Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-30

his oiilcc. Later he went cut sat
Ola IN" bumper of his ear and BEGAN
to read his newspaper Lewis APP
preached him, smacked The paper
out Of his hands and said. The
strikers ar" going TO get you"
Feared He WINS To lie KILLED.
He started into his AUTOMOBILES
strikers were approaching him In
every direction. aud he thought they
We're going 10 XIII him. lie reached
~. his ca" seized his gun and shoJ
striking George Lewis. who was
closest To him. not realizing at tho
tim" that it was Lewis that he had
shot. Aficr the first shot his mind
Went blank. He had no intention
Of killing Lewis he asserted.
Mrs G. u. Parsons followed him
and corrohOratcd his testimony re-
r"rdinE his nervousness and fear of
strikers. The defense rested tho
case ~ ;2o. The instructions to the
jury are being argued before the
court tonight ana Judge Wcstco,t
has said that he VIII only allow con
tcstpnts three hours each for prose
cuton and defense for argument OF
tic case. tn" prosecution from .
until u tomorrow and tho dctcusc
from un'h 4 y verdict is expected
t" los rendered carly tomorrow even
!uc
''ll'l1tl i.ilklbru was IN ianH
Charles early this morning with am
attachment or compulsory order for
Or. Nottingham. hut the doctor was
utterly unabl" Ia respond. and. upon
testimony Of Drs Holland 'and
Lynch. who ara attending him. To-
that effect. Judge Wcstcott dis
missed tho order demanding his
prcsenc" at the trial OF Parsons
Dr. l.. Il. Stin and q. l.. Morton.
II. b.,
OF the coroner's jury who viewed the
body az Lewis. We're introduced as
witnesses. aud both testified that ono
bullet entered Lewis breast on the
left side and three in the back. Mr.
Lee. OF tho defense. rmovcd his coat
ana rques,ed Or. sim to point out
the location of each bullet. cutranc"
and exit. The Commonwealth here
""sted its case, the hour being lp:l5
=. NJ.
Defense Opens Case.
The first dcfens. witness. Thomas
J. Taylor. an cmployc OF the Hcckle
X Kellogg ice plant, was then In
PRODUCED. and testified that on the
evening OF July |. about : o'clock
he heard Lewis say to Parsons. in
the lattcr's office. that he tParsons,
had better let tho strike business
alone or he would fare worse than
they did lie testified that Lewis
attempted 10 strike Parsons. Taylor
was unatlc 10 recall any other con-
,crSaiion taking place at the time.
and the court instructed the jury
to disregard the evidence, tn. de-
Gems" excepting TO the ruling
II. ID. Travis, Il lifelong companion
Of Parsons, testified that he Gar-
sons had not been In his tTraviS)
Office In the police department OF
the railroad since June 30 last, which
was ten days before the strike be-
gan. lie testified that Parsons al
ways carried Il revolver in his car.
! Witness Says Lewis Attacked Hin.
| T.. II. Jester, a railroad cmployc.
! "ho figured some time ago in an
/ ritcrcation with certain strikers. re-
| 'atcd the details OF that incident and
| declared that Lewis was one OF the
| "owd who assaulted him. Jester
| stated that the strikers cursed him
| nd applied a number OF cpithets to
| him.
Mrs T. II. Jester then testified.
and was followed by a l.. bayfield,
nd Miss cynthia Andrews, after
| which the jury was excluded rs Mr.
| Heath argued motion for the adj
| mission OF evidence 10 the effect that
| ""rtain of the strikers wcr. 4 band
| q! criminal cOnsp!rators. The Com
| monwcalth agreed TO the admission
! ruled II admissible. Other witnesses
| called by the defense before the
| noon recess today included J. u.
| W!ndlcy, .. l.. Din, ". II. DIX. T.. "
| Henderson. " G. Andrews. Henry
| Ewcll, Walter Kitchens. w. L. Jones
| md DR.. w. y. Williams. all OF
, whom. with the exception of DR. Will
! liitms. testified that they had either
! been. threatened or actually struck
| by strikers. in brief testimony