Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
A GIRL STANDS TRIAL
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Dora Jennings Trial Results In
Disagreement OF the Jury
Second Trial in April.

The trial Of Dora Jennings came to
an end for this term of court when
the jury Thursday morning, after
having deliberated for "a hourse, filed
into the circuit court room and an
nounced to Judge Hanna that they
were unable to agree to a verdict
The first ballot is said to have stood
six for acquittsl and six for convic.
tion, and the last ballot seven for
acquittal and five for conviction.
When the report was read it made no
preceptible effect on Dora, she re-
naming as self composed as she had
been throughout the trial. The
jury were all men of good intelli-
gence and their decision fully reflects
popular sentiment, which is about
evenly divided as to whether the un-
fortunate girl is guilty or not. The
jurymen we're W. L. Bsbcock, ]. j.
Moll, F. H. Schmidt, y. A. Glyun,
J P. Kenney, @. ]. Howard, H. s.
Woodcock, E. NJ Albright, Wm.
Bunch, G.. L. Bensen, @. W. Craig
and J. A. Severth.
Judge Hanna then remanded Dora
to the custody of the sheriff and fixed
her second trial for the April term of
circuit court. Sheriff Lewis had kept
Dora Jennings at his home since he
brought her from Jacksonville, but
Thursday she became the first occu
pant of the new brick Jail. Her
brother Jasper is confined in the old
wooden Jail where he is guarded by
jailer Dora is not confined to cell
but has the freedom of the large room
in which the cages are located. A
comfortable bed was provided for her
by order Of County Judge Booth and
Mrs. Lewis wife of the sheriff pro-
vided the girl with many of the little
comforts that will go to make her
three months imprisonment less irk-
some. For the first time since she
was put in Jail last September Dora
Jennings gave way to her feelings
and shed tears, but made no
She expressed deep ie-
gret for her brother Jasper, and hoped
he would yet be set free as he was not
guilty. They have not met since the
day Of their arrest, except for the
few minutes when he was brought
into the court room as q witness dur
ing her trial, then they were not al
lowed to speak to each other. She
had with her the black kitten that
she had brought from Jacksonville
and which had been given to her by
the little daughter Of Deputy Sheriff
Crawford, of jackson county. She is
quite a reader, and of the better class
of book and papers, and while in the
Jacksonville Jail spent much OF her
time in reading.
The trial OF Dora Jennings for
completely in the murder OF her
father, Newton Jennings, who was
shot in the head while he slept in
his bed at their home at Granite
Hill on the night of September 9Th,
1905, began last week Thursday.
The state was represented by
District Attorney A. E. Reames, and
DEPUTY District Attorney O. L.
Reames Of Jacksonville, and Miss
Jennings was represented by VIM
NJ Colvig of Jacksonville and Geo.
II. Durham of Grants Pass. During
that day the jury was empaneled,
and Friday the jury accompanied by
Sheriff Lewis and District Attorney
Reames and Attorney Geo. l.. Dur
ham visited the scene OF the muir
der at Granite Hill.
Saturday morning the real WORK
of the trial began, and at the hour OF
conyening court the court room was
crowded with morbid gathering OF
men. women, boys, girls and even
babies were there, for whole families
attended as they would circus and
many brought their lunches least they
would lose their seats during the noon
bour Such was the desire TO see a
human being put in jeopardy and to
near. the possible reuital of the bloody
details of the assassination, that cold
lunches we're eaten at noon honr III
many a Grants Pass home, and LABOR
ing men, mechanics and farmers
were We'll represented and there were
eycp business and professional men to
he seen in the crowd, as evidence thal
the sensational has yet strong holu
on humanity. ,., IT,,
Ths case was not closed until We'd
,e.day morning when Judge Hanna
in a very clear and impartial man
ner gave his instructions to the Jars
and the l2 men retired to we gh th'
evidence aud fix the guilt or the lnno
cepce Of the:l9.year old girL Numer
ous witnesses were examined both IVI
the state aud the defense, but no dlrec
syidence was adduced to prove ina
Nora had part in the killing OF he