The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
STATE RESTS AND MANY MEN
 TELL OF TRAMMELL'S CHARACTER

mon which would influence the jurors.
 Referee Stratton Testifies.
 when the court convened at s:S0 o'clock
 yesterday morning, Asa E. Stratton, Ref
 cree in Bankrutcy in the United States
 Court. was called to the stand for the
 State.
 He testified that Trammsli & Co.,, of
 which the defendant was a member, was
 indebted to Taylor. The defendant testi-
 fled before the referee at Roanoke in ref erence to his indebtedness.
 Objection wa sentered by the defense on the ground that the evfdence was not written by the referee, but by a steno- grapher. The objection was overruled. Judge Stratton said he did not recollect swearing the stenograher The court ruled out the testimony in reference to Trammelrs testimony in the bankruptcy case. Taylor, Judge Stratton said. claimed Q larger amount of indebtedness than Tram mell would admit. Taylor. he said, was brought to Montgomery in May by Q United States Marshal from Texas on a writ issued by Judge Thomas c. Jones, charging him with contempt. Patrolman Cantey. D. c. Cantey, a bicycle patrolman, who was near the scene of the difficulty and arrested Trammell. identified the pistol and the five exploded shells. The policeman then described the shoot ing, corroborating the testimony of other witnesses. Patrolman Downs's bicycle tire was punctured by one of the balls. The witness heard no dispute or alter cation.
 On cross examination. Mir. Cantey tes- tified that Trammell's hat was of. The men were about twelve feet apart. The State rested until W. E. Haygood reached the court.
 Lancaster's Deposition. In the mean time the defendant offered 1 the deposition of F. H. Lancaster of San Antonio. Texas, who brought Taylor to Montgomery. The deposition stated that | when Lancaster reached Montgomery | with Taylor, he saw Trammell. who was | in the office of the United States marshal | and asked him for a receipt for the pris- | oner. With Taylor he retired into the next room. After waiting for his re- ceipt for some time he asked why Tram | mell was so slow in getting up the re-
 celpt. Because" said Taylor. the - - - - is afraid to take me in charge. I'm going to beat him to death
 as soon as see him on the street." The deposition of MT. Lancaster in- cluded a newspaper clipping exhibited to show how he became advised of the kill
 ing. This clipping referred to Taylor
 being under indictment for being an &C., l cessory to the killing of a student in Texas.
 To this portion of the deposition the | state objected. After long argument the objection was sustained. MT. Haygood Recalled. w. E. Haygood was recalled by the l state He located the various bill boards | in front of the Exchange Hotel. Mir. I Haygood repeated his previous testimony
 in regard to the bullet hole in the bar panel and testified that one of the trans
 fer horses was struck by bullet. J. A. Langley. J. A. Langley of Roanoke, testified to | Taylor's good character and to Tram
 melrs character for turbulence, when | aroused
 On cross examination he testified to
 five difficulties he had heard of Taylor's | being in. W. T. Remnant. W. T. Tenant of Roanoke was called | by the defense. He knew both Trammell | and Taylor. Taylor was a relative of
 his by marriage. MT. Tenant met Fay
 Tor in front of the postoffice, and while
 talking with him Taylor said that Tram l mell had been swearing to some -" lies," and he thought he'd have to blow
 a hole through him. Later, while con-
 versing with Taylor in Roanoke, he said the next time he was in Montgomery he | would slap Trammell's jaws. | The witness testified to Trammells good reputation for peace and quiet and
 testified that when Taylor was aroused, | he was a turbulent man. On being crossed examined by Mir. Dent, Mir. Tenant testified that in the con
 versation which led up to the last threat, | Taylor explained that Trammell had | sworn in the bankruptcy court that he | only owed Taylor $1,9OO while he really
 owed him $4,O0O or 5000. Taylor also said | that Trammell had stolen his buggy and
 tried to ship it to Opelika but he (Tay- lOr) went to the depot and broke open the crate and Trammell hadn't seen the | buggy till that time. Trammell. he said,
 had several difficulties in Roanoke. On redirect examination MT. Tenant tes- | tified that Taylor had the general repu- | tation of carrying a deadly weapon. When he saw Taylor enter the marshal S office. Trammell passed into the adjoin- | ing office. The doors between the of- 1 fees were open.
 The defense tried to show that. Taylor
 usually fought with a deadly weapon.
 Character Witnesses. D. G. Sanders, cotton man of Roa- ! noke. was a character witness for the
 defense.
 Dr. w. G. Floyd, a physician of Roan- oke. testified to Taylor's turbulence and
 Trammell's character for peace and quiet.
 On cross examination Dr. Floyd testi-
 fled that his brother-in-law mad a difi- culty with Taylor
 s. D. Hodges of Roanoke said that fin
 his presence Taylor said that Trammell
 was afraid of him, as he had been looking | for Trammell in Roanoke with a double | barrelled shot gun. Taylor, he said, added | that now he had him in Montgomery,
 and was going to make him sorry he ever saw the place. He told Trammell of the
 threat.
 | On cross examinat ton, Mir Hodges tes- | tified that he only knew Taylor about A
 month, but knew Trammell well. Did not 1 introduce himself to Taylor. Had played pool with him.
 Frank Nix of Roanoke testified that in
 a conversation with Taylor, he said that | Trammell had treated him badly and he
 was going to blow his "-- ligh, out" Taylor was a very powerful man he said.
 On cross examination MT. Nix said that
 he went to the New Mabson Hotel to see
 MT. Oliver but he being out he talked tc
 Taylor and at that time he made the
 threat. He communicated the threat tc
 Trammell two days later. Did not see
 MT. Oliver just before he saw Taylor Did not go back to the marshal's office
 Did not say in Prescott's store in We
 dowee on the Sunday before the killins
 that there was going to be trouble in