The Monroe journal., 1921-08-09

she would like 20 30 the ball game.
He carried her suitcase out They
came back about twenty minutes be-
fore the game was over They sal
down al table. She behaved in the
drug store like every young woman
would. She treated me with respect
and did her also.
Mr.. r. L. Newsome, witness for the
defense. gave the following good
characters: Lee Hallman. James Ne
bride. J. NJ. Long. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
+. Hallman and BOyee Mailman. Also
Paul Rose. colored.
Armfield's Visit 60 Scene.
Mr.. Kemp Armfield was the next
witness to be examined by the de-
tense. He said: Il live at Marshyille.
went TO school with Lee for sever
al years. and have been going with
him to see girls for ) or 8 years.
His character is good. | went To the
place where the assault took place
SUNDAY afternoon about $3.50 with
Clude Smith, Beecher Harrell and
Frank Griffith. There was one spoil
about three feet broad where the
ground was packed. On the right were
two broken corn stalks and on the
left q bean vine which was bruised.
To the right of the largest place Were
prints OF a ladies shoe heel and be-
low il were two shoe heel prints. An
other place not so large as the first
place had men and ladies tracks
mixed and indistinet. This was two
rows from the other place. There
was one distinct tract next TO small
place pointing toward the road. | saw
two tracks between the large place
and the road. could see where an
automobile had turned out by the
road" Upon cross-eNamination by
the state he said:
.. Didn't you 20 10 ride with Lee
Hallman and young lady boarding
at Mr.. Gull Nash's during the flu
epidemic?
A. They picked me up to take
me home. They took ME home at TO-
10.
O. Was Hallman drunk?
a. No. sir.
O. Was the girl drunk
A. No. sir.
Q. Were they drinking?
A. They were.
Mr.. CLYDE Smith gave Hallman a
good character.
Corroborates Tice.
Mr.. Luther Nash. who lives
miles southeast of Marshville. and 9
brother-in-law of Oscar Tice. gave
the following testimony: II was a
High Ridge church attending foot
washing on sunday before the alleged
assault. We came back by Bethel.
saw Tice and his wife in buggy Al
automobile passed us. Miss Tadlocl
and boy were in front. A boy anC
sirl were in the back seat. Mis-
Tadlock and boy with her got out a
the church but the others stayed IL
the car. didn't see them leave. Oscar
Tice was al John Rogers the mex
morning and talked about going 4
High Ridge and seeing car goin!
to Bethel. The boy behind had hi
arms around the girl.
MIR. CLAYTON Nash told the SAM
story as Mr.. Luther Nash.
Mrs. Oscar Tice followed on tn
stand. "Ay husband and | went {,
High Ridge church, she said. wv
came back by Bethel. Someone pass
! ed in an automobile. | saw two boy
and two girls in il and the boy II
/ the rear seat had his arms arouni
the girl. My husband called my at
| tention to them by saving, Look 4
/ that boy hugging that girl. The ca
went to Bethel. The church was opel
and | saw Miss Tadlock 90 in. | saw
I the hoy on the back seat plainly ant
he had an arm around the girl.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Sanders testified as fol
lows. MIR. Clayton Penegar was 20
/ ing TO Atlanta to buy an AUTOMOBILE
and he wanted me to 20 in with him
\ He called at my rooms to make plans
4 told him to buy Buick or Chan
/ dler and to get a cheap one. He SAT-
| he did not have enough money and
| told him | would see Mr.. Parker a
the bank. told him If they turned
/ down his check in Atlanta to wir'
Mr.. Parker"
Mr.. j. VI. Long, the witness follow
ing Mr.. Sanders. gave the defendan
and the following good characters
James Mcbride. Oscar Tice and Lu
ther and Clayton Nash.
Mr.. Eugene Marsh, son OF Rev. :
Marsh. gave the following testimony
Il belonged to the same Baptis
Sunday school class as Mailman
His character is good. | say
Mailman Monday crossing the rail
road. have been associated wit
Hallman in high school and in Sun
day school,
Mr.. Henry Marsh. the next VII
ness said that he and Hallman wer
working together sometime betwee
September and Christmas. Hallma
came in one day with letter sayin
II was from lady at Concord an
that she asked her to come to Sc
her
DR.. Oren Moore, who was examines
last Thursday, related part OF a con
yersation he had with the prosecJ
trix. Il talked to Miss Tolbirt atte
examining her for about half a