The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-03
PRELIMINARY TRIAL
OF ]. E. BREWSTER ON
CHARGE OF MURDER
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had said to the Brewster child The
witness testified that following this
he met the defendant in the. waiting
room together with his wife and
child and defendant inquired if what
his little child had told him was true
and the witness replied that it was,
that about this time deceased walk
ed around the depot and defendant
met him and inquired if he had call
ed his child a scab. Witness did not
hear the reply, but thereupon de-
PENDANT. hit deceased.
Charlie Armstrong was then called
as witness, but did not Seem to
know much, except that he saw de-
ceased after the fight.
Taylor Phillips was the next wit
ness. He testified as to the charac-
ter of the deceased; that he could not
get along with his family. The wit
ness testified that he saw deceased
between the Harvey fight and the
Brewster fight; that he saw deceas-
ed at the well and asked him what
the trouble was, and thereupon de-
ceased said that II got one damned
man with my fist, and will get the
next ones CUTS" However, this last
testimony was, upon objection being
raised, excluded.
w. M. Ross, an A. B. & A. conduc-
tor, was the next witness. He testi-
fled that he considered deceased a
rather dangerous, man and one that
he avoided
E. W. Craven was then called by
the defense. He testified that de-
ceased seemed to be pretty rough and
that he had seen him in several
fights.
The defending then made his state
ment to the court. Defendant told of
his son informing him that deceased
had called him scab, and that he
was enraged over it; that shortly
thereafter he and his wife and child
left for supper and upon reaching
the door of the waiting room he met
Harvey Harvey then told him of
the profane language used by de-
ceased to the child and of deceased
telling the child that The was the
son of a scab." That as he went
down the steps he saw deceased
coming around the depot ami de-
manded of him, "Will Blount did you
call my son a scab and threaten to
hit him. and received a reply in the
affirmative. This is where the blow
was given which resulted in deceased
falling to the ground and hitting the
rail with the back OF his dead. De
PENDANT stated that he did not in
tend to kill the deceased. Defand-
ant testified that when he Addressed
the deceased, The deceased moved
towards his pocket as if to get a gun
OF knife. Defendant testified that
he heard of deceased attempting to
draw a knife in the alteration with
Harvey Defendant further stated
that he had nothing in his hand, but
struck the deceased with his bare
hand.
Defendant here rested. The state
then put up j. F. Howe and S. F.
Harrison as to the deceased's good
character. The witness, Howe, adj
mitted that he was interested in the
prosecution and helped to employ
counsel for the prosecution. The wit
ness was given a severe cross exam
nation by Attorney Wilcox.
The state also put up Frank Acosta
and Gus Middleton as witnesses,
who testified that if deceased called
DEFENDANTS son a scab, they did not
hear it.
The case came to close here. The
attorneys finished their argument to
the court and it is understood that
the justices will render their de-
cision at 1000 o'clock this morning.