Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-19

Eldrldge Cults, who is defending
his wife, conducted the cross exami
nation of young Turner, who told
him that Mrs. Quits kissed him at
the door of her home As ne left af-
ter she has asked him , give Shep-
ard the poison and as he was leav,
ing for Wayne county. He told the
husband, who asked the witness
where he (Mr. Cutts) was at the
time, that he YVES in the sitting room
at the time.
Turner's mother testifying that
Mrs. Cults held up a bottle of mer
curry tablets and, after telling hei
of the place to poison Shepard, said
she remarked, "And Old Santa Claus
will get a dose of it himself some
day."
Turner, aged 21, is the son of I.
farmer tenant on the Cults farm in
Wilcox county. His testimony was
ruled as applicable to Mrs. Cults on
ly and not OF the other three de-
PENDANTS.
Telling Of a conversation he said
Shepard's death with Mrs. Cuts,
Turner said "she asked me if | woald
do this work."
"What work." asked Solicitor Gar
rett.
"Poison Fred Shepard," replied the
witness.
Asked what he said, Turner re-
piled "That I wouldn't" Turner
added that Mrs. Cults told him if
he wouldn't that Ernest Hopson"
would. Mrs. Cults also promised the
witness if he would poison Shepard
he would be "backed up" the wit
ness declared.
"Plenty of Money for Job"
Turner testified that Mrs. Cults
told him if he would "do this work
for me, Wen have plenty of money
and you'll live in flower beds of ease
the balance of your days" He de-
clared she said if h" would give
Shepard poison she'd fix it un.
On cross examination by Eldridge
Cults. husband of Mrs. Cults, Turner
said Mrs. Cults promied "Col
Cults will hack us up." The witness
also stated that he had never seen
Shepard or the present Mrs. Elmer
at Cults farm.
Turner said he left for Wayne
county soon after and tn; Mrs. Cults
followed "me to the door and kissed
me goodbye"
"Where was II" asked attorney
Cults.
"You were sittin~ m the front
room" replied Turner.
Mrs J. A. Turner testified that
Mrs, Crrtls had told her of plans t.
nelson She~1rd and. in showing her
a bottle Of mercury tablets. said
"and these will do the work"
"And Old Cults will get dose Of
Il himself some dsv." Mrs. Cuts
addod. according to the witness.
Arguments of counsel are expect
cd to carry the preliminary hearing
INTO next week, even though the de
fense should introduce no evidence
In the event the defense uses wit,
nesses. Mrs. Cuts will take the stand
end deny KNOWLEDGE of any polsor
nlot. i. was announced today by Ed
ridge Cults. counsel for his wife.
Poisoned LIQUOR
An1ono the sensations sprung rF'-
dav afternoon was the statement Oh
Fred Crandall son of Mrs. Alice
Crandall pvd nephew of the late
Fred D. Shenard. that he had been
given a poisonei drink of whiskev
bv Erneet Hopson, one of the accus-
cd quartet Of prisoners. on the night
Shepard. t ,lv i'll. was being taken
70 a Maco~ hospital
Craada:l declared TO Judge Henry
A. Mnthev-a. who is rresidirg in the
hearing, that orlv after DR.. s. M
Prow.i n~S worried on him for a
raek was the poison eliminated from
bic ~v~tav
Young Crandall said Hopson gave
him a drink IL what Was supposed
co be "goc duor. hut that he dt