speech, attempted to discredit the
story which the state promised to I'M
fold, declaring that there was no
evidence yet before the jury. He re-
ferred to the political frame-up," of
which his client, Will, claims to be
the victim. and told the jury that they
would soon find that "the strongest
testimony to be offered by the state
would be perjured testimony"
The Big Surprise.
AS if in answer to this challenge,
the prosecution put on two witnesses
who declared that they had that day
been asked by VIII Blackwell to
swear to false testimony in order to
build up his alibi. These were L. c.
Carr and G. D. Adams, both of Holt,
originally summoned for the defense,
but later released and called by the
state. 1t was the big sensation of
the day.
$500 For an Alibi."
L. c. Carr declared that viii had
offered him Give dollars a day" to
swear that he saw the accused in an
automobile near Holt on the day of
the murder. Witness declared he did
not know why otherwise he should
have been summoned by the defense,
as Il didn't know nothing in favor of
him." Witness declared he had once
been convicted-rather pleaded gull
ty-of selling liquor.
q. ID. Adams said that Will asked
him today to swear that he, Adams,
had heard Detective c. P. Moore say
that the authorities chad the wrong
man."
Eliza AtweIl on Stand.
Eliza Atwell then was put on the
stand. AS the corpus deficit has not
yet been established, her testimony
was merely preliminary. She is VIII
BlackwelPs former landlady, who will
tell how VIII confessed to the Killing.
Her testimony today was simply to
the effect that in February or March,
1916, or a year before the crime, she
went to the Davis home, slept with
Mrs. Davis one night, went to Camp
Walton, where she was joined by Will
Blackwell, and went thence to Pensa-
cola and returned to Crestview.
Seeking AccOmplices.
The state then put three witnesses
on the stand-Bud Adams, L. H. Dol
lar and Curtis Adams, ell of Holt
who swore that viii Blackwell Dad
approached them with the proposition
to, rob the Davis family.
Long Fermentation.
In greater detail, Bud Adams said
that in March, a year ago, "WiH
came to my house. 1t was on a Satur-
day night. He wanted me to go with
him to get some money-from some
Davises. He didn't say which Davis,
but they lived across Yellow river
and walking, we could leave one night
! and get Tnere the next. He said they
were old people, and the old woman
| lOlGu Gl4C iIlOIlSG CIOuDO ilGI WdlSL III
a belt. He told me a woman had To-
Gated it for him. He said they had a
! thousand dollars, that there was a gun
at the head of the bed and one be-
tween the mattress. He said we could
! burn corks and smut our faces to look
! like negroes. | told him | wouldn't
/ go-I didn't get my living that waysa
/ worked for it."
Witness acknowledged that he had
been convicted of a fighting scrape.
l.. ii. Dollar.
L. h. Dollar said that both in the
summer and in November, 1916, viii
asked if l wanted to make some
money easy. I said yes. He said he
had located it-that it could be got
easy; they were old people and help
| less and any boy could hold them
while the other took it. He had been
! down to get it once, already, he said,
but got lost, and wanted somebody
with nerve. He said their name was
! Davis, and I asked him how he
knowed they had money, and he said
he was a witness to their receiving
! some money for a cattle sale He
| said a lady friend had spotted the
mOney-the old woman wore it around
/ her waist. He didn't mention the
name of the lady friend who spotted
! the money l told him l wouldn't do