The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-17
NEWS OF PENSACOLA

tion of the Pensacola public and inter- esting crowded court room each day timony in which was started yesterday afternoon and which was taken up and continued at the morning session of the court today.
 The State of course is at present call ing its witnesses and having them de- tail how the alleged horrible murder was committed; how Williams had task by his employer. John White. and had carefully planned the murder of the whole store. as evidenced by the ceased. % yesterday M a Y"uns % White sYn ei said ae that Wiifiams, after e1ha1stins W the i've i've bullets of his revolver. deliberately un- preached the gun and began to reload
 At each shot Williams pronounced the words. And you" prefixfng this ex- precision with the words. T don't give began his s deadly 3 % Shooting aeH Rfins 1nsn swo wounding one and allowing the fifth bullet to scarcely graze a fourth per- son. Had he succeeded in reloading the gun there is no telling how deadly the work would finally have been.
 The testimony of James White was the first recital of the more important en to the public since the shooting. He has been out of the hospital for two weeks, but is just now able to take up his badly unsettled business affairs.
 .Ao ehO A16kihSb thG ldE86 court slightest word of the witnesses is caught up and after adjournment is discussed by the hundreds who assem- ble at each session and listen intently at the recital of the horrible details.
 There was showing attempted by the defense yesterday to make out that was mentally unbalanced, and testi- mony to this effect was offered. It did not hold good. though. and Judge Car ter. who was sitting on the. case and cisions like. he has been noted for, at once turned down the motion to con time the case for such reason. This and an objection was taken to this move. It could not be helped, however for it. was considered that delays had oeen fl iindalged sngsc,aS i9 iSngg iSng enough will finish It's case some time tomorrow. The case proper Is not expected to ter minate until about Saturday morning, the hour of convening on that day While the local sentiment is for the ready conviction of the defendant. still of men from the rural districts. has the matter entirely in charge and it is not expected will really make a return for murder in the first degree.
 The case is being detailed in the local papers, and Is widely read. It has att tracted and Is attracting more general attention than any cause which has an years R en Hea is aGr ly attended by female relatives, his wife. mother and sister being by his side at all times and talking with him turing every intermission of the court. There Is always an affecting scene when he Is separated from them for the night and taken back to the county jail.
 To Burn Apparatus.
 Upon the completion of the Williams murder trial, Sherifr VanPelt will have bonfire in the jail yard, and will feed to flames the valuable gambling paraphernalia which was seized and which has been held since the raids some time ago. The law specifies that such apparatus shall be confscated and burned and to that end the bonfire will be built It 1t said by gambling men that this Is the finest set that has ever been received in this city, and Is worth several thousand dollars. A portion oi 1t was confiscated in the raid upon a gambling room at one of the hotels the Loundsherry house. which was raided soon after the agitation had began and indictments had been re- turned.
 Miss COwley Died Suddenly, Miss D. Cowley, ~ years of age, dieC suddenly last night at the home of Mir Fl F. Koch on East Government Street The deceased who was a visitor here from Mobile and who was the guest oi Mrs. Koch. was preparing to accompan, her host to concert which was beinf given at Electric Park Miss Cowle, was sitting on the front veranda aftei dressing and was seized with a sudder 1 illness. She continued violently i'll and fifteen minutes after the attack frs struck her she was dead. The remains will be inferred in Mobile. for whicl place the body left at noon today. Gave Smoker.
 | The strongest labor society in FIori | da, Stevedores Benevolent Association No. ], which is chartered and which hal It's home in Pensacola, tonight cele brated its thirty-seventh anniversar, by giving smoker to which about al of the several hundred members wer, invited. This society is made up O men of brawn and muscle who load an, membership Is about 500. and 1t is distinct honor to be member of tn organization.
 Rescued From Drowning.
 young man named Pearl from thi city was on the bay in his boat yester day afternoon when the craft suddenl became unmanageable and Pearl was i danger of being tossed overheard. Tn navy yard. saw the predicament of tn young man, and went to his rescue This gentleman has been caught in thl fix once before
 Council Meetings.
 A special meeting of the Council wa held last night and one was held to night. The meeting tonight passe upon the celebrated ordinance whic has for its purpose through the opera ton of the city laws the separation c the races on the street cars Ther were numerous other matters given al tention.