The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-02-24

his name was Aida C. Shaw. He Is
"a yearls old, was born in Augusta,
Ca, but removed to Memphis when
two years old. His father was
conductor on the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad, and is now
dead. Aida Shaw worked in the II
linois Central shops at Memphis for
a time and eight years ago went to
Detroit to make his home and learn
a trade, that Of welder. He first
met Clyde Hamilton in jail at De
troit, he said Shaw was accused of
having stolen goods in his possession
He protested his innocence, although
he was convicted and sentenced to the
house Of correction. where he again
met up with Hamilton.
1t was from this institution. he
testified, that he and Hamilton es-
capped with the aid of Edward Kelley.
Like his co-defendant, Shaw placed
all the blame for his troubles on
Hamilton, although he stuck to hin
during the months Intervening be
tween their first meeting in the De
troit jail and their Incarceration il
the Shelby Jail. He, too, gave as his
excuse fear Of Hamilton
Shaw had not proceeded very far
with his testimony until he broke
down. His eyes filled with tears and
his hands trembled, but he went on
with his story. 1t was a denial of
everything. He denied that the
statements contained in his signed
confession and introduced yesterday,
were true. He denied any knowledge
of the surreptitious delivery Of the
swo pistols to Hamilton He swore
that he had nothing to do with the
holding up Of the bank at Saginaw,
Mich, or that he had participated in
any of the Memphis crimes credited
to him and his pals.
His version of the killing of Jailer
Reeves differed very little from that
Of Kelley. He did admit that he
had pistol in his clothing while in
the rotunda of the jail on the fatal
day Reeves was shot down, but said
he had no intention of using it. He
explained his possession Of it rather
neatly. Mm.
Hamilton was to blame, for the
latter handed it to Shaw Just as
Hamilton went into the rotunda and
before Shaw could conceal it in his
cell Jailer Reeves called for him also
to come out for consultation with his
lawyer.
On INSTRUMENTATION Shaw stuck
pretty closely 70 his original story.
Questioned by Gen. Bates, he admit
ted that he was at one time confined
in an Ohio Jail, but was paroled. He
became tangled badly on one state
ment, however. He said that his
wife left Memphis three or four days
before Mr.. Reeves was killed, but
when Gen. Bates proved to him that
she was at the jail the night before
the murder Shaw admitted it was
true.
In one particular at least the minds,
Of Shaw and Kelley ran in the same
grove--their fear Of Hamilton and
return Of their courage. They were,
according to their testimony, in
deadly fear of Hamilton until they
reached Main street, and here all fear
scenes to have fled
!. Shaw completed his testimony with
the adjournment Of court Wednes-
day evening.
This mornings session was taken
up by the state with rebuttal testi-
mony in an effort to prove that
the police department Of Memphis
did not obtain the confessions
by duress. During the morning
Sheriff Perry, Lieut.. Paul Waggoner,
Joe Bishop, an attache Of the Mem
phis police department, and Mrs. Ma
tilda Wallace, police. matron, were on
the stand giving rebuttal testimony.
AT noon today indications are that
the prosecution will find it necessary
to bring in new evidence to contro-
vert the testimony of Shaw and KEEL
ley given previously. and that judge
Pantist had intimated that unless the
state could produce other evidence to
disnrove the statements of Shaw and
Kelley REGARDING the treatment thew
said theX received he could not permit
it to 60 before the jury.
The court adjourned at o'clock
this afternoon to reconvene at 7
O'clock tonight in order to give the
state an opportunity to place more
witnesses on the stand to stren ethen
its case or to substantiate evidence
given some DAVIS a0o. These wit
nesses live in Memphis and will reach
here at 6.28 end win give their tes-
timonv at tonight's session. The
sunrosirion is that the Jury will GER
tainlv get the case some time to-