The age-herald., 1898-12-31
CLARK BOUND OVER
 TO GRAND JURY Bail Has Fixed 1t $7,OOO by Mayor
 Meyer. THIS WAS QUICKLY GIVEN Numerous Witnesses Testified to Good
 Character of Defendant. THE DIFFICULTY AGAgN<DEScRlBED Politics Was Cause of the Trouble-R. E. L. Neil Testified to Clark's Pro- curing the Weapon from
 Keipp's Restaurant.
 
THIS WAS QUICKLY GIVEN
THE DIFFICULTY AGAgN<DEScRIBED

Selma, Ala, December 3O.-(speciaL)-At the conclusion of the Clark trial this even ing, Mayor Meyer fixed the amount of bail at S70OO. Mr. Clark had voluntary offers tor more than enough to give this amount and he was quickly released.
 Fred DeBardelaben was the first witness examined after reassembling Of the court yesterday afternoon. He said: l am py occunation a grocer on Alabama street, on the north side of the street, one door rom Aicardi's bar; remember the day or the difficulty between Mason and Clark; hearo some talking on the outside in front or Aicardi's; did not see any of the dlthcuity' heard Clark and Mason both talking Bill lingslea was with them; they were near Aicardi's saloon; don't know what ClarK said; heard Mason say 1t was lie Clark replied something, but could not hear, then Mason said you can tell them 1 say so; Clark started across the street and said yol1r hand will be called for 1t; never saw Clark after that unt 1 heard some shoot ing in Aicardis; l went back to my store to wait on some customers; it was not a great while after I saw Clark cross the street before I heard the firing, probably
  few minutes after the shooting when l saw Clark; he came out of the door of Aicardfs; Captain Walters, I think, was with him.
 Cross by MT. Pettus
 "Could not understand what Clark sad; Clark was speaking fast, but not loud, and was not disorderly.'
 A. E. Mcdonald, colored, testified as follows:
 'I am barkeeper for MT. Aicardi; l saw a difficulty between Clark and Mason No vcmber last; l don't remember the day Of the month l was in the front bar when the difficulty commenced. There is a white and colored department Of the bar, the white is in front, separated by wal rom the colored department with blind door between them. I was standing middle way of the white part of the bar when the dif1- culty came up; was not waiting on any one. Mason, Billingslea and Clark were In the bar when the difficulty occurred; no che else was there. Mason and Billingsiea came first; they had been in five minutes when Clark came in. Mason and Billings'ea were leaning on the counter talking when Clark came in, but don't know what they were talking about Clark came in the door; Mason and Billingsea turned around, and Clark saS1 something about a letter Mason said he was mistaken. Clark ad- yanced to the counter and began to talk politics Mason said he was his friend; he voted for him at the last primary. Clark said he had no right to vote for him. Bill lingslea asked Clark to take drink; Clark refused. After that something was said about a voting precinct; Clark called Mason a damn liar and Mason hit him. Clark ran backwards and drew his pistol. Mason and Bilingslea hugged each other and com menced seesawing around the counter. Clark fred As he fired I fell behind the counter and didn't get up any more until the last shot was fred Shot three times, and when l got up Mason and Bilingslea had gone through to the colored bar. When I looked MT. Aicardi led Clark out of the colored bar into the front bar where he met Captain Walters at the door. They were quarreling just before the first fire. Don't remember anything said about not being armed Aicardi and Clark were in the colored bar when l got up.
 Cross by MT. Pettus
 Half door separates the two bars. Was standing about center of counter when Mason struck Clark. About that time Clark counter in the white bar is about twenty odd feet, say twenty-seven or twenty-eight feet Room is about twelve or thirteen feet wide Back door is in the middle of the partition and about three feet wide. Edge of counter is about seven or eight feet from hinges of blind door,
 The remainder of the cross examination was to locate the distances.
 A. Aicardi-After describing his barroom Mr. Aacard said: q was in the co,ored bar on the day of the difficulty. I didn't see any of the difficulty in the front bar.