The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-23
COL. TAYLOR
 ON THE STAND ITS of Capt. Rankin s Death.
 GOES OVER TRAGEDY AGAIN Trial of Marshall in Union City.
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ioEs OVER TRAGEDY AGAIN

Union City. Tenn. Jan. s2.--Accord- ing to. Frank eFeherfnger, self-cohfess- ed night rider, who testified today in the trial of Ed Marshall, charged with participation in the iynching of Cap tain quentin Rankin, while the de- fendant was with the band at Walnut Log.. when the iynching occurred. he tried to dissuade the others frcm kill ing Rankin.
 Fehringer was one Of the nnost im- portant of the state-s witnesses durins the previous trials and frankly ad- mikted the part he played in the Kill ing of Rankin and In other raids of the band. He declared he had frequently seen Marshall on these occasions. Eff teen witnesses have testified so far In the present trial -hat Fehringer was Che first to connect Marshall with the murder. The testimony of others was merely to show that band of night riders existed and that they Killed Rankin because Of hts connection VIII the West Tennessee Land Company.
 When Ransom siinkard, States witness who has made confession impltcating Marshall. was called today he @ aid not respond. An attachment was issued for him and 1t was learned that he had left for parts unknown.
 Charles Russell, another witness whe has confessed is also missing.
 Ed. Powell who was on the stand when court adjourned yesterday. wal recalled and subjected to q sever' cross examination, but he maintained his original story. Powell IS the onli eye- witness to the murder. AttorneI General Caldwell was consideraolI worse today, having spent very oae night,
 Colonel R. z. Taylor, the survivor of the tragedy, positively identiiet Frank Fehringer as a member of th' band who killed Captain Rankin. Fehr' inEer was the star witness for ths State in the other trials and Will D' used in this one. This statement o Colonel Taylor corroboratss Fehring CTS version of the murder. when describing the murder of hil friend, the aged witness showed con siderable emotion. but recovered him self in a few minutes and proceeded with his story. which in substance ' aa related in .the first trial.A He mar rated the hardstips that he underwear undae the two aeKss :. WAnderini tlsroukii the dsnse @oeds In making This escape. and tellingF of the bruta murder of Captain Rankin.
 P. c. Ward. proprietor of the hote at walnut Log. told of seeing Captain Rankin and Colonel Taylor taken iron his hotel by the night riders ana lateiI sitting up with the body of Rankin un' til daylight, when 1t was conveyed back to tae hotel.
 John White, banker from Horn beak. where it is believed the frs band of night riders was organized told of going to the big woods las summer and making 8 speech to large number of masked men urging them to disband. He could not recog nize any one at, the meeting and coult not even say whether or not they wer' real" night riders.
 Ransom Slinker. a confessed nigh rider, did not answer when his nam' was called. and An attachment instant CT was issued for him. Slinker. whsI he testified in the other trial, was bad ly frightened and 1t Is feared that h. has left the State. He is an importan witness against Marshall by whom h. was employed at one time
 John Shaw, of Samburg, who had re ceived several visits from the nigh
 riders, was also on the stand today.