The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-17

jurors were accepted, except Mrs. f.
W. Preston and Mrs. J. B. HlhhittS,
} factory to the defense. 1t later de-
veloped that there was a prejudice in
the minds of the court against mar
: ried women and widows, and that the
fact that they had ever been or were
: married, was sufficient challenge of
lncompetency. 1t is not yet perfectly
clear in the minds of any how these
silly, simperng maidens could be eli
gibIe, and staid, sober married women
were not. The jury as finally empan-
eled was as follows: Misses Mayme
Gardner, Lula Swiggart Louie Gibbs,
Kate Cathey, Lena Morrow, Dorothy
Robinson, Mary Lee Bransford, Dem
Bransford, Alma Hayden, Winnie Mai
Moffett, Mary Bond and Girlie John
son.
j. W. Temple, whose profound
knowledge of courtroom ethics map
| Tested itself in various and sundry
outbreaks at inopportune times, aided
and abetted the defense of the victimp
and by his learned eXpositions of fam
damental law and the rights of the
prisoner under the habeas corpus act,
did much toward convicting him.
The first witness examined was, IiKn
Porter, whose testimony proved hEuA
to be deeply prejudiced against SIAN
field to begin with, and it was also
suggested that it was his first oppnr-
tunity to give Brother Stanfield Il
black eye with the young ladies.
Fl. t. Robinson, aQother witness
doubtless bribed the prosecution TO,
call him 50 that he could air his per-
SOnal grievance against the wandering
landscape artist, who was the unsuS-
pecting "Old Dog Tray" of the COM
bination. His testimony would have
been thrown out of any kangaroo court
on earth.
Ike Fish was called by the defense.
but he was plainly so ratified by the
jury that he could not testify.
The argument was opened by D. A
Edwards for the prosecution, who in
dulged in few sarcastic remarks rela-
tive to the prisoner.
W. NJ. Miles, for the defense, pre-
senUed an elaborate argument, in
which he attempted to show that the
artist had just complete led tie bach
ground on the door for the Elk's head.
and had never really commenced work
on the central design, when stoppedi
by the members bringing the charges.
against the defendant; that what
they conceived to be an Elk head
was only tree in the middle of the
scenery.
The argument was closed by L. S.
Parks, who said that owing to the ex-
tTeme youthfulnes Of the prisoner, he
believed the jury ought to be lenient
and impose light penalty. He sug-
gested that the victim be required tGssp
refrain from calling on any ladies'
young or old, for period of six
months.
AS it is a we'll known rule of tine
Eks, that no member shall be forceG
to commit suicide, this sentence was
later very much modified,
The jury, after heaVing al thiss
clear-as-mud testimony, returned tn6r
following verdict.
1--WE, the jury, beg to report that we, y
have carefully weighed all the testi-
mony in this case, and that while we
wish to temper justice with mercy.
the same as the bitter wind is temper
ed to the shorn lamb-and this has no
reference atall to the prisoners head
we would like very much indeed to
ind for the prisoner, as he has been a
gallant beau, not only to some of US,
'ut tradition says that he was equally
S attentive to some of our mothers:
nd we realize that. the glad summer
ime is near by and we anticipate, per-
APPS, quite lot of delightful drives
that nice rig of his; but the proof is
ositiye and we recognize such a SINH
tary between this fcture and the
-ay he makes love that we know he is,
uilty and we therefore so find, but,
'e recommend him to your mercifuE
Mr.. and Mrs. Arm surpassed them
Elves in serving refreshments There
as delicious little repast served,
18th cake and cream in the lodge
)lors.