The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-14
CONGRESSMAN
FAYORT INDICTED
GRAND JURY AT BATON ROUGE
VOTES A TRUE BILL.
CANE As GREAT SURPRISE
he Impression Prevailed That No
Indictment Would Be Returned.
Vote Stood Nine to Three.

Bssoa Rouge, Lathe Picayune
asys: The Grand Jury Of the Dis
kTast Court Of East Baton Rouge par
ish, found true bill against Con-
gvseznan-caect George K. Favros for
hhs snurder of DR.. r. FL. Aldrich on
the evening Of Nov. z, IN the Rsy-
nond Building on Third Street.
The general suppression prevailed
acre that an Indictment would not be
ressTned against Congressman-elect
@oWct; that the Grand Jury would
Disagree, and would adjourn without
finding "true bill" or "not true
bill" but it Is learned that when all
<he evidence was in before the Grand
Jury, and after some argument, the
GRAND Jury voted to return an indict-
meut for murder, by vote Of nine
% three.
The Grand Jury was some time in
hearing the case. They were nine
Witnesses before it, and each told at
length what they knew about the
tragedy.
II. Jones Cross, a prominent attor-
ney Of the city, was the first witness
70 be called before the Grand Jury.
ME-. Cross gave the same evidence to
We Grand Jury that he gave at the
Ccroner's Inquest. He was standing
across the street from the Raymond
Building the night of the tragedy and
saw the pistol shots from the weapon
OF Congressman Favrot when he and
Dr.. A3drich met In the hallway Of the
Raymond Building.
b IL understood that the first wit
ness 70 testify before the Jury, even
Before ar. Gross was called in, was
District Attorney Hubert N. Wax,
whe was already in the jury-room.
ar. Wax was standing across the
street, and Witnessed practically the
name facts Ia regard to the tragedy
xhas Ar. Cross did
The second witness 10 be called,
and the third witness to appear be-
fore the Jury, was Edward M. Heath,
private secretary to Judge T. J. Ker-
nan, who is one of the attorneys for
Juage Favrot. Mr.. Heath came out
Of the Raymond Building on the
night of Nov. 7, and az he entered the
nsree+ he was asked by Judge Favrot
* DIR. Aldrich was in his Office. Mr.
Heath did not know.
The next witness was Hon. Wade
Bynum, Mayor of Baton Rouge, who
Yves standing across the street, and
saw part of the tragedy.
Young Seofeld and Willie Randolph
were called, going in separately, and
selling what they saw of the shoot
ing from where they stood across the
street.
Mrs. DIR. Sterling Gates, sister of
Congressman. Fa0ro., who, it is stated
;oarried warning TO DR.. Aldrieh that
he would be held to account for the
remarks he is alleged to have made
vas next called.
DR.. McGregor Jones, a dentist OF
Baton Rouge, who had the same re-
eeption roo(l in the Raymond Build
ing as DR.. Aldrich, and who, it i
alleged, informed Congressman Fav-
rot of what DR.. Aldrich is charged
with having said about Mrs. Favrot,
was called as the most important wit
ness.
The last witness was Harrion Ma
poason, the elevator man at the Rey-
maond Building. The elevator was
not running at the time of the TRACE
dy.
Several hours was consumed in
bearing the evidence and in making
IRE investigation, and when it was
completed the Grand Jury went into
q consideration of the case. After a
lengthy discussion vote was taken,
and the jury stood nine for a true
thl and three against it.
That there would be FIVE or six
against true bill was considered
almost certain. =
Those who were against bringing in
q true bill, it is said, argued that
they did not believe that Congress
man FaTrot would be convicted and
that u was not the duty Of the Grand
Juror 10 bring an indictment when
he thought conviction would not
follow.
This Grand Jury was sworn by
Congressman Favrot when he was
Dasrict Judge Of the Twenty-second
Judicial District Court, and he Sc
Escted r. A. Hart, a banker and real
estate man of Baton Rouge, as fore
man. Mr.. Hart is an uncle OF Mrs.