Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-04-28
It to- Mrs. Collins.

took the stand in his own defense
He told of his business as dealer
in trucks; how he lived on a farm
outside of Louisville all his lite
and had been fairly prosperous in
his trucking business; of his con-
tracts to buy and sell trucks, and
his visit to Mills to look over his
trucks near Frankfort. Mr.. Col
?. Inns said that at the time of the
dlstillery robbery he went home
, from his office in town; ate his
supper about $50 O'Clock, be-
came i'll from acute Indigestion,
to which he was subject, and
went to bed and did not get up
again till next morning. He ans
Wered all questions without hes
1tation and seemed to be making
a good impression. He told Of
having 1O3 cases bought for me
dlcinal purposes. 1t was brought
out that these had been seized
but returned to him on order Of
| the court, and he was glad he had
them now.
w. I. Carlisle, who lives across
the road from Watson's in whose
barn 81 barrels were found. said
he often noticed Watson's barn
unlocked. Leslie Shelburne said
he went there the morning of the
10th and the barn was unlocked.
Rev. H. J. Wayland, a brofes
sot III the Southern Baptist Theo-
/ logical Seminary, testified he was
formerly pastor of the Baptist
church at CrestWQod of which
Nj. Collins was a member, and
testified to the latter's good repu-
tation.
Chester McGaughey, who lives
at Ninevah, Anderson county,
said he saw truck stop opposite
Shclbj1rne's barn early on the
morning of March II, but then
move OH.
Sam Bowels, living near Law
renccburg, said his doorbe1l rang
early on the morning Of March
il. lie answered it and was ash,
ed by ali unknown man if his barn.
was locked. He replied it wasn't
and was asked if some whisky
could be stored there. He was
told there was 81 200 or $500 in
1t for him. He said he told the
stranger that he wouldn't have it.
lie said the man said it was get
ting daylight and they had to get
shet of it.
Character witnesses were then
put on The stand for Borgess..
Gordon and Watson, of Anderson
county, Among them were Coun-
ty Judge Powell Taylor, of An
derson county, J. w. Gaines, far
mer, lawyer and banker of Law
renceburg, Cal p, Snyder, farmer
OF Anderson county; Wilkes
Bond, fire insurance man Of Law
renceburg. Judge Taylor said
that he knew Hum Collins who
had been at Lawrenceburg a
short time before the robbery to
see about selling him a truck for
use OF the county. Judge Tay-
Tor said the county didn't need
ore and he told Collins so.
Mrs. Minnie Reardon, of 2517|
Portland avenue, Louisville, said
Louis and Joe Brashear ate sup
per in her restaurant about | sol
O'Clock on the night of March 10.
On cross examination she. said
she wasn't positive about the
time but it was late that night
before she retired. Miss Louise
keardon corroborated the testi-
mony of her mother.
: John w. Burke, street car con-
ductor, living at COS North 31st
street, Louisville, said his fiat
was opposite that OF Shannon
Brashear, and he heard the two
boys go to their rooms about
II 80 or II o'clock.
T. r. Williams, 18th and Dunes
nil, Louisville, said he saw the
Brashear boys in his confection-
cry about 7;30 o'clock. He said
he'd known them three or four
years and they had good reputa-
tons.
Tom Shivel, 1916 Olive, Louis
vile. said the Brashear bows
bought some oil from his hard
ware store on the night of March
10th; it was about 7 o'clock. He
said he sold them the cartridges
found in their car the next morn
ing. He gave them good repu-
tations.
w. A. Reyes, barber at 1928 S.