The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
SCENE OF SUDDUTH KILLING IS VISITED
 BY THE TRIAL JURY
Evidence Concluded and Ar guments to Begin Today. No Affidavit Made in
 Contempt Proceedings

The jury in the case of w. M Hill. charged with the murder of A. B. sud auth, visited the scene of the killing yesterday afternoon. Court adjourned at 3:2O o'clock after all testimony had been submitted. This case is attract ing much attention and has been on trial in the criminal division of tha circuit court before Judge William F..
 Fort since last Wednesday. The argu- ment will begin this morning and tha | case will go to the jury this afternoon. George Whitfield of Avondale, the first witness introduced at the after
 noon session by the state, testified
 that Mir Sudduth was man of good
 character and quiet and peace loving
 man, as did Officer Propst. The prose- cution then closed its case. EXCLUSION OF TESTIMONY John W. Altman, counsel for the de- fense, asked that the testMaony intro
 duced by the prosecution regarding the alleged stolen shoes and blankets be ex- cluded from the jury as they had failed to connect these things with the kill ing c. P. Beddow representing the prosecution stated this evidence had been introduced for the purpose of showing a
 motive for the killing. The court stated
 he would instruct the jury on the mat ter in his charge.
 w. M Lindsay, court stenographer, identified statement made by a negro
 before the grand jury. Mrs. Della South
 worth, mother of Paul Swanson, who testified, stated she had accompanied ,Nxx @R tp ft.V day after MT. Sudduth was killed and that she talked with pr. Ellis about the shooting, but that Paul had not. She
 said she had told Paul he would be paid.
 as all witnesses were paid, for attend ing court.
 BRANNON TESTIFIES w. l.. Brannon, in charge of the bu-
 reau of Identification at the city hall,
 testified he had examined Hill at the
 city hall partially stripped him anI
 to the best of his recollection he did
 not see any fresh scars or bruises on
 his body.
 Deputy Sheriff V. Long, a former
 member of the city detective force.
 told of the investigation made into
 the charge that Hill had some shoes
 and Pullman blankets which had been
 reported to have been stolen. He stat ed that MT Hill told the officers he
 had come in possession of the blank
 cts by soldiers leaving them in his ca boose when he was handling troop trains. He stated Hill had said at the time of his arrest. "Pll give $1o0 to know who reported it." or some thing to that effect, when cross-exam. ined.
 Mrs Jeter was placed on the stand again and testified she did not at any time during the difficulty between the two men attempt to put her hand in Sudduths pocket.
 Other character witnesses introduced yesterday morning were: D. c. Ball, George E. Devines, w. M. Nix. Frank Haynes, W. c. Bentley, Clabe Smith. J. E. Calvin. w. E. Barnes, C. P. Smith and John Savage.
 CITATION ASKED In regard to the contempt proceedings. which grew out of the alleged intimida- tion of one of the defendants witnesses, Mr. Altman stated: II did not make an affidavit to that effect, nor did I make any charge. The matter was reported to me and I reported it to the court yer bally as I was in duty bound to do. After this my connection with it ended, except that the court requested me to draft a citation for contempt and the
 rule nisi, which I did"