St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-03-23
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the Annie Crawford murder trial yes.
terday was Of little interest to any
save the scientifically equipped spec.
tators, but the events of the i've min
utes Immediately following adjourn
ment of court were of thrilling In
terest to everyone in the. court room
and elsewhere about the Criminal
Court building.
Following verbal alteration oi
the earlier afternoon, Attorney Lilo
mel Adams slapped District Attorney
st. Clair Adams in the face. The
District Attorney struck back. and
DR.. Gustave Mann of Tulane return
ed the blow in Lionel Adams behalf.
Then the District Attorneys brother,
Sturges' Q. Adams, became involved
In the fray. and sought to strike Lilo
mel Adams and DIR. Mann Court
attaches and spectators intervened
Widest disorder reigred. The
crowded courtroom suddenly became
a seething, surging mass, everybody
trying to push forward to the battle
field. tSeats were broken, cries and
shouts rang out in Babel-like con-
fusion. !. Finally Corporal Eugene
Casey and four other policemen put
the beligerants under arrest, and
took them in charge.
FIGHT IN POLICE STATION. J.
They were separately conducted to
the First Precinct Police Station.
The four hardly had been gotten in
the doors by main force, the officers
wedging them through the gathering
mob, when Sturges Adams renewed
the conflict, with DR.. Mann as his
vis-a-vis.
You hit my brother when his back
was turned" he charged, and forth
with drove blow to the doctors .
face The force of It wrecked DR..
Mann's glasses, cut his nose and
bruised his eye. Officers then sur
rounded each of the four men, and
extracted from them promises that
there would be no more fighting.
Inspector Reynolds Immediately
paroled them all. They were charg-
ed with fighting and disturbing the
peace. Additionally DR.. Mann will,
it is said, prefer an affidavit against
Sturges Adams for assault and bat
terry.
The whole sensational quarrel, as
well as its no less startling aftermath
including the unprecedented feature
of the Arrest of the District Attorney.
led to great excitement IN the vicini-
ty of the court. Trial of the cases
resulting from the fight is scheduled
for this morning in Recorder Fo-
garty's court, but will doubtless be
postponed in order that the Craw-
ford case may proceed.
Judge Chrietien is likely to close
the doors Of the courtroom In the
succeeding days Of the trial to all
but those involved, lawyers and doc
tors. Enormous interest in the case
is manifested by the filing Of the
courtroom and gallery to the point
of crowding every day, even though
the admission is restricted. Crowds
are continually In the corridors. watt
ing for fresh news. The atmosphere
is intense.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Court had adjourned o minute be-
fore the melee, With DR.. G. w. Du-
val's testimony nearly completed.
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ly because certain slides, on which
Attorney Generally wanted to base
and could nnf ho nrndnrod nntsl this
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tn gn to ite rnoms Annie Crawford
was about 10 be led away and Judee