The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-06-20
MORBID CROWD
THRONGS POLICE
COURT ROOM
When Tommy Farren and Guy
Dean Are Arraiened For
Mysterious Murder.
Owing TO Absence Of Impor.
tant Witnesses Continued
PRISONERS ARE UNCoNCERNED.

Neither the prosecution nor de.
Tense were ready to enter into tria
this morning IN the murder case
against Tommy Farrin and Guy
Dean when II was called In police
lcourt. A continuance was given I'M
I'll next "Wednesday morning. June
I29, IN order that both sides can get
witnesses who have mot been found
Fauin and Dean were taken back
to the county jail.
The court room was packed by
la curious crowd OF cralning 0ecks
and open modths and all eyes were
turned upon the two youthful de-
PENDANTS. who sat with their attor-
negs on the prisoners bench. Dean
sat with his father. willard F. Dean.
and his attorney. David L. Browning,
and was unconcerned. Dean sat be-
tween his attorneys. Grassland, and
his uncle. Turner Anderson. Police
Judge Cross disposed Of the other
,ases first. with rapidity, sand by the
time he had reached the murder
case men and women were jammed
in the court room like sardines, and
obstruction was given TO any possible
breeze by men and boys In the win
fdows. A death like silence prevailed
when the case was called. but Il
was found that continuance was
Deee ssarys the crowd began to surge
rom the room In apparent disap-
pointment.
County Attorney Sander r. Clay
ealled of the witnesses for the com
monwealth and all answered but the
three which were considered the
most important The defense an
nounced that several Of their wit
1esses were not on hand and IL was
agreed TO set the case for next We'd
aesday. Mrs Dora Blackwell. who
S considered the star witness for the
commonwealth, and by whom Guy
Dean intends proving his innocence
the crime. has not. been found
iespite efforts of the authorities TO
ocate her Subpoenas have been
'ent TO Tiptonville. Union CITY. Dy-
srsDurg and Trenton. Tennessee.
where she was supposed to have
zone. but she could not be located
n time for today's trial Efforts to
get her were renewed today and ID
s believed she will be found before
many more days. Mamie Coffee, of
Cairo was another important wit
ness for the commonwealth who was
not present. BY her. Detectives
Moore and Collins expect to prove
hat Farrin told her all about the
killing when he followed Lula Shell
on 10 Cairo. Jim Dunn was the
bird witness vto did not answer to
MS name. Those who answered
were released on their own recogni-
'ance to appear at 3 O'Clock next
Wednesday morning for the trial,
md II is believed that both sides
viii be prepared. Witnesses for the
commonwealth who answered were.
Detectives T. J. Moore aud James
Collins, Lula Shelton. Mrs. A. l..
Redman, Walter Cartee. Charles
Whittemore. deputies at the county
jail: Mrs Babe Vasseur. John Pick
ering. James Dunn. Bunk Etter and
Magistrate Carries w. Emery. The
defense announced that some of
these witnesses would testify for the
defense as we'll.
The defense has not issued amy
subpoenas. and have with held the
names of their witnesses. Interest
in the case is at a high pitch Dean
has remained in silence at the coun-
ty Jail since his capture. He and
Farrin laughed and talked IN the
court room this morning and there
is no enmity between them. Farrin.
since his confession, has employed
an attorney and is silent.
That the murder of the red hair
ed youth was one of the most re-
markable cases they have dealt with,
is the expressions from the police.
Over two months have elapsed and
still the Identity of the boy Is a mys-
terry. Upon his name hinges some
important facts in the case, and II
is the belief that no correct state
ment has beer given at all. Pic
lures of the boy and hundreds of
letters have been sent out but II
seems of no Use.
Farrin and Dean are accused of
wilful murder and their case is un-
bailabie. Both will have nine more
days in fail before they will speak.
Dean Is kept in solitude and no one
Is allowed to see him. Although |
Detectives Moore and Collins say
there are no Developments In the
murder II is thought that they are
working on other clews. and by the
time the case Is called next week |
they will present stronger evidence |,