Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-04
Thirteen Witnesses Examined As
 10 Incidents
CURING AT STEVENSON.
fhe Telegram Sent by TaIley and the Hiring of Horse
 by His Son Proved.

HUNTSVILLE, July 3.-[Special. 1-Inter- est increased in Judge Talley's impeach- ment trial as the evidence began to be more germain to the issue. Thirteen witnesses were examined today, all Of Scottsboro.
 John Galloway, colored, was in the em- ploy of Ross as a family servant and went in the hack with the Ross party to Steven son to take charge of the valises. Galloway did not know anything of any contem- plated trouble when they left Scottsboro, and Ross gave him DO intimstion of it or where they were going. Supposed Ross was going away south by way of Sand mountain, like he did when he left about the 7th of January.
 The remainer of the evidence of wit nesses, except the last three, was confined to the movements of the Skelton boys in Scottsboro on the morning of February4 4 about the streets getting guns and horses and being seen with them and leaving.
 0. W. Hunt testified to seeing Judge Talley and Bob Skelton together at the latter's office late Saturday evening, Feb- ruary 3, but thought nothing unusual of it.
 Several Of the other witnesses saw Judge Talley on the streets of Scottsboro Sunday morning talking to Bob for few minutes.
 Gregory was coming from Chattanooga on train with Judge Talley Friday night before the killing. Talley had been off holding court, and telling witness about the number of murder trials he had before him. Witness rematked that they would likely have some killing In Scottsboro, and Taley asked, "Why do you think so?'' Witness replied, "Well Ross has come back home and the Skelton boys are on the war r,ot1 ip laf ftor frnn 01pr at talk and rumor. Talley said he did not think Ross would rmain> in Scottsboro or leave or something like that.
 Matt Snodgrass was at Colds livery sta be, early. Sunday morning, February 4. Judge Talley's son came and gotone horse, boy named John and Jim Skelton got three. John's horse was ridden by one of the Skelton boys, as stated by one of the witnesses, and Gold stated that Judge. Ialley paid for this horse, together with fredac2t thing for Mrs. Taliey to order horses from ithe stable. -
 No part of the foregoing eyideNGe showed that Judge Tailey knew whSt tk--kelton his son getting the horset. anything about it.
 Whitner, the telegraph operator, stated that after the passenger train going west passed Sunday morning, the 4th of Feb ruary, Ed Ross asked him to go down to the office, which was in the freight depot, about 100 or so yards below the passenger depot, that he wanted to send message. They went down together and he sent this telegram for him to R. c. Ross, Steven son, about 1925: "Four men on horse- back in pursuit armed. Look out.'
 Ed Ross said to me: ''I don't want any one to know anything about this,' and went out. Judge Talley came in before Ross finished writing the message and handed it to him, Whitner. Judge Talley wrote a message and called in Judge Bridge, who was passing. They talked privately few minutes, when Judge Tal- ley came back and handed me his message, which read (wtness quoting from memory AS to both messages): civilian Huddle- ston, Stevenson-Don't let party warned get away. Say nothing.o The original telegram sent by Judge Talley is lost and cannot be found. Witness missed it when he checked up the files on February 6. When Judge 1alley handed his telegram to witness he said it had a "connection with the one you have in your hand," meaning the Ross telegram.
 sation before alluded to, when Judge Talley him in substance: "What do you reckon that young man, or fellow, the operator, would think if l should tell him that would put him out of this room before he should send that telegram!' To which witness protested, when he said: CT do not want that telegram sent and l am going to send this one,o showing witness the one he had written. Witness recollection is that it was as given by Whitner.
 CAMP HILL ITEMS.