The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-01-20
MORRISON NOT.
GUILTY MURDER
Judge MCReynoIdS Orders the
Jury to Return Verdict
Not Guilty.
PRISONER is FREED

Judge McReynolds late this after
noon rendered peremptory instruc-
tions to the jury In the Charles Nor
rison murder case 10 retun vedict
OF not guilty" Morrison was ac-
cordingly declared mot guilty" and
freed.
Charles Morrison, former postal
cmploye went on trial Tuesday In
the criminal court charged with the
murder of Rubo Love in September,
1919. Sixty gallons of corn whisky
are IN the criminal court silent witt
ness to the cause which led un to the
killing.
Rube Love was killed on the Wau-
hatchie pike while he was attempt
ing to run the blockade from Georgia
into Chattanooga with the contra
band goods, the defense charges, The
state Is insisting the killing was a
cold -hlooded one and that Morrison
shot Love on account of bad feeling
which had existed between the two
for several years.
The defense is insisting that the
killing was accidental and that Nor
fired, at sheriff Bass orders, merely
10 frighten and stop Love, end that
whom he fired he stumbled and the
charge from the gun went low. and
MS result Love was Instantly killed.
Bad feeling had long existed be-
tween Rube and Clyde Love and Nor
rison on account OF the latter hav-
ing had the Loves arrested and pros
ocgted on the charge OF larceny of
his (Morrison's) automobile.
The defendant is represented by T.
Pope Shepherd, Tatum, Thach q
Lynch, Allison, Lynch n Phillips and
u. N. Williams. and tho state is rep
resented by Atty Gen, George w.
Chamlee Assistant Attorney General
w. +. McGnughy and win +. Cham
Ice. Tho trial Of the case viii prob
ably consume the entire day.
Shot In Back.
| DR.. J. r. Hagor, well-known physi-
CHM. OF Alton Park. testified that he
| held post rmottom examination over
the romaina Of Buhe Love aud that the
! back of his head and all around Within
| a radius OF seven inches was pepparod
with buck shot. lie said that any one
OF the shot that entered Ruhe Loves
| head would have chused death. One OF
the shot, stated nr Hager, passed
through The dead mana brain.
n T,r. finger stated fhft abun Affar M
heard Of the killng the next morning
he went 10 whore Il occurred and found
| tho car In which Love was riding at
tho time he was shot. lie said the car
was iammod M against the wall and
| the back curtain was poppored with
buck shot Dr, Hogor stated Love was
shot from behind The witness stated
that he knew Of bad feeling existing
| between the Loves and Morrison and
| n EpNauth az "a
| Morrison pull his pistol and order Love
| of the street.
The frst witness called in tho case
was Oscar +. Wilson, n chauffeur. who
rented the car Ia which the Loves went
To Gcorgin after the whisky, 10 clyde
Love. lie Identified n picture OF the
car he owned aud also identified the rear
| curtains which were produced In court.
and which belonged TO the car IN which
Ruho Love was riding ". I. Stoncr,
| Love and others were riding, and which
was following the Ford In which, II Is
| charged, were Ruho Love aud the
! whisky, testified that he was trailing
the Ford cHI driven by Rube Love when
he heard two shots fired and then
| sheriff HaHs came up and after search
Ing the car IN which they were riding
made them drive on. lie sav sheriff
| Bass fire one shot but did not see who
| flred the ether shot. DR. Hngor was
| then called 20 the stand and after he
testified the court took "a recess for tho
| noon hour.
Tho killing OF Rube Love Is stlll fresh
| I'm the minds OF the citizens OF Ham
| ilton county. On the evening before the
| killing Morrison. who had a commits
sion MS special deputy sheriff. came to
| the Jail and reported 10 Sheriff Bass
that tho Loves had gone TO Georgia
| after some whisky and he understood
| they would be back that night The
| sheriff. unable 60 get hold OF any OF
his other deputies. asked Morrison 10
| 70 with him.
The two thcn proceeded 10 a place
on the Wauhntchio pike. aud there
awaited the Loves 4 short while after
| they stopped and parked their car n
Ford came along. and the sheriff OF
| dcrcd the driver to halt, which he
failed 10 do II was charged that
| the driver OF the car attempted 20 run
hy the shorlffa cnr which was parked
la the road. and the sheriff fred at the
tires Ia order to cripple the automobile.
ana ordered Morrison 60 do the same,
! Norriaon'H shot. however. went wild.
md the driver of the Ford car was
killed. aud the car crashed into the wall
almost going over nB cmhnnhmcnt. Il
iH charged.
Ly this time "a second car had come
| UP. and sheriff tlAas halted this car
aud recognized clyde Love and others.
! Vhtre MnH 40 " hlHkY ~ the second
car. and Il was ordered on to town.
The ahcrln and Morrison then went
| back 20 the first car they had fired on.
and found that Huhe Love had been
killed and the cHr which hc was drlV-
Ing contlned sixty gallons OF whisky.
thoy testified
| CLYDE Love was not present ga court
| Tuesday. IT. being claimed he has lctt
the state. case OF receiving and con-
CcnliuE stolen automobile. In which
Morrison Is the prosecutor. and iu
| which clyde Love was sentenced 60
serve from three 10 ten years IA the
state pvuitentlnry. WAS called In the
supreme court saturday. and clyde
isovo failed 60 put boz his appearance.
/ Despite tho fact that Love failed 10
| appear iu tho supreme court Saturday
and boz the criminal court Monday. his
| atturucs. viii 4. Chhmlee. denies that
be- has run on Mr.. Chamlcc further
dvnlcs that the supreme court affirmed
the case against clyde Love Saturday
Snrrn cross. Of pade county. Gcof-
gin. and his deputy. are In Chat
tauooEa attending the trial and both
| VIII testify that they had trouble With
/ the LOYgs 0n the afternoon of the KILL
I mr when thry attempted 10 arrest
] them lu some manner. while the
| sherin aud hls deputy were searching
one car. Kuhc Love. with some whisky
| got away ln the other car they charge
/ The sheriff also states that when ne
! attempted to arrest the Loves that
| clyde said something about he would go
back to the ear and get his sun. or