The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-13
|$1,5OO BOND
 IS REQUIRED pr. J. H, CrOSSland Will Answer to Grand Jury. CAPTAIN WILEY IN COURT Preliminary Hearing Attract cd a Crowd. Many Witnesses Examined as to Shooting of Captain Wiley by
 Dr. Crossland Last We'd
 nesday Night.


 Crossland. who shot Captain Noble J Wiley last Wednesday evening on Court Square consumed all of the aft ernoon in the court of Justice J. B. Fuller yesterday, and as result of the trial Dr. Crossland waS held in $1, 500 bail. 1t was given out at the jail that owing to the lateness of the hour he would not try to make the bond un- ii today.
 The court room of Judge Fuller On Court Street was crowded with spec tstors when the case was called at 12:4i o'clock yesterday. When Captain Wiley entered the room he was accompanied by a number of his friends who sat with him during the progress of the trial. The right arm of the young man was carried in a sling. but his face was bright. and he did not appear to have suffered any great inconve- nience from the wound. Colonel A. A. Wiley, father of the young man. sat with his counsel on one side of the room and Dr. Crossand, accompanied by bis father, Mir. ". A. Crossland, and his brother. MT. Tun- stall Crossland, sat with his lawyer, Judge John c. Winter. on the other side of the room.
 Messrs. R. l.. Harmon, W. W. Hill. w. A. Sanford, Jr.. J. s. Fuller and s. H. Dent, Jr.. were present to rep resent Captain Wiley.
 A laige number of witnesses for Cap tain Wiley were sworn. They were examined by MT. Harmon and cross examined by Judge Winter. No wit nesses for Dr. Crossland were exam ined. Dr. Crossland and his father. MT. W. A. Crossland, were sworn and placed
 1A-f adjourned to testify as to the ability of Dr. Crossland to make bond
 A Bit of Excitement.
 An interesting incident, showing the feeling existing between the partici- pants in the shooting affray, occurred during the trial. pr. CIossland was standing near Judge Fuller and looking directly into the eyes of MT. Harmon, who was combating the examination of a witness.
 II will ask your honor to require the defendant to sit down." said MT. Har- mon.
 You need not be afraid of me, MT. Harmon" said Dr. Crossland, in a quiet voice, as he resumed his seat.
 Were not afraid of you," retorted Mir. Harmon.
 No. not a - bit afraid of you" ex- 'GldIHeu 1OJOllCl w lityB at the same time making a demonstration as if he were about to rise.
 Judge Fuller leaned over and spoke to Colonel Wiley in a low tone, as if counseling him to be quiet.
 Friends of Colonel Wiley placed their hands upon his shoulder, and whispered to him in undertones.
 Mir. w. A. Crossland. father of the defendant, became excited and was ap- parently angered by the remark of Col onel Wiley. Dr. Crossland went to the side of his father and earnestly begged him to be silent and to make no dem onstration.
 A murmur ran throughout the court room, but the incident was soon passed over.
 Capt. c. A. Allen, Jr.
 Capt. c. A. Allen, Jr., was the first witness examined. He said he was present at the time the assault was made on Captain Wiley by pr. Cross land. He and Wiley were sitting on the steps of the Farley Bank building between 9:30 and 10 o'clock on the night of August ', discussing private matters; saw Crossland coming across the street in their direction. but paid no attention to him. The next he knew was when Crossland hit Wiley several times. w nen W4ley got LO nlS Ieet ne (Wiley) said What do you mean? That was d cowardly trick" TThe fighting continued to the corner at the Square. Judge Tarver separated them once or twice. Wiley then cursed Crossland and Crossland seized a whip from a hack standing near and with both hands struck Wiley with the butt end of the whip, the lick landing cn or about the head. Wiley then grabbed the whip, took it away from Crossland and struck h!m wirh the small end, and then Crossl1nd fred Captain Allen did not sec C.ossland kick Wiley. When the shot was fired the parties were six or seven feet apart.
 Captain Allen said he and Captain Wiley had been sitting on the steps about fifteen minutes. Wiley's face was