The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-24
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window on yesterday. His face was bruised and his eye blackened but be- yond that the, doctors found nothing the matter with tho defendant. They said in answer to .duestion that he had complained that no hurt all the way down.
 In this examination Dr. Mccreary took occasion to say that he had been generally criticised in Evergreen be- cause hn had recommended to the Judge that Thompson De given day to- cover from the shock of his jump from the window. He defended his action as the just and proper thing and in the interest of humanity and because so soon after the fall he was not able to determifie definitely whether Thomp- son had sustained any internal huats.
 The solicitor Satisfied.
 Solicitor Brickens had no questions to ask the doctors They had found that Thompson was able to go in the trial and that was sufficient. he said.
 Sheriff Prfdgen was called to the stand by the defense. He was asked If Thompson did not appear to be in some sort of stupor when they went to carry him from the Jail to the Court House yesterday morning. The Sheriff said he had to be walked, that he had to have assistance in putting on his clothes. He had to be helped in walking to the court. This morning he had to be given greater assistance.
 Nobody helped him to get to the window yesterday, did they2" asked the Solicitor, and the court room smiled.
 Dr. MeCreafy testified that the diffi- culty of the defendant in walking might be assumed or it might be caused from muscular soreness There were no other causes he could assign for if.
 The judge ordered the trial to go on.
 The defense then fell back on it's skirmish line. Colonel, Hamilton nov cd a change of venue. that the trial might be had in some county. adjoining Conecuh. SIna his written motion made before the court, lie alleged that senti- ment had SO crystalized against the de- fendant that sentiment was so over whelming against him that he would be unable to get a fair and impartial trial in Conecuh County. The motion alleged that directly after the commission of the. crime there was danger of mob vio- Ience against the defendant so grave that the sheriff found it 'necessary to cali out the sConecuh Guards and move the defendant to the jail of Butler County. ',
 Popularity of Cooper.
 It was alleged in the motion that the J. B. Cooper the man killed had been a Confederate soldier. and being a warm and genial nature he had many friends in Evergreen and Conecuh County. and that Mrs. Belle Cooper Thompson, who was killed, had spent her. life in evergreen and was generally beloved.
 To this motion, Solicitor Bricken. made answer. The military had been called out as a matter of precautiop. There was nothing existing now to. show that there had been any serious danger of mob violence; and that Thompson had been moved to, the county. iail of Butler County. because the conecuhy coupty jail was unsafe and insecure. 'aa v sss s
 Colonel FssmlItcn then read q number 0f .assidA it's from svariosis cttizesisy al feEfnE that in the present frame of the public mind, so bittcr against Thofnp- son, that he would be unable to secure d fair and impartial trial. These af- fldavits were from J. A. Thompson. brother of the accused; B, l. Betts,, S. A. Lowry, J. C. Holt, ". B. Crawford, C. E. Hamilton and w. C. Crumpton. The affldavits of the defendants attor- neys' stated that they had been threat ened with the loss of practice and with other things for the work they were doing in the defense of Thompson.
 Mir. Crumpton stated in his affidavit that directedy afterThonpson had jump ed out of the window yesterday he had heard special juror. called for the trial of the Thompson case, giving his name, say: ''ie ought to have his neck broken" se