The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-03
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
 Ended Yesterday Afternoon
SHERIFF APPROVED THE BOND
After Confinement of Forty-two Days the Alleged Slayer of A. j. 6anhol- ger Is Released From
 the County JaIl.

After forty-two days confinement in the Jefferson county jail on the charge of murder in the first degree, Roland T. Shugart. the young attorney, was yester- day afternoon released on a $lO,OOO bond for his appearance at the present term of the criminal court He went imme- diately to his home on Eleventh avenue between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets. North.
 The release of young Shugart from jail on bond is the result of the habeas corpus proceedings instituted before Hon. Dan A. Greene, associate judge or the criminal court, over two weeks ago. The hearing commenced Monday morning and came to an end yesterday afternoon at o'clock. when Judge Greene announced his decision allowing bail.
 Shugart Is charged with taking the life of A. J. Banholzer. He was shot on the night of January 20, and died eleven days later at the Hillman hos pital where he was carried immediately after the shooting which occurred in the Metropolitan barroom.
 Court Room Crowded.
 
 The first division of the criminal court room was crowded yesterday afternoon when Judge Greene rendered his decision. Immediately after court adjourned, prop- ably fifty friends, among whom were lawyers, business men and others, rushed to the defendent and grabbed his hand. His face was flushed somewhat and he only replied Thank you" thank you thank you" to the congratulations be- slowed upon him.
 After the little reception came to an end he returned to the county jail to prepare to leave. At 5:S0 o'clock his bond was approved by the sheriff and he left the county jail accompanied by his father John T. Shugart; his brother, s. c. shu- gart, both of whom are also attorneys at law, and several friends.
 Bond Signed.
 The s1O,0oO bond was signed by Roland T. Shugart, Henry B. Gray, A. Wise' John T. Shugart, w. H. Wilson, Dr. A. Eubank and c. R. Harsh. It was filed in the sheriff's office.
 Something over two weeks ago the de- fendant was denied bail at preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Abernathy of the inferior court of Birmingham.
 When the court was called to order yes terday morning shortly after o'clock pr. B. l.. Wyman was introduced as an expert witness for the state. He was sworn and testified:
 pr. Wyman Testifies.
 q have lived in Birmingham for the past eighteen years. Prior to coming here my home was in Tuscaloosa. am a physician and a surgeon. Graduated in 1879 at the University of the City of New York. Was assistant physician at the Blackwell Island Hospital for the Insane at New York after I graduated, and later was assistant physician at the Alabama Insane hospital at Tuscaloosa. Was at this hospital for four and half years.
 Attorney stallings; .Dr. Wyman, I will ask you this question: If man was to shoot another in the Metropolitan bar room, walk out of the place straight, but with a fixed gaze, then walk up Morris avenue to Nineteenth street, thence to First avenue and up First avenue to a point near the Western Union telegra oh office and then cut diagonally across the street to a building being erected, would in your opinion this man be totally drunk?"
 Objection to the question by the defense sustained by the court. The question was modified to certain extent and the wit