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Mcintire Stokes Do Rainey Ido. Citizen DOAR Cover Northeast 2207 BY MR. McINTIRE Q. Mr. Stokes do you know Sheriff Lawrence Andrew Rainey A. Ido. And do you know his general reputation in the for which community he resides for peace or violence and as good law abiding citizen A. Ido Is it good or bad A. Itsgood. CROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. DOAR What portion of Neshoba County does District or Beat cover A. We are in the northeast You run down Highway 16 A. Highway 16 and 21. Q. Do you take in the Longdale community A. Wedo. ace Q. Did hear you anything about three Civil Rights Workers out in the being Longdale community during the months of April May June 1964 A. heard they were out there. What Q. if anything did you do about it A. didnt do anything. 22Ut Did you taik with any of these defendants about A. No. When did you hear it A. It was just general talk Q. It was general talk about it out there in the community. What was the talk about what they were doing A. Well dont know what they were doing just heard they were over there. White people mixing 10 with the colored people thats all know 11 And thats the first time that had happened in 12 your county in that area 13 A. Right. 14 Is it fair to that say some of the white people 15 didnt like that very much in your county 16 BY MR0 BUCKLEY 17 To which object Your Honur. 18 BY THE COURT 19 Sustained 20 BY ML 21 Where did you hear this discussion 22 A. It was general talk 23 General talk all over your beat 24 A. Right. 25 Q. And it was th time general talk over period of A. Thum 0av15 Offidol Court Reports Jt month or two during that time Well wouldnt know just how long. But it was general talk A. Yes sir. Thats all. Thank you. Whereupon witness excused BY TUE COURT Members of the Jury we.l take recess until 9.00 oclock in the morning and Members of the Jury With the same admonition that Ive given you each of the other times you may be excused until oclock ji in the morning. Mr. Marshal let the. Jury pass I3 out first. BY THE MARSHAL Everyone remain seated in the courtroom until the Jury is on the elevator and out or the builoing. Whereupon the Court took at recess at 552 P. M. until 900 oclock October 17 1967 OCTOBER 17 l96 J. D. PARKER called as witness for and on behalf of defendants was sworn and testified as follows. DIRECT EXAMINAT ION BY MR. ALFORD May it please the Court the name of this witness is Mr. J. D. Parker. Willi... rl.. eSS.l.I ..... n.......... ...... ... you live fr. Parker Philadelphia Nearioba County Missi5i1 Q. How long have you been living there A. All my life fifty-sevenyears Q. Do you know E. C. Hop Barnett7 AIdo. Q. How hive long you been knowing him A. All of his life. Do you know his general reputation in the 10 community for which he lives for peace and 11 violence 12 A. Idosir.. Is it good or 131 bad A. Its good. 14 BY MR. HAUBERG questions. 16 Whereupon witness 171 excused J. T. BLOUNT called as 181 witness for and on behalf of was 19J defendants sworn and testified as follows ECT 201 EXAMINATION BY MR. ALFORD 211 May it please the 221 Court this witness is Mr. J. T. Blount. 231 Is that 24J correct lr. Blount II A. Yes 25 sir. .. William .... A. Davis Ofijl Court .. Reporter Jackson Miss. Q. Neshoba County Philadelphia Mississippi. How long have you lived there A. About firty years. Do you know E. G. HHopf Barnett A. Do you know his general reputation in the communit for peace and violenc A. Yes Is it good or bad A. Its good0 Thtts all. BY MR. HAUBERG No questions. Whereupon witness excused ARNOLD DeWEESE called as witness for i.nd on behalf of defendants was sworn and testified as follows DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. ALFORD is It it please the Court the name of this witness Arnold DeWeese. Is that right Mr. eWeese A. Thats right. live Q. Mr. DeWeese where do you A. live northeast oi Phi1adelphii in the Spring WillIam A. Davis Official Court Reporter Jackson Miss 221 Creek community. L. Is that in Neshoba County A. Neshoba County. How long have you lived there A. All my life. How old are you A. Fifty years old. What official position do you hola in Neshoba A. serve Beat Two on the School Boara. 10 Is that the County School Board A. ii Yessir. G. 12 Do you know E. Hop Barnett 13 A. Yessir. 14 Q. How long have you known ttim 15 A. Well every since we were kids. 16 Do you know hi general reputation in the 17 community for which he lives lor peace and 18 violence 19 A. Yes sir. 20 Is it good or bad 21 A. Its 22 BY Mt. AUBitt 23 No question. 24 Whereupon witness excused 25 Wifflarn A. Davis Officiai Curt Repcrtr Jackson Miss .2 BY THE COURT dont think it is either ask him that again. BY MR. ALFORD his in the Q. Do you know reputation community in which he lives for peace or violence Would you give us yes or no answer A. To be peace Q. Do you know his general reputation in the community in which he lives For peace or 10 violence just answer yes or no. 11 A. Yes. 12 Q. Is it good or bad 13 A. Good. 14 BY MR. HAUBERG 15 No questions Your Honor. 16 Whereupon witness excused 17 C0 behalf of .1 J. SAVELL called as witness for and on 18 defendants was sworn and testified as follows 19 BY MR. ALFORD 20 If the Court please the name of witness is J. C. 21 Savell. 22 Q. Is that correct Mr. Savell 23 A. Thats right. 24 Spnll yr last name please Mr. Savell 25 A. VE WHilom Oovs Official Court Reporter Jackson Miss. WALLACE COX called as witness for and on behalf of defendants was sworn and testified as follows BY MR. ALFORD If the Court the please name of this witness is Mr. Wallace Cox. Q. Is that correct Mr. Cox A. Thacs right0 Q. Mr0 Cox where do you live A. live in Neshoba County Spring Creek conmunity0 How Q. long have you livedthere A. All ray life.. How old are you Fortyone. Do you knuw E. G0 Hop Barnett A. Yes sir. How long have you known him A. All my life. Do know you his general rtputdtlon in the community in which he lives for peace and violence A. do. Peace. Is it good or bad A. Good. Q. Thats all. BY MR. HAUBERC. If the Court dontt p1.ae think that was responsive 11 son Miss Mr. Savell where do you live if A. live northeast of Philadelphia Neshoba County about six and one half miles in the Spring Creek community. How long have you lived there A. Some thirty-five years. Do you know E. G0 Hop Barnett A. Ido. in the Do you know his general reputation violence community in which he lives for peace and A. Yes do. Is it good or bad A. Good. How long have you known him A. Thirty years. Thats all. DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR. HAUBERG last name Q. How do you pronounce your A. SAVELLO the Where do you live with reference to Longdale Road Do you live anywhere near that A. No. Do they coxmnonly call you Doc A. No. William A. Davis Off lca Court Reporer Jackson .Mss. ib Q. Do you know Doc Savell A. Ido Q. Does he live in your neighborhood A. No. Isie related to you anyway A. No. Q. Do you know where he lives A. No dont. Do Q. you knuw whether or not he lives in Neshoba Jo County A. Yes. .Q. But you cant tell us exactly where he does live 13 A. No. 14 Do you know anything about any meetings of either 15 the United Klaus of America or the White Knights 16 of the Ku Klux Klan in that area 17 A. No. 18 You did hear about something the Civil Rights 19 Workers being in your area on June the 21st 1964 20 A. Well heard it. 21 Q. You learned about that 22 A. learned about it 23 When did you learn about the fact that three Of 24 those Civij. Rights Workers had been in jail 25 A. Well heard it through the news probably the fihiam A. Dovs Official Court Reporter Jackson Mss. next day0 You say probably the next day you recall whether it was the next day or not A. dont know no sir. Q. But your best recollection is that it was the next day A. Yessir Q. Dia you hear great deal of discussion about it A. No. As matter of fact there were large number of F. B. I. Agents around there was it not ye A. Well there were. Q. Did you bear the names of those Civil her Rights Workers its A. No Q. Does the name Michael Schwerner mean anything to you A. No. 1964 You never heard his name mentioned in connection with them A. No. the Q. At time the bodies were found did you learn of any names at that time A.
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