The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-26
NEWS GATHERED
FROM SOUTRS|D[
Juror Davis Causes Myers Case
to Come to a Sudden
Halt.
HAD MADE UP HIS MIND
Believed That Italian Has
Been Murdered or
Robbed.
Manches ter Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. 1902 Hull Street.

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Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch
10. llO2 Hull street.
The defense in the case OF e. H.
Myers charged with forgery III the
Corporation Court to-day was dealt a
,severe blow at the hands of the Com |
monwealtl's attorney, who brought In 1
evidence regarding Juryma,l David
Davis. which caused the trial 10 be \
postponed until the September term
OF court.
In the first instance tho coue. had
considerable difficulty in securing a.
jury, and after six or eight witnesses
had been Examined Commemorative
Attorney Page asked for an adjourn
ment. since he had received infotma-
zion that one Of the jurynirn rad eX-
pressed decided opinion in the case,
and that he would likaEt o set some
witnesses. The court ndiournel at
$3.50. and 1t was 5 o'clock before the
witnesses returned.
Davis Quccrs Case.
When court convened at o'clock
Mr.. Page stated to the ju tse what he
had discovered, and 1t vas decided
that the witnesses should be heard in
the presence of the July.
The first witness called was Mr..
Williams, who was alrcnoy witness
In the case. He stated 10 the court
that about 10 o'clock, which was only
a few minutes before court convene !.
he met Mr.. Davis at the gate to the
courtyard. Witness said: Mr. Davis
asked me what1 was doing here and
| told him was witness In the case.
| l then asked Mr. DAVIS IL he was to
serve on the jury, ana he stared that
| he did not know, but should he 10 So
he could never convict Myers, a mar
ried man, on such small charg,. He
,.Also stated that he would vote TO con-
lvct him were he "a singte man.
| The next witness, Mr., Horner, who
was present during the conversation
held between Juryman Davis and Wit
ness Williams corroborated the tests
mony of Williams.
After the Judge had heard this evil
1 dence. he referred to- statute No. 4026,
| and informed the Commonwealth that
Juror Davis should be withdrawn, and
| that the jury was discharged. He fur
| Their stated that he would continue tho
/ case until the September term of court.
Commonwealth's Attorney Page OBJ
]! jected to this on the ground that the
case had SO often before been contin-
4 ued and the Judge did not consider his
i application.
4 Clarence Walden, cashier for the Bank
i OF Manchester, one Of thes main wit
nesses In the trial, was on the wit
ness stand until $3.50 o'clock. being
the first witness examined It was
7 stated after the jury had been dis
charg ed, that according to the evidenc,
introduced, the jury should have dis
\ charged the prisoner. Many are o
the opinion that the case will never
amount to much, and that convic
ton will hardly be had. The principa
witness, George Hoffner. whose nam,
was used on the alleged forged check
lis still missing.
Trouble Getting Jurs
Sixteen men were named in the We
In!re, but only twelve of sthess could b
B found, and one was Ere ported sick yes
terday morning. That left only eleven
and question arose concerning Juro,
Fred Patch. When he was 10 b,
sworn, the Commonwealth's attorne,
asked that he be relieved, since h,
had already expressed sympathy 70
the accused. 1t was brought out tina
Mr.. Patch was next doo.' neighGo
4 of the prisoner, and therefore ha-
more or less sympathy for Myers. Th
Judge questioned Mr., Patcn along th
line Of his being able to give n fai
and impartial trial. Mr. Patch ttatet
that he could should he lie sworn
but he preferred being relieved from
serving on the jury. It developed tina
Mr.. Patch had had 4 conversation witt
the Commonwealth attorn sy wht!a OF
i, street car and during this conve,sa
tion the representative Of tho Stat
let something drop which would neces
sarily disqualify the Juror should h
z have remembered this. Mr.. Patch wa
allowed to go, and the jury was com
pleted from the bystanders. The jur
is as follows: George D. Avis, job
l.. Norris, A. c. Harding. w. q. Greer
James P. Schultz, Henry a. Holt
Ernest Stump, Philip Bear j. H. Ho
gan. "A. c. Jones and David Davis.
The accused, who is representa- b
Messrs Willis c.. Pulliam and Gilbar
*. Pollock, was allowed to have h:
ball bond renewed. Sympathy for tn
family OF Myers seems to be universal
The alleged crime was committed neal
nv eight months ago, and during rha
\ time he has been unable to conduc
,tIbusness.
|. Murder or Robbery.
5. The police OF Chesterfield count
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