The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-27
City in State of Wild Excite ment Following Killing
 of Stokes
TRABUE SURRENDERS:
 RELEASED ON BAIL
Is Himself Prominent--Two Men Had Been Opponents in Taxpayers Suit" for Probe of City Affairs
 and Clashes Had Been Frequent

Nashville, April 26.---Charles c, Trabue aged 45. prominent Nashville attorney, who this morning shot and killed Attorney Harry S. Stokes, aged 39, chief counsel for the taxpayers in the ohancery court investigation of city conditions, made bond of s25, 900 late this afternoon and was released from the county jail.
 MT. Trabue was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Jones and waived examination. He was bound over to the criminal court. Application for bond met with a favorable decision from the magistrate and the necessary sig natures were immediately secured. A large number of prominent men of fered to sign the bond as soon as they heard of MT. Trabues arrest. The wealth of the men whose signatures were attached runs into several mil lions of dollars.
 Further investigation of the mys- tGi iouS hllllAS WhlCil plNH5Cu into wild state of excitement today, threw little definite light on MT. stokes death.
 At about 11:3O this morning Mir. Trabue walked calmly into MT. Stokes suite of offices, spoke quietly to Miss Florence Harrison, MT. Stokes stem ographer, then walked through the reception room and entered Mir. Stokes private offices. A few moments later, says Miss Harrison, MT. Trabue came out and said:
 WAITED FOR OFFICERS
 'T have killed MT. Stokes" He then went to an office on the next floor where he waited for the officers
 MT. Stokes was shot twice, one Of the bullets being fired almost direct ly down through the top of his head and the other entering the left side of his neck. under the ear. and cut ting the jugular vein.
 Discovery of blood on Mir Trabue,s clothing, however. together with the fact that MT. Trabue's hat was found on the floor of MT. Stokes private of flee. where the killing occurred, gave rise to theory that a struggle had preceded the firing of the shots.
 Another theory is that there was a struggle between the men after MT. Trabue had fired the first shot. It is pointed out that this would account for the blood on MT. Trabues cloth ing.
 There were no witnesses to the shooting and though several other at torneys. associates of Mir. Stokes, and several stenographers were in adjoin- Ing offices no one heard sounds of a struggle. They state that they had no idea that there was any trouble un- til they heard the shots. Immediately afterward MT. Trabue stepped out of MT. Stokes office and announced quietly that he had killed Mr. Stokes.
 A number of rumors were in circu- lation tonight as to the cause of the shooting. Among them is a report that MT. Stokes made insulting remarks about MT. Trabue late yesterday morn- ing and that MT. Trabue had sent word that he would kill Mr. Stokes if he did not retract his remarks within "A hours.
 CLASHES WERE FREQUENT
 There have been frequent clashes be- tween the two men during the taking of evidence in the chancery court in ysstigation of city conditions MT. Stokes has been conducting the in vestigation and MT Trahue had re- gently been retained as special coun- sel for the city in the litigation.
 Ever since the entrance of Mr. Ira bue into the investigation Mir. Stokes had made what MT. Trabue has re- garded as contemptuous remarks about