The age-herald., 1900-05-11

they were very rapid and I didn't attempt to count them. The reports were very dis tinct. I looked out at the window after the shooting ceased and at first could not recognize individuals I saw the officers. One of them was being assisted across the street and one of them sank down by the hood building. I took him to be MT. Ad- ans. One man I took to be an officer was being assisted towards Third alley and the police Station."
 Captain Weir was put on the stand again to repeat his testimony with reference to the bottle said to have been taken from the light overcoat found in Third avenue. He said he left the bottle in Chief of Police Austins office about o'clock the morning a. CT the shooting. He saw it there several times afterwards. It was in Rowletts pos session. (Motion by defense to rule out this evidence was overruled, and the de- fenSe reserved an eXception).
 Cross He repeated that he saw the bottle in Rowlett's possession several times. but could not state the number. He said the chief of police's office is next door to in ferior criminal court room The office of the chief and the desk sergeants, Rowlett, are practically the same room, door open ing from one to the other. The chief and the sergeant use both rooms. The office is kept locked all the time. The chief, the desk sergeant and l, have keys far as I know. I found the door locked that morning and left it locked. The chief and two or three others looked at the bottle"
 John Rowlett was recalled and testified to the bottle. He was asked if there was any change in the appearance of the contents of the bottle. Defense objected to the question. (Overruled and exception noted) He said "I didn't notice any change in the condition of the contents of the bottle, but when l gave it to Disha- room I noticed a slight sediment had col lected in the bottom of the bottle It might have been there when l first saw the bottle.
 .I didn't see Kirkley until after he was dead and didn't see Adams until Saturday night, April l
 W:, was shown a pistol which he said belonged to Officer Adams and which he saw in the chiefs office the morning after the shooting. He said it contained three loaded and three empty chambers.
 Cross-'I put the bottle on top of the desk where it stayed until I moved it and put it inside the desk. It stayed there un- til l gave it to Disheroon. never saw the chief have the bottle in his hand. There was no change in the quality of the contents so far as l know. It could have been changed without me knowing it. It was an ordinary whisky flask Detective D ,heroon
 Officer w. A Disheroon, one of the city | detectives was the next witness. He said: 'I am police officer and was last March. l know Duncan he was arrested in Chat l tanooga I assisted in the arrest; he was | arrested at the Haas house, about two | blocks from the depot Witness was shown a pistol by Solicitor Ferguson.) I know the pistol. Objection by defense | oyerruled and exception noted) l found 1 pistol in ceiling of house where Duncan | was arrested. I found two others. Dun l can was arrested at 10:30 a. m.' | Solicitor Ferguson-"Where did you find | the pistol?''
 MT. Montgomery-"We object. On the l ground that the question is irrelevant, ln- 1 competent, illegal and not germain to the 1 issue. Objection overruled and exception 1 noted.).
 | witness-"I found the pistol in the ceil- | ing. am not sure the pistol was in the | room occupied by Duncan. I brought Dun- | can back to Birmingham. Had no conver- | sation with him about the pistol When | first saw Duncan he was in the room where
 found the pistol I saw his wife at that
 house and in the same room.
 "I got a bottle from MT. Rowlett about
 two weeks ago."
 Ouestion-"What did you do with the bot.
 tle?"
 | Answer-"I exploded it."
 MT. Montgomery-"We object"
 Court-"Objection overruled"
 | Mir Montgomery-"We except"
 Witness-"I took the bottle out, put
 fuse and cap to it and it exploded. (Objec