The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
JOE BLoIs ON TRIAL.
The State Making a Strong Effort tc
Convict the Prisoner.

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Convict the Prisoner.
For second time Joe Blois was put or
trial for his life yesterday, for the MUIR
der of August Meyer Jan, "A, 1892. Blois
was employed by Meyer as a stable boy,
and was thought to have been one of the
leaders in the conspiracy to rob the muir
dered man.
Blois was tried at the June term Of
court following the time at which the
crime was committed. He was convicted
principally on the evidence of Charley
Bacon, one of the COnspiratOrs, who
swears he stood at the window and saw
B!ois strike the victim on the head with
beer bottle. Blois and Hayward were
convicted at the same time, and both
were sentenced to be hanged
Messrs. Gazan and kenan, who de-
Tended the prisoner, took the case to the
supreme court, where the Judgment Of
the lower court was reversed. on the
ground that there was not sufficient cor
roborative evidence TO Bacou's testimony.
This decision was rendered in June, 1898.
Bacon, it will be remcm bered, turned
states evidence and went to the peniten
tiary for one year
Blois was put on his second trial yes
terday. Two jurors were struck for
cause, three by the state, and fourteen by
w NCANhoC' nc jury was ulduG UP dS
follows: Il. j. Stewart, Il. S. Anderson,
w. Q. Pead, J. H. NJ. Griffin, J. P. Deacy,
+. II. Marshall, w. 4. ketcham, Fred
Myers, James G. Hardee, Charles +. Full
ton, j. G. Tyson aud Charles Brandt.
Mr.. F. G. duBignon is associated with
Solicitor General Fraser in the prosecu-
ton for the state. There was very little
new evidence introduced, and practi-
cally the same ground was gone over as
at the oil If
following witnesses was introduced by
the state: Henry Garwes, II. +. Lubs,
q. L. Steinache, Il. G. Schwarzbaum, e.
w. O'Connor, G. II. Steadwell, DIR. Z. J.
Shcftall, Frank Days, Sergeanrs Kill
lourhy and Lingg Amy Wallace, Charles
Sanberg and James H. Brittle. Two of
the states witnesses, Policeman Quinn
and j. h. Brittle, have died within the
two years that have interviewed since the
last trial. Brittle's testimony was intro
duced from the records. w. c.. Small
wood and Charles Heiden, who were also
witnesses for the state, have left the
state. The Introduction of their testi-
mOny from the stenOgrapher's notes or
records was objected to by the defense.
After some argument and the citation of
few decisions the objection was allowed
by the court, and this testimony was not
introduced
Bacon told a pretty straight story-de-
waiting in no particular from the testi-
mOny he gave at the former trial. He
repeated the story of having seen Blois
strike Meyer with the soda water bottle
from the window outside. There was
much interest manifested in the trial
throughout. Many of the friends of the
murdered man were present, and they
watched the proceedings closely. The
gallery above the court room was filled
with negroes, who were interested spec
tators at every stage of the proceedings.
The court adjourned at o'clock last
night after all the evidence for the state
was in The attorneys for the defense
| urged an adjournment until this morning
| They will decide this morning whether or
not they will introduce any witnesses for
the prisoner. If they do not the argu-
| ments will begin when the court meets at
10 o'clock. They are firm in the belief
that they have made out stronger de
Tense than they had before, while the
| representatives Of the state are confident
of conviction. The case will probably
| go to the jury about the dinner hour
The continuance Of the case until to-day
will cause the postponement Of Hayward S
trial until some day next week.