The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-02
BYRON TRAMMELL'S CASE
 WILL GO. TO JURY TODAY

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 On cross examination by MT. Dent. Mir. Grove testified that the wounds had been cut into when he examined the places. He did not go to Tice's undertaking es- tablishment until after a lodge meeting. The County Jailer. P M McLemore, the county 1ailer, was called by the defence. He testified that he heard no conversation in which Tram nell said he had started to Pickett Springs when the shooting occurred. On cross examination. MT. McLemore testified that he was not in the room, while Nat Waller was lying on the bed. George Semple, & travelling salesman, testified that he was in the Silver Dol lar Saloon on the night of the shooting and took drink with De Men. He did not know whether De Neff was drunk. Trammell was going out as he went In. Taylor was playing pool. The witness was not in the bar but a few minutes. Captain W. B. Jackson of Montgomery, Captain Harry Carter of Montgomery. and Leon Jackson, secretary of the Beau voir Club. testified to the good character of Trammell.
 The defence then closed.
 Frank Wiley was recalled by the State in rebuttall. He swore that he knows De Neff and knows that De Neff was not drunk on the night of the shooting. He was with De Neff all the time MT. Grove was present, and did not hear him make the statement about the change from | one pocket to another of the pistol. w. H. Tice was recalled. He knew De Neff and knows that DeNeff was sober on the night of the killing.
 The State closed. AM witnesses were discharged for the term and court re- cessed informally.
 The Argument Begins. w. A. Overton began the arguments. Mir. Overton spoke briefly and with no attempt at oratory. He simply laid down the facts as he gleaned them from the various witnesses.
 He began with the testimony of Henry Boylan and his son, both of whom swore that they passed Trammell and before they had proceeded twenty yards they heard the shooting. Mir. Overton dwelt on their testimony that when they pass ed the two men, there was no argument between them, tending to show that the time between the time that the witnesses saw Trammell and Taylor, was too short for difficulty ending in death to origi- nate, and that Trammell had been lying In wait for the dead man.
 He spoke briefly on the testirLony of Yougene. who swore he saw four or five men together near the Exchange bar, one of whom said "- him, we've got to kill him."
 The remainder of Mir. overton's argu- ment was directed mainly toward dis crediting the States impeachment of Pierce, whom a prominent citizen of his own town had sworn he would believe on oath. Pierce, a simple countrymaii, he declared. had been approached contin- ually by United States marshals and every effort had been made to get him to testify in behalf of the defence. ProU- ably he had said something which the attorneys construed to mean that if he had been in Trammells case he would have acted as Trammell did, but if such thing had been said it was at a time, when surrounded by nothing but attor- neys for the defence and United States marshals, and he was badly befuddled. Under oath, however. he had told a diff ferent story.
 MT. oyerton reviewed what happened in the Silver Dollar Saloon, comparing the evidence of Massie Anderson and De Nef against the evidence of the Roan- oke crowd all of whom were Taylor's friends, and who had more or less in- formation about the killing. He con- cluded with an earnest plea for convic- tion.
 MT. Hill Speaks. lsa MT. Overton was followed by Wiley c. Hill. for the defendant.
 MT. Hill addressing the jury, followed Trammell and Taylor from the Silver Dol lar Saloon until the time of the killing, pointing out to the jury how, according to all the witnesses for the defendant, Trammel had left the Silver Dollar Sa- loon as soon as he saw Charles Taylor in the place on account of numerous threats that had been made against him by Taylor communicated to him by several friends.
 With emphasis MT. Hill impressed the jury with the fact. as testified to by number of witnesses. that as soon as Taylor saw Trammell leave the bar, he threw down his pool cue, forfeited his game, paid for 1t, and dashed hurriedly out of the saloon, immediately accosting Trammell Then, according to the two young boys, who Mir. Hill said he did not doubt that every juror was impressed with their evidence. he struck Trammeii and was fumbling for his revolver and advancing on Trammell when the shot was fired.
 He repudiated the attempt of the Ssatc to prove the shots were fired while Fay lor'S back was turned by exhibiting the