Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-03-07
WITNESSES SWEAR
JOHNSON WAS NOT IN
AMERICUS AUGUST II
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Americas to Smithville on the after
noon of August 18th, 1916, the alleged
date of Wade's murder. He recalled
Johnsons being on his train on that
occasion because he hauled the corpse
of a Jew from Americas on the same
date but had no record of having hon.
ored Johnsons pass. The corpse wend
on to Albany, witness swore, but he
did not see Johnson after passing
Smithville, and did not know where
Johnson went He said Johnson al
ways rode in the baggage car when
travelling and admitted on cross ex-
animation that the rules of the rail-
road require that record be made OF
all passes honored and report OF
same sent to headquarters. Witness
also said he usually made record OF
such passes in a book kept by him and
furnished by the railroad for that pur-
pose.
w. j. Collins, baggagemaster on
a Central train running from Smith
vile to Albany Ca, and Lockhart,
Ala, at that time swore he saw w. l.
Johnson in his car at Smithville on
August 18th, 1916, identifying the oc-
casion by the fact that he hauled the
corpse of a Jew, and that several
Jews wanted to ride in the baggage
car, which he said was against the
rules of the railroad. He identified
several records, which were then in
troduced in evidence, and Attorney
Hixon began his cross-eXamination
Asked how long Johnson remained In
the baggage car at Smithville he re-
piled he did not know, and being
pressed to estimate the time finally
said longer than half minute" bur
would not commit himself further. He
didn't know how fast the train was
rowing when he saw Johnson, or
whether it had passed beyond the linn
its of Smithville, or whether it would
have been possible for Johnson to
have alighted without injury at the
time he saw him in the baggage car.
When asked how far Johnson went in
the car with him, Collins replied re-
peatedly, Il don't remember"
]. F. oliver, conductor in charge of
the train from Smithville to Lockhart,
via Albany, on August 18th, 1916, iden'
tilted his train book and w. 1. John
sons pass, which his record showed
was honored for passage from Smith
vile to Albany on that date. He said
the train arrived in Albany about
$40 p. m.
C. L. Chapman, of Albany, took the
stand and identified certain minutes
showing w. I. Johnson attended a
meeting of railroad employees held in
Albany on August 18th, 1916. Witness
said he saw Johnson in Albany about
4 o'clock that AFTERNOON, and was with
him until probably or 6 o'clock, af-
ter which he did not see the defendant
again
w. F. Brown, commercial agent for
the Central at Albany, swore he saw
" I. Johnson in his Office in Albany
about a or o'clock on the afternoon
of August 18th, 1916, and identified the
occasion by certain incidents which
impressed themselves upon his mem>
ory
0. F. Tarver, sheriff of Dougherty
county was then sworn and testified
he saw w. I. Johnson in Albany dur
iEg the afternoon of August 18th. 1916.
but did not recall the hour. Johnson
was going in the direction of the de-
pot when he saw him, Sheriff Tarver
stated, and on cross examination he
tcld Attorney Hixon the road between
Americas and Albany at that time was
Ia splendid condition and that the trip
from there here could easily be made