The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-27
 BryOn Trammell'S Trial
 Has Begun. COURT ROOM CROWDED Case is Expected to Consume Several Days. Eight Witnesses of the State. Were Examined as to Shooting on
 Might of June 22-Rela-
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 Eight witnesses for the State on the stand in the court room of the City Court of Montgomery. told yesterday, their story of the killing of Charles E. Tay- Tor of Roanoke, by Byron Trammeii. United States deputy marshall, on the night of June p, in front of the Ex' change Hotel
 As there are over 100 witnesses, 1t is expected that the trial of TrammeIl VIII continue several days.
 When the court convened at o'clock yesterday morning 1t was announced tna' the absent witnesses had reached Mont gomery and there was no further need for delay
 The court then proceeded to empanel a jury. A special venire of 100 talesmen had been ordered and these, with large number of spectators well nigh filled the court room.
 Solicitor Hugh Dent is assisted in the prosecution by J. s. Fuller and Burgin Fuller of Montgomery, and John w. Overton, a young lawyer of Wedowee Trammell is represented by Col A. A, Wiley. Julius Sternfeld, W. W. Hill. w c. Hill of Montgomery and T. D. Sam ford of Opelika.
 Throughout the trial yesterday Tram mell sat near his counsel and manifested a deep interest in the proceedings. His brother, J. V. Trammell of Five Points Chambers county, had a seat near him J. L. B. Taylor of Randolph county, fa- ther of Charles E. Taylor, sat immediate ly behind Solicitor Dent. His son, Rev E. P. Taylor of Bessemer, a brother of the deceased, who is minister of the Christian church. reached Montgomery last night, and will be in the court room to-day.
 Many Persons Present.
 The trial has attracted large number of citizens of Randolph and Chambers counties, where both Taylor and Tram mell, once lived. to Montgomery. Many of these men are character witnesses Among them are: Hon. w. A. Handley of Roanoke, Postmaster F. P. Nichols oi Roanoke and Probate Judge A. J. Driver Jr., of Chambers county.
 From the talesmen summoned jury was selected yesterday morning in sur prisingly quick time. J. l. Raley, a far mer. was the first juror acceptable to the counsel. H. M. Hobbie and w. M. Hud' son, prominent business men Of Mont gomery, were among the first ones tt pass favorably the interrogations and scrutiny of the lawyers. Robert c. BenJa' min, a well known young man, was the last juror to take his seat in the box. The jury was completed at u:30 o'clock The witnesses were called and sworn All of them. but the character witnesses were placed under the rule. They spen' the day in the Circuit Court room. J. s. Fuller read to the jury the indict ment charging Trammell with murder il the first degree to which Trammells al nF mt William Boylan. The first witness called for the State was William Boylan, clerk, who saw the shooting.
 MT. Boylan testified that he knows tht defendant by sight. On June p he was walking up Commerce Street about S:1 O clock in the evening When the witnes. reached the Exchange Hotel bar he saw the defendant firing on Charles E. Taylor Taylor was running diagonally across tho sidewalk to a trunk on the edge of the sidewalk in front of the hotel Trammel was firing on Taylor as he ran. Wher Taylor reached the trunk he leaned on il and fell to the ground. When the atten ton of the witness was first attracted tC the shooting Trammell was standing neal a telegraph pole between the Exchange bar and Haardt's clothing store. Taylor fell on his back and died in few mos ments.
 On cross examination the witness said he saw nothing of the difficulty before Trammeu commenced firing. Shots were fired in very rapid succession but to the best of the recollection of the witness there were five shots. After the first shot Taylor's face was never turned toward Trammell. Trammell had on his hat. Tn witness did not see Trammell with his hat off.
 J. B. Pierce.
 The next witness was J. B. Pierce, a hardware dealer of Enterprise.
 Mir. Pierce testified he was in Mont gomery on June 9. Knows defendant by sight, Saw him that night in a difficulty with Taylor, on the sidewalk just below the Exchange hotel. Defendant was near front of the bar. Taylor was near him As soon as shooting began Taylor threw up his left hand and retreated rapidly and staggering toward Court Square. Taylor fell by some trunks near hotel entrance. Defendant was near a telegraph pole. De- ceased had no weapon in his hand. Wit ness heard no dispute between Trammell and Taylor.
 On cross examination MT. Pierce swore that Trammell was five or six feet from the telegraph pole. As soon as the firing began the witness ran into the hotel door Taylor's hands were swinging by his side Taylor caught hold of trunk and fell to the sidewalk.
 ". E. Haygood.
 W. B. HaygoOd. who conducts trans fer business was called. He knows de. fendant. Remembered the difficulty. At tention was attracted by shots. Saw Fay Tor staggering up the street and Trammell firing a pistol. Had heard no dispute be fore shooting. Taylor lived three or four minutes Saw a bullet hole in the panel work to the entrance of the bar. Bullet slanted toward the bar counter. Tram mell was arrested by Patrolman Downs. Witness took pistol away from defend. ant. A bicycle patrolman came up at that time and laid his hands on Arammel.
 Don't jerk me-" the said Trammell ex- claimed, I'm a gentleman"
 On cross examination Mir. Haygood tes- tified that Trammell said something about having been threatened by Taylor. The witness did not catch the words Trammell used. Trammelrs hat was of throughout the shooting.
 When Mir. Haygood was excused the court, at o'clock receesed nntil i o'clock.
 MT. Pierce Recalled.
 When the court reconvened at 4 o'clock J. B. Pierce was recalled to the witness stand hy lawyers for the dafandapf