The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-10
W. S. MELL,S SECOND TRIAL.
THE SLAYER o. JAMES BUzBEE
WILL CONFRONT 4 jury TO-DAY.

WILL CONFRONT 4 jury TODAY.
superior court Room VIII Re
Crowded Win Interested Listen
srs-Cssc l. the Most Celebrated In
Acars-srnsntionnl In Every Way
and the Evidence Interesting Clear
ThroaEh-New Trial Granted he
cause of Charge Of section -.
Character Of some Of the states
Wltnesse- VIII BE Attacked-A
LonE aud bitterly Contested Trial
Looked for.
I william s. Men viii be- placed on trial
/ Cor she murder o. james Huzbee. bis
I trother-ir-law. ~ fhe Superior Court. shis
morning This VIII b. the second trial ~
/ this now celebrated case The FIRST trial
resulted in a conviction ana sentence 81
I death hy hanging Hat tb. Supreme Court
I granted new trial. This VIII De had
/ to-day
I Tae case has been 60 much IN the public
l cye and toe public prints ard so much
I has been written ard said about Sc that
I there Is scarce anyone So Savannah who
is not famaar with 5, go au ts phases.
Tine boy whom Meg mot and killed was
| about l5 years old. There were no extern
uafing circumstance Zoo the story q the
( homicide fold from the stand by witnesses
/ Tor che state. but MoIrs own settlement
/ made out case % self-dofensc Tie claim
I 80 that Hgzbse was advancing upon him
with a drawn revolver when be hrod tho
fatal shos and that he was compelled 20
/ fire ln order TO save his own life.
with the motion for a new trial filed hy
I Melrs counsel there were the amdayits
~ two or three persons. who claimed that
/ they had seen "a revolver living by Young
| nuzbecs side after the lad himself had
/ fallen. fatally wounded 10 the ground Ii
viii Dee couteuded that this revolver was
made away with and concealed by ma
/ TOYS mother or some other OF his rsla-
I lives. connections 81 friends
Tine decision 80 the Supreme court
| awarding ness tfiHl. does uoi 81 srus- ans
/ feature 81 the ease other than the charge
/ by Judge Ftllrluf ~ Section CD ~ tho
/ Criminal Cole Tails is the charge which
/ has been commonly made SEQ ai OF the su-
I uerIor CoVrta OF the state when a d.-
PENDANT intcruos,d tho defense Of iueId-
/ cation Recently the Supreme court cam,
/ 20 tine conclusion thar tife charge was au
wrong unless there was what The court
I .nll"d mutual combat b.twecu tne
I parties TWO OF three dozen murder cases.
/ from the various circuits have been r.
/ versed Ia the supreme Court hy reason 81
/ The trial judge having charged this s,c-
/ ton of the cole
/ The case is long ono ana The evidence
/ exceedingly Vo'uminous As 30 is probable
/ that the defense VIII Introduce consider
ably more evidence than - Ola at the
last TRIAL o. is likely that three days viii
| elapse before tho case goes to the Jury
I solicitor General vs. W. Osborne viii
/ prosecute for The state. while the defend
/ ant VIII be- represented hy Mr. Joseph a
/ Cronk aud II J.. oolinG.
/ There has been some apprehension lesf
/ a postponcmeut 81 The hearing might Dr.
made necessary because ~ tne cnforc@t
absence 81 the principal witness for the
| state bur o. s. now understood THAI she
I VIII be on hand when court convrncs this
morning Mr. Coldug said the other DAY
that be saw no reason why the defendant
| should not be- ready 20 proceed
The case has attracted more general