The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-24
WITNESS HAD PISTOL
NIGHT RIDER IS SENT OUT or COURT ROOM.
More Members of the Tennensee Band Tell the Story of Grimes Com- mifted Before Murder
 Of Rankin.

Union City. Tenn. Dec. 2s.-when William Russell. the self confessed might rider who began his testimony yesterday was called for cross exam ination today, huge revolver pro- Jected from his pocket. The States attorney noticed it and sent the wit ness out of the court room to dis pose of his artillery.
 The defense elicited from the wit ness that after he was arrested by the soldiers he was told by some men that they knew he knew about the murder. They added that he would not be under guard always and they often punched him through the tent. The men who did this were not sol diers but citizens. He thought they were riders. The cou-t declined to let this testimony go before the Jury.
 The state attempted to show that death since the trial began. He said he had but as the prosecution could not connect the threat with the de- fsndants it was excluded
 Mrs. Jennie Williams was wit ness At her home one night q night rider had fit according to Fehrlnger Mrs. Williams corroborated this. She supplied a bottle of camphor, and all she got back was the cork.
 Warren Morris was the third self confessed night rider to take the stand for the State. He is small in stature. swarthy and very cool He was brought Into court under a strong guard of soldiers and deputies He Is not related to Bud Morris. one Of the defendants.
 Morris was sworn into the band by Garrett Johnson one of the defend- ants and accompanied the riders on nearly all of their midnight visita- tions as recounted by Fehringer. He was one of the four men who held the horses the night Rankin was mur- aered. ', His story was a close corroboration of all that Fehringer and Russell had told. Morris, recognized at the Rank in murder Sam Applewhite. Garrett, Johnson. Bob Hoffman. Bud Morris. Frank Fehringer and eight others not yet on trial.
 Cross examination failed to shake the witness on any detail.
 Herschell Hogg, another night rid- CT who has turned States evidence, was the first witness after luncheon aud for the fourth tune the story of the night rider outrages cuiminating in the Rankin murder was told to the jury.
 Like the others. Hogg sald Govern or Patterson promised him pardon and transportation out of the State if he would tell the truth.
 Ex-Deputy Sheriff William M Mayo. still another confessed member of the riders. told of making one raid with the band
 When the State asked an adjourn ment of the night rider trial this after noon. 1t announced that it would close It's case early Thursday morning.
 The Attorney General said that there were one or two witnesses with whom the counsel wished to consult. It was possible. he said. that they would not be called. In any event. their testimony would be very brief.
 The judge then declared that instead of adiourning tomorrow until Saturday. 1t might be better to adjourn until Monday in order to give the defense a chance to prepare It's case. This oues- ton will be decided tomorrow. The de- fense of course, is an alibi for each of the eight defendaEits. Members of their families will swear that the men were at home and iE bed the night of octo- ber fs. the night Captain Rankin was murdered.
 No attempt will be made to showstheir