The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-22


! Chrisman & Brennan. The trial wa
S concluded Tuesday night at 8 o'clock
r after an able closing speech by lawyer
e Brady.
. Judge Powell, courteous as Chester
: field, yet as inflexible in the administra
/. ton of the law as Cato, is also "strictly
business y, and in order to keep dowI
the already heavy court expenses as
much as practicable, at once called the
J. p. Fore case after the Lotion jury
retired, and began to impanel the jury
for the special venire of 80 which had
been summoned.
The jury was completed this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock, the large crowd of
witnesses on each side were placed un
der the rule and the taking of testimo-
ny CONNIE need. 1t is believed by
the case cannot be concluded
before Friday even by the hard
est sort of work, and the jury
stands fine chance of spending their
Christmas locked up. Judge Powell
says if it is necessary, in order to clear
the docket of Lincoln county of muir
der cases, he is willing to work on
through Christmas and "hang up his
stocking" on New Year.
Fore killed 7. E. Matthews about the
last of September. He was denied
bail by Chancellor Conn, and the grand
jury indicted him for murder. He is
defended by Hon. A. G. McNair, of
Brookhaven, and Hon. j. L. Ramsey,
of Hazlehurst, and the State is repre-
scented by District Attorney Graves,
Judge Cassidy, of Brookhaven, and
Hon. r. n. Miller, of Hazlehurst, a
strong an aggregation of talent and
experience as ever appeared against a
prisoner at the bar in this State. Ev-
cry inch of the ground is being con-
tested by both sides, and the outcome
of the trial will be watched with keen
est interest.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the jury
in the Lotion case returned verdict
of guilty as charged, and recommended
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life.
THE LEADER publishes below full
list of all the juries which have served
in the trial of capitol cases at this
special term of court, with the verdict
in each case, except that of Fore, not
yet decided. The names will be read
with general interest:
SILAS DAVIS JURY.
death Penalty)
B. b. Boyle, C. M. Brister,
j. M. Case, H. Walker,
d. Moore, N. b. johnson,
E. III. Sartin, f. F. McCalip,
Henry Shivers. Jesse w. Greer,
j. B. Hart, D. B. Magee.
| BOB GOA JURY.
(Penitentiary for Life.)
Sam Cole, E. Moak,
J. w. Smith, E. r. Lowell,
f. NJ. Hodges, ID. w. Culver,
W. F. Magee, J. W. Ward,
S. E. Roberts, Oscar Wooten,
Frank Llrkin, John j. Martin.
JAMES KING JURY.
death Penalty.)
J. M. Gotten, l.. w. Powers,
T. E. Falvey, b. Ii. Crawford,
A. B. Hart, G. w. Ivey,
j. H. Oneal, j. C. May,
J. L. Wallace, r. E. Albritton,
Vim. Dunn, j. w. H. Brister.
PRENTiss EASTERLING JURY.
(Penitentiary for Life.)
A. G. Mahaffey, A. L. Brister,
w. r. Lambert, Julius Brister,
5. J. Holloway, John Myers,
j. M. White, w. j. Williams,
w. Ii. Reeves, w. H. Boggs,
E. L. Crider, Oscar Wooten.
AARON LOTION JURY.
Penitentiary for Life.)
Columbus Alexander, &C., H. f. Moak,
j. c. Nations, w. c. Coleman, &C.
II. H. OoIudu$ "A, W. bcii, w.
II. j. Brewer, Carter Nelson, (c.)
Il. G. B. May, T. E. Saxon,
j. j. Lee, J, w. Mccullough.
JOHN p. FORE JURY.
ase still Pending.l
A. w. Smith, Harvey Clark,
L. o. Crosby. Robt.. Wooten,
J. M. Magee, 4. E: Stanley,
H. A. Bigner, w. G. Garner,
Henry Shivers, W. j. Brumfield,
S. p. eagle, }. E. Hodges.
The most general criticism we have
heard on the verdicts of the juries is
that they should have returned ver-
dict of guilty as charged. without rec
ommendation ,. in each case. leaving it
to the court to pronounce the extreme
penalty of the law. 1t is thought