Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1957-08-02

a nearby alley with the pistol in
her 10 perform an abnormal sex
her back. she said. and forced
ual act He then raped her. she
said. and forced her into another
abnormal act.
Twice during the testimony shs
was asked whether the man was
in the room and both times she
identified Lee as the assailant.
Other witnesses called by the
state were Mace II. Bradford, who
lives a few yards from the scene
OF the shooting and who summon
ed the police and ambulance: e.
{. Smith. who identified the gun
said TO be used in the shooting
of Smith. as one he sold 10 Leo
in September 1855. Sgt. d. M.
Cox. one of the officers In the
investigation. Cox said that Lee
told him that he was the man
who fatally shot Smith last De
eember. Cox said Lee admitted
the fatal shooting on May 7.
Detective Sgt o. A. Allen. In
yestigating officer In the case.
stated that Lee admitted to him
that he was the man who shot
Smith. Allen said Lee made
the confession after he was taken
TO the state police headquarters
for a lie-detector test
Cox and Allen both denied that
any threats or force had been
used in obtaining Lees confess
sion, as claimed by the defendant
The first defense witness was
the wife Of Lee. Mrs Lee stated
that Lee had been home that
mite. Defense attorney asked her
whether or not her husband was
a sex pervert. or IL she had
noticed any indication toward
that? She stated that he was not,
that she lived with him nine years
and II he was she Certainly would
be the one TO know it.
Another witness. James NJ. Pull
liam. statEd that he had kn0wn
Lee since 1919. Pulliam
works in the same department
where Lee has worked for the
past IS years. He was asked il
he thought the defendant was a
cold blooded killer7 Pulliam an
swered that he has never seen
him kill anybody.
John Hoskin. l4i4 w. 9th. was
another witness. who said he had
known Lee 6 or Z years, and
knew him TO be a peaceful law
abiding citizen.
Lee was then put on the stand,
end during the early part Of his
testimony. he stated that after he
was arrested and was taken into
the office Of Chief Of Detectives
c. o. Fink. Fink asked him did he
know anything about the Smith
killing. Lee said he told him no.
Then Fink asked would he take
a lie detector test He said he
would. He said while Allen was
taking him to take the test. he
drove out Hiway No. 10 and turn
ed on q side road and they came
to a cemetery. He said Allen
then handcuffed him 10 a hickory
tree. and whipped i'm with his
pistol. and when he fell. Allen
kicked him in his privates. and
told him II he didn't confess "a
the crime. he would bring him
back and kill him. During cross
examination, Holt asked Lee Il
he had told anyone before about
the beating. Lee said he had not
that he was afraid.
As the second day Of the trial
drew to a close. Lee was still or
the witness stand. Just what th'
verdict will be is not known at tn.
time Of this story as this sfor,
ends at press time. What ever th'
fate of Lee viii be rests In tn
hands Of an sll-white male jury
since all prospective Negro juror
disqualified themselves. by thei
knowledge Of the case whicl
would prevent them from render
ing an unbias opinion.