The daily times., 1921-09-27
GOFFNEY COMMITTED TO JAIL,


:. guilty. Mr.. W. A. Finch represented
L Goffney and Mr.. F. ID. Swindell rep
or resented Clifton Johnson whom it is
s. alleged owned the pistol Goffney was
l. sent to Jail to await trial in the Su-
'perior Court.
Joe Brodie who lives in house
where shooting occurred, said she was
,. in back room when pistol fired
Il Witness said Goffney and
: dead woman came in together, shoot
= ing took place in middle of room
i woman staggered out of room and
: fell with her feet out the door. Goff-
i ney ran out of room and said he did
mot know pistol was loaded. I
: sent for doctor Kitchener who pro-
nounced her dead.
Gaffney has been to my house be-
fore and so has the woman Knew
prisoner was married man
Nellie Williams was next witness.
| was lacing my shoe in next room,
heard the gun fire. Joe said | didn't
say word, or l will kill all of you.
[ ran out the door with one shoe
on. Joe and woman came in house
laughing and talking Clifton Johnson |
said when Joe and woman came in !
they were laughing and talking The {
pistol was laying on the center table.
: had my back to them He handed
! me the pistol which was an automatic
Witness said the pistol was on
center table when he went in. He
did not know to whom pistol belong
ed. Witness said that Joe did not say
a word out of the way to the woman.
Joe's remarks about killing them all
was after the shooting. He told them
to get doctor and left the house.
Mayor told Johnson that this was :
first time he had said the pistol was :
on the table when he went in. Wit
ness said Goffney handed him the
gun and he threw it away.
Witness said that Joe picked up .
the pistol from the table and said let
me see it. My back was to him when
he fired
The two first witnesses being re-
called did not substantiate the evil
dence of Clarence Johnson. They said
they did not see a pistol on the table
and as far as they knew there was
no pistol in the house.
DR.. Kitchener a colored physician !.
was called and found the woman on :,
he porch dead. The bullet struck her
n the chin and came out back of the
leck. DR.. thought it broke her neck.
4ower jaw was broken. She bled very
reely. Doctor believed Goffney was
tanding directly in front of the
voman. Asked question as to what en-
osltlon man was standing when pis- o
OF hred, the doctor was of the opin-I
on both were standing up. The bull
It came out at the back a little low
r than where it entered, but Joe is
4ller than the woman
clifton Johnson was recalled He
aid Joe and l on the right side of :.
lie table and l back of her. The -
-, " ING same Siue' inc
The Mayor committed Goffney to
ill.,
Goffney went on the stand and
stified as to Clarence Johnson carry o
g concealed weapons, Clarence had q .
magazine of a pistol on the table
I'd he thought the cartridges on the
BILE were number 80. officer Wealth
ne anu oilicer olkes asked 1he
'hnson for the gun and johnson re- -
led he threw it in the pea patch.
hnson said it was his gun. We have
It found the gun. Clarence johnson 7
snt on the stand. Witness denied lore
IL was MS gum disI
mug pistol. said Joe nes,
ade mistake when he said he IN c
DIX 1t out of his pocket. Witness al
denied there was a magazine on
3 table.
witness works at express Office.
rron5 of q
rro"ed holster from employee at nr
press office. That is at his home in
, bnro, ~ to v
bureau drawer Denied borrowing
gun. Mayor said the holster was
IND between bed and mattress in -
1nson,s room. Could not explain
: except ne sih1t
W. why
1>ellie "lilams odol
ner II sne saw aIou
magazine, the bullets and Joe = -
e the pistol from Clarence's poek- -.
plae
Zoe Lee also denied seeing pistol s,.,,
c,.u iiom the pocket itary
Jlarence's mother said he did NOT
pistol and did not bring one Nj
the night of the killing