The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-26
 GOES TO TRIAL Lawyers Again Plead for | Continuance. MANY WITNESSES ABSENT Slayer of Charles E. Taylor in
 City Court. Defendant Will Be Required to show This Morning Importance of
 Testimony of Witnesses
 Not Present.

| After arguing several hours yesterday | in the City Court for and against con- tinuance, recesses, and postponements the case aganst Byran Trammell charged xuith inc murder of Charles E. Taylor Of Roanoke was postponed until 9:so o'clock | this morning, when attorneys for Tram mell win make a showing as to what their absent witnesses would tesufy 1T present
 Judge W. H. Thomas convened the criminal division of the City Court yes- | terdav morning at 9:30 o'clock. The court room was densely crowded. Trammell. throughout the entire argument, occupied a chair at the table assigned to his coun- sel on the west side of the court room. A number of his friends occupied seats near him. Trammell appeared uncon-
 Raiiff W. B. whiting called list of ninety-eight witnesses. About twenty an | swered.
 | On motion of Solisitor s. H. Dent, a
 recess was taken until Il o'clock in order | that he might examine witnesses for the State in private. This was granted after some argument.
 When the court reconvened the State announced ready. Counsel for the de- fence then asked for time to examine the | witnesses for the defense. This was granted.
 When the counsel for the defence emerged from the jury room whither they had retired, they announced that
 they were not ready to go to trialA | Continuances, postponements, and re- cesses were argued at length. The court finally ruled that the defence would
 be required to make showing at the afternoon session of what the aosent witnesses would testify. Court recessed until 4 o'clock.
 | When the court reconvened the defence had not prepared the showing and the lawyers immediately began determined | fight for a postponement until this morn ling. The several attorneys for the de- fence in turn argued that their witnesses | from Roanoke, eye-witnesses or the tragedy would be in Montgomery on
 night train. They held that the cause | of the defence would be 1eopardized if they were compelled to make showing
 to the solicitor. All they asked for, they
 claimed was an opportunity to secure the presence of their witnesses, if they were
 compelled to do so by law.
 Solicitor Dent responded to the argu- ment, pointing out that the testimony of
 the absent witnesses had been taken at the preliminary trial and copies of this testimony are now on record: that a special venire of 100 jurors would have to
 be held in Montgomery at great ex- pense to the county, and that ample op- portunity had been given the defence to
 secure the attendance of witnesses. | By this time the afternoon had so far advanced that Judge Thomas announced,
 it was impossible to proceed further and after ordering a showing for this morn | ing. he recessed the court until 9:S0 o'clock | this morning.
 Trammell, who Is a Deputy United
 States Marshal for the Middle District of Alabama. with headquarters in Mont gomery shot Charles E. Taylor to death at S:20 o'clock Monday night June p. The tragedy occurred on Commerce Street im- mediateIy in front of the Exchange Hotel. Trammell was arrested. At preliminary hearing his bond was fixed at $70OO which | he made and resumed his duties in the Marshars office.
 It was said that Trammel and Taylor
 had been unfriendiy for some time prior | to the tragedy. Taylor had formerly been prosperous merchant at Roanoke. where Trammell had lived some time. Taylor's business affairs were thrown
 into bankruptcy and he went to Texas.
 He failed to answer a summons from the United States Court and was arrested | and brought back to Montgomery to
 testify before the referee in bankruptcy. While the case was in progress before
 the referee Taylor was shot and killed | by Trammell who claims he fired the in salf-defensA.