The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-16

Special to the Sentinel Record
Mt Ida. Nov. l5.-The batteries OF
the state in the case against DR. J. w
Smith for the killing Of Danny Shan
non were today directed towards Jas.
L. Graham, the corroherating witness
of the defendant, who had testified
that he had seen Danny shannon stop
whirl, and attempt to draw pisto
before he was shot and killed by Dr
smith.
Thirteen witnesses who were in the
vicinity of the killing or went there
quickly afterwards, testified that they
did not see Graham anywhere about
The state deitly closed in Central
avenue relative to the position Gra-
ham must have taken away from the
scene If there. as he had testified.
The state offered witnesses WHO werc
going north on Central avenue TO the
killing, others who were coming
south to the scene, and stil others
who were Just across the street from
the killing, and none of these had
seen Graham.
Then Joe Norris, OF the Morris
Drug Company. testified that he was
in front OF the store when s. NJ F'rinil
drove up soon after the shooting ami
brought them the first news that
Shannon had been Killed, and that at
that time when the news reached
there, James l.. Graham was standing
in front of the drug store. cane in
hand and Anolling- a cigar.
County Foed,NAAhisrsayvr IIowlett
substantiated Morris in that in driv-
ing abaat the city that evening he
had seen GfFtKam thefe, and Sam J.
Layis shortly before the shooting or
about the time perhaps that it was
on, he turned around from Central
avenue into Bridge street in his car
and saw Graham standing there il
front of the store
Mr.. and Mrs S. M. Frink and
children were across in front of the
Central garage and heard the shots
and looked over Mrs. I'rink saw
only three men. Smith shannon, and
o man on the bench F'rinS saw the
same I'rink ran to the scene, and did
not see Graham about there Hollis
Lawson. OF the Central garage looked
over whegzalf shooting beganas and
saw across TIC Street only the princi-
pals and a man sitting. Joe Sejhar
saw Graham in front Of the Morris
drug store shortly before the killing
when he spoke a greeting to Joe Nor
ris there. G. A. Kelly was walking up
Central avenue just before the killing
and did not see Graham anywhere
about He was among the first there
The state has resred its case. The
defense will perhaps use some sur
rebuttal. and then the matter of the
Instructions to the jury will be taken
up. and after that the attorneys Will
begin their arguments. III is unlikely
that the arguments will be begun be-
fore Saturday morning, but the rafters
Of the old court house will ring all
that day. Then the Smith case is a
matter wholly for the jury to de
termne.
DR.. ]. W. Smith fas the first witness
of the morning session and was recall
ed by Prosecuting Attorney Randolph,
who asked:
Doctor, Immediately after the
shooting and while you were confined
in the county Jail werc there not pow
der burns on your left hand p
"There were"
did you not at one time seek to
employ Constable DOwncn to shadow
your wife in the hope to ct evidence
against her upon which you could Sc
cure a divorce. and didn't you promise
him that there was plenty OF money IN
1t Tor him II lie obtained such eyi-
dence2"
Il did not. may have asked him IL