Show TELLS HIS STORY ON STAND Thomas McGee colored charged with murder In the first degree for the killIng killIng kill kill- ki- ki Ing o of Henr Henry John Johnson on also colored colore at last April took the stand this morning morning in his own defense McGee was calm and collected most of th the time but inclined to digress in his testimony to the most trivial matters mat mat- ter and of unimportance with ith regard to the shooting He broke down once nee while on the stand and ant gave wa way t t ta a burst bunt of ot tears McGee McCe In his testimony claimed that Johnson had been ben taking taking improper lib liberties Ib- Ib lIb lIb- with wih lila his wife his wife and she so 50 Informed him in a letter leter which she sent him in Colorado He lIe le came home arriving arriving- arI the day before the killing McGee and arid Johnson met in the mornIng morn morn- mor- mor lag Ing and quarreled over o er the possession of ofa n. n r chicken chiken McGee declared that Johnson pulled his knife on him McGee McGee McGee Mc Mc- Gee said he went to hI his house hO and on looking out a little later saw rw Johnson Johnsn coming coming toward the hou house e with wih an ax He then ran rn In the bedroom secured his revolver and came out Johnson on was In the act of breaking into the house chicken-house and defendant said sad d a he hard hardly knew what happened then the gun sun was fired fred and Johnson walked a afew afew afew few stops and then Ja lay down The ar arguments to the jur jury will wi begIn begin be he- gin this afternoon and the case wll be submitted to the Jury some time tomor- tomor row ro |