The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
ON JURY PANEL
To TRY HIMSELF
GREENE'S NAME IS ON LIST
FROM WHICH IL JURORS WILL BE
SELECTED TO TRY HIM.

Deputy Sheriff Served Jury Sub
pOena on Defendnnt-Is Charged
With Assault With Intent to Muir
der-Case Against Nat Evans As
signed for Trial on MOnday-Gam-.
bling Charge Against Charles
OdeII Will Also BE Heard.
Subpoenaed to serve on the petit
jury panel from which twelve men
will be selected to try him for assault
with intent to murder is the unusual
circumstance which surrounds Henry
G. Greene.
Judge Cam has set Tuesday next as
the date on which Mr.. Greene will be
tried for shooting Patrolman c. A.
Collins in the Mayors Office. The case
was first assigned for April IL, but
owing to the fact that Adams & Ad-
ans, counsel for the defendant, were
in attendance on the Supreme Court,
the case was postponed.
When the criminal cases were called
for assignment this week, by consent
of counsel for the defendant and So
licitor General Osborne, the case of
the state against Henry Greene, charg-
ed with assault with intent to muir
der, was set for Tuesday, May 10. Ev-
erything is in readiness for the trial,
and no further delays are expected.
Yesterday and the day previous the
deputies from the sheriff's Office were
busy serving the subpoenaeS for jury
duty on those whose names had been
drawn to serve at this criminal week
of the term. Among the names drawn
for service was that of Mr.. Greene.
Served With Subpoena.
No other course was open to the
sheriff. but to serve the subpoena and
this brought about the unsual condi-
ton of man being summoned to serve
on a jury to try himself. Himself
awaiting the result of a trial for Sc
rious offense, there was a touch of
irony in the small printed slip sum-
moning him to serve as juror, and
decide the fate of others who will face
the court
The circumstances of the shooting
are familiar to all. During the hearing
before Mayor Myers of the objection
of Mr.. Greene to the fine imposed by
| the Recorder, certain questions were
asked by officer Collins. These aroused
| Mr.. Greene's anger and before any of
those in the office could prevent it, he
| had drawn a revolver and shot the Of
| ficer.
For long time it was feared that
the wound would prove fatal. officer
| Collins, however, has entirely recover
| ed from the wound and the lesser
| charge of assault with intent to muir
der was preferred against Mr.. Greene.
Gambling Cases Again.
The case of the state against Nat L.
Evans, charged with assault with in
tent to murder, is assigned for Mon
| day morning At the previous hear
| ing of the case a mistrial resulted at
| ter the jury had been out nearly twen-
| ty-four hours. At the time the mis-
| trial was declared, the jury stood
eleven for acquittal to one for con-
Viction.
| The case was unusually hard fought.
| Solicitor Osborne represented the state
and Judge H. H. D. Twiggs and Col.
Robert l.. Colding the defendant. The
| evidence of Julius Rosenthal, the one
on whom the alleged assault is claim
ed to have been made, was the only
| direct evidence adduced by the state.
| The remainder was purely circum-
! Stantial, the state attempting to prove
| it's contention by the weaving together
| of certain facts. The details of the
former trial are familiar to readers of
| the Morning News.
The case of the state against Charles
| Odell, charged with gambling, is also
| set for trial on Monday. At the former
| hearing of this case a mistrial result
ed. Absence of counsel necessarily in
attendance on other courts, has COM
PEELED postponement from time to time,
| though it is probable that the case will
| be no longer DELAYED,