The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-10
KEY. LOCK AND LAMP
 AT NABORS' HOME
Bank Officials Testify To Fire
 mans Handwriting
BROOKS ON THE STAND
Superintendent resfifies To Train Weeks Previous To That At Cpn- ningham-TriaI Will Be Long
 Drawn Out

The effort of the prosecution to prove
 that William Majors. the Louisville and
 Nashville fireman accused of wrecking
 passenger train No. 4 at Cunningham last December. had in his possession the lock, key and lamp Of the switch at | Cunningham was the feature of the con- tinuation of the trial yesterday.
 The prosecution also endeavored to show that Majors was the author of several threatening letters, anonymous, pseudonymous and otherwise, which are considered the most damaging evidence | against the accused fireman. c. L.. Bowles, bank cashier of Decatur tes- tihed that he knew Majors handwriting and identified that in which the threat enng letters were written as in his opinion being Nabors'.
 The entire morning was given over to the examination of Sheriff E. R. Shipp of Morgan county. who testified as to finding the lock, key and lantern sup posed to belong to the Cunningham switch in a workshop at Majors home in Decatur. Sheriff Shipp stated that he searched Nabors house soon after the wNck. The switch key in question, which was among 8 bunch attached to a wire, the switch lamp and the lock were introduced as exhibits by the state.
 Sheriff Shipp's testimony as to the find ing of the articles was corroborated by that of J. c. Fowler Of Louisville, spe- cial agent for the Louisville and Nash vile, who was placed on the stand yes terday Mr. Fowler testified that he was called to Alabama to investigate the Cunningham wreck by Chief Detective Harlan He stated that he was in con- pany with Sheriff Shipp when Nabors' house at Decatur was searched and the articles found. He also testified to ob- taining three writing tablets and ink and pens, and stated that Sheriff Shipp procured envelopes This latter testi- mony will probably be used by the state in trying to prove that Majors wrote the letters held as evidence of his guilt
 Superintendent Brooks on stand T. E. Brooks, superintendent Of the South and North division of the Louis 1 vile and Nashville, was placed on the witness stand at the beginning of the afternoon session of court to testify as | to the number of train wrecks on the | line preceding the one at Cunningham. | He also testified to the offering of re- | wards TOT the apprenenSlon or parties supposed to be responsible for the wrecks, and identified placards advertis- | ing these rewards The placards will | be introduced by the state as exhibits. | G. l.. Bowles, cashier of a Decatur bank, was placed on the stand to testi- | fy as to his familiarity with the de- fendant's handwriting. He had cashed | several checks for Majors at Decatur. he stated. and could identify Majors | chirogaphy. He was shown several of | the letters to be used against Majors. and testified that the handwriting was | Nabors'.
 Numerous objections were raised by | the defense to MT. Bowles' testimony, | on the grounds that it was irrelevant, in- competent, etc, but were overruled by | the court.
 Will He Long Trial
 | From present indications the Majors | trial will be the longest and hardest | fought criminal trial in the history of 1 the county. Hardly more than tenth of the hundred or more witnesses called have been examined, and the trial is ex- pected to run far into next week. Every step is being fought by the attorneys retained by the defendant, the state and the Louisville and Nashville railroad