The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-26

er Lad subdued the trusty and
come for the keys. He also heard
Jackson threaten to kill Louni.
The iailer, stoeky and middle
aged, pointed angrily at Davis
and Jackson when they took
turns asking him which Of them
took them. You were both in on
it," The first were for fhe cab
inets, the second for fhe cell
block. but Iabrada managed to
hold on TO the other door keys
in one fist. The cabinet keys
were taken from his pocket by
Jackson, he said, and the second
ones by Davis and Jackson.
By the time Jackson got back
to the big outer door, the jailer's
wife was there with a pistol point.
ed through the grill and the break
was over.
Mrs. Labrada gave the final tes-
timony.
Warned by the cook, she stop,
ped feeding her young child, took
the pistol and went upstairs,
where she met the injured tusty.
Jackson said something she
couldn't understand and disap.
peared. Her husband then appear.
ed and she heard Jackson whine,
Il didn't hit YOU
Il saw my husband was all
right. though hurt, so l went
downstairs. / met Conley and the
Shore Patrolman on the third step.
/ gave the S. P. the pistol and
said, You may need this.
At the close of today's session
she remarked that "Those boys act
smarty and we have to watch them
all the time. They're dangerous. F."
During the afternoon, the jury
filed over to the old jail and were
shown the scene of the attempted
break This was done at the order
of the Judge after Jackson and
Davis had protested that witnesses
against them could not have seer
what went on from their cell block
to the right of the center enclosure
The pair stood by handcuffed while
jurors, cautioned to no discussion
were shown the premises by the
jailer.
The tour proved that most phases
Of the fight had certainly beer
within range of the colored eel
block.
Talking in a hillbilly twang
Davis brashly contradicted wit
nesses and himself. When asked il
he had anything to say, he tool
the stand with eager beaver tao.
tics. To the judge he said, ''You
say / kin have a lawyer, but how
am gonna git one?" He shrugged
then stepped to the witness chair
and with elaborate exaggeration
addressed the court.
Judge, Your Honor, and gentle.
men of the jury This man,
this lawyer (pointing at Cleare),
he has all the training. / only
been through the sixth grade in
school. He knows all about this
case. He's got it all down there on
paper. can't keep up with the
guy. / already forgot what all's
been said. He writes it down and
he reads it over. / don't even
know what these charges are. ]"
At this point. Cleare handed him
the warrant. Il heard you read
this. But l want to see the notes, !"
Davis frowned.
Cleare handed him the sheaf oil
pencilled notations, witnesses
names. some of the pertinent
statements he had written. Davis
shuffled through the papers then
suddenly abandoned the try al
being a brilliant legal eagle.
:" was on DOPE" he announced
The startling statement
brought The question, "Where
did you get ~"
Right In fhe iaiIhouss," Dav.
Is fwsnged. "Sone guy had n.
He got II in ihe hospital. u was
phenoharbiial. We sat there TAX
ing them pills and drinkin'
eokes. So ! was on The dope
when all fhis happened. They
said hit Gerry. ! don't remsm-
Der. We was faIkin' il over and
then ! don'f remember.