The Brunswick times-call. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-26
SENSATIONAL TRIAL
IS NOW At An END
DOSS Acquitted By the
Jury
TRIAL Of A WEEK
More Interest Manifested Than At
ANY Case In the History of
Thomas County.

Thomasville, April 25-The jury In
the D0ss murder case, after being out
nine hours, reported at l O'Clock this
morning as having arrived at q verdict
Judge Fite, who had retired, responded
promptly and found the court room
still well filled with spectators, who
had been waiting all night for the YER.
dict, 80 great had been the interest
The defendant, his father, mother and
sister were present when the clerk read
the verdict, which was mot guilty. "
There was quite demonatration and
the scene between the defendant and
his loved ones was most affecting. The
trial has been on all this week and
whatever might be the opinion as re-
CARDS the guilt or lnnooense of the ac-
oused, 1t Is conceded by almost every
one that the state failed to make out q
case. The most damaging evidence was
offered by Oscar Lee, clerk in hard
ware store, from whom Doss, two days
before the murder occurred, had bought
six buckshot shells. Some two or three
weeks after the murder of Sims, when
suspicion was being directed towards
Doss, he bought six more shells and
told Lee that II he was put on the stand
to swear until he was black in the face
that the last lot OF shells was th3 first
he had ever purchased from him.
Two negroes swore to having seen a
party running from the scene of the
crime who resembled Doss. Evidence
was introduced showing the jealousy
OF Doss for Sims, both of whom were
paying court to Doss' cousin. Doss
said: "If it had not been for Sims he
and his cousin would have been mar
ried long ago." Doss' sweetheart, who
was living at his home, swore to hav.
ing heard Doss cough at about the time
the murder was committed, which wal
an alibi of the defense. The state was
represented by Messrs. r. A. Rodden.
berry Titus and Roscoe Luke Of this
city and e. P. 8. Denmark Of Valid csta
who assisted W. e. Thomas, the solici.
tor general: the defense by Messrs. w
Hammond, Arthur Patten and W. Fl
Hammond Of this place and J. w. Wal
ters Of Albany,
Colonel Hammond and Judge Rod
denberry maintained their regulations
as forceful and eloquent speakers, the
speech of the latter, especially, being a
magn Hcent oratorical effort.
The crime was committed at 10 80
O'Clock in the evening of Dec. 2 last,
Emmett Sims, student OF a business
college here, had been to call on Miss
Irene Doss, a cousin Of Will Doss, the
accused. He left her at 1880 auc was
proceeding down Jefferson street, be-
tween the Masury hotel and the court
house, when two shots were fired and
he was seen to fall. He breathed his
last about the time the first parties
reached him Tracks were found ear.
by which indicated the place the muir
derer stood.
Captain Doss, father OF Will Doss
Sheriff for 15 years of this county, wa
sent for and on discovering the inden
tity Of the victim, his alleged inactiv'
itv and failure TO begin prompt snt
active search for the perpetrator wa'
q fact dwelled on to large extent by
the state and which fret directed sus-
piston to Will Doss,
A coroner's jury was formed immedl'
ately and sat for week with no re-
suit.