Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-09
Went to the Jury at Two
O'Clock Yesterday
Afternoon.
DURHAM JURY ACQUITs.
The Dunning Murder Case
Called and is Now
Being Tried.

Just as we went to press Friday
afternoon, the unexpected dismissal
of the case of Herman r. Crenshaw,
charged with night riding, was
noted. The state introduced w. D.
Hawkins, the chief witness, who
said the man he recognized the
night of the raid was Crenshaw ito
the best of his knowledge and be-
lief" Other witnesses were not
present. Commonwealth Attorney
Denny P. Smith arose and said he
did not believe the evidence strong
enough to convict and said he would
submit the case without argument.
Judge Cook also said he did not be-
lieve it was sufficient and the jury
retired and brought in verdict of
not guilty. Mr.. Crenshaw, who
lives at Roaring Springs, was greatly
elated over the speedy termination
Of the case. A large number Of his
friends, including his wife and sew
eral other ladies, were in attendance
and their faces beamed with delight.
The court ordered the arrest of any
one making a demonstration, and
there was no applause. Mr.. Cren-
shaw is a young man about 80 years
old, a son of Mr.. T. E. Crenshaw.
He was charged with completely in
the Hopkinsville raid.
The Durham Case.
The next case to be called was
that of DR.. Wallace w. Durham
charged with being in the mob that
whipped Presley B. Rogers on the
night of Jan. 26.
The jury was made up about half
from the regular panel and one half
from bystanders, as follows:
L. L. Nichols, Bartlett Yancey, r.
K. McRae, Horace Henderson, John
Harmed, Frank Ralston, Tom John
son, r. j. Lacey, ]. M. Wilkins, Ed.
Wilkins, Jesse Payne, D. J. McCord.
The regular officers were assisted
in this case by Attorney John Sites.
Mr.. Rogers, the first witness
testified as to the details and of be-
ing taken from his home by about
twenty masked men and whipped
with a buggy whip, He did not
recognize his assailants. Mrs.
Rogers stated positively that she
recognized DR.. Durham near the
house after her husband had been
led away and that he had on a long
black overcoat and a Derby hat and
wore what seemed to be a thin,
mask on the upper part of his face.
She watched him as he walked off
and was sure he was Durham and
had stated so to her family and visi-
tors, who were spending the night
at the house.
Two young men testified that dur
ing a conversation with DR.. Durham
about the night riders, Durham had
said to them that man had asked
him if he could get ten or twelve
good men together. C. F. Locy, a
tobacco buyer, testified that DR..
Durham last November had advised
him that it would probably not be
safe for him to remain in the POOLS
Mill neighborhood.
DR.. Durham denied being in the
raid or of having any connection
with it. He said that he was not a
night rider and had never been in a
raid. He had stayed at home that
night, not making any calls.
There was a party at his house
that evening and because he was
tired and wanted to get to bed he
had broken it M at 10 o'clock.
Young men had stayed at the house
until 1870 o'clock cleaning up after
the party, and one of them, Willie
Gee, who lived on the place, was in
his room at 1890 o'clock. His faith