The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-20
LAY c. Il. LEAvYA


The famous Lyons case will go to
the jury some time during today and
here will close one of the most inter
esting murder trials ever conducted
in the Brunswick judicial circuit 1t
is a case replete with many drama
tic features that have played upon
the emotions of the people Of Wayne
county for a solid week. On the fate
The state in sur rebuttal, introduced
little city OF Jesup was reposlng III
pleasant anticipations of the approach
ing Yuletide spirit, it was rudely
awakened when Sheriff Lyons, peace
officer accompanied By his grown son.
Archie Lyens, sought the little drug
store Of the Jesup Drug company ana
did to death NJ Fleming Smith, Tor
merlv a Brunswickian whose lie IN
Jesun had been of such nature as to
endear him to all of the people OF that
city.
h the murder OF young Smith, these
t,yo men set ahame sentiment IN
1esrn which has grown in intensity
in warmth and in feeling untll 1t Is
now a raging torrent of Indignant
wrath crying loudly for vengeance ana
for the blood OF the Lyens
Yesterday was yhe fifth day and was
tbe most interesting one OF the others
that have preceded it, An array u
laoal talent from three counties l9
represented in the case. For the s.a'e
there is John w Bennett oil way
cross Ernest Dart, of this city, H. l.
bennett and ]. A. Morris, OF Je>up
and solicitor General J. II. lhoii'as'
II Baxley. while the defense IS rep
,esented nv Jas. r. Thomas ana ia
,id Parker. OF jesup. l.. l.. lhohdS
of Riceboro, and W. w Bennett o.
BaxIev. Judge Thomas A Parker -
presiding and it is safe TO e5uiila1e
tbat eight hundred people crowded
ana cour, house yesterday morhihs'
taxing its very capacity to Sta''"'h5
room.
Il Is not difficult to locate the sen
.;oat apd Judge Parker has consih-
erabla trouble in keeping down oeii
onstrations whenever a point "a'
.corad by the state And such Sa'7
40 If ladies, They are there ilon
earQv morning until late in the even
ing outnumbering the members Vi '"s
eterner sex by a large percentage
xrhan reached the courthouse yes
terday morning the defense hau 5"7e
Vested it's case and Lyens the eiuel
1gas making his statement 10 the JuiF'
IA aid not make very ATTRACTIVE pi0'
+,,re op the stand: gaunt, WIN an
abundance of hair, unkempt anu q
tronger to the tonsorial artist WIN :"
,.1aot hushv mustache overgro"h H.
and like the hair. unkempt, coiio' -
,vitb a gingham shirt and shaFP pieie
no ewes that look at you from h9af ,
,-e.dad lashes. he looked every men
- orimipaI that SO per cent oi mo
fallox- beings in Wayne county
-. tiro To he He claimed seil-oe-
sansa of course, and in his cruoe ia'p-
lsii'o' a,.oagaas hest he could story
arilled into his head by MS 49,
,,avs He did not make an liilpie9,.e
mon the jury. nor with the Spoos
- Cor no showed the STRAIN uhuei
.,.io,, be has been laboring ana "i'n
b;s qraceless personality auueu
sisodyantage AZ of nervousness. fne Son'
a~ototvpe of the father, oulit on
a. same lines, next took the stanu
nd en after corroborating the statement e
:. tho older man, broke down III yea ,
and left the stand. .-oa,,ce,,
Tba state in rebuttal, introuuo7,
aavor additional witnesses
asen 94a,ns negro. F. E. Kickhghter' :,
aoppe, 'ansnt W ". Clark, w. F spel
Na n Toe Austin. railroaders' anu
Hsranl ~ Madray, deputy shefih
: M al If these witnesses were sworn
show that pistol shots, pau7e
ore = nistol shots, and then voiie|
~, nv, T J shotgun marked the kihlns
re- we're all cross-exalnined' pnl 'ps
ar;dance Ia of each one Of them sloo' @
- solid as a Gibraltar for the thso.s @
e he state that the Dyens opene,
q era IN Smith. kept it up ana ave ave
i oorer np the crime. the then snet''
sred the gun of Smiths, in the hop, w
i establish the belief that snith ,, '.a,
sons so There the state ca'se' @
srallv ard a recess for dinner o. Oh
hour was had. a4 ,fta
udge Parker announcel 'nas az :,
,;nner the attorneys wond go TO "