Evening star., 1933-12-04
|SC0TISBOR0 Jury
GETSBATESDEN|
Alabama Judge Rebukes De.
tense Counsel for Actions
in Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ala. December 4.-Ruby
Bates denial Of the story of Victoria
tackled them on March Is, 1881, today
was read to the jury sitting In the
trial of Clarence Norris, second of seven
colored defendants 10 be retired In
Morgan Circuit Court.
The testimony was taken In deposit
ton form in a New York hospital,
where 10 days ago the girl underwent
an operation that prevented her from
coming here. aS she did last April. TO
repudiate her former story.
InG drp0Oltl0n NQJ Trad DJ J00cpfl
r Brodsky of New York, one of the
by the international Labor Defense. The
State had rested at 1904 am. after
reserving the right to introduce Luther
Morris, Jackson County farmer, for
whom an attachment was issued Sat-
urday.
The t2,-ing of testimony was inter-
rupted once during the morning when
Judge w. w. Callahan sent the jury
from the room, to lecture counsel on
conduct in the trial
The incident came after Samuel S
Negro, spoke sharply to Orwell Gilley a
State witness. who identified the COL
ored boy as having attacked Mrs Price
Under an agreement made Saturday
both sides permitted witnesses to be
examined out of order. SO as to incon-
VenienCe them as little as possible
During the direct examination Leibo-
witz punctured Gilley's testimony with
objections, which Judge Callahan over
ruled in most instances.
How many times have you rehearsed
this story you have told here today
you and Victoria Price together?" Leibo-
witz shot at Gilley to open his cross
examination. Gilley did not reply, as
Judge Callahan interrupted.
LeiboWitzs questions we're sharp as
he put them to Gilley about the wit
ness assertions that he was a reciter
of poetry and sometimes made it up
you are capable OF making things
up. aren't you?" Leibowitz asked.
The attorney then began Quizzing
Gilley about trips TO Montgomery TO
see Attorney General Thomas E
knight, jr.
Leibowitz was questioning Gilley and
asked if he had not gone TO Mont
gomery recently to see Attorney Gen.
eral Thomas E. Knight, jr., directing
the prosecution.
II saw Mr.. Knight" Gilley retorted
Are you trying TO get smart with
me?" Leibowitz asked, throwing his
pencil on the table.
Judge Callahan ordered the jury re-
moved from the room and then said:
II am trying to give the State and
the defendant fair trial in the case,
and am going to do it if I can. I will
do it, If / get proper assistance from
every one connected with this trial.
II have tried to be respectful despite
the fact that at times counsel for the
defense has tried to nag me into saying
something disrespectful. At times coun-
sci has not been respectful, slamming
his pencil down on the desk and other
actions after some Of my decisions"
The judge then said he wanted such
actions stopped, and ordered the Jury
returned After the State rested the
defense called DR.. r, r. Bridges of
Scottsboro as the first witness.
witz, DR.. Bridges said he examined Mrs
Price the afternoon of March 25, 1881
and found only minor scratches on a
wrist and forearm. Mrs. Price Satur-
day said she had wounds on her face
from which she bled "a little"