Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-28

the same story that he did at the
examining trial OF Keith. but elab
grated ON some particulars. He
said that when they first saw the
car drive up in front OF the home
OF his cousin. Walter Wells, near
College Hill. that they thought it
was the car OF Mr. Shearer, Il
neighbor. Piercy told him. he
said, that he was a taxi driver
who had been sent after him by
Mrs. McCrcary. who had been
! injured. He said she had sprain-
cd her auklc and had stopped
over in Richmond. Wells said
he asked who was in the back of
the car and that the men told
him it was a lady from Irvine.
He forgot the name they gave
her.
Wells said that after nc was
thrown in the car and on the
road. Piercy. Monk Wilson and
Keith passed whisky around and
offered him some He said he re-
fused to drink. They weren't
drunk. he said One reached in
the bottom OF the car hunting a
bottle, and one said Il can't find
l."
BE sure YOU get the right
bottle another remarked. and
Wells declared the thought flash
cd through his mind then tina;
they were going to dope him.
Wells told of the stop at the
"hair-pin" curve on the river hill
and how Piercy threw his gun
down ON me there. but put hin
back in the car and drove on.
Aitcr telling oi croSsin"
bridge. Attorney Miller inter
rrpied the witness. He objectct'
To any further hearing oi test
muny OH the ground that Iudg
Price did not have jurisdiction al
any crime or proceedings that
might have happened in Eaycttc
county. and. according To Wells.
the rest III the trip vas in Fay
cite county.
Attorney Burnam replied that
Judge Price did have jurisdiction
a it was clearly shown that the
crime or series of crimes allegt
were one continuous perform
ance: and he pointed out tina:
the statue ON abduction particu
LARRY conferred jurisdiction and
covered the entire crime
Attorney Oldham called the at
tcntion oi Attorney Miller. WHO
was on hi> feet. that the abduc-
tion statute referred to d crime
extending from one state to an
other. but Mr. Burnam pointed
out that it referred just as much
To- a crime extending from one
county To another.
Attorney Miller argued that ii
was not necessary to prove any
thing further OH the abduction
charge a applying to Fayctte.
He said that ii they proved that
Wells had been abducted for
even one mile that was sufficient
a indicating the crime of abduc-
ton and ii was unnecessary to
20 over every mile of the trip.
MIR. Burnam declared that hc
ielt that the court had ample
jurisdiction over this series OF
crimes. and Should hear the whole
story OF the offensc in order that
he might determine the charac-
ter of the ofTcnsc in it, entirety.
"a an aid in determining what
bond he would fix. "a this wa,
primarily Il hearing for the pu,-
pose OF deciding OH the question:
OF bond.
Judge Price ovcrrulcd the OBJ
lection OF Attorney Miller and
permitted Wells to continue with
his narrative He then told how
he had been forced ouJ of the
car and how PicrCy had shot him
in the neck and shot al him
again a he lay on Ghc ground.
apparently dead. BE sure YOU
get him he said Monk Wilson
told Piercy and the latter replied
that he had. Wells said that he
felt the shock OF the second bul-
let as h. lay on the ground and
thought at tho time that it hal
hit him.
Mr. Miller then began his
crosS-cxamination. He put MIR
Wells through a rigid question
ing and sought to develop every
possible fact in the case. His
line of questioning seemed to in
dicatc that he will attempt to
make a defense for his client OH
the ground that some one else
may have had reason to wish
10 get Wells out of the way.