The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-17
EVERY SECTION OF COUNTY REP
PRESENTED AMONG THOSE
ON THE STAND.
WATSON SILENT and INDIFFERENT
over a Hundred Summoned to Show
the Court the conaition of the
Public Mind.

The case of the state against Arthur
A. Watson, charged with the murder |
of his girl wife, Nora Watson, in this |
city several weeks ago, was called in
the circuit court this morning. At
torneys for the defense made mo-
/ ton for a change of venue, and the
entire forenoon, and large part of the
afternoon, was consumed in hearing
the testimony of the hundred or more
witnesses summoned by the state and
the defense.
Watson is represented by w. H.
Cook and Duncan Draughan, who were
appointed by the court because of the
fact that the defendant was not able
to employ COUNSEL the state is rep
resented by Messrs. Hall and Street.
Many Witnesses Heard.
The first witnesses examined were
those who have been summoned for
petit jury service during the present
term of the circuit court. A large
number of these witnesses qualified
, as jurors to sit upon the petit jury in
t the trial of Watson, and until the hour
( of adjournment, at 1910 o'clock, no
t witnesses had been produced who
d would swear that, in his opinion, the
!. defendant could not obtain a fair and
s impartial trial in this county.
q Shows No Interest.
:. During the entire proceedings, the
defendant at the bar sat with com
posed and apparently Indifferent ex
preston upon his countenance, and
manifested but slight interest in the
proceedings. He was arrayed in g
n neat blue serge suit, freshly shaver
and shorn, and presented striking
contrast to his appearance as seen in
the county Jail by News reporter
yesterday afternoon.
n When Watson's case was called fol
hearing this morning the court room
was crowded to it's utmost capacity
The motion for change of venue was
made by Attorney Duncan Draughan
and the examination of witnesses i'm
&c mediately began.
~ All of One View.
~ While a large number of tai
y. esmen examined testimony tina
:, they had heard the case dis
:, cussed, on cross-examination with
N out single exception, they each ad
mitted that they had talked with bu
few people on the subject and that il
their opinion it would not be Difficult
to secure jury which would give tn
~ defendant a fair and impartial heaI
ing.
The witnesses who were examines
in the forenoon were from all section
of the county, the major portion O
them being men who were summone
ST for jury service during the presen
term of court The examination Q
witnesses was resumed at 80 O'CLOCK
and at that hour it appeared that al
Vi guments in the case would not be bt
sr- gun until late this afternoon.
as 1t was stated that the defense ha
Is a large number of witnesses to exam
IN inc at the afternoon session. Th
ne state had rested it's case at noon, III
We less attorneys for the defense shoul
Use insist upon an argument.
ld- All Read The News.
Sh- AS each witness was asged the cat
no gorical questions, the question do yo
u.s. read The Hattiesburg News?" ws
ho propounded. In every instance, Il
ery witness replied he did and had res
therein the account of the killing.
Case Goes To Trial.
At o'clock this afternoon JUDI
W. johnson overruled the motion for
change of venue and ordered the ca
'wo to trial this afternoon.
ina The attorneys, it is understood, W
LED move for postponement.