Monroe County AlArchives News.....HUB WILLIAMS AND WILL HALL BOTH DENIED BAIL February 17, 1921
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The Monroe Journal February 17, 1921
PRELIMINARY HEARING IN NEITHER CASE WARRANTS RELEASE OF THOSE HELD FOR MURDER

Hub Williams, charged with the murder of John Stacey was given a preliminary 
hearing before Judge Fountain Friday and remanded to jail without bail. The 
evidence brought out by the states' attorneys indicated that the killing was 
unprovoked by any immediate instigation, whatever may have been the previous 
occasion of ill feeling between the parties.  The deceased was shot in the 
back, twenty four buckshot taking effect in his body. The blood-stained 
clothing exhibited in the trial bore mute testimony in support of this 
theory.  There were no eye-witnesses to contradict the state's contention.
The preliminary hearing in the case of Will Hall,charged with the murder of 
Stephen Steele near Uriah on February 7, was held before Judge Fountain 
Tuesday resulting in the commitment of the defendant to jail without the 
privilege of bail. 
A number of eyewitnesses were examined whose testimony indicated that Hall 
provoked a difficulty with Mr. Steele, who was acting road overseer at the 
time, by refusing to work and shot him the moment he manifested resentment.  
Not content with one shot, the defendant followed up firing three additional 
shots into the body of his retreating antagonist. 

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