The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-23
FATE NOW IN
JURY'S HANDS
Both Prosecution and Defense
Rest in Will Washing
ton Case.
DEFENDANT ON STAND

| Henry Smith, charged with the muir
der of o. J. Carlson, aged and highly
| respected citizen of Summertown, on
| Walden's ridge, is now in the hands
: of the jury, and n verdict in the case
| is expected some time during the
| afternoon. The defense rested Just
| shortly before the lunch hour, and
| Gen. Chamlee asked that court ad-
| journ and after the reConvening of
| court he would decide whether he
wanted to introduce anything in re-
! buttal After the noon hour both de-
| tense and state rested, and the case
was argued by Atty.-Gon. George w.
| Chamlee and Assistant Atty.-Gen.
w. f. McGaughy for the state, and
John Hemick and II. h. Mack for the
! defense. The jury was then charged
| by Judge S. d. McReynolds and the
| case taken by them. There was "a
| great deal of speculation as to what
| the verdict would be- and while a
majority said they believed n verdict
| of guilty would be returned, there
| were some who stated they did not
| think the state had made out a con-
| elusive case against Washington.
Man of Mystery.
The strongest point in the defense's
| favor was the mysterious l.. c. Boyd
| who figured throughout the case.
| Every time the state would score n
| point the defense would lay the
| blame at the door of Boyd. Boyd
was never seen, heard of nor talked
to by anybody but Washington.
Tho defendant charged that il was
Boyd who got him to take the Ford
| car of Carlson to Nashville; that it
Vile from Nashville with him; that
it was Boyd who the detectives were
told in Louisville owned the car.
However, Boyd never showed up or
was ever definitely located in his ac-
tons by the defense. In other words,
there never was nor ever will be such
man as l.. c. Boyd is the insistence
Of the state. The only iota of proof
that there did exist such man as
Boyd was in an affidavit read Tues
day morning by the state saying that
a man by the name of l.. G. Boyd had
been discharged from the army. The
states insiStenCe is that if there ever
was an l.. c. Boyd that Boyd and
Washington are both guilty of Carl
sons murder and the discovery of
Boyd does not lessen VIII Washing
tons guilt.
Defendant Cowed.
Washington was recalled to the
stand Tuesday morning, but he had
lost that defiant air and insolent and
insulting manner that he exhibited
on Monday. He was quiet in his
manner and answered the cross
questions of Gen. Chamlee in a half
afraid manner. However, he proved
that he is no fool and quickly
grabbed any opportunity to dodge a
question that might be of injury to
his chances for acquittal. There was
little brought out in the cross exam
ination of Washington except Gen.
Chamlee attempted to prove to the
jury that the handwriting in a letter
signed VIII Washington was the
same as the handwriting on the
forged bill of lading from Hassler
Bros. which Washington offered the
detectives in Louisville when arrested
as evidence that the car he was
caught with was his. Washington
never owned a Ford, he stated; in
tact he remarked, II never did want
Il Ford i'm my possession"
Boyd at Picture Show.
He said that the day before he went
to Louisville he was in a picture show
and l.. G. Boyd asked him to take his
car to Louisville, which he did. He
said that Boyd went on the train and
joined him in Nashville and the two
rode to Louisville together. Who
Boyd was or why he wanted him to
take the car TO Nashville for him.
Washington has never yet been able
to even come near explaining. He
stated that in Louisville they went
to the home Of his mother-in law
whore his wife was, and arrived there
about 1:30 o'clock. He said he woke
up next morning and the day follow
ing or the day afterwards, he was
arrested. Right here is where Boyd
disappeared as completely as he had
mysteriouslY come into the life ,of
WASHINGTON The Louisville officers
who are here state that they arrested
Washington and no one else, and
never did sec nor had seen anybody
by the name Of Boyd. They stated
that Washington gave the name of
Henry Smith, ana that there We're
three persons mentioned in the case.
Smith, Washington and Boyd, but
the three were one ana the same.
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