The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-16
R|GHAM ON STAND ASSERTS
| ne SHOT IN SELF DEFENSE

told the police this. He said he knew
that he had shot at the man and
that he had hit him. At this point,
the attorney went back to events
preceding the shooting and asked the
man in the witness chair how much
money he had received from Nora
and George that night for liquor he
had sold them and the answer was
fifty cents. He also said that they
were the only people to whom he had
sold any of the stuff that night.
William Kelly went on the witness
stand this morning before Higham
testified. He said that he knew both
men well, but that he had only
TALKED to Higham once since the
shooting and that occasion was one
time at the Jail when he, Kelly, had
come up there to visit a while with
his brother. Kelly told the jury that
some time last November one after.
noon he had gone down to a house
on the river bank across from the
cereal plant where he was told he
would find Hammond, because he
wanted to rent Hammond's fishing
tackle. When he reached the place
he found Hammond and Hgiham
there, also Morale had hard time
remembering her last name-and
Addie Stukes.
Asked for Money.
Kelly told his story as he said he
saw it. Hammond asked Higham
for some money and Higham said, I
amt got no money! then George
knocked Higham off the chair, swore
at him and threatened to kill him.
Then the old man gave him a ten
dollar bill and told him to bring back
the change" Kelly accompanied
Hammond when he went to a drug
store near there for whiskey. He
thinks Hammond bought half pint.
When they went back to Highlands
place, the old man asked George for
the change, Kelly said, and Ham
mond refused to give it to him,
that he had only given him
a one dollar bill.
Attorney. McManus asked the wit
ness if he didn't get any of the
whiskey and why. and Kelly answer
ed, Simply because l don't drink"
He said that he went along to the
drug store with Hammond because
he wanted to talk about the fishing
tackle, and that was all that they
did talk about. Kelly said that he
Kept the other two men from having
another fight at this time. When
asked If he wasn't somewhat of
fighter himself, he answered in the
negative and said, mo, I amt got
no record for fightin'." He said that
on this occasion Mora wasn't
drinkin' none, but that Addie had
had quite bit and so had George"
Kelly said that he and Hammond
had always been good friends and
that Hammond had tried to bride
him not to tell that Higham had
given him money.
There were eight witnesses who
testified Wednesday afternoon after
Cora Mcneil: Pat Jacques. Lutte
Brown, Thoreau Corder VIM. Mar
dis, James Huddleson, VIM. lobe,
Bart B. Brown and Thomas Dunn.
Lung Is Shown.
1t looked like a medical college
clinic in the district court this morn
ing. The state introduced the pune
tured lung of the dead man in court
and ii was marked as in exhibit in
the case of the State VS.. Higham The
lung was produced again this after
noon.
Medical testimony was introduced
this afternoon when DR.. w. Frank
Brown testified as to the possibilities
Of bullet being DETECTED by tissues
CT the body. A number of hypothetical
questions were answered by the doctor
while on the stand, in rebuttal.
1t was expected that the case would
be completed today, and may be given
10 the jury by tonight if arguments !
can be completed If not, the jury
will get the case tomorrow