The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-11-06
WHITES LIFE SAVED
BY four ON JURY
Eight We're For Hanging But Yielded
To Minority Alter "A Session
All Saturday Night

James white, accused of the wilful
murder OF Fred Otterson on Oct. s,
1910 was found guilty by jury Of
twelve good men and true" and his
punishment was fixed by the jury at
imprisonment in the penitentiary for
the rest of his natural life. u
The verdict was rendered at 3
O'Clock Sunday morning after al ALI
night deliberation. ~
The case went to the jury Saturday
night at IN O'Clock.
Every point in the evidence was
gone over, all The instructions of
Judge Butler, were carefully consid-
cred and on the first ballot taken
eight jurymen stood for hanging and
the other four stood for life SEN.
tence. u
This was reached at an early hour
and It was owing to the holding out
of the jurymen who insisted on the
death sentence that the jury were
compelled to delay the bringing in
of verdict, until nearly 8 O'Clock
Sunday morning. ~.
All night long without a wink
OF sleep the four men who held out
for life sentence worked upon the
Others until the last man who stood
for the death sentence was brought
over to agree to life sentence. 1t
was long drawn out fight by those
who did not believe that the case
fagrant the death penalty.
Judge Butler Summoned.
When the jury announced they
were ready to report, which was
shortly before o'clock. Judge But
Ter was summoned and he received
the verdict in the presence of Judge
w. s. Dewey of counsel for White.
Sheriff Fraser, Deputy Circuit Clerk
John Dewey, Bailiff Keefe and the
III defendant White. On reading of the
verdict white was visibly affected,
and while man of iron nerve and
seemingly Of impassive temperament
the shock was so great he settled
back in his chair with hopeless look
upon his face and was a pitiable OBJ
ject.
Judge W. S. Dewey, who was ap-
pointed by the court at the opening
of the term to defend White; and
which he did In most able manner
with the assistance of Hon. Rice A.
Price of Union City, Tenn, who
was afterwards engaged by the de-
fendant, was there to verbally ask
for a rehearing, which application
could not be made In writing Sunday,
but will be formally made later.
Saturday, Next, the Date.
Judge Butler set the date for
arguments in motion for re-
hearing for Saturday. Nov. II. An
earlier date could not be set on ac-
court OF Judge Butler having to open
court at Harrisburg today. He will
hold court there this week and re-
turn Saturday to hear the arguments.
The application for a rehearing is
the usual proceedure in most cases,
where the defendant has friends and
influence and where he thinks he
has any chance Of adding to the evi-
dence or to discredit the evidence of
the prosecusion, as we'll as techni-
calities that might in any way give
the defense any advantage.
The verdict was the principal
topic of conversation among the citi-
zens yesterday and the jury, Judge,
the states attorney, the sheriff and
all the officials of the court came in
for consideration, as to the manner
In which they performed their duty.
In the jury who tried the case only
two or three wereE veniremen, the
balance were talesmen, who were
among the large number selected and
sent into court by the sheriff and his
deputies.
The following constituted:
The Jury.
Otis White, Cairo.
X. A.. McWilliams, Cairo
s. j. Allen. Delta,
Harry Honey. Delta.
John Goodwin, Olive Branch.
james Hewitt. Olive Branch.
w. e. Tarrow, Cairo Drainage Dis
trict
". Dunning, Tamms.
]. T.. Hodges, Mcclure.
Ernest Holmes. Mcclure
A. f. Mckee, Santa Fe.
Thomas Hazel. Thebcs.