The Springdale news., 1913-05-16

court Tie judge d.smls cd them until o.e oeK. and wien they fe- appeared he read the instructions again, asrIHs them 70 al his a. tention @ zuoL portions they want ed light oH, and t Gete!epe q taat implied malice and exp.ess maiies Wee points II which the membess : of the jury were no agreed. Tie ,aart eXplained tEese. and tee jaay again rati el returning q Ia53o Sunday morning Nth vel lit of guilty O. maf = 5a the fist degree The jury was nolled ard al announced | theis=fe die. h is reparted q tha. four o5the jur= o9s first stood eae for . xerdigt of murder tH=the zeaaHa &egree while eizg34t We're for f5Hst 3egaee murder.
 Al tae jurors szened al appeal 5s fae governor feE elemeaeY Ter 0mef DstIs. asking that Zhe be za4- prisoned for lie iI is reported. 8H.5he HHae or #a4 The News k unable 10 say. tla1 sone Of the jur- tors would not q eo q Vefd.rt 3f murder in tae first degree unless ItHiS was zose: La d -o441ng 70 tae law and egiGeH and t..e h. lsructious oi tce c0nrf ID o+aer EeE- diet except murder n the fist de gree eoaza he returned. but tAaHe We're cir amStaHees com eeted With ltae affair WAicA caused them 10 he- i lieye the defendant SHoa q n2t pay the death peH HaltE.
 During the rendering Of the yer- l diet Davis did nc. change oun e nance. maintaining the same stoi air of indifference which has af- tended him since his arrest and during the trial His mother, who was with him at the time. showed To emotion except sight blan h= i ing Of the face.
 It was expected that Judge Map les would pass sentence on Omer Davis yesterday. but on account Q! the miserable telephone service no com munieation could be had with the court house This will be the | first death sentence imposed by Judge Naples during his long ser yiee on the bench. Attorneys for Davis will ask for a new trial, and this being refused Will appeal to the | Supreme Court.
 Omer Davis. wao was 19 year. of age last March. V as not manacled during his attendance at the trial ! -AH IItiltS 4i* q u tfut tN tO taA At fN44=Ns interest in the pro eeding,, but seemed to he indifferent as to tie outcome and al 10 time showed any emotion Whatever His mother sat by his side during the trial with an infant iH her ans, and three daughters near leg Davis a. times held and tondled he infant. While on the witness stand iu speaking CT her husband Mrs Davis broke down and wept Mir DaFis. father O the defendant, was not in attend ance during the tFial
 Mr and Mrs. Moneyhun. parents Of The dead girl bore them elves bravely during the time they were on the witness stand.
 A session of court was held Fri day evening, the court room being crow ded, and an unusually large crowd was present again through out the day Saturday The ease probably attracted more attention than any held in recent years.
 The state was represented by Prosecuting Attorney C. 4. Fuller, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney A c. Flowers, and Walker X Walker The parents of young Davis refused to employ counsel and the court ap pointed John Mayes, Allen Wilson and R NJ. Godfrey to conduct the defense.
 The plea of the defense was in- sanity, and by testimony it was sought to show that the defendant was not responsible for his acts at the time the offense was committed
 Only four jurors were secured from the regular pannel Henry Hol- land, J. H. Shumate, ] A Adams and N B. Elliott. Thirty-nine tales man were examined before the jury of twelve was completed. In trials 1 for murder the defendant has twenty peremptory challenges and 1 the state ten.
 J. N Miller of Prairie Grove was excused for cause by the state, hay