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ago. His testimony followed the iden-
tical story told by Victoria Price and
in many instances he used the same
words, although he contradicted hei
in her tale of being struck on the
head with gun. He was, undoub-
teddy, the states strongest witness.
Night Sessions To Speed Lynch Trial
The prosecution rested when Gilley
finished testifying late this afternoon
Judge Callahan announced that he
would hold night sessions to hear the
defense and then bring the case tc
a conclusion by tomorrow night.
The State refused to put on Doc
tors Bridges and Lynch, as well al
Ore, Dobbins. whose testimony al
the last trial this spring was destroy
ed by the defense.
Victoria Price Admits Talk Yes
terday with knight
Victoria Price, resuming the stand
admits under shrewd cross exsnaina-
ton, that she and Orville Gilley had
long conference with Knight yes
terday before she took the stand
Leibowitz obviously trying to show
that Knight rehearsed stories of both
Of the states chief witnesses.
AS last night, Callahan again stops
Leibowitz from pursuing questions
whenever he gets Victoria In a tight
place. The audience laughs APPROX
ingly at the judges jibes at Leibo-
witt.
Leibowitz, Just before finishing ex-
aiming Victoria, asks why she, law
fully married twice, did not bear the
name Of either husband.
Speed" Callahan refused TO allow
the question.
The states second witness, w. H
Hill, station agent at Paintrock, tes-
titled that he saw Victoria and RUBY
Bates get off the train. Victoria ap-
peared about to faint, with Ruby
| supporting her.
On cross-examination, Leibowiti
produces series Of pictures of the
Paintrock station and tracks of tbs
area where Hill said he saw the girl,
alight. Hill says the freight traii
engine stopped at the coal chute
about 400 feet from the station door
When the train stopped Hill ran out
about 200 feet. taking up a position
opposite the fourth or fifth car or
the freight.
"The girls got off the last gondola
that's the fifteenth car from the en-.
CINE. That car was hidden by tn,
station. Tell us how, from where yoi
were, you could see the girls get off,
Leibowitz demanded.
No answer. After long silence
Speed" Callahan orders Leibowitz K
continue other questions.
Hill Contradicts victoria's Testimon,
Leibowitz also brought out tha
Hill did not see the Scottsboro boy
jump off the freight, though tn,
train was going slow, and did no
testify, though he was available a
the first Scottsboro trial. The i'm.
preston produced is that the boy
had nothing to fear as the trail
drew IN, and Hill was dug up by tht
prosecution to bolster its case.
Tom Rosseau of Paintrock, a mem.
Der OF the posse which rounded w
the Scottsboro boys after receiving {
telephone call that Negroes hae
fought with white boys, was the mex
witness. He told a different stor,
today than at the first Scottsbor,
trial. Today Rosseau said he frs
saw the girls sitting in front of tn,
railroad station.
Defense Skaters Testimony
Leibowitz read the first Scottsbort
trial record, showing that Rossea,
then said he first saw the girls il
the back end of the car. Obvious
lying at one time or other, make.
audience laugh, though it is a point
for the defense.
With States next witness Judge. at.
torneys and audience became almos
historical laughing at his absurd an
swers. Luther Morris, farmer livinl
near Stevenson railroad tracks, VIII,
Is hard OF seeing and hearing, testi
ned he was laying floor on barn. Al
freight passed window claims he go
glance OF white boys being chased of
by Negroes and girls being pulled
back by Negroes.
Norris objected when cross ex.
amined to pictures of views from barr
shown by Leibowitz.
You could a-got better view o.
my land by taking the picture from
another angle" When pressed to iden.