Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-11
TRAINMASTER FRIERSON FOR.
E, OF GA, RY, SWEARS THAT HE.
WAS With JOHNSON ON 17TH..

L. H. Ethridge, another brother,
swore he saw John Ethridge in August
on every day between the 18th and
Goth inst. Later L. H. Ethridge said
he went to Arlington and did not see
John on the 18th.
j. o. Ethridge, another brother, said
he saw him on August 18th, and that
they sold tenants bale of cotton, go
ing to Arlington. The warehouse re-
ceipt was exhibited. He said he saw
John on the 18th and later on Satur-
Gay night.
H-A. Tyson, a brother-inlaw of Eth
ridge said he saw John Ethridge on
August 18th, 18th, 18th. 10th, 18th and
18th
NJ. H. Sanders, an uncle of Ethridge,
went on the stand and swore he runs
a store about eight miles in the coun-
try from Kestler, and that on the night
of August 18th, just after dark, John
Fthridge talked over the telephone
from his store. A book, which he
swore he kept as a record of all calls,
was exhibited and caused several ques-
tions from counsel for the state con-
corning entries not being in regular
order as to dates. Sanders swore he
nj ufhn hn
from on the morning of August 18th
for Ethridge. He said he saw John
Ethridge every day until Sunday and
at the funeral of his father.
P. W. Westbrook, manager of the
Southern Bell Telephone Co., at
Americus, testified a telephone ticket
made by an operator here showed a
call placed for ]. NJ Ethridge at 11:20
a. M. August 18th, by Phone 1856,
identified as being subscribed for by
frankie Stanton. He said the ticket
showed the conversation to have taken
place at $40 p. m, with pay station
J10S at the Western Union Telegraph
Co. here, figuring on the ticket as the
possible place where the call was
paid for.
At this juncture the court took a re-
cess until o'clock for the noon
hour
Bull on the Stand.
]. j. Bull, an attorney of Ogle-
thorpe, took the stand and his testi-I
plany developed a new angle thrown
into the case in the middle of the de-
fense's plan on the Ethridge alibi. He
said he left Americus on August 18th
about II p. m, riding in cut-down
Maxwell automobile, with four pas
sengers. including himself. He said
lie met two cars-one on this side of
Andersonville and the other just south
OF Oglethorpe. Bull swore tie big
car had four lights, two of which
we're very strong and appeared to be a
Packard. He said he met a small car
south of Andersonville and the lights
grew dim as he neared it. He said he
didn't now know many passengers
were in the car, but that he gave them
plenty of room in which to pass. He
swore he heard the news of the Wade
disappearance first when he read the
Sunday papers anil remarked he passed
ever the road on Thursday night.
Joe Sanders, first cousin of John
Ethridge, was next on the stand, and
he swore he saw John at the funeral
o; Ethridge, Sr., August 14th. He said
he didn't see John Thursday. but was
hunting for him to give him news of a
telephone call.
J. D. Gleaton, a Baker county man,
swore he saw Etheridge between sun
down and dark at Sanders store. He
said this was between $3.50 and Z p. m.
A Baker county man named Cannon,
ent on the stand and swore he saw
Ethridge about Z O'Clock Thursday
night at Sanders store. He said he
drove up to get some tobacco. He re-
ferred to seeing Ben Sanders and Lor-
relle Etheridge. who is now dead. He
said he was was not related to Ether
idge.
The Times Recorder closed here to
go to press.
Late Yesterday Afternoon.
Character witnesses as to Mrs. How
ell took up the greater part of the af-
ternoon session before the Times-Re-
corder went to press yesterday. Mrs.
A McTyier. of Plains. swore to Mrs.