The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-17
QDARLEs ON TRIAL
SELMA LAWYER PROSECUTED FOR
DIsBARMENT.


m14Y WITNESSES are SWOtM anu IEt9h
VIII BE Lengthy-He Ts Ae-
cused OF Initiating
,lss Mitigation.
Selma. March 1s.--tSpecial.)--1
mediately upon the converting OF the
Circuit Court Of Dallas county this aft
ernoon, the case OF the State VS.. Col.
W. w. Quarles OF this city. was
called and after some prelimanries the
Jury was drawn and the case went to
trial
The case against Colonel ouarles Id
impeachment. or disbarment proceed-
ings and lie in two counts which were
returned against him by the Central
Council OF the State Bar Association
and which charges him with encour-
aging and stirring up litigation.
The case was first tried by the Gem
trail Council of the State Bar Assoc
citation and referred to the court for
trial when an appeal was taken again
and the second time referred to the
court for trial.
Nearly one hundred witness an
swered to their names this afternoon
and the case will probably take up
the time of the court all during the
rest of the week. 1t promises to be
one Of the fiercest lebal battles ever
fought in Central Alabama and every
particle Of testimony introduced will
be contested by both sides. The array
OF legal talent engaged 10 considered
among the best in the State. The de-
PENDANT who is a talented attorney
with q reputation State wide - de-
tended by Hon. ]. sgd Bowie, OF Bir-
miginham. Hon. H. s. Mallory, Hon.
L. z. Jeffries and Judge George H
Craig. of this city, while the State Is
represented by Solicitor J. F. Thomp-
son, Assistant Solicitor r. H. Mangum
and Hon. w. r.. Shafer.
When the case began this afternoon
| the state introduced the license which
had been granted the defendant by the
Supreme Court as evidence claiming
! that he had violated the oath pre-
soribed therein.
The first witness. John d. Mosely
was then called and when the court
adjourned at o'clock the cross exami-
nation had just begun. 1t will prob
ably consume most of the time of the
morning session OF court tomorrow.
Objections and exceptions were TAX
en- to nearly every question asked OF
| Mr., Moseiy ana to the answers and
each point was argued at length BY
the attorneys.
BY Mr.. MoseIy. the State is tryine
to prove that Colonel Quarles discov-
cred that william d. Mollette was oc-
| cupying a plantation in the Southern
mart Of the county for which he had
| no title and that he entered into con-
| tract with MoseIy and that he had
paid the expenses OF the latter TO IN
dian Territory to see the wife OF john
| d. Molette, deceased. and her children
| and to get them TO enter suit for the
recovery Of the land which they after
wards secured and sold.
In the cross examination the defense
is trying to break down this testi-
rnony and to prove that Mosely sought
| Colonel 0uarles to bring the suit for
| the recovery of the land wnicn tney
| afterwards secured and sold
In the cross examination the defense
| Is trying to break down this testimony
| and to prove that Mosely sought
| Colonel ouarles to bring the suit and
| Afterwards he was instrumental In
| having the heirs take II out OF the
hands Of the defendant, he afterwards
| selling it.
when the court adjourned after con-
! sultation Judge Miller ordered that the
| Jury In the case be kept together and
To this Juror Robert Smith protested
saving that he had a three years old
| Saurhter at home with no one to care
! for her but two other children and
that he lived twelve miles in the
| country ana would be compelled to go
home as he could not hire any one to
| stay there.
Judge Miller excused him and the
other eleven jurors were locked up for
! the night.