The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-10
LEWIS CONVICTED
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN
 FIRST DEGREE.
Young White Man Was Charged With Killing Marshall James, An Aged Negro, On An Electric Car
 Tn Mobile.
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Advertiser Bureau
 Mobile July 3.
 "we. the jury. find the defendans guilty of murder in the first degree and further find that he be confined in the penitentiary for life" This was the verdict of a jury of twelve white men at 1o:s0 o'clock tonight m the dne Lewis. young white man. for ths, murder of an aged negro. Marshall James, on an electric car. Tn the near, of the city Monday Afternoon. April In the City Court Hon. o. J. semmes presiding. the case of the State of Ala bama versus Philip Lewis, indicted Tor murder. was called today. The prison- CT. young white man. about twenty.
 eight years of age. was represented
 by Judge j. W. Tharp and Bart Cham berlain. Hon. J. H. Webb appeared for I the State. Aside from the regular venires for the week a special venirs of 100 had been drawn from which it
 was hoped to secure q jury.
 Witnesses were called as follows; I For the State--Henry Werneth. Aaron
 Charter. Alexander Williams, iAeyser Kelsey, Calvin Thomas. Monroe kusn' Doc Jarvis. D. T. Gimon. Judge Price Williams. Jr,. Phelan B. Dorlon. Jonn | F. Powers. W. A. Lott. R. F. Neville
 Neander Crane. George Glover. K. S' I Welsh, Mir Martin. William Jordan, ;. | T. McKeon. Gus Hieronymous. Wes. Deakle. John Lynch. F. Giles. John Y.
 Ban-' For the defense-Eari Ause,a' ,a Bart Stafford. Dr. H. r. HirschIiela' F. J Brewton. W. A. Hill. Gus James Charles James. Ben Barrett. w. D. King.
 When the venire had been exhausted nine jurors had been secured. as fo.- | lows: Lauchlin q. Cameron. RegtnaId
 G, Rapfers stewart McRae. EdWaF1 F. | w< t-N Frank e.. Richmond, William Q. Piele. Julius Schnadelbach and Finley McFayden. The court then instructed the clerk and sheriff th draw and serve a spec | ial venire of seventy-five and took recess until 2 o'clock.
 The court re-convened at 2:oS o'cloek l and then the work of securing three naeaed turors began. These were se- cured in the persons of Edward .. Gale. Elmer Maddox and Charles D. Shawhan. Judge semmes ordered fine of $50 against James H. Zelnickers for .aii- I ing to answer as juror and then stat ed he would take up the other aeiin- quents later.
 Soon thereafter the taking of testt- mofly began. The solicitor Tas assis- ted by IsdaIe J. Touart. young re- cruit in the legal fraternity.
 This was concluded at 4:s0 snd at | torney Touart presented the case TOT the state and was followed by the at torneys for the teefense, both of whom made good speeches. Solicitor Wepp was credited with making one or tne abIest addresses heard in the C1tx Court. He depicted the crime in all its phases and made a strong plea for the death penalty. ... Judge Semmes gave clear exnaus. tive charge on murder in the first ano second degree and manslaughter. anu then read a number of charges pre-. sefited by the defense. The giving or the charges began at 5 o'clock and the judy took the case at 5:3o.
 On Monday aftern oon, April 2S, 1sVg' on an electric railway car, Eoine hortu on Royal Street, near the intersection of St. Anthony, Marshall James re gro, well advanced in years, was snoe
 in the eye by bullet from 4l-cah bre pistol and instantly killed There was a large number of passengers in the car and on the platform. Jan cs' was seated on a tool box on tas plat l. form, a basket at his feet Lewis ana another white man. named Martin. boarded the car. Lewis told the negro
 to move over. bystanders say. which he tried to do. Lewis asked Martin for box of cartridges. 1t is reported. which were passed to him. Tufniss s i'd James, it is said, Lewis told him 10