The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-16
COLEMAN GETS BAIL NO TESTIMONY INTRODUCED
 BY THE DEFENSE. A Negro Woman SweaIs That Cal viz Was Shot From Ambush
 While He Was Astride
 His Bicycle.
Advertiser Bureau,

Selma, Sept. 15.
 The preliminary trial of George W. Coleman. charged with the murder of Dave A. Calvin, was held today, the case being called at noon, but the first wit ness was not put on the stand until about 2:30 o'clock.
 The first witness was Annie Mixion. d colored woman, employed as cook by D. A. Calvin. She testified to having passed Calvin in the grove in the rear of his house on the morning of the shooting, Calvin saying to her that he has fast ened the gate tight to keep the COW in, and told her how to open 1t. Calvin was travelling slowly along on his wheel; she saw no one except Calvin, and after she passed Calvin she heard the shooting. Looking around after the first shot, she saw MT. Coleman coming out of the bushes. After she looked around Cole man shot again. Calvin had his hands on the handle bars of the bicycle after the first shot, and looked as If he was going to fall. After the second shot. Coleman walked around and looked in his face and shot again. Calvin was on the ground when the third shot was fired.
 On cross-examination, the woman said she had her back to Calvin when the first shot was fired. She was in the grove while all three shots were fired. She was running for the gate all the time after the first shot She didn't know how long it was between the first and second shots. She knew MT. Coleman by his coming to Calvin's house to see his chill dren. Mrs. Coleman and her children live at Calvin's house. MT. Coleman has not been living there since she was there. Mrs. Calvin has been there except when she went down to see her father. She did not see anybody in the grove at the time of the shooting but Calvin, Coleman and ,Ho with her. Mrs. Coleman was in the house when she told Mrs. Calvin about the shooting She did not know whether Mrs. Coleman went to MT. Calvin or not. Mrs. Calvin did. When she first saw Coleman he was stepping out of the bushes. She was running while the shoot ing was going on. Calvin did not tell her to fasten the gate so MT. Coleman could not get in to see his children.
 Frank Cothran testified that he heard the shots while he was at his home. and that running to the spot, he saw Calvin laying on his back with his left hand across his breast and his right hand ex- tended. The bicycle was near him. He examined the bushes where Coleman was alleged to have hidden and found a clump wit hthe tops broken off. It was about twelve or fifteen feet to the bushes from where Calvin was lying.
 On cross-examination, he stated he did not know for what purpose the bushes were broken.
 Robert Barnwell testified that he was in his room and heard the three shots. There was shot, a pause, then another shot, longer pause and then third shot He heard a shot and a cry, "Oh, Lordy;" then another shot and another cry, "Oh, Lordy;" then the third shot.
 Annis Thomas, the woman who was with Annie Nixon, Calvin's cook. testi- fled to having met Annie Nixon and heard Calvin speak to her. She heard somebody shoot behind her and sa a man fixing his gun. This man was on the side of the roadn the bushes. Calvin fell off his bicycle when the gun fired at the thine.
 Upon the reassembling of court tonight, the State announced it would rest it's case on the tNstimony in hand The de- fense declared that 1t would introduce no testimony, and the case was submitted to the court without argument. Justice Gayle summed up the case and said that from the evidence it had been shown that Calvin had been killed, and that there was cause to believe that Coleman had done the shooting. He, thereford con- mited the defendant to Jail to await the action of the grand jury. The spectators and the prosecuting attorney took this to mean bound over without ball. but as the justice paused. the counsel for the defense asked. What amount did your honor fix the bond at?" and the reply was 5000"
 The defendant was Kept in the cour, room by the sheriff while friends prepared | and made the bond.