The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
WITNESSES DENY
 JOHNSON'S STORY OF K|LGORE' ACTS
Prosecution Claims Great Ad- vantage as Case Is Ad- journed to Monday
 Morning

Decisive victories for the prosecu- tIon were claimed Saturday in the closing of testimony in the trial of Robert E. Johnson, 2t, for the murder of William C. kilgore. Jr., 19, Septem- Der ,, last. Examination of the last character witness was completed at o'clock, whereupon, through an agreement entered into by both the prosecution and defense, Judge H. r. Heflin adjourned court until s:S0 clock Monday morning.
 Two witnesses were placed on the stand by the state who repudiated the sw orn statement of Johnson that he had taken Kilgore's life for alleged persistent attentions to Mrs Johnson.
 Jimmie Knight. 19, testified that when he was introduced to the wife of the accused man, he was not told she was married. Knight also tes- titled that at the time he was in- troduced to Mrs. Johnson she had made the statement that If you ever want me to go to ride, come to the intersection of Nineteenth street and Eleventh avenue and blow your horn and I wall n1eet you there.
 Knight also declared that he, with Mrs. Jonhson, Miss Elizabeth Jack  broueh and kilgore had composed party that had gone to EdgeN d. knight said Mrs Johnson was in kil- gore's arms during all the time they were in the automobile. Knight said that Mrs. Johnson was in such position af her own free will, no ad- vances having been made by Kilgors.
 Woman Formed Party
 Arthur C. Hardman gave damaging evidence against the defendant statement in giving his version or an all night party on the Southsiae which was attended by kilgore. Knight, two other young men. Mrs. Johnson and Rosalie Patton The statement of the accused man and that offered In court as his wifes statement was that Mrs. Johnson had been in attendance at the party against her will. Hardman said that the party was formed at the sugges- ton of Mrs. Johnson. whom he quoted as saying she was afraid to go home, due to the late hour and that she was afraid of her husband.
 Hardman declared that upon their arrival at che house they went to the upstairs apartments. Kilgore and Mrs Johnson left the room. the witness said, although he dentsd that she was taken from the room by force, or was carried out bodily by kilgore. Hardman said that Mrs. Johnson used the telephone the fol- lowing morning and was urged by told her husband, according to the witness, that she was talking from telephe ne at a girl friends house
 Others on the stand
 Mrs. Catherine Conner, grandmoth- CT of the slain youth, testified that Mrs. Johnson had called her son on more than one occasion and that in one instance, the first Sunday in June. Mrs. Johnson called and after informing Mrs. Conner who she was. asked to speak to young kilgore. Mrs. Conner testified that she in- formed the person at the other end of the line that her grandson was not at ho me, following which Mrs. Johnson left word for Kilgore to call her.
 Johnson had several business men in the city testify to hts good char acter. among them being J. E. Mil- ton, K. J. Parham. R. E. Brown, 1. C. Johnson. Carl Meyer, F. L. Law son. II. D. Stafford. W. A. Perryman and l.. S. Perryman.
 Attorney Hugh Ellis. representing the defendant. asked permission of the court to place witnesses on the stand who would testify that William .. kilgore. ST.. who has been in constant attendance at the trial, had been heard to make threats against Johnson in the event he was acquitted. This was refused by Judge Heflin. who held that the incident should not have been mentioned dur- ing the trial, as such statements tended to bias the minds of the jury- men. X