The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-02-19

the gun and also the man who gave
him (Langford) the money; that Jake
also cranked his car. Jake at the time
denied what Langford said, but made
no accusations against Langford.
J. n. Tiller testified that he had
conversation with Langford IN the
county Jail and told him that the best
way out of his trouble was to tell the
truth about the whole matter. Lang
ford told him that he "was persuaded
into this; was in the car, bought
"shine" from Anderson. loaned Ander-
sen the gun, and later Anderson asked
hirn if he wanted more "shine." Said
Anderson asked him (Langford) to go
down the railroad track with him. He
sat on the railroad track and shortly
heard gun shots; was asleep when
Anderson returned and gave him a
roll of money. During Anderson's
absence he heard Mr.. Guthrey beg
eing not to shoot aagin.
Mrs. Cook was recalled to the stand
and said there were no buckshot shells
in the Guthrey store.
D. Chessina stated that he did not
carry in stock shotgun shells in his
store. Did not know whether other
NEARBY stores sold them or not.
Roger Hopkins stated that on the
night of the murder he had asked Jake
Anderson if he was ready to go home
and Anderson replied that he was not
read as "things were getting brie1
around here" Saw Anderson later al
Alexander Anderson's home some
time after midnight. 5
P. II. Nugent, clerk of the circuit
court, took the stand and related {
lconversation with Anderson while
ccnlned in jail; told him that the sell
ing of liquor was a trivial affair be
: side one in which life was involved
Jake admitted going to Kendrick oil
! the night of the murder with Roge
Hopkins and later going to his broth
. er's house. but had given him M
. money. During cross examination
. Mr.. Nugent stated that his purpos
: in interviewing Anderson was that
looked as though he was being mad
! scapegoat of. Langford counse
} took exceptions to this statement an
: the court instructed the jury tina
: this portion of the testimony was no
, to be considered as against Lang
5 fcrd.) Anderson told Mr.. Nugen
j upon this occasion that the Guthrie
store had been closed when he lei
), Kendrick.
t Bruce Meffert testified as to tn
: tracks leading up to short dlstanc
i OF the spot where Mr.. Guthrey's bod
d was found; had compared the track
= with the soles of the shoes worn b
Mr.. Guthrey; had not had any oppol
o tunity of comparing the others whic
n apparently lead to the same spo
y Stated, however, that he had compa
ed them with Jake Anderson's trat
G and they were not his.
Ie John Murrell. colored. stated that
ID had ridden to Kendrick in wagon
d the night of the murder with Jal
ID Anderson, and that there was a 81
10 ir. the wagon but he did not kno
le what became of it after their arrlv
III at Kendrick. When he was ready
tn go home he asked Jake if he was g
e. ing with him and he replied that
ed was not ready to go as "hell is goll
ne to kick up and / want to see 1t out
as Said he saw Langford and Jake
lie conversation near the Guthrey sto
C AND later heard Jake say to some
ia whom he did not see. damn you.
are drunk" Later on cross eramlr
E. ticn Murrell said he had been to ke
n drick in the afternoon, but having II
d. gotten something had returned
o. night, and the evidence brought
was that he purchased peanut can
during his stay on his last trip.
also stated on cross examination Il
it Anderson had said Things are
On, ting brief here and I am not rea
Did to CO." Considerable difficulty v
'rd experienced by the attorneys in g
on ting Murrell's evidence. as he sp'
for almost inaudibly and very indistinC
he After Murrell left the stand L
r. trict Attorney Scofeld announced t
IN the state rested, and court was
Mr.. missed until 1:30.
in Five witnesses for the defense
oo% Top0ford ware summarized Mr. Few