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Show . . . ' . v ' ' . The defense of a woman Albert T. Day, negro, declared , was th cause that led to the killing of Horace H. Voss, a aegro politician,' last falL Day waa put on the witness stand ia Judge-Armstrong's Judge-Armstrong's court this morning. " .He testified that he fought with Matthew Edwards because the latter had spoken in disrespectful terms to a woman. Day asserted that be shot Voss in self-defense. He declared that Yoss had a reputation as a bully, and "always "al-ways had his head and hands in everything every-thing on the avenue." On several occasions, oc-casions, he said, Voss had threatened him, and declared he "would blow him out of the alley." While the witnens was testifying, City Judge C. B. Diehl entered the courtroom. The prisoner's eyes did not leave Judge Diehl for several minutes min-utes after the latter had taken a seat. Chased Down Alley. Day declared that several days before be-fore the shooting he had been sitting on a bench in Franklin avenue with Matthew Edwards. He told Edwards of certain charges that had been made. v . : .v -.. ; v Edwards ' indignantly denied . 'them. Just then a woman came up, and Day said she had told him-what he had told Edwards. . Day declared that Edwards Ed-wards called the woman a Mlar." Tha trouble followed, ia which - Day endeavored en-deavored to make. ' the other negro apologia. After an exchange of blows, Edwards ran down the avenue with Day after him. but they did not meet. Dar -declared that Edwards, after running, threatened t6 kill him. On that occasion, he says, he ran into Voss.' He testified that i Voss said to Edwards: "Ed, yen go and get your gun and blow that nigger's head off." Continuing, Day said: "Voss came after me when I went to leave. ,H aaid, 'Wait, nigger; well fix yon. You just wait down to the end of the alley until we come, and well fix you.' Day said that he went awav. Later in the day he endeavored to "borrow a pistol from a barkeeper, -and later from a barber. When he could not do this, he says that he went to a pawn shop in Commercial street and bought one. Thia he carried with him for protection protec-tion until the day of the shooting. Offered to Make Up. When entering Franklin avenue on the day of the killing, he said that he went to tho home of Mrs. Williams, where he was complimented for interfering inter-fering with Voss. When he went to the home of Mrs. Yarber, he said be found a rival for Mrs. Yarher's hand there. The rival was "Joe" Weir. Voss was also in the house when he entered. He said that he had invited Weir out to have a drink. While standing there, he said that he thought it waa a good time to straighten things out with Voss. He turned to the politician and said: "You were a little mistaken about that affair the other night." "I was not," Voss replied. "You certainly was," declared Day. "It's a damned lie," declared Voss. Continuing he said: "Voss turned on me and said, 'If you fool with me, I will blow you out of this alley.' As he said that" he put his hand in his pocket. Then I went up to him, and he again threatened me, and I shot him. ' ' Dav also told of being chased out of the Edwards lodging-house, 49 Franklin Frank-lin avenue, by Edwards, who was armed with a club. On that occasion, Day declared that he pulled out his pistol and kept the other persons in the place away from him. Several witnesses were examined for the State, but their evidence was of little importance. Dr. E. W. Whitney, the county physician, told of the wound in Voss ' head. ( "apt. Burbidge and Thief of Detectives George R. Raleigh also testified. |