Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

Americas Cafe between $50 and :
O'Clock, he said.
Coming From Station.
Clifford Law, q Seaboard brake
man, saw Duekworth on Gotten ave
nue. near Holmon's stable shortly af-
ter $50 o'clock on the day Of the
killing. He was coming from the
Central depot.
Dave Gaines, negro, who lives
on Green Perry's place, got home
from the circus just before night. He
saw the two DucBworths and little
Lillian Duckworth in the road COM
ing from Mr.. Perry's house. He saw
Duckworth and Ware in front Of 'the
Judges" house in Americas as he
started home. A car was standing
there. He saw no one in it.
Bert Gaines, Dawes wife, repeat
ed Dawes testimony.
Clarence Wilson, colored, Gaines
brother-in-law. also gave the same
testimony. He said Duckworth's
mother had big stick in Rer hand.
''Mrs. Duckworth was calling Mrs.
Pearl" he said. He said when they
passed Duckorth and Ware at Judge
Jittlejhon's they were la Ching. He
said Mr.. Perry had bulldog, but he
denied Mrs. Duckworth usually car
ried a stick in going to the Perry
house. He said the dog had bitten
him.
whats the matter, didn't you
smell right?" asked the solicitor.
81 don't know" the negro replied.
Robt. Allen, who also lives at the
Perry farm, said he killed hog for
Mr.. Perry on the Friday before the
murder. Dave Gaines helped him
Sidney Ware did not come around
during the killing, he said. He told
the solicitor he didn't know whether
Duckworth got any of the meat.
Joe Clark, who lives on the Berry
farm, saw Mrs. Duckworth,
another woman and little girl at the
Duckworth place, beside the road, He
got home at 6 o'clock.
Lindsey Clark confirmed her hus-
bands testimony.
Berry Bradley said the Clarks got
home about o'clock.
Green Perry On Stand.
Green Perry, Duckworth's landlord,
who was present when the body was
taken from the well, told of blood
being found on the ground 8 steps
north of the well, and seeing some
spots on the house he had taken for
blood. Blood was found on the top
Of water oak bush between the spot
and the well. Blood was on both the
top and bottom of the leaves, indi-
eating the body had been dragged
past it. At this point Mr. Perry
drew diagram of the house and Vi
cinity. There was no trace OF blood
between the house and well or be-
tween the house and the bloody spot
on the ground. Chips from the bloody
well Au1 anu lAOII LtiC COIuGI VI
the house, showing the spot at first
taken for blood, were identified by
Mr.. Perry. He said there was no.
comparison now between the two.
He denied on cross examination re-
membering hearing little Lillian
Duckworth tell his wife her father had
killed her mother. He admitted the
chip from the house showed a stain
"a little like blood" The stain was
confined to two or three logs, he
admitted He admitted the ground
looked like water had been splashed
on the ground not far from the spot
on the house. He admitted his first
impression was that the spot was
blood He admitted seeing what ap-
peared to be bloody finger prints in
side the Duckworth kitchen. He
didn't remember whether Duckworth
got any pork from the hog killed the
previous Friday.
Asked about Duckworth's making
whisky, Mr.. Perry admitted he had
had a conversation at one time with
Duckworth regarding the mixing of
liquor. He said Duckworth had de-
MED he was in the liquor business
Judge Littlejohn refused to let the
testimony as to any liquor traffic