Mose Wright, Emmett’s uncle, was the first to testify. He identified Bryant and Millam as the ones coming to his house. This upset the huge crowd in the court room. Defense tried to dissuade his testimony and claim he would not have known it was them since everything was dark when they came. However, Sheriff Smith testified the two men had confessed to kidnapping to him. The trial continued with questions about the identity of Emmett, if it was really him in the river. His mother testified that she had been able to identify him as Emmett. When Willie Reed, a Negro kid Hiram’s age, testified that he saw a blue Ford pick up with white men and Emmett in it, Grampa began sweating next to Hiram. Mrs. Bryant came up to testify to say how this
