The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-26

Jim Hart. Colored. alleged murderer
OF Sergeant Calling at Fort Barrau-
cas- last January. was yesterday plaC-
ed on trial for his life in The United
States court. Judge Sheppard presid-
Ing, and although the entire day was
consumed only six Witnesses were
examined The forenoon was taken
up in the Sc 'ection OF a jury Al
1:45 o'clock the jury was secured. and
court adjourned until 3:$0 O'Clock.
when the examination of witnesses
was begun These Witnesses were all
from Fort Barr3ncaS and testified 20
finding Sergeant Calling lying upon
the ground at midnight of the actions
OF Hart prior 10 the shooting. and the
threats he had made TO he woman.
Annie Hart. as 10 what he intended
doing 10 the sergeant.
An Array of Witnesses.
After the jury had been secured
the witnesses for the government were
cared and sworn. In addition 10 the
men from Fort BarranCaS. the woman
there were also a number of police
officers and officials, as Re had made
confessions following his arrest at
Little Bayou. which was about four
hours after Sergeant Calling had been
shot. The defendant had five wit
nesses. al negroes, while the govern
ment called the following; Willis
Cross, e, F. Glynn. ". X. Wilson.
Dr.. J. /. Sanford c. p. Nelson,
H ID. Van Camp. II. G. BisseH,
Sally MCGOWAN, Annie Hart, NJ !
Murphy. F. u. Sanders. Percy ..
Hayes, William Kay, Chas. Vlllar. d.
W A J. POlG Y, John Waldrou,
Chas. r Sinclair, Milton Frank !.
4 = Oaw. los. p. Kirk. Lewis Chest
nut, Ghas. W. SeFiey, and F W.
Marsh.
Witnesses Called.
The first witnesses to be called was
Wells Cross. sentinel at No l post on
the nigh- Calling was killed. He tes-
tilted that he heard four shots fired
in rapid succession near the quar-
Jers Of DR.. Sanford on the night in
question. II was shortly after mid
night, and a moment after the shots
We're fired he heard some running to-
wards him, crying oh sentry "Oh
sentry When within twenty or thir-
~ PAGES of him the sentry said the
man fell 10 the ground with a thud-
He Immediately called 10 the sergeant
of the guard. and indicated to him
the point where he heard the man fall.
Shortly afterwards he saw them bring
in the body of Sergeant Calling
Sergeant Glynn.
Sergeant GIynn. who was corporal
of the guard at the post on the night
in question. testified that he was
awakened shortly after midnight by
the sentinel of No. I post, and told
that some shooting had been done.
The sentinel also told him OF hearing
man far to the ground some dis
lance away. With some privates he
went to the point and found sergeant
Calling lying face down upon the
ground. After removing the body he,
in Company with others, went TO the
room of Annie Hart, Suspecting that
the shooting had occurred there. He
found a cap wedCed under the door.
and could not secure il until the door
had been opened The woman denied
TO him that she had heard any shoot
ing and said she had not seen Hart
Sergeant Wa drOn testified 10 prac-
tically the same thing as Sergeant
GIynn. excepting that Calling had no
revolver or weapon Of any kind when
he was picked up.
Annie Hart.
Annie Hart. the negress supposed
70 be the wife Of Hart. bus who
claimed that she was not married 20
him, was next called Very little salts