Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-14
JENKINS NOW ON TRIAL
uy Complete, and Much Of TsstI
{. mOFg for CrmmgnWeaIh Given
0Gi ARE RULED our BY C9uB'
Judge Declines to Allow Witnesses to
Tell About Their work--Wi,nesse :
Tell of the Killing and Relations
That Existed.

CULPtPltlt, VA, Dec. l3.-Inn
:lal of Fred jenkins for the murder
f William Smith. has been resumed
,erc. and the jury. six of whom were
procured yesterday, was completed
rom the last venire. The clerk, Mr..
V. |. Gilkerson. read the indictment,
o which the defendant semed to pay
mt llttlc attention. The trial has
Is usual sad concomitants OF tho
rsoner's widowed and aged motlio,
nd almost destitute wife ana little
aby who are ever present in the
courtroom by the side OF the ac-
used.
Tho first witness was DR.. E. II.
evils, county coroner. who only tcs-
ihed as on The trial OF William Seal.
- viewing tho dead body of William
Imith as to wounds, cause OF death
nd some incidents of the inquest
here was no cross examination of
he coroner
Widow and Mother.
Tho next witness was Mrs. Cor
ella Smith, widow of the dead man.
no swore she heard voice from
ut the night calling on William Smith
o como out. She told of his going
ut and being killed. and said she
Noueht at one time she did recognize
hc voice OF Fred jenkins.
Next came the aged mother of
Smith. whose testimony was about
he same as on the trial of Seal The
Id lady again told of hearing the
'Nice calling from the darkness for
Tor son TO come out of his house: he
DING out In response; after hearing
he shot and begging those In the
ousc To go out to the barn. some
lfty feet way. and sec about her son,
Who. she said sho knew In her mind
md lccn killed. and she could get TIC
me To 80 In search of hor son. The
testimony OF this aged witness. though
wen In quiet, subdued voice. was
'ramatlc In Its Intensity ana thrilled
he cou troom audience when shp said
she waded In her sons own blood
md wiped 1t from his face; but n,
no timo did she oven remotely con
oect the man on trial with the muir.
Ter of Smith.
Then came John Mason, whose
testimony was as to hearing some
me call Smith from his house, but
no did not recognize the voice.
Borrowed His Gun.
Claude Norris told of Fred jenkins
borrowing his gun on the evening OF
no murder Mrs. Long never came
IN the stand and was examined by
no prosecution ms to threats from FREE
Jenkins to kill Smith. but she signal,
allied to establish this.
Tho next witness was !. w. Wood
1enuty sheriff of Page county.
The jury was withdrawn from tbs
courtroom and Mr.. Wood was exam
mod before the court to SEQ whethe,
his testimony should 20 TO the Jury
II relating to the bloodhound feature
VI the trial, these animals havlnc
boon used In running down the Smlti
murderer. Mr.. C. NJ. Waite ably CON
tended for its admission to the iury
and both T. e. Grimsley and Bur
nett Miller of counsel for the de-
tense made arguments against sucl
testimony going TO tho jury al all
After the lawyers had consumed thrcs
hou s IN the argument of the admis
slbility OF this character OF testimony
he court promptly excluded It from
the jury and adjourned uE.il tomor-
row at 10 o'clock. The evidence was
excluded because tho dogs were moi
shown to be bloodhounds.
The trial jury Is composed OF tho
Following men: BERNARD Inskccp. w
c. Stout. Jr, John w. Dempsey, IT
G, Embrey. L. w. Hoffman, j. r
Har ison. George b. Burton, w. r
pennoyer John G. Riyercomb. r. ]
Hoffman, ]. d. Inskeep and j. II. Mel
son.