The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
MOON HEARING IS
!. POSTPONED UNTIL
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Little Progress Made in the
Case During First
Day of Trial
BUT S24 WAS STOLEN
FROM TRAIN HELD UP
Inspector Testifies That Only six
Letters Were Secured-MOOn En-
ters Plea of Not Guilty.
Several Witnesses Heard

Marshall Moon, the young white man
charged with holding up and robbing
the mail car on Southern passenger train
No. z, near Lincoln on last Sunday morn
ing, was arraigned in preliminary trial
yesterday morning before Judge R. b.
Watts, United States commissioner. After
a day spent in examining witnesses and
wrangling between the lawyers, the trial
was postponed until wednesday at 1880
o'clock. At that time the trial will be
resumed in the office of Judge Watts In
the Title Guarantee building.
The preliminary had been arranged for
IL o'clock yesterday morning. At that
time, however the attorneys for the de-
fendant, Gibson & Davis, asked for more
time and the judge gave them until 1:So
o'clock yesterday afternoon. At o'clock
the trial was started. Moon entered a
plea of not guilty.
CrOgman First Witness
The first witness was Mail Clerk Crog-
man. negro, who was on duty on the
HAL Cal Ol 4>O. IL Wlltn II HdS ioDbc'i
a week ago. Crogman stated that he
was acquainted with-~the defendant,
Moon, and said that he, Moon, was the
man who held up No. II on last Sun
day morning. Crogman was sure, he said,
of the Identification. A number of other
witnesses were called, including several
negroes. A suit of clothing, said to have
f,I,f
OF the robbery, was produced. and was
identified by L. w. Naylor. United States
mail inspector. A revolver was also
placed In evidence.
One of the most interesting bits of
evidence introduced yesterday was given
by II. w. Naylor. He stated that six
pieces of mail had been stolen by 1he
registered for Atlanta Ga. This consti-
tuted the amount of booty obtained by
the bandit, according to Mr.. Naylor. The
six pieces of registered mail contained a
number of deeds and papers, but the
money value obtained amounted to but
s2i. The first report was to the effect that
the bandit obtained about s25,Goo but Mr,
MAYORS testimony placed the amount
at $24
At o'clock yesterday evening Judge
Watts gave the counsel the alternative of
resuming the trial at 7:30 O'Clock last
night or at 10 o'clock this morning. One
of the lawyers objected TO the Sunday
proposition, and the judge ordered the
trial to be resumed at 80 O'Clock last
night. However, at that time the attor-
Nneys for the defendant pleaded for more
time in which to prepare their case and
their plea was finally granted by Judge
Watts, who announced that the trial
would be held Wednesday at 10 80 o'clock
in his office in the Title Guarantee build
ing. The government witnesses were then
discharged and court adjourned.
Wife Accompanies Moon
Throughout the trial Moon, his young
wife and his aged father sat at the table
listening to the testimony of the wit
nesses. The government was represented
by Assistant District Attorney c. B. Ken.
manner.
The witnesses examined yesterday by
the government were Robert Saiey and
Edmund Crogman, the two negro mai
clerks, who identified Moon as the man
who held up the train; Hills Robertson
a negro, who was said to be near thf
scene of the hold up; T. w. Naylor, a
United States mail inspector, and T. c
Coleman, a telegraph operator at River
side. Postoffice Inspectors ]. l.. Pember
ton, b. L. Dilts and A. j. Leamy We're
also placed on the stand
Although the nature of the defense
has not been given out, it is very prob
able that Moon will attempt to estab
lish can alibi. His father stated seyera
days ago that his son had slept Will