The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-01
FEST HELD IN
SUM OF $4,000
BOND INCREASED ON MOTION or
ATTORNEY GENERAL-sTREN-
UoUs DAY IN TRIAL.

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the Criminal Court in the trial Of DR.
IL. Herman Feist on the charge o
numbering Mrs. Rosa Mangrum. Judge
Hart on Monday ordered the defen
dant held in the sum Of $4,000. THE
step being taken or motion of Attor
ney General Bass u hold the defen
dant In custOday. says the Nashville
American. DR.. Fest has been under
bond in the sum of 81 900. 1t being gen
orally understood that the Attorney
General allowed this small bond in
preference TO giving the defendant the
benefit OF knowing the evidence which
the prosecution would offer. The
prayer OF the Attorney General evok-
ed hot discussion. bordering at times
on the personal
Mr.. Bass called the attention of the
court to the small bond, which he
thought was inadequate, and Mr.. Nc
Connico made a warm retort, saying
that the bond of 81, 900 had been fixed
by the consent of the Attorney Gener-
al, and stated that it was for the pur-
pose of preventing the defendant from
probing into the character of such
cattle as had just been on the witness
stand This amounted to change of
front after the jury had been sworn.
If the Attorney General had heard any
intimation that the defendant was 60
ing to leave, let him say so, and Mr..
McConnico said he would join in the
prayer. Mr.. McConnico charged the
Attorney General with making a
grandstand play. The attorney said
If the defendant could not make the
bond he would be brought before the
court between two officers manacled.
He referred sarcastically to those who
have been laughing at intervals dur
ing the hearing of the testimony. and
stated that IL they would keep their
shirts on about five days they would
His Duty as an Officer.
The Attorney General stated that
without reference to the witnesses be-
ing characterized as cattle, the grand |
stand llay and other remarks, he re-
garded it his duty as an officer of the
State to move that the defendant he
held in custody.
Judge Anderson stated that such an
action at this time would do the de
endant wrong and injury that can
lot be overcome, and was followed by
Zen. Washington in defense of the
course of the State from the begin
ling.
Gen. Vaughan, in behalf of the de-
endant, stated that ne had never be-
ore known OF such course as that
proposed by the Attorney General and
othlng could be more ruinful and pre-
judicial to the defendant than to pray
i'm into custody at this stage of the
PROCEDURE, when he has not had an
pportunity to ofTel any proof. The
efendant has not introduced a wit
ess and has a number to rebut the
estimony of the State.
Mr. McConnico then followed in an
Their impassioned address, stating /
hat the defendant had run the gaunt- {
It of being paraded in the newspapers {
! yellow journalism style, and charg- {
lg the Attorney General with respon.
lbility for some information being /
iven out. The defendant had faced /
he yellow journal campaign, and had t
.ood his ground. II
Gen. Washington made a vigorous
sply, stating that to his knowledge +
lie newspapers had kept up with all \
the great cases for thirty years, n
I'D that newspaper reporters have +
zen known to be the greatest detec- II
yes in the country Gen. Washing O
N differed with counsel for the de- ],
hoS 40 W JSllOW SLdI- III
g that he believes that Nashville has
70 of the best newspapers in the 81
nited States. Il
Ruling Of Court. r
Judge Hart, in giving his decisions. y
ated that the court had a vivid rec b
lection of the proceedings in the b,
Sc, and gave brief recital of them. g,
he State had first conceded that the d,
sc was bailable. The case had once
en- taken from his court to another n,
the same jurisdiction, and ques- M
ms as to the amount of bail were s.
1t was true that the counsel M
r the State had produced no evil m
nee that the defendant had any In T,
1tion or desire to forfeit 81 900 The in
urt does not wish to intimate that eli
has drawn any conclusions as to h;
2 guilt or innocence of the defen- ar
mt, but, on account of the serious gr
IS Of the offense, and extreme small. a
IS of the bond, ruled that 1t be In to
saSed to $4,000 Az IA was n late a.