, 1897-03-04
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
PROSECUTION WITNESSES TEST,
Fly STRONGLY AGAINST MUIR
DERER TRAMMEUL.
He Confessed to Shooting Stabler and
Also Why He Had Committed the
Deed-Net OF Conviction Being
Drawn Closely Around the Ac.
cused.

Yesterdays proceedings In the Tram
nell murder trial helped draw the net
Of conviction around the defendant. The
first witness placed on the stand was
Switchman Bert Thompson. He was on
the switch engine and stated that he did
not notice whether Trammell carried the
famous 0%veralls under his arm or not.
On cross~examination by Mr.. Stoll, he
stated that he had noticed the witness
up to the time Of the shooting in only q
casual way and that they might have
been ~gesticulating for all he knew. He
corroborated Engineer Heenan's state
ment in almost every particular.
A very important witness wss lnen
called: he was John Murphy. the brake-
man who look Trammell's place OIL
was changed. He related how he was
notified by the call boy that he was to
take Trammell's place and that he vent
and informed Trammell to that effect.
Trammell was IN Libby's engine along
with Fireman McFarlane. Trammell
got down from the cab and when Muir
ply told him of the change he said he
was glad 10 get off the crew; he added
that Murphy would have a hard man to
get along with for a partner. Trammell
said that he had been a long time hunt
ing a job. and hat it was pretty hard
to be beat out Of il in that way. He fur
ther said: IF l lose my job over this
trouble. | will shoot that man." Cross
examined by Mr.. Stoll. the witness stat.
ed that Trammell had seemed to be cool
and had thanked Conductor Woodman-
see for the change. He stated, however,
that Trammell had told Conductor
Woodmansee that if that ---
monkeys with me will shoot him. At
the completion Of Mr.. Murphy's testi-
mony the court took a recess until 2 D,
m.
At 2 o'clock Conductor Woodmansee
was recalled to the stand. He told OF
the i'll will between the men and said
that Stabler had complained that Tram
NELL was a shirk. Trammeii had re-
piled that Stabler had been imposing on
him and that Stabler had no right to in
~terfere with his work. Stabler had then
declared that he would not work with
such a man any longer. and the con-
ductor had suggested that Trammell ask
10 be changed.
On cross-eXamination, Mr.. Stoll asked
Mr.. Woodmansee If he expression Il
will break his face" stated to have been
used by Stabler, was not an habitual one
OF the latter's. Mr.. Woodmansee denied
this. saying that he had never heard
Stabler use 1t. He also stated that Tram
mell's work was very unsatisfactory,
but that he refrained from complaining
and put up with it because TrammelI
had been out Of work for such a long
time.
When he did complain. he simply ask
ed that Trammell be put in another crew
and not discharged. He stated that he
liked Trammell before the murder, but
had not use for him since. Mr.. Wood,
mansee detailed the circumstances OF the
change. He stated that Stabler went ov,
er to the round house and that Trammeli
there said "if he monkeys with me, l
will shoot him."
j.. p. Long, the yardmaster OF the I'm
ion Pacific, was next called and stated
that he knew both men. He said hat
on the afternoon of the murder he had
told Trammell that he was to be chang,
ed to Sullivan's train. Trammell then
said: We'll they have lone enough to
to me, now l hope that they will let me
alone" Long then told the defendant
that II he did his duty properly there
would be no further trouble. He stated
that there was nothing in the defend
ants look to signify that he was un>
usually excited and that If he had been
he would have noticed it.
The next person placed on the stand
was the boy Harry Schafer. He de-
scribed Trammell running over the
tracks and said that he and some other
boys were playing football on Sixteenth
street and when Trammell came up they
asked him what was the matter. Tram
NELL told them to shut up and threaten
ed them with a revolver. Trammell
then said: We'll, what's the matter
with you people, there amt no fire. l
am all the way from Texas" The boy
said that Constable Corey then came up;
he gave a description Of the arrest. He
said that Corey was riding down Seven
tenth street in front of the Cheyenne
club, when he saw the crowd following
Trammell. Corey dismounbed from his
wheel and went over and arrersted
Trammell. He asked the latter what he
had done with his gun, wherein Tram
NELL replied that he had no gun and
that he had shot the man with his
pocketbook. Trammell then asked Cor
ey, III you were in my place what would
you have done? l have been out of work
for six months and that fellow tried to
beat me out Of my job, 80 I shot him."
George 8. Walker of the Tribune, to
whom Trammell confessed that he had
shot Stabler, was then called. Mr.,
Walker stated that he was at the depot
when the shooting occurred, and when
he heard the whistles blow he jumped
on his wheel and rode over the viaduct