The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-11
THE DULANEY TRIAL SET
FOR NOVEMBER 21ST
Celebrated Bribery Case to be Called
in Yazoo County Circuit Court
Attorneys for Defense Will
Draw Handsome Fees.
(From the Yazoo sentinel.)

AFTER the civil docket had been call
ed Monday morning in Circuit court,
and many cases disposed of by agree
ment of counsel, the case Of the State
against L. c. Dulaney under Indictment
for bribery by the grand jury of Kinds
county, and moved to Yazoo on change
of venue, was called by Judge Henry:
am now going to call, as per agree
ment, the case of State versus L. G.
Dulaney What say you?''
District Attorney Mcneil, answer
ing for the State, replied: "The State
is ready"
"What says the aefendant9'' asked
Judge Henry.
Hon. Ben H. Wells, of Jackson, an
swering for the defense, said that the
plea IN abatement had not been answer
ed. Mr.. McNein said that he thought
this formality had been attended to,
and Judge Henry said it would be at
tended to when the case is called for
trial.
The case was then set for trial ON
Monday, Nov. 21.
The names of large number of wit
nesses were then called, and most of
them were answered for by counsel
Judge Henry announced that fine of
$50 was assessed against Mrs. T. G.
Bilbo, bdf later RENTED when District
Attorney Mcneil announced that she
would be here when the case is callei.
Mr.. Wells, for the defense, asked that
attachment issue for Mrs. Bilbo as
witness in the ease, and this was grant
ed by Judge Henry.
Most of the witnesses whose names
were read out, representing the defense
are the same people who testified a
gainst Bilbo in the Senatorial invesri-
CATION.
1t was the evident purpose of the de-
fense, judging by the list of witnesses
= read out, to, undertake to break th,s
force of Senator Bilbo's testimony
against Dulaney by attacking his char
actcr.
Dulaney was present in court, accom-
panied by his counsel, and attracted
good deal Of attention He seemed
nervous and in-at-ease, and did not
have the bearing of a man who can
face the whole world conscious of his
own rectitudc
proba hIy no o+bar ooeo o,vo. ooJI,I =.
a Mississippi court, where the charge
was an offense less than murder, has
been backed by such brilliant array
of legal counsel as the Dulaney case
Five Of the leading law firms of the
State are actively engaged in the case
as follows: Williamson & Wells and
J Mayes & Sanders of Jackson, Miller Il
Miller of Hazezlhurst, Barbour AMI
Henry, of Yazoo City, and Hon. s. T.
/ McLaurin of Brandon.
While it is not positively known what
compensation these firms are receiving
to defend this noted case, the Sentinel
!. was Informed on what it deems to be
hpretty good authority shat the follow
ling figures are approximately correct
Williamson &Wells, $4,000; Miller s.
Miller, $4,000; Barbour and Henry
$4,000; Mayes & Sanders $500; s. L.
! MeLaurin $1,000. This is total of
F, $4,000 in lawyers fees alone, assum-
ing the figures to be correct.
District Attorney McNeill will be as
sisted by Mr. Stricken of Jackson.
When the list of witnesses was an
nounced, Mr.. Mcneil stated that at the
proper time he would summon abousI
one hundred witnesses to testify as %
z Senator Bilbo's good character, and Ia
7ter in the day counsel for the defense
agreed with District Attorney McNeill
that they would not go into the ques-
.tion of Mr.. Bilbo s character Hereto
fore the chief reliance of the Dulaney
lease has been the alleged disreputable
lcharacter of his chief aecussr, but IN