The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-01

Pollard, receiver of the bankrupt estate of Taylor. sued the witness ,and one Kitchen in the Circuit Court of Ran dolph County. on a note payable. to c. E. Taylor. Witness had written Taylor in reference to the note while Taylor was Counsel for the State just here said that they could introduce the letter in evidence which would show that the wit ness had good reasons for not wishing Taylor to testify before the bankrupt court in reference to this note. Counsel wrangled for a half hour over the rnateriality of the latter as evidence A summons was issued for B. P. Crum | to appear in court with the letter. The letter will be brought into court today and Justice Screws will then rule on its materiality.
 Dr. l.. L. Hill was called. pr. Hill said that on the night of the killing be was called to the jail to ex- anime a place on the head of Byron Trammeil, back of the ear. The place. he said, was red. puffed, and tender. In his opinion 1t was caused by a recent blow.
 D. H. Riddle, a, lawyer. of Goodwater. Ala, went on the witness stand. MT. Riddle testified that he knew both Taylor and Trammeli. He was in the Dollar Saloon with Trammell Jones, the
 
 of the killing. The witness described the number of drinks disposed of. He said he left the crowd and started toward the New Mabson Hotel. He met Trammell , near the entrance to the Silver Dollar Saloon, who asked him if he had seen DurreI c. Jones. He directed Tram meli to the saloon. Trammell had been to Jones's room.
 Testimony of Student. <xf utt,l at Montgomery business college. was called.
 He testified that he was standing in front of the Exchange Hotel bar on the night of the killing. He saw Taylor and Trammel standing together. A bystand- | CT observed to the witness that the men | looked like they were going to have trouble. He saw Taylor strike Trammell | in the head with his fist. Witness said that Taylor made a motion as if to draw | a pistol and Trammell began firing. The men were facing each other when the | shots were fired. Trammell told Taylor after he hit him not to come upon him. On cross examination the witness said that he had told a MT. Bowling of Ozark about the difficulty and Deputy Marshal Barnes of Ozark had been to see him in reference to the matter. Young Alberson swore that no shooting was done while Taylor had his back turned and that he kept coming on Tram mell.
 On cross-examination he said that the | drawing movement of Taylor was keep ' ing his hand on his hip. H. K.. Alexander was called. The witness saw Taylor strike Tram meM and saw Trammell stagger toward l the street. Trammell then began firing. The first two shots were fired in rapid succession and the other three after a short pause. Three shots were fired after Taylor had reached the trunk. He saw no drawing movement by Taylor. The next witness was w. M. Britton ! The witness formerly lived in Roanoke and knew both Trammell and Taylor. He | was in the Silver Dollar Saloon on the night of the killing with Jones and Rid | dle. Welch and another man came in l and joined them. Taylor afterwards came In. took drink and went back to the | pool room Trammell came in and sat down for few minutes with the drink ing party. The party went out. He af- terwards saw Taylor come out
 Did Not Malign Taylor.
 On cross examination the witness said that he didn't know that Trammell was | going to kill Taylor on the night of the killing. He denied that he told Goodwin Jones in the Exchange bar that Taylor
 
 Roanoke had to get him out of the way.
 On cross-examination by the defence, the witness testified that Taylor told him that if the bankruptcy proceedings did not go to suit him that he would kill everybody connected with the case. Pat | rolman w. H. Taylor, he said, had asked him to swear that Trammell came out of the Silver Dollar Saloon after Taylor.
 Solicitor Dent here asked quickly:
 What did you say Patrolman Taylor ask your
 He asked me, did Taylor come out be- | fore Trammen
 Then he didn't ask you to swear that?r
 No, sir
 Counsel for the defence here asked: | Didn't he ask you to swear it?'
 "Yes. sir" replied the disconcerted wit | ness, who was allowed to leave the stand.
 Frank Nix. United States grand juror from Randolph County, testified that | Thursday, one week ago, he heard Tay- Tor say on being questioned when he was going back home, that he did not know | when he would go back to Roanoke, as | he was going to put Trammells light out before he left. He communicated this threat to Trammell. The threat was made in Taylor's room in New Mabson l Hotel.
 l F. D. Hodges of Roanoke testified that he knew both Taylor and Trammell Tay- Tor told the witness at the New Mabson Hotel that Trammell was a damned coward" that he looked for him for a week in Roanoke with a shot gun and was in Montgomery then to make Tram men damned sorry' he ever saw Mont gomery. He communicated the threat to Trammell at Pickett's Spring. l The Court then adjourned until 9:3O | o'clock this morning
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