The daily times., 1922-02-09

made clean cut hole and fractured
the skull on the right side in front.
Another entered at the point of the
shoulder blade and came out below
the breast bone. Another entered the
back on the left side under the 18th
rib and came out three inches to the
right and under the nable. He said
that the one in the head could have
caused death, and either of the other
two shots. He said the position Of the;
man doing the shooting was to the
left and behind the dead man, and
that they could not have faced each
other and fired the shots as they were
fred.
There were a number of witnesses.
John Littleton the first one and a
negro said that Evans came by his
house about sunset and told him he
had killed Keen and for him to go up
there and see that he had knife in
his hand. Witness did not go.
Mr.. J. E. Winstead who lives on
Mr.. John Farmers place stated that
he heard two shots while he was at
the well drawing water, looked up
and saw Evans standing up and
Keen lying down. Saw nothing in
Evans hand. Evans son was standing
in the edge of his yard fifty or seven
ty five yards from the dead man.
Keen's boy was the first one to go to
the dead man, Jesse Lewis was next
and was next. Said Keen was
spare built man and about forty years
old. Witness said that he did not
examine the body. At the instance of
Mr.. Woodard, a diagram of the farm
was drawn and the respective location
of the homes, all of them being close
together on the lands of Mr.. Wiley
Farmer was shown. Witness said that
the body of Keen was about twenty
yards in the tobacco patch from the
road. He heard no fussing, and the
shots followed in quick succession.
Mrs. Helen Whitley and Mrs. Rosa
Bachelor who live in the same house
on the same farm stated that Evans
the defendant came over to see them
and in the presence of each said that
he had been worried all day, and
that he was so mad and upset that
he was no pleasure to himself and to
anyone else, but that If any thing
happened not to say anything about
it. That if it was not for fear of the
Lord he would kill Keen before sun
set. Asked what Evans had against
Keen, he replied that he was tired
living over there that they had been
telling tales on him and he wanted
to get away. He also said that Keen
had said that he (Evans) had cum
gered him.
When defendant Evans went on
the stand he denied all that the wo-
men said. He said in reply to ques-
tions regarding their statements
that the women were always joking
with him, that he was not mad with
Keen. He further said that he did not
ask Mr.. Keen's little boys where
their father was, which they said he
did when he drove by their home on
the evening of the murder. He said
he merely spoke to them and said
'howdy boys
RuHn Keen a lad about twelve
years old was also a witness. He
said that he heard a pistol shot and,
went to where it was, and found his
father lying in the tobacco patch
about twenty yards from the road.
His fathers pocket book and his
knife closed were about three yards
from his body. He gave the knife to
the Sheriff, Saw nothing in his faith
er's hand. The boy said that when
Evans passed the house just before
the shooting he asked him where his
father was. and we replied that he
had gone towards Wilson.
There were q number of witnesses
examined this morning both for the
state and the defense. Not until this