Show I ARMSTRONG HEARING DEARING AFTER lONG DELAY DELAY GETS INTO COURT Preliminary Trial of Colored Colored Colored Col Col- Col- Col ored Man for Killing White Roy Hoy Armstrong colored accused of the tho murder of J. J B. B B Brennan on tho the night of Au August 20 this year received his preliminary hearing hearing before Judge T L J J. Whitaker in the city court today Armstrong charged with wih murder in tho the first degree was defended by Attorney Sam Kin King JIo Jie Jo was held to the district court to answer to a charge chargo of murder in tho first de degree ree The hearing hearil started this morning and Mrs Irs Drennan Brennan common law wife of the murdered man was the tho first witness for tho the state Mrs Brennan said on the stand that she was with wih Brennan the thc ni night ht of the murder and that she saw the flash of Amstrong Armstrongs Armstrong's s 's gun when he fired the first shot which she said was the fatal one ono She said that she sho and Brennan saw Armstrong coming across the tho street and that ho he told her herto herto to look out She said that Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- stron strong was only a few feet from Brannan Bronnan Bran Bron- nan when ho fired the tho first shot She knew of no serious trouble between Brennan Bronnan and Armstrong Geor George e Stafford of North First Firt West street was also examined Ho lie was as an eyewitness of the shooting and of no previous trouble Armstrong and Brennan Court adjourned at 1 12 0 o'clock cock until 2 o o'clock clock this afternoon |