The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04

oWnley before midnight, took y prepared for the trip to jail d the jail.
 The defense also obtnincd From
 Corporal E. B. True the statement
 that he wns threatened in the of-
 flee of Judge WifI<insou in Bir-
 mfnghnni, during the investigation
 md that when told other soldiers
 had confessed he replied, ..Thc
 others cnn tell damn lie if they
 wnnt fO, but know nothing
 about It.
 The state completed the submission of ts testimony at 1:30 o'clock and court recessed until 2:30 in order that the defense might prepare it's case. Leslie West taxicab driver was the last important witness for the state. He was recalled to clear his testimony about where the shooting of Baird oc-s cured. He had stated previously that the soldiers got out on the right side Of the automobiles when they reached the place of the execution. His latest statement was that Baird was executed on the left side of the road.
 ATTORNEYS CLASH
 Efforts of the defense to obtaAp
 further admissions from West =
 cross-examination brought on .
 colIoquy between Judge Hornsb
 Wilkinson, chief counsel for the
 stnte, md LeciI Gray. one or tho
 attOrncy's for the defense. which
 Tor some time seemed to be the
 forerunner of . fight and wn~
 ended only when Judge soweII
 threatened to send both Partict-
 pants to jaiI for contempt Of court.
 The defense sought to show that West had consulted with attorneys for the state and his attention had been called to the defect In his testimony of Wednesday,. West denied it and then Mir. Gray asked:
 They didn't tell you that the other witnesses on the stand have testified that the mans body was found on the left hand side of the road?' No, sid, they did not West answered.
 Notes or the stenographer show that the following colloquy ensued:
 Mr. Wilkinson--"No. we did not tell him any such thing and the gentleman knows that would not do it. and resent any such insinuation as that.v
 Mr Gray--"I don't care what you re- sent. You could get on the stand and testify about it if you want to instead of making such statement as that
 Mir. Wllkinson--T could get on the stand, but don't want 10 get on the stand"
 JAIL THREATENS
 The Court--"Now. gentlemen. will have to fine you If you don't hush. This must stop"
 Mir Gray-'Jf the court piease. l am examining the witness"
 The Court--'I know you arc exalnia- irg the witness and you are uuarreling with counsel, too. You must both stop"
 MT. Wilkinson--"IIe was .nsinuating suggested something 10 the witness. I am addressing my remarks to the court"
 The Court--"And am addressing both of you and I will send you to jail if you don't stop."
 The war of words ended the court excluded from the jury the statement of Doth men. and West reiterated his statement that no rcrson had made any suggestion to him about his testi-r mony. However, he coDtended that he did not say in his previous testimony that the shooting occurred on the on the left side If the road. k The defense is preparing to offer the testimony of various witnesses from Tuscaloosa county in impeachment of the testimony of the soldiers who have appeared for the state, and will also offer evidence to show that Sergeant Lancaster bore an excellent reputation in his home city. Indications are that
 
 Saturday night.
 STEVENS JURORS EXCUSED
 When court reconvened at 2:30 D. mr., all veniremen summoned here Wedncs- day for the trial of Sergt. Glenn M. Stevens, the second of the accused guardsmen, were excused by Judge Sowell until Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
 Ben G. Searcy. member If
 Company NJ, was called as the first
 witness for the defense. He tes-
 titled that he was on guard duty
 from IF o'clock to o'clock en the
 morniuE of the lynchinE and that
 he saw Sergeant Lancaster come
 into canp about IF o'clOcks was in his room building up the fire nt S
 o'clock, and that Lancaster was In ' bed at that time and that he was In the room again at 2s3O o'clock and Lancaster wns still in bed. This impeached the testimony Of Leslie We~t. chauffeur, who had testified tAat Lancaater was . member of the party which visiteA the jail at Jasper and removed naird.
 Searcy also testified that throuehsus the night he saw a small car whteh was known as the .captain's cars aoc ! which is alleged to have been taod that night In the raid on the jaii. He also denied that any car ever camo tn l or left the military camp betweAn the hours of 12 and 1. This was intended | to contradict the charge of the stats ] that the captains car waA uaed hy l Lancaster and others l., the trip s.s 1 the jail between these sHsy AoUka The witness stated rositlv~ly :s:si he was guare.ns the na--Ack- ja<<r.s