Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-07
FEAR DROVE NEGRO
TO AID IN Staying
II, WITNESS SAYS

Continued From First PaEc.)
Judge John u. lIutchcson ovorrulct;
both motions. and Green L. Johnson
chief counsel for Williams. Indicated
he would appeal on these grounds 10
{: Williams.
Indicted with Williams.
Throughout All hour OF cross-cNam-
ination the negro. who was indicted
jointly with Williams. stolid,y dcaicd
any pressure had beens brought to
bear on him 10 make him tell the
story II was only after long ques-
ticn!nG by officers, he said. that he
:rs; tod his story. bat he denied he
had been beaten. threatened with
drowning. or promised light sem
toncc II he would help convict VIII
iiams. as the lattcrs counsel !nt.,n-
ated.
I'm just telling the truth" Man
ming told The attorney and added that
ne had not talked when first arrested
because Mi Johnny told me no; to-"
Well drilled" WAS Tie only COM
mont that could bc obtained from
Williams after the trial. lie had
watched the witness closely through
ont the day. and on one occasion
smiled broadly when Manning de-
scribed how in his one attempt 10
operate his employers automobile he
had run into a mail box.
iss Indictments fer Sons.
iiuiand. Marvin and Leroy VIII
hams. sons OF the defendant. for
whom Governor Dorsey has asked in
dictmsnts in Jasper County when tho
grand jury there taxes up on April
II Investigation OF the deaths OF the
eight negroes in that county we're
not. III court again today. but DR..
GUS Williams. the oldest son. natly
denied rerorts they had oft the Sta;c.
They probably VIII attend the trial
later, he said
me State put up four other wit
hesseS beside Manning-.two Federal
agents; Clyde Freeman. "a negro farm,
i'nd' and negro woman cool;-and
was expected To conclude It's case hv
tomorrow night. The defense iuai-
Gated II would conclude its Testimony
ano"' one day and that the case
should 20 to the jury on Saturday
Manning was the States chief vii.
.',"s, Una during his testimony the
~. t"n.'e was packed 10 capacitv
Judge Hutcheson. out or ,lnrarn, ,
lns Spec'htorS. permitting all vino
'""'u I" stand IN aislcS and nrn,nI
.n' bar after all seats had been ala
curt asked for order! ana again
'"'aN q : was the casc vrs,a,,,,
there WAS hardly a mur,nur e.,
ernWh as men ana women leaned for.
ward 10 catch every word.
:, Seemed Little Affected.
.iAhhihS seemed little affected H..
ms recital and rarely changed the In,
ieci!on of his voice. He is un,hi,,
TO read or write, he said. and .,hn,,t
" years old. but does nor know
where he WAS born
non first remember myself" he
said Il was in Jasper COUNTY"
urlng som" three hours OF direct
'Eamination the negro told i'm In:.,ii
OF the alleged murder of tho e;.vnn
negroes. giving his descrintion in
tl'nr!est words. He was NOT asEnh
20 describe the alleged binding o: tho
n'st oeS WAC were drowned. .,ut told
~, ,neE were thrown of Tho bridges
ny irimself and Charlie Chisnoln. an
"Hiher farm hand, whom he said Inc
!at"r helped Williams drown.
ihey was stubborn and beg
iHns, Manning said simr.y in his
E,SfrSlon Q: the death OF Peterson and
~
rolled en- over the banristcr Of INC
bridge"
Men Lurcd From Fnr,n.
me mon, ns were the others killed.
re said, had been lurcd away from
re farm by Williams on the pretcxt
thtt they were heinz. taken 10 rains
m" would he allowed to return to
their homes in Atlanta o. Macon.
VA re- they had been taken from iaii
nS iliia1ls paying their :lncs. Peter
son ana Preston. Manning said, were
bound together by trace main
around their necEs To which was
fastened "a anck containing abou, loo
naunGS OF rocks. Their hands we're
bound together hy wire. he said WI
'.Sms was present and drove the
automobile in which the negroes were
carried, Manning testified
Harry Price. another negro ;.,;c,
TO b" drowned. jumped of the n.isi.;c
h!.lscli. Manning said. when he iouna
There was no hope for him
Don't throw mo over, III ce, over"
Manning quoted Price MS saying. and