Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-09-24

NASh Ldi oNatSN ti]S Cie'A
ence Bloomfield and Ben Good
were seated in an automobile in
front of the WHEELER and Renaker
confectionery store on Main
street at about 7:15 o'clock Fri
day, August 27th-Good called to
him (the witness). Up to that
time he had not seen Haggard.
The car was facing north. He
(Lary) was standing with his foot
upon the running board, about to
minutes and invited the boys to
have drink with him.
Good got out of the car on the
side next to the confectionery
and Bloomfield on the other side.
Larry and Good approached the
door of the confectionery. Hag-
gard was standing there, and
struck Good, knocking him across
the pavement four or five feet,
where he landed on his back, Larry
said.
According to Larry, Good raised
his foot and kicked at Haggard to
protect himself; Haggard took
hold of Goods foot Larry thought
he meant to strike Good again
and he (Lary) seized him from
the rear, whereupon Haggard fir
ed the shots that struck Good, the
witness said.
Larry said it appeared that Hag-
gard struck the first blow with his
fist, as he saw no gun. He heard
no words prior to the shooting,
and was by the side of Good, and
thought he would have heard
them, hay any been spoken. After
the shooting, the witness said.
Haggard asked him "What did
you bring him up here in my face
for?" After the shooting while
Larry was hold of Haggard, Good
arose to his feet, staggered
around the corner and fell, Larry
testified.
Shortly after the shooting
Larry saw Haggard walking north
on Main street at normal gait.
On cross-examination witness
said he first saw Haggard when
1.-THE blow was struck.
When Good fell, his head was
toward the street and his feet
somewhat towards the store.
Witness pleaded with Haggard
that "he did not want to do that. "
Witness was asked if he had
not stated after the shooting that
it was a ease of the unwritten
law" but an objection by the
The testimony of Bloomfield
was in substance the same as that
Of Larry. He had seen Haggard
near the confectionery, but
thought nothing of it. He was
alone in the car, when joined by
Good at about g :45, and they had
been i'll the car about thirty min
utes before Lazy invited them to
take drink with him.
When Good and Larry started
toward the confectionery, he
;Bloomfield) getting out on the
other side, hailed James Allen,
who was passing, to tell him he
was wanted on the phone, and the
first he knew of the trouble was
when he had his foot on the first
step to ascend from the street to
the sidewalk and saw Good
sprawled on the ground.
The witness said Goods head
was towards the store and his
feet towards the street.
The car was Buick truck
owned by Bronston McCord. Wit
ness said Good did not say any
thing about Haggard while they
were in the car.
! After the shooting, witness said
he stood there ''dumb-founded'
and was joined by Larry and they
walked diagonally across the
street. They then crossed the
street to the Clark County Ma
tional Bank and sat on a bench
about 10.or Is minutes. They did
not go to the side of Good as soon
as he was shot. Some other boys
had charge of Good.
After leaving the Clark County
Bank bench, he (witness) and
Larry walked to the confectionery
corner and then went to DIR
Lyons office, but could not get
in.
Witness, in answer to a ques-
tion of defendants lawyer, de-
MED that he and Larry were fol-
lowing Haggard down the street
after the shooting.
AT the completion of Bloom
fields testimony the court re-
cessed.
| Judge w. r. Shackelford an
InOl1nCed that riOht sessions UO111(