The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-09
Judge fielding Refuses to Grant War
rem and Drew Irvine Bail.
Mrs. Irvine Released ON a 50, 900 Bond
Grand Jury's Report-An Adjourn
ment Taken Wednesday.


The motion for bail in the cases
against Warren and Drew Irvine,
indicted for murder in .he first de-
gree. and Mrs. Mary W. Irvine, in
dicted as accessory TO the murder,
was begun Monday morning, and
occupied the whole of Tuesday and
a part of Wednesday, ..
In motion for bail, where muir
der in the first degree.is the charge,
the prosecution is not required to
present proof showing positive guilt.
but if it is proven to the satisfaction
of the court that there is n strong
probability of guilt, then the law
directs that bail shall not be granted.
About fifty witnesses-mOst of
whom were summoned by the State
were examined Monday and Tues
day, and the argument was begun
Tuesday afternoon and closed We'd
nesday morning. The defendants
were represented by Messrs. Figuers
u Padgett. Hughes & Son, w. j.
Webster and j. g., Voorhies, and the
prosecution by Messrs. e, h.. Hatch
er, j. ii. FusselL w. g. salmon, w.
B TurnersJ. q. Dexter and Attor-
ney- General Boyd.
The following witnesses were
placed on the stand: Il. ID Simmons,
s. b. Nichols, Mrs. s. b. Nichols,
E. D. Hunter, w. A. JamisOn. John
w. Wisener, Buck Flowers, w. H..
Beales, r. ID. Lockridge, Buck
Brown, M. %. Garrett, A. b Church,
Lee Nuby (colored), Marion Flowers,
jeff Newly, Tilden Green, Colum.
bus Chappell ano wife, Bob Johnson,
Mrs. Fannie Polk, Geo. w. Irvine,
Mrs. Docia Irvine, DR.. Bass, Joe
Roundtree, Hardin Thomas, Plum
mer Webster, Cal Hill. Lewis Hill,
Mary Hill, Mandy Roundtree, Allen
Daniels, Jim Langston, Nit Lock
ridge, Rach Roundtree, Mary Ter
rell, Anuie Rice, James Passmore,
Columbus McKissack, Lunce Wat
son, William Murphy, Joe Murphy,
Mrs. Willie Simmons, James Pass
more, West Watson, Harry Evans,
John Yokely, Earl Church.
Wednesday morning Judge Hold
ing gave Ills decision in the matter,
and the following order, allowing
Mrs. Irvine bail and refusing bail to
her sons, was entered on the min
utes of the court.
"This day this cause Was heard by and
before Hon. Sam iold!us, Judge, etc,
upon the notion. Cel ,ndants made in
open court for bail and the proof intro
duced and heard by the court, upon
consideration of all which the court or
ders and directs that the defendant,
Mary w. Irvine, be granted bail, and
the clerk of this court during term
time, or the sheriff after adjournment
of court, are authorized to accept bail
of defendant, Mary w. Irvine, in the
sum Of 5000, two good and sufficient
sureties conditioned as the law re-
quires, for her personal appearance at
the'next term Of this court, to answer
the cbargein this cause The court re-
fuses bail to defendants, ID. w. Irvine
and w. II. Irvine, and they will be re-
manded to Jail 10 await the trial OF this
| cause"
Mrs. Irvine gave bond and was re.
leased, and Warren and Drew Irvine
were remanded to jail. M s. Irvine's
bond was signed by the following
II. P. Figuers, L. p. Padgett, j. l.
Hutton, 5. A. Wilson, j. T.. VOORHEES,
w. II. and Drew Irvine.
This being only a preliminary
hearing, as it were, the ,HERALI
does not give the testimony heard IL
the case.
Suit Compounded.
The case of Mrs. Mary d. Wander
wort VS.. the Union Central Life In
surance Company, of Cincinnati, o.
was compromised Wednesday, by
the defendant agreeing to pay com
plainant $l,l25. The complainant
was represented in the suit b!
Messrs. Salmon & Turner, ant
Messrs. Figuers & Padgett.
Grand Jury Report.
The Grand Jury submitted the fol
lowing report:
To the Hon. JVdde of the Circuit COur
Of MdUry County Tenn:-We, the Crane
Jurors of the November term of tn
Circuit Court of Maury County, Tenn.
herein make the following report:
That we have examined all of tn
bonds of the county officers and foun,
them in good shape. We also visite
the county Jail aud found it in goo
condition in every respect. We have
also gone through and disposed of al
cases on the grand jury docket w
also visited the county asylum an
found ~ white inmates and % colored
all in rs good shape and condition a
could be under any management. w
also found about $50 barrels of corn, 70
bushels otwheat, hay enough to run tn
place, peas and beans for the year an
molasses and other provision for tn
quarter, milk cows and calves, farm
ing implements to run place and 20
2 % acres of good wheat sown for comm
crop.
We return thanks in a body to Nj
and Mrs. Harris and Mr.. B. $. Thoma
: for their courtesy and kindness show
! us while visiting the asylum.
We also return our thanks to Sheri1
Hight and his deputies for their kline
ness tn us and their untiring energie
in bringing witnesses before Us, an
also for their kindness shown us Will
inspecting the Jail; aud also to our of
Ger, Mr.. I. n. Lunn, we thank him tC
his kindness and efforts TO serve us
his best.
: Last, but not least, we wish to retur
5 our thanks to the Hon. Sam Holding
Judge Of the Court, Attorney-Generj
Frank Boyd, aud w, +. + mbry, clerl
for their able service rendered us viii
, in court, and we predict that our preseI
Judge, although a young man, wi
make the best judge the circuit eve
, had. Signed. .,
j. II. Kennedy, Foreman; George
3 McFall, j, w. Howell, j. w. Sergen
Press Houser, w. IL. Laid, o. L. XII
ger, II. IL. Bryant, q n. McKennOn,
A. Walton, J. l.. Bailey, Luther Pa