Evening journal., 1914-03-05
ON TRIAL FOR
ASSAULT WHICH
HE DENIES

Levi r Taylor. colorcd, indicted on a
charge OF assault with intent to COM
nit murder npon Walter b. McGsnn,
was placed Oh trial in the Court OF Gen.
eral Sessions this morning. lie was
represented by Philip 7. Garrett while
the prosecution was conducted By Dep.
uty Attorney General Armon y. ebay
tor Jr
McGann testified that he had attend.
cd hearing before Magistrate Lewis
on the. evening OF IFnuary "a, and had
returned 90 his home at No. 2o5 Taylor
street. Ten minutes after he arrived
home he hoard q knock az the door. He
went 20 the door aud opened Il and
when he did SO Taylor thrust \ revolver
az him. AicGann said he mechanically
reached ont and thrust the mu1zlc OF
the revolver aside Just az Taylor pulled
the trigger. The skin on the middle
finger Of his left hand caught under the
hammer and prevented II from striking
the cartridge.
The prosecuting witness testified that
the defendant had previously made
threats against his life. The witness
enumerated times that Taylor had
threatened his life.
Under cross examination McGann nd.
mitted that be and the defendant had
had trouble over a woman. The witness
gave the names of the persons who were
in the house when Levi assaulted him.
Witness could not remember how Levi
was dressed when he came TO the house.
Witness said that when he opened
the door, Levi asked Tor Elizabeth
Robinson. He then pulled the re-
volver and pointed II at him.
Mr.. Garrett produced the revolver
and requested McGann to show how
Levi pulled the trigger The witness
tried several times to snap the pistol,
but the weapon would not work. The
witness then demonstrated how his
hand caught under the hammer. Mr..
Chaytor cooked the revolver to show
II would work.
Elizabeth Robinson, colored, was
next called. She said she was in
McGann's house when the assault oc-
CURED and she corroborated Nc
Gann's testimony.
She declared Taylor had been max
ing threats against McGann for a
month OF more. She identified the
revolver as the one Levi carried, by
some rust marks on the side. She
denied that Taylor and McGann had
ever had any trouble because OF her,
and denied owing Taylor any money.
George Wright, colored, who was
also in McGann's house when the as
sault occurred. said that he did not
see the actual assault, but corrobor-
ated McGann's testimony as to what
- rIfofr1rr affarWrard
Clarence Grinnage and William
Roberts finished the States testi-
mony.
Mr.. Garrett stated that the defense
would prove that Taylor did not 80
to McGann's house on the night tu
question. He stated that he would
prove that the entire affair was
conspiracy so that Taylor could be
sent to the workhouse and McGanr
could have Elizabeth Robinson.
Levi r. Taylor was FIRST called tt
the stand. He stated that he and
three other men, Spencer James
| Henry Pipes and Dolly Boyle, ha'
left the ofhce Of Magistrate Lewis af
ter the hearing on January "a. II
remained in the company Of the mel
until he got home.
He boarded at Pipes home, at No
926 French street, and the three mel
accompanied them TO the house.
He was sick. he testified, and wen
10 bed soon after he got home. HI
was in bed at the time the alleged as
sault occurred, and remained there
until the officer arrested him.
! The witness testified that the pisto
was not his. Il never owned a pisto
in my life" he declared.
Court took a recess until 2.3l
o'clock.