The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-05-23
A Number of Witnesses in
the Case Swear to the
States Charges.
FORGERY AND
ROLL PADDING
Evidence Also of Accused Is
Attempting to Prevent
Facts Being Given.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY OF ONE OF
THE WITNESSES is ANNOUNCED
BY DEFENSE, AND THAT WAR
FAINT WHICH HE TESTIFIED
REGARDING WAS MEANT FOR
ANOTHER-LITTLE TROUBLE IN
GETTING OF A JURY.


er chairman and member of the oBard
of County Commissioners, upon
charges of obtaining the signature of
the clerk to false warrants by
the clerk to warrants by false pre-
lenses OF fogery; and of uttering
forged paper, commenced in the CHM
inal Court yesterday morning, Judge
Beggs presiding. Three sessions were
held. forenoon, afternoon and evening,
and about score of state witnesses
were heard.
Nature of the Case.
The trial was upon one of the eight
informations against the former COM
missioner, and witnesses swore that
they mad never been employed by
the county, received no warrants or
money from such a source, and when
shown warrants with their names en-
dorsed upon them declared the sigma
lures to be forgeries.
Andrews sat calm and smiling
through the trial. paving close atten-
lion TO the testimony being brought
cut. aud TO the clashes. between The
counsel for prosecution and defense.
The state did not conclude with its
witnesses last night and adjournment
was taken until this morning at 10
o'clock, when the trial will be re-
sumed and probably not be concluded
before tonight
Court is Crowded.
When court convened at 10 a. m. the
court room was crowded with spec
tators, who listened eagerly 10 every
word uttered by the counsel for the
prosecution.
The prisoner and his counsel, Geo.
Il. Morgan and John c. Avery. were
seated on the north side of the court
room, just opposite the scat of County
Solicitor Loftin.
The Jury
The selection of jury did not re-
quire as much time as was expected.
The special venire was called, and
within an hour the following had
been selected:
T. L. CANT, J. j. MCGUIRE, w. A.
Powell, ]. D. Lambert, 3. 3. Gonzalez,
and {. c. King.
Motion to Quash.
The case was then called, and
counsel for defense moved to quash
the informations upon the ground
that they are vague. indefinite and
do not state from whom money was
Illegally obtained. The motion was
argued. and overruled by the court
Solicitor Loftin then stated that he
was ready 20 take up case No. 81, and
to this the defense objected, stating
1T came prepared TO enter case No. 81.
The court overruled this objection, as
all the cases were set for trial upon
this date.
The Davis Count.
A. NJ. Mcmillan, clerk or the county
commissioners. was then called to the
ha toll
case No. 81 was commenced This
case is one wherein it is charged that
the name of J. K. DAVIS appeared
upon the pay roll and that Davis had
not worked fer the county or re-
ceiyed any money therefrom. although
a warrant had been issued in his favor
and that said warrant bore the sigma
lures OF Davis and Jas. NJ. Andrews.
Pay Roll of May, 1906
The pay ron of the month of May,
1906. was then placed in evidence by
Solicitor Loftin, but the defense OBJ
jected, and the objection was sus-
tanned.
The solicitor then introduced the
warrant and bill submitted, the latter
showing the o. X of Andrews
Mr.. Mcmillan identified both the
warrant and bill as coming from his
office, and said he recognized the sig
nature of Andrews on both the bill
and warrant, and testified that the
name of ]. X. Davis was also in the
handwriting of Andrews.
On cross examination he said he
could not remember Andrews's hand
ing in the bill to him or receiving
the warrant shown
J. X. Davis.
racsdac
eleven-mile creek, was then placed
on the stand. He stated that he had
performed but one days work in lis
life for the county, and that day was
Cor j. c. Cowan, who had paid him
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