Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-05-10
.,vs THE JURY IN THE 1 crlEBRATED DUNCAN CASE.
hIRY OUT TWO HOURS
Hlnean Escorted to His Room by Policemen The Last Days
 Trial.

Never since the criminal court has son heated in the Jefferson county .6nrt house has such an interest .ppn manifested in the result of a sF,mipal case, as was shown during bo mast week and especially Satur- asv when that tribunal was packed 9itb a sweItering mass of human .Ae,nes, attracted thither by the ar s,ments of counsel in the Duncan aarnal abuse trial.
 Saturday morning the news that sse evidence was all in ard that the afguments had begun, which quick Iv spread, was the cause of the pres apce ofsuch an overwhelming crowd. Dnr.ng the progress of the trial the aeurt room was filled daily, but at l |oelock Saturday afternoon, when the arguments begun, every seat Hss taken and the aisles were IAronged.
 Occupying the seats in the front s6w were a number of ladies, rela- #i5es and friends of the accused, sihong whom were Mrs. Duncan and Asr mother. Mrs. Dorsey. They Tere naturally deeply interested in al that transpired and listened at
 ptiyely to the arguments.
 The testimony was rushed Friday shernoon and Saturday morning in a5er to get through if possible be- Eore Sunday morning. Following .. W Gates testimony Friday ai- trnoon, come the testimony of Mr. Helly, who lives below Kearney, He considered that MT. Duncan's reputation in the neighborhood ln Fbich he lives was bad.
 Jim Piper, J. R. Parsons, w. H. Pttman, Tom Ross, Ben Dalby and 8obn Lewis all testified that Dun- sap' s reputation was bad.
 A night session was held Friday night. The prosecution continued in their attempt to impeach the Feputation and testimony of Mir. Dpncan, and a humber of witnesses were introduced The defense in- fFodrced Circuit Clerk J. A. Lang ieFd and MT. B. D. Russell who tes- sihed in behalf of Mr. Duncan, say sag his reF utation was good.
 The bottle which Batie Mason said NF Duncan had given her and told her to take the contents was brought AaEo court. Battle Mason testified faat It was the bottle Duncan had gEen her. Dr. Mason testified that ksF Fas the same bottle he had given s9 Duncan at his request. There Nas no label on the bottle. Dr. Ma ason remembered it by the cork Naleh he had placed Tn it. Battle sason knew it from the black spots saat the medicine had left in it.
 he court took a recess until 9 eelock Saturday morning.
 eaturday morning the prosecu- ''a9Fl introduced Emma Davis, a col 9sea woman. She was at the Dun- sAp a home on the 17th of October, 'es r She would not swear that sl 6 ssF Ba:ie Mason out in the pasture s4 taat afternoon. But she saw her 'ss Fe the house. She didn't know |Neefe she went when she left it.
 ne defense then introduced fur x evidence in favor of Mr. Dun
 reputation. Messrs. John N x 1herford, P. B. Flanders and Fred
 nm testified that hls reputation
 s go6d.
 ne examination of witnesses con- sOed about 10:30 o'clock. It took |s' N pOt an hour to complete the in- |s%l s@ ucnons which the court was to |s slser to the jury. The court de-
 ssred them about 20 minutes to F
 Sock' when recess was taken satil p. m.
 <. A' the last named hour the argu.
 IS began. Judge J. s. Williams, Nan Is nnn,L.