Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-20
LIE PASSED DURING
GRILLING; WITNESS \
HELD IN CONTEMPT
,(Continued from Page u

Dallas. Tex, who said he had been
intimately associated with Fox IN the
preparation of publicity for law
enforcement organization with Whlcn
REYNOLDS was connected, was the
next witness called by the state.
His appearance on the STAND came ae
a complete surprise as he is the only
Texan who has test1fled Tor the STATE
thus far in the trial.
Are YOU acquainted with the
reputation of Fox as newspaper
mani" inquired Attorney Howard, OF
states counsel.
"Yes. He has a reputation Ior
sl1rewdness and ability.
"From all your conversations with
him. his demeanor. his manner, ms
conduct and general appearance, 90
Won consider him sane or insane
"He is just as sane as Mr.. Alien
;sn the witness replied, referring
ia Mr.. Allen, of defense council.
Attorney Allen Immediately OBJ
iected to this answer on the grounds
that the witness might not be SUI
ficiently acquainted with him 10
draw true comparison and the
witness changed the form OF MS
answer.
"Fox is positively sane" he said.
A. this point Attorney Howard be-
gan an attack on the testimony OIL
Representative Erwin, Of Dallas
county Texas, one of FoX's friends
who testified earlier in the trial.
"Do YOU know Representative En-
winq' Attorney Howard asked.
Eyes"
"Do YOU recall publication in
which he printed a platform asking
reforms in the state insane asylum!
During argument on an objection
70 the question by defense council
the witness failed to answer. Alter
the court had overruled the obJec-
ton Attorney Howard asked:
did he give you an announce
ment for publication in. the Com
mon Cause published and edited by
yourself, about the conditions in the
asylum?"
yes"
"Did he make speeches advocat-
ing these Improvements"
Eyes. I published articles about
It and he paid me for the service"
How many times did he speak
on this subject?"
about twenty times"
Texan Questions Texan
This ended the direct examination
and Governor Dorsey announced
that Attorney Newberry, of Texas,
would conduct the cross -examina-
ton.
i "Mr. Reynolds, have you any es-
necis1 interest in this case?" Attor-
ney Newberry asked.
"None, except to see a murderer
brought to justice"
''Are you lawyer"
IT am"
'Are you a preacher"
az have preached but am not
an ordained minister"
"Are you editor of the Common
Cause?'''
Eyes"
"How many issues of the Common
Cause appeared?'
1.-THE paper was published about
ten months"
did you try to borrow $50 to
print the paper, and, failing to get
it, the paper went broker"
That's not true" the witness de.
clared, shaking his fist at the attor.
nye.
Are you not under indictment in
Texas charged with the embezzle.
ment Of funds from a client?"
That's a lie," the witness shout.
ed, rising from his seat as If to
charge the attorney, but noticing
several deputy sheriffs nearby he
sat down.
At this point Attorney Newberry
addressed Judge Howard and asked
for the protection of the court while
conducting the cross-examination to
which Mr.. Reynolds replied: And I
ask the court for protection from
an inveterate political enemy"
isn't the indictment pending?"
Attorney Newberry asked.
'An indictment must be returned
by a legal grand jury and I don't
consider myself under an ind4ct-
ment. It is a character assassina-
ton because 1 sued your gang for
Islander and libel. 1t was returned
by a grand jury especially picked
to pass OH the cases ouf high Khan
officials and to keep them from 60
ing to the penitentiary.
Another Clash Threatened
"You are unfriendly to what is
known as the Evans faction in Tex
as, aren't your"
Attor>S>v Howard objected to this
question Jeclaring:' eff they want
to go into this Ku Klux khan bust
ness we will so into it, but at pres
ent it is not an issue in this case"
Attorney Newberry's next ques-
ton, the final one of his eXamina-
ton, brought an explosive objection
from Attorney Howard and an ex-
cited response from the witness. At
torney Newberry asked:
$50 you are a preacher without a
church; an editor without a paper;
lawyer without a, practice and a
witness in this case?"
II am a citizen with a character"
Mr.. Reynolds shouted at the attor-
ney. rising from his seat.
THAT question is reprehensible in
this attorney" Attorney Howard ex-
claimed, land I take it as an insult
to this Witness
judge Howard Immediately ruled
out the question and recessed court
to 1880 O'Clock.
Dora Battey, the woman at whose
house the Weaver woman is alleged
to have stayed while she was in At.