The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-24
TO BE TRIED FOR THEIR LIVES Capital Cases Will Begin
 Today. TO TRY I'M KENNEDY Negro is Accused of Wholesale
 Murder. rhs Entire week win Be Devoted by the City Court to the Trtai of Persops Accused of Hanging
 Crimes.

Beginning this morning at 3 o'clock Judge William H. Thomas will hear the evidence taken in the capital cases, the first case being that of Moss Harrison on the charge of murder. According to the law 100 jurors have been summoned for the week to take their chances with the hat that they may sit in judgment upon the States prisoners.
 Various and sundry excuses have been made to the judge, no doubt. as to the why's and wherefores of not an- swering to their names. but unless actually out of town, no juror will be allowed to escape taking chances with the other ninety and nine.
 By far the most important case to be put on trial, and the one which Will draw more attention, is that of Jirn Kennedy on the charge of murder and also upon the charge of arson. It is expected that the spectators benches Will be full. as great indigna- ton was aroused within the city at the time of the commission of the crime.
 Kennedy. a negro. is accused of setting fire to his own home in which he had securely locked his wife and children. The neighborhood in which the house is located was deserted as nearly every one was at church. The fire was therefore almost beyond con- trol when discovered. and the rescue of the imprisoned inmates was most hazardous.
 Two of Kennedy's children were burned to a crisp. two others So bad ly burned as to cause their death a few days later. while the mother of the children died from shock and slight burns sustained The father-in- law nf the children in trying to res hf oh q badly burned, but will be one of the chief witnesses for the State when the case Is called on Wednesday morn ing.
 At the time of the commission of the crime negroes Of Highland Park were exceedingly enraged. and but for tho prompt and skillful work of the Police Department would have 1ynched Jim Kennedy at the scene of the crime.
 State officials have worked up the case carefully, and 1t is expected that the case will be proved without the slightest doubt or trouble.
 Another case which win attract a number of interested spectators is that of Ed White, VIII Buford and Andrew Henderson, negroes. charged with burglary. Appearing as the chief wit ness against the negroes will be Mir -Rexn o4ds of Tharin. Mfr Reyno4dsss store was burglarize0 early last spring and the negroes escaped despite the fact that hounds had been secured to follow comparatively fresh trail II was not until several weeks passed that the work of the detective depart ment arrested the three negroes and lodged them in the county jail.
 Frank Green, Helen Dozier and Jesse Mitchell and I. c. Crawford are chare- ed with the holding up of a small boy on the public road in north Mont. gomery and robbing him Of about Ss0
 On the docket are ten cases of mur. der. one case of rape eight cases of robbery. of which half are for high way robbery.
 The list of eases and their dates for trial follow:
 Moss Harrison, murder, August 24; Hattie Morgan and Sue Morgan, mur. der, August 25; John Price. murder continued; Fred Smith murder. August 25; John Sanders, rape August 20; Nose Pickett, murder, August 26; John Falkner, murder. August 24; Frank Green. Helen Dozier. Jesse Mitchell and l. c. Crawford, robbery, August 24; James Kennedy. arson. August 26; James Kennedy, murder, August 2s; John Lang. murder, August 27; Dewey Mitchell robbery, August 27; Charles Pompey, murder, August 27; Jim Ssl. lers. murder, August 2s; Ed White Will Buford and Andrew Henderson robbery, August 2s.