The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-08

his shirt and collar Pretty soon, when
he felt better, he said they started back
To the auto, that Jack and his compan-
ion came toward the bridge and then
Sheriff Perry came and seized him; he
fought back and was hit oyer the heaa
with Pery's pistol, he said
He offered no. more testimony tMhn
assault on the bridge, and Of Mrs;
Rodgers testimony Of what she had
But he did admit that he struggled
with the girl to get her to so into the
woods
He denied that he cursed her dead
mother, his own mother or his WE. he
denied that she asked him to take her
home at any time during the ride. lie
denied that he seized her by the nose
and throat aud attempted to force her
to perform an act of degeneraey, lie
said he didn't remember eursing her AT
all. He didn't make the Indecent pre-
posal she charged against him, he saia,
He claimed when they got out Oh ene
standing as to what they were going to
do, lie claimed she told him on the
bridge that he was too drunk, lie de-
MED that he forced her to her knees
lie denied that he told her he had on
tained a divorce from his. VIE re
admitted that he was suffering IRON
loathsome disease. and claimed thls
point In his own defense. ,.
Ralph Davis, McNamara's attorney,
will talk to the other two girls some
time Wednesday, In an effort to gel, .
line on their testimony, and possibly ne
viii call them to the witness stand LOT
tho defense. Judge. Richarqs aeciihea
Wednesday to comply with DAVIS NO
tion that the court put one ~ lne SITS
nta a q "a
Stuck to His Story.
ON cross examination Mcnamara re-
fused to change his story although
hard pressed by rapid questions lrpM
Mr. bates, accompanied by numerous
Objections by MIR. Davis.
Witness said he was approximately
8 feet, Az or 4 INCHES IN helght ana
weighed 169h pounds He remembered
having weighed on bet at Meltemore
and RaybuTn shortly before the alleged
assault took place, +,
Mr. Davis then asked MCNAMARA II
he pulled his trousers off on the bridge
He denied he did So He said he had
his hat off and was in his shirt sleeves
" AZ this point Mr. Davis asked Nc
Namara to take or his pants over his
shoes as 1t was alleged he had done.
Mcnamara said that he could not pos
sibly do So
Mr. Davis asked him to make the
effort anyway So that the ihry could
see that 1t was impossible, Judge
leave the courtroom, More than rs OF
them filed out and as they were leay-
Ing, the Judge advised them to remain
out for the rest OF the trial
Mcnamara, 10 response to Mr.. Davis
request, then sought 70 .reemeve his
trousers without takins az ms ., shoe y
s sSt fa ssm % eli % Without Vi atR 0' ~ V
shoes,' he declared.
take off one shoe, then, and take
off that trouser leg and see II you can
pull It back on with your shoe on, Nc
Namara tried this and said he could
not Mr.. Bates here grabbed the bot
tom Of Mcnamara 8 trousers and pulled
the leg over the shoe.
Now let the attorney general try to
pull the trousers legs off over the shoes"
Mr. Davis said
The states attorney declined to mako
the attempt.
The witnessed denied again that he
had hold of the girl with one hand and
with the other pulled off his trousers,
On redirect examination Mcnamara
said that he lived with his mother, but
never roomed there more than half Of
the time. He said that he hung out Al
Krafts and registered there for the last
election.
Mcnamara said that he married in
September, 1915, and was the father of
two children, one dead and one living.
He said he never saw anything Of his
wife after she left him, never went 70
her house The divorce writ, he said,
was never served on him, but was given
to his brother and he saw the writ aft
erward and read the declaration which
accompanied It. Asked what the
charges were, he said they were cruel
and inhuman treatment, running around
with other women and slappng her.
How many times have you been ar
rested?"
Three or four times, | believe"
How many times have you been con-
victed in the police court, the state
of Caruthersvllie, Mo. o. Mr. Bates
asked lie said he had never been con-
vlcted before Mr.. Davis could interpose
an objection, MIR. Davis said that the
records in the case was the best evil
dence and the only admissible evil
dence. The objection was oyerruled.
Arrested Many Times.
care you not under conviction before
Judge Mccall in the federal court?" he
was asked
Mr.. Davis here DECLARED that there
was no such convtion and the produc-
ton OF the record cannot be made.
ANY charges against you in Caruth-
ersvilie, Mo,?' he was asked
"No, sir" Mcnamara replied.
"Then are we TO understand you have
never been convicted In any court?"
NO sir"
McNamara said he had been arrested
on numerous occasions for violating the
speed ordinance, shooting within the
| city limits and on one occasion, vio-
been convicted
| He admitted he was acdnaintea with
i Louis Weinaan. now held III county
iall FOR violating he LIQUOR lay, !, a y