The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-18
YOUNG GIRL AS WELL
AS HUSBAND COMPOSED
The District Attorney Announces That
the State is Ready, But On Plea Of
Counsel For Defendants, Gases Are
Postponed Until Next Week.

Soon after the circuit court had re-
convened after the noon recess, Mrs.
Minnie Crosby, indicted with her hus-
band, G. L. Crosby, for the murder of
J. R. McShan, was brought into the
court room accompanied by her coun-
sci Attorney B. w. Scarborough, Of
Laurel, Miss.
The defendant exhibited consider
able nervousness as she entered the
court room and during the brief pro-
ceedings preliminary to agreeing on
the date of her trial but, beyond that
she kept herself well composed,
though the suspense she has under
gone since her appearance before the
coroner's jury has not been without
effect.
The case being called by the court,
District Attorney McLaurin announc-
ed that the state was ready. Attorney
Scarborough for the defense stated
to the court that he knew of no reason
for not announcing that the defense
was ready, although there were wit
nesses whom the defense would ask
to be supoenaed and these he had
no reason to doubt could be summoned
in time
The court then announced that the
case of the state of Mississippi aginst
Mrs. Minnie Crosby would be set for
trial at $3.50 o'clock Thursday morn
ing, May %.
District Attorney McLaurin then an
nounced to the court that the state
would ask for a special venire in the
Minnie Crosby case. This was agreed
on after a satisfactory understanding
had been reached with the attorney
for the defense.
The witnesses for both the state and
the defense were then called and ex-
cused in this case till Thursday morn
ing of next week.
After the witnesses had been dis
MISSED Mrs. Crosby asked her at.
torney if she would be permitted TO
talk with her father, Attorney Shar-
bosough submitted this request to
Sheriff Magruder, VINO thereupon
stated Mrs. Crosby's request to the
court. The court gave permission for
the interview between the daughter
and father, and the defendant under
charge of the sheriff and accompanied
by her attorney, was admitted to a
room with her attorney and her faith
er After entering Sheriff Magruder
closed the door and left the daughter
to talk with the father in the presence
of her attorney.
Ihls done the curious who had as
sembled around the court room door
and In the hall dispersed.
Public interest in the killing of T. R
McShan on Easter Sunday last was
renewed yesterday because of the fact
that it was the day named for G. 7.
crosby under indictment for the
murder. to appear before Judge Cook
OF the Forrest county circuit court
to hear his attorneys, Clyde Conner
Stokes Robertson, make the move pre.
hminary to fixing the day for Cros-
oy's trial by jury of his fellow men.
1t having been expected that Cros-
by's case would be the first one called
the crowd began to gather early in
the court room. Crosby had been
brought over from the Jail, but because
Of the fact that the opening Of court
had to be delayed to await the arrival
by trains of a number of jurors for the
second weeks panel, Crosby was tai,
en- to room in the rear of the court
room to await the empannelling of the
jury.