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Show page 132 Bone took the stand and told of finding the body. Ben Sapp told the same story, in a more charitable way. Then Burrows announced, "Next witness for the State, Miss Anne Sharpe." Storey hadn't seen her in the courtroom. The swish of her dress as she passed the counsel t a b l e caught him by surprise". She looked straight ahead as she was sworn. "She's the S t a t e ' s witness, Storey," F a r r e l l explained. "I d i d n ' t c a l l or see her." He added, honestly, "Didn't get a chance." Burrows, after preliminaries, asked, "Since t h i s tragedy, Anne, is i t not true that your parents have died and that you are now e n t i r e l y alone in the world?" "Yes." Storey kept his eyes averted, on the table surface, to avoid hers, which seemed to center on him as the questioning proceeded, as though she were searching his face for many answers. "What exactly did you see, Anne?" Burrows asked, recalling the shooting scene again. "The gun," she said softly, " a .22 r i f l e , in Storey's right hand. Storey can hit a rabbit on the run, f i r i n g the .22 with one hand. His l e f t hand was bleeding." " I t was Forest Clinton's blood on h i s hand?" " I t couldn't have been. Standing there with the lantern, I remember saying, 'Forrest has shot Storey through the hand.'" "And what did you say to yourself about your betrothed, Forrest Clinton, dead on the ground with a bullet near his heart?" Burrows' question was d i r e c t and calculating. Anne>/GluiUF<£- oaAriyitWAsaid, 'Storey has shot F o r r e s t . '" |
