Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-03-01
JOHN M. M'YAY GUILTY, SAYS JURY After Seventeen Minutes in Jury Room Verdict is
 Returned. TAKEN BACK TO JAIL Jury a Record Breaker in Arkansas in Point of Seryice-Final
 Arguments.
TAKEN BACK TO JAII.

In seventeen minutes Thursday af- tern6On the jury in the case Of the State against John M. McVay decid- ed the fate of the defendant and brought in a verdict firding him gull ty of murder in l,the first degree, as enlarged in the indictment. Although the court room was crowded, half Of the spectators being ladies, there was no demonstration as Judge Grace had previously warned the spectators that he would not admit of any display of approval or disapproval of the yet- dict The jury was given the lnstruc- items at 3:12 o'clock and returned to the court room at 3:29. The one legged defendant Wals in the court room surrounded by his counsel, and his aged parents, ona brothe'.1 and oth- CT relatives were also present when the verdict was read. McVay's father is minister in Drew cou-ty.
 Attorney Lewis, RIhoton, of Little Rock, closed the argument for the di' fense at the mcrning session and District Attorney Nixon spoke for the state, ending his argument at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 The jury that found McVay guilty E believed to have been the record breaking jury i'll this state in poini of service. They were in custody of .s danuty sheriffs for twenty-five days. eighteen days of which time they were, merel confined in a hotel here awaiting the calling of the murdef' case, owing to the absence of Judge Grace in another part of tIhe district ior> fr>r tr T e sof ,.a bFer1ii Of the Lin.o1n lcirc1it courdt. II G said that attdrneys for McVay will Appeal the case to t.he Supreme Goui aHd while they may have other 'faa= sons for doing so, it $ t2dd that the fact that the jurors were kept togetn~ CT So long may play an ialportart par. in their contentious that they ought ito have a new trisl. Judge Grace, who left the bench Wednesday while the arguments were being nude and remained in his chamber a t:hof, while, leaving Judge Kerwin to pre- s.de over the court, did so with the approval of the attorneys for the state and defenle, and there will be no contention in the appeal along this line
 McWay was taken back to jail im- nediately after the verdict was re- ceivsla: Judge Grace will probably sentence him to death Withi1' the next few days. His brdshers, Cullen and Ed McVay, who are also under in dictment on first degree murder Silarges, growing out of the same kill ,A Eg for which John McVay was ccn- aEicted yesterday are still in jail. Their ta:es are yet to be heard, as is als3 that of Perry Walker, who was indict- ed with them, but who was released or bond
 The Ethridge Killing.
 John McWay shot and killed J. w. Eiyhridge, of Fall Back, Mississippi. in the court house here on November 20, 1911 Ethridge was leaving the court room, where he was being trie{ for the alleged assassination of Al Exert McVay, a brotheu of the defend ant, in this city on the night of July < 5, 1908. He was walkinlg along the hallway, from the coun3 room door with his atotrney, Senator H. K. To- ney, and father, w. A. Ethridge ST when the firing began. lie was shot in the back and hisl father was 'alse shot in the arm. No evidence had been heard in the Ethlidge cass' but the op- enirg stsjements had been made and the court lnad just adjourned for the day. John McVay on the witness stand this week, said that he did no