The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-09
R. A, ANDERSON IS
NOT ALLOWED BAIL
Damaging Testimony Given at
Selma Preliminary
FIRED THE SECOND SHOT
Walked Away Several Steps and Then
Returned and Fired at Edward j.
5oykin-other News
of Selma.

Anderson, charged with murder in the
first degree, by shooting Edward j. Boy
kin with a pistol at the fair grounds,
rear Selma, on Friday night, November
: 1906. was committed to jail without
bond this afternoon at > o'clock, by JUS
tice l. d. Lloyd.
The preliminary examination before
Justice Lloyd was begun at noon yester-
Gay and the taking of testimony was
rot concluded until after noon today. In
the court room were the three brothers
of the dead man. among them W. j.
Eoykin of Gadsden, a former member of
both houses of the general assembly of
Alabama and a well known attorney.
the latter having reached the city last
night.
The defendant WAS represented by e. w
Pettus, Jr., of the firm of Pettus & JEFF
, fries w. W. Quarles was EMPLOYED to
prosecute the case by the brothers of the
dead man and Craig & Craig were re-
tanned in the prosecution by the Inter-
national Association of Macbinists, of
which the unfortunate victim OF Ander-
sons bullet was a member The testf-
money, an epitome of which is given
below, was much more damaging than
general impression having been that the
shooting was purely accidental. Two wit
nesses testified that after the first shot,
Anderson walked off ten or fifteen steps
and then turned around and going back
1red the second shot into the body of
the man.
The argument for the prosecution was
opened by w. B. Craig, and he was fol-
lowed by Attorney Il. w. Pettus. Jr..
who made splendid argument for his
client, under the circumstances w. W.
Quarles closed for the prosecution and
Justice Lloyd rendered the verdict as
stated above, remanding the defendant to
jail to await the action Of the grand
jury.
First Witness Examined.
The first witness examined yesterday
was Sherrin Brslin. who embalmed the
body of the unfortunate man. lie testi-
| ned that there was one wound. pistol shot
in the left side, little to the front
of the middle of the body, and about
three inches below the armpit There
were three wounds under his right arm
about two inches below the armpit and
about an inch and a half or two inches
apart. About two inches in front of the
| other wounds was a place where the
| bullet was pressed out, which Mr.. Brs-
| lin exhibited in court. The wound on
| the left side was like a pistol ball GO
| ing in. The two wounds on the right
| side together We're ragged as was the
| third wound also. The right arm was
| broken. On the cross examination, Mr..
| Brislin testified there were three wounds
| on the right side, two right close to-
gether, and one in front of them, where
, a bullet came out. There was another
wound on his left side, where a bullet
| went in.
Jessie Miller, whose home is in Will
| lion Ind In mo tn
| with the Parker company "a electrician,
| stated that he was in the rear of the ami
nal tent and heard two shots When the
| first shot was fired the man was standing
! at the corner of the tent Il heard the
| Iistol shot and saw the fire Of the pistol
| and saw a man standing near the corner
| of the tent As | looked he walked away
probably ten or fifteen steps and then
went back and fired again. / did not hear
| the man say a word. l did not see any
| lody the man was shooting at he seemed
| to be shooting right in the tent. The first
flash looked like it was on level the
second looked like Il was down a lit
, tie"
| On the cross-examination Mr.. Miller
swore that there was about nan MN
ute between the shots. After he fired the
first shot he turned to the right and
| walked about ten or fifteen steps and
| then walked back. When he came back he
| shot again.
| Mr.. Jud Brsin testified as to having
| turned the body over to his son.
| Clarence Bayles of Uniontown sWore he
| was in Selma and was employed in tend
| ing some hogs for Dr. Conner that were
| on exhibition. He heard two shots fired.
| He heard the first shot, saw some one
| Gene out from the tent and then go back
and then heard the second shot lie was
| the third person to get to the man lying
| on the ground.
| Mr.. Ben Rennick testified .hat Anderson
| came to the office under the grand stand
and said that he wanted prctectlon, thdt
| he had shot a man. Il asked nm II ne
| was white or eolored" said Mr.. Renmck
| and he said he was white man. He
| said that he thought the man was dead
| that he had shot him through the heart
! About that time Mr.. Leon Clay asked
| him to give up his pistol, and he said he
did not want to give t up unless we would
| guarantee him protection. Mir. Clay was
| not in the office when Anderson first
| GENE in"
Deputy Sheriff jim Townsend testified
to going to the dead man lying on the
ground and finding n pistol in his mp
| pocket 1t was inside his pocket.
| Officer Testifies.
| !. B. Hardy testified that lie was am Of
| foer at the fair ground. but did not see
| the shooting 81 did sec Mr.. Anderson
| the night of the shooting. | could not
| pcsitively say as to his condition of
sobrety. | did not see him take drink,
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