The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-23
Murder CASE IS
STUDIED BY GIRLS
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aofanse drive to discredit his tes-
Ready to face fire of cross
oxamination, Rogers completed
story of blood and terror in two
lows on the witness stand. HIS
oacopnt of the abduction and
beating of Joseph Shoemaker Eu-
Zone +. Poalnot- and himself Is
Sevstone of the states case;
The states story of what hap
wed when the three labor or
ppenizers were kidnapped as they
stanned from the Tampa police
stot;on must depend largely on !,
p"aars and Poulnot. Shoemaker
n H victim of the violence, is not
here to testify. He died from the
beating. ,a - oornsal
Iofend;np seven former policemen
charged with conspiracy, kidnap-
mo and false arrest in the case,
Gred the first guns in his attack
~ n Rogers testimony late yester-
Do Soy hut hardly had begun when
court recessed for the day. ,
ga crowded court room, number,
;nn-mnny women, sat with bated
hreoth as Rogers told of the fog,
DE-" Once woman laughed
shriily, and was severely repri-
manded by Judge Robt. 1. Deweil.
After a bitter clash between
Whitaker and Prosecutor j; Rex
Farrior,. Judge Dewell ruled tnat
Rogers account of the kidnapping
If himself and Poulnot could ne
admitted but barred his re1ef-
ences to Shoemaker.
The story told by, the 57-Year1
old labor organizer gave a tHl'
nietufe OF" the occurrences OF no,
pember 30, He was led out OF tne
nolice station by Detective Z. w.
Corlisle, a defendant, he said, VINO
offered to drive him home. -..'
Instead of being driven nome
no was subdued by leaders OF
mob and driven to a woods ~nere
Porlnot and Shoemaker were
brought in other AUTOMOBILES
There he was stripped, spread,
capled over a log: and whipped
info semi.c0nsciousness while ms
head, arms and lege were pinl0ned.
"a man said Shoemaker's back
looked pretty to beat on ana that
he had never taken blows at "a
hack like that and wanted to-
Rogers said. 60, of.or
ROGERS was beaten. the witness
said, and continued:
."After beating Shoemaker they
called for ePoulnot. They began
beating him. heard blows ana
his groans. / knew his voice: ne
was beaten about two or tnree
m;nutes about 60 OF, 70 blows
After the fiogging, the victims
were plastered with hot tar, ana
ordered to remain quiet five MIN
Mes while the mob fled, Rogers
said. - -,
"We waited five minutes ana
walked to the road. Shoemaker
began to complain his right hand
and foot were numb"
They couldn't stretch Shoe
maker on the ground, he said, be-
cause of sandburrs, but finally
found an open place and left him;
They finally reached Tampa ana
sent back aid to the dying Shoe
maker. Shoemaker was rushed 10
a hospital but died a few days
later.
As Rogers completed his story
Whitaker opened fire on his testi-
mony tending to link Carlisle deh-
nitely to the violence. >.
The defense charged Carlisle
once fired Rogers from a job at a
filing station for Improper con.
duct and for selling illegal liquor"
! 'That's absolutely not true"
Rogers snapped back.
Questioning, however, deVel-
oped that Rogers ended his en-
pioyment at filling station "be-
cause there were no funds to con-
tinue operation" Carlisle was an
inspector at that time for the re-
timing, company which hired Rog-
ers.
After cross-examination, of Rog-
ers today the state is expected to
call Poulnot to complete the PIC
ture of the fogging.
The forenoon session was occu-
MED almost completely with the
fight over Rogers
testimony. Whitaker entered two
motions asking his story be strick-
en-, supporting the plea by four
points:
/. The state had not proved any
unlawful agreement among the
defendants as a precedent to the
testimony. ....-.
2. The information against the
defendants speeifed-a an unlawful
Conspiracy" or agreement of the
defendants.
8. The testimony of Rogers was /