The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-03-22
LIFE THREATENED,
SAYS COMPRESSOR
OF CAR LOOTINGS
Two OF 53 Men He Named
Promised to Kill Him,
Asserts Georgian.
CONTINUES HIS TALE
Express Messenger on One
Trip Sold EVERYTHING
but the Car.
NEW SPRING SUIT FOR $40
Says He Reduced Price When
Baggageman Complained
of Color of Cloth.
CONTINUES HIS TALE
NEW SPRING SUIT FOR SO

Special Despatch 70 TRs NV York HBrsLp
MACON, Ga, March 21.-On his third
day on the witness stand in the trial
of ffty-three persons accused OF con-
spiracy 10 steal express shipments
from the Government w. A. Hughes
declared that two OF the defendants,
W. Y. Meeks. conductor. and Z. ].
ened to kill him. This explains why
Hughes is being closely guarded nigh.
and day, it was announced at the Dis
trict Attorneys office
After we were indicted said
Hughes, II met Capt Meeks in an
Office building. could see that he
was mad. but ! said. Good EVENING""
The witness declared that Meeks
cursed and said: Il have been looking
for you and | am going TO kill YOU
Hughes said he stepped into an ele-
vator, and as he assembled he heard
Meeks say: 1--WE good mind to do It
now" The witness said that he had not
met Meells since.
Hughes said that Morris met him and
we'n contribute to your defence. hut II
you don't we'll kiln you"
Poker games continued TO feature the
testimony CT Hughes during to-day's
session. There were numerous checks In
evidence. all OF which he identified as
having passed between the players in
games which. he said, express loot also
had figured. In the loot that was played
into the poker games. he said, We're Sill
yer spoons, women's underwear and
cigars These games. said the witness,
were played on trains and in down.
town Office building in this city.
Hughes brought the first ripple OF
laughter TO the court room when he told
OF conversation with Lee Dix. one Of
the defendants
"Dix had just come in from a trip
with r. 8. McMichael, another defendant
messenger" said the witness, when
he informed me that McMichael had sold
everything on that trip except the car"
When court opened H. $. Frazer, Ala
bana attorney for some Of the defend
ants. objected to the Assistant District
Attorneys methods OF taking tho defend
ants Alphabetically and inquiiing OF
Hughes lis II lis transactions with each
one. Judgu Evans refused to sustain
the objection.
Hughes testified chat he sold clothing
10 J. L. johnson on numerous occasions.
one shipment bearing a c. 0. d. tag for
$50 was bought by Johnson. he said,
for $40.
II sold him another spring suit In
$780," said the witness. ct. ~. Nc
Kinnon was in the express car with me
and Johnson was In the baggage chr
next to mine. We opened up a shipment
Of suits and they were all alike. john
son did not like he color 50 ! told him
teere was Macon laundry where he
could have them dyed. lie paid $40
Tor sut ] saw him wearing II later"
Other loot. the witness said. sold 20
the same Johnson included two suits
o. mems underwear pistol and some
cigars ~ this point the $50 suit re-
ferred 20 was brought in by a Deputy
United States Marshal and II was iden-
titled
The witness said that Ernest Fields,
who never has been arrested. told him
In the presence OF c. r. Mcmillan that
on every run he hit the company for
400" Fields Is said 20 be In Honolulu.
johnson. Pearce and the news butcher
and I were playing poker ono night"
said Hughes II didn't have much
had. Then | took shipment OF cigars
or shirts. don't remember which. and
sold them 10 Johnson ! lost all the
money I got for that shipment and then
wrote three checks. two FOR s25 and one
FOR $40
When J. {. Macarthur was running
from Atlanta to Montgomery. in 1918,
wi;h o. l.. Smith as baggage master.
Smith told me that Macarthur found
trunk containing kegs OF whialIey.
They took the kegs out and closed
the trunk. One OF n. Kegs was sold 70
a. G. Johnson. and before they had
gone far they got wire from Johnson
asking for another key"
Hughes declared that he had sold to
Conductor Meeks cigars from san An
tonic Tor SIS. $50 dress FOR $40, and
four dozen pairs IL socks from Chicago,
worth SIC. COZ SIS