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...surprise" witness for the defense was James Markham, the "cow-man" who figured in the Sheriff's story. Born in Iowa, he had been working on the Newberry Plantation at the time this incident occurred and left Baker County about a year later...
Knowing that Markham's testimony would challenge the Sheriff's assertions and therefore possibly endanger his life, defense attorney Hollowell attempted to contact Burke Marshall in Washington to obtain Federal protection. As Marshall was unavailable, the Justice department referred Hollowell to the man assigned to southwest Georgia, who suggested Hollowell contact the state attorney. Hollowell dismissed this proposal as "naive" and was unable to get any Federal help. Two FBI men subpoenaed to testify refused to follow Markham back to Albany from the trial, even though they were going the same...
...Thursday and took the stand. He testified that the Sheriff had been drinking on the night of July 4th, and that, when he tried to push the Sheriff's car, the Sheriff kept putting on the brakes. To avoid cracking up his own car, Markham had to go back to the plantation to pick up a battery...
...George Kennedy, 15 days. Resting in the arms of his aunt and godmother Mrs. Pat Lawford, the eighth child of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy was baptized by Richard Cardinal Cushing in St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Mass. The gathering of the clan all but buried Family Friend Dean Markham, who works in Washington as executive secretary of the President's Narcotics and Drug Abuse Committee, and was, after all, the baby's godfather. Said Cardinal Cushing, after administering a special papal blessing: "God bless you, Christopher George-if you don't become a priest...
...Markham said, however, that the government should not try to stabilize the stock market by direct methods...