The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-09
OCALA. FLORIDA SATURDAY. JULY 9. 1921
TRIAL
OF A. |. PARKER
Judge Futch Decided Defendant was
Not Entitled to Bail and Remand
ed Him to Jail

The preliminary hearing Of A. L.
Parker, for the killing of J. B. Gaming
ton. was held before Judge Futeh this
morning. The state first had Mrs.
Amerson, an employee of Mr. Gaming
ton, placed on the stand. She testified
that She was milking a cow In the cow
pen about 7:30 on the morning of the
shooting Canington was in the pen
with her minding the calf of the cow
while she MIXED. She saw Parker
approaching the pen and told Gaming
ton that Parker was coming in. Can
ington turned to see Parker and Par
ker asked him if he had turned the
cows in the pasture. Cannington told
him that he had, and Parker raised
his gun. Canington whirled and
jumped, evidently trying to get behind
Mrs. Amerson, at the same time say
ing, "Don't do that, Mr.. Parker" Par
ker fired and Canington fell on his
right side.
Mrs. Amerson stated that she did
not know how badly Canineton was
shot, for she ran to the house, but
that Canington never spoke word
after being shot, so far as she knew.
Mrs. Amerson said that Canington
had only one gun. shotgun, which he
kept in the house on a rack in his
room and that he did not have any gun
in the cow pen with him when Parker
game up and did the shooting.
The next witness for the state was,
w. B. McCauley, deputy sheriff. Mr..
McCauley stated that he went to
Parker's house and that Parker was
sitting on the porch reading a news
paper. When McCauley drove up to
the gate, Parker came out to the car
to talk to him. Parker told him when
asked about the shooting that morning
that he had taken his gun and walked
down by Canington's place, passed by
and came back. When he came along
back he said he saw Canington in the
COW pen and "cut down on him and
saw him fall but didn't know how
badly he was hurt"
Parker gave as a reason for the
shooting that Canington had been
turning his cows and hogs into the
pasture on Parker's peanuts 1t ap-
peared that Canington and Parker had
some sort of an understanding that
Canington was to use the pasture un-
til the first of July and then plant it
in velvet beans and turn it over to
Parker. After the testimony of Nc
Cauley, the state rested.
The defense called ]. w. Jones as
its first witness. Mr.. Jones lived at
the house with Canington He stated
that he saw Mr. Canington on the
morning of the shooting before the
time of the killing but that he did not
see the actual shooting as he was in
the house. He saw the body of Can
ington after the shooting and stated
that the gunshot wounds were on the
left side of the back about the small
of the back and at the shoulder.
Mrs. J. w. Jones was the next wit
ness and stated that she had known
Canington for only about two months
during which time she and Mr.. Jones
had been working there. She said that
she was in the house when she heard
the shots fired and went to the win
dow. She saw Parker standing there
with the gun in his hands and saw
Mrs. Amerson standing in the COW
pen, facing Parker.
The defense rested after this testi-
mony and Judge Futch bound Parker
over to await the action of the grand
jury, confining him in the county jail
without bond.
State Attorney Scofeld prosecuted,
receiving some help from Mr.. knight,
an attorney from Nashville, Ca, the
home of Canington. Mr.. R. B. Bullock
appeared for the prosecution.