Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-04
ALIBI SOUGHT
BY LAWYERS
NLASH
Wife, Daughter Testi-
fy; Witness is Fail
ure, Impressions s'Do
Not Impress

TYLER. Texas, Sept 3.--tPl--The
defense in the Cain Anderson flog-
ging trial today laid the foundation
Of It's case here in Smith county
district court after the state had
rested shortly after court convened
this morning.
In quick succession witnesses
followed each other on the stand
seeking to establish the perfect
and alright alibi" on which Ander-
son. charged with participatingAin in
the flogging of J. H Richardson, his
wife and daughter-in-law, Willie
Straps on the night of June 8. has
said he will depend for vindicasios.
Recognize Anderson
Richardson and his wife have testf-
fled they were whipped with a knot.
ted rope by two members OF a band
Of four masked men and they recog-
nized Anderson, wealthy Harrison
county planter, and Dewitt Osborne
one OF Anderson's tenants, ms mem-
bers or the band. High tension
reigned In the court room, packed
overflowing throughout the day, rs
Anderson's brother, his wife, Bis
young daughter ard n young man.
friend Of the girl, testified in thel
defendants behalf.
Proves Boomerang
Charles Hartsill, 81, Of Marshall.
was the opening gun of the defense's
alibi procedure, and proved boom
erang for Anderson's interests. He
strove nightly to introduce into
testimony some Of his Empress
sions" as to happenings about the
Anderson home where he was n vis-
itor the evening OF June y, but the
substance OF his contribution 10 the
record was he remembered nothing
about Anderson's whereabouts dur
inE his visit. not even whether he
was at the supper table.
Daughter TestIfies
Pretty Beulah Anderson, 17-year@
old daughter Of the defendant, how
ever, helped to erect n bulwark
about her father. She testified in n
clear voice and emphatically declare
ed her father had eaten supper with
herself. her mother and Hartslll
about 3 o'clock, and that he 70.
tired TO bed immediately afterward
and did not again leave his bed
room. Prosecution witnesses how
ever, established that the flogging
occurred about o o'clock.
Mrs. Susie Anderson, Gains wife,
whose hair IN bobbed, added 10 the
alibi strength by testifyinR Ander-
son slept with her that night and
that he did not leave the room after
entering it-
Getting Witnesses Out
Jewell Anderson. defendants
brother testified. as 10 alleged at
tempts 20 get witnesses out OF tha
country" after indictments charg-
ing flogging had been returned
against his brother. He told Of
meeting c. II. Hughes. itinerant
farmer. now held in jail on charges
OF bribery, Of taking him in his
truck past Cain Anderson's place snd
stopping there with him. but denied
Cain and Hughes talked together and
that any mention OF flogginR was
made Preceding the relatives OF
Cain Anderson on the stand were
six farmers residing w various parts
on the state. who testified as 10 tho
general reputation for truth ank
veracity OF MIR. and Mrs. Richarda
SON. They agreed their reputation
was bad.
Attorneys Quarrel
The afternoon session was mark
ed BY much quarelling among attor-
neys. resulting in many objections
and slowness in examining witness-
es.