The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-03-04
THE BIG TRIAL
AT WILLIAMSON

Williamson, w. Va, Feb 2S.--C. Z
Lively, on the witness stand in tn
bullet battle case here this afternoon
revealed that with gentle speech an,
suave gestures all the time he wa,
dispensing hash and ham and. home
made pies to citizens OF Matewan h,
was studying the inside" OF wha; tool
place in the trigger orgy of May 10
! that led To the trial OF Police Chic,
\ Sid Hatfield and Is others on charges
OF having murdered Detective Albert
i G.. Felts. ....r r.. .. -.
| The defendants were seen tn smirk
/ as Mr.. Lively took che stand as q
states witness. They were sure that
] he would say nothing that might dam
age their case
For months they had been steady
| customers in his neat little place OF
business.
He had come. to Aiatewan perfcCt
stranger, and it had behoovcd all to
be discreet 10 strangers, but he seem
ed TO be so sympathetic and under
standing that gradually they had
warmed up to him, and
Where are you living at this time
Mr.. Lively" asked Captain :. b. Avis
starting the examination
"Matewan." replied the witness. a
smooth-shaven. somewhat round
shouldered man in the thirties. with
the eyes of hawk and an auuilinr
nose. .. ....
Whose employee are you
Baldwin Felts Detective Agency"
The bombshell had hit home Their"
were noises of all sorts in defendants
row, denoting every shade of surprise
shock and outright anger
In what capacity are you employed
by the Baldwin Feits Detcctive Agen-
cy?' asked Mr.. Avis
Secret service. was the answer.
aud the witness allowed his eyes t.
rOv" over the defendants row, as II
inpriiCd ny an irresistible desirei to
catch the effect of his mask off play
Th"reupon Ne told his story, partly
10 questioning. partly in narrative
form. He said he and his family went
to Matewan in the middl" Of July.
1890 almost two months after the guu
battle, and opened restaurant.
He went there under tn" direction cE
Thomas Felts. head of the agency. He
re- enforced his restaurant -!<ycper's .
disguise by Keeping in good stinding
as n member of the United Mine Work
CrS Of America
His mission was to worm himself d
into the confidence of the union men
and thereby into that of the defend
ants in the battle trial.
He proceeded TO tell the fruits of his
investigation in the same fashion in
which he had revealed his identity.
He quoted from numerous conf.
Dental talks which he said a half
dozen defendants, Including Chief Hat
field. had had with him over their ham
and" His main sensation was this:
Sid told me he killed Mayor Tester
man. He said he killed FISHERMAN b.
cause he was getting lined up too. well
with those Baldwin Fclts men BE-.
A sheer crept over the face OF Hat
field. As he had done yesterday during
the Thomas Felts' testimony, he leaned
over the shoulder of one OF the at
torneys and whispered agitatedly.
His wife, who was Mayor Tester :
mans widow when she married Sid less
than two weeks after the gun battle in
wh!ch FISHERMAN was killed. had ALSO.
ute control of her features Hers truly
was poker face. ..
At this juncture Captain AVIS
elected the admission from the wit -
ness that he had done the same sort
IF secret work In Matewan before the
gun battle.
Lively sprang the Second sensation @
~ quoting as follows from one OF his +,
tllcged conferences with Hatfield on =
me of these previous occasions: ~ |
~ asked Sid once why he DIDN'T >,
marry. He said he couldn't because
mother man had the woman he liked.
said: You must be crazy about the =
ittle blonde ..... =
He said: She isn't a blonde, she is r.
brunette, I'll have her, though If
ave to break through h--Il to get h
erl'" "
Later the witness quoted Sid Hat .
ED as having admitted the killing Of
.lbert Felts. @".. ..''. go. :,
We'll we were talking about the
illing just after Albert Felts was shot f.,
id shot FISHERMAN. .... . .. f.. r.
"He said that FISHERMAN was get a.
ng too well lined up with these Bald -
in Felts men,. ,... .... ~. a,
The witness added that Hatfield also =
I'D him he shot Albert Felts
He then proceeded to incriminate ~
Their defendants in a similar way
ptably Reese Chambers and Arthur q,
yilliams. . 49,. 6,