The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-12-26
B|Lb0 AND HOBBS
CHARGE CONSPIRACY
METHODS OF GRAND JURY OF WAR.
Rem COUNTY ATTACKED.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
beings Of the Various Departments of
the Government OF the Common.
wealth Reported for Ben
eht OF Our Readers.

jackson.
A telegram from Nicksburg states that.
attacking the indictment against Lieut..
Gov. Theodore G.. Bilbo and Senator G.
A. Hobbs, charged with accepting and
soliciting a bride, the defense filed a
motion full of sensational allegations
when the case was called in the Warren
county circuit court.
When court adjourned 30 minutes ear
lier than usual, Judge Mounger an
nounced that he would near further ar
gument when the attorneys for the de-
Tense will be heard. The motion was
heard in chambers.
Ate. court adjourned an attorney for
the defense, said that Frederick S%ullens,
editor, and Howard Williams, city editor
OF the Jackson Evening News, had been
summoned. Whether they will be used
rs witnesses will be determined later.
The motion charged that the grand
jury was empaneled by fraudulent means
and that the indictment is therefore void.
The defense, in effect, alleged that the
prosecution of Messrs. Bilbo and Hobbs
is the result OF o "frame-up" and that
'ney are the victims Oh Il conspiracy
Inc hiot'on aiieSeu among ot"el Things
as s'o""'' f""'n''S ,"e
that the sheriff selected the grand jury
/" ofeet Fiolaeloh oi ""' '"a' o"is pen
sons whom the prosecution desired were
permitted to serve as grand jurors, and
'"a. oeioie the gran" jury vas VNHP'"-
eieo .he names oi prospective Juiors nr'e
soo"''leu 10 the uistr'et ".'oiheF. i"'
ueie"Se s.ieseu ana ueciaieu '"a' " was
p'ePaicu ~ prove .h'' " iee"'a' gan"
Jury "h,ch was ora"" from the jury
's' III ene manner P'escii"eu oS ""'
was oiSi"'''eu vi 'He "io''o" VI -.
Voior' an attorney VINO was e"Pioseu
oy "oN. brewer 10 prosecute t"e ue4e"u.
ahts. Inc ueiehse asse''eu Ha' Ii "o"iu
prove " WITNESSES 'h"' ~ B" sf""i
Jury was .iiesai ~ Una. II
=" ihehec'''e n Jaw Inc 'cN' '"e
motion 10 quash ioiio"s'
because Tie seiectroh o TIC e'""u
jury returning lne iio'''"ien' 'e'e'. ~
the court was III uiiec' >o'a''o" VI al
the laws governing the seiectio" o s"on
jurors oy Inc COURT SO 'haO ."ese uete"u
ants were denied such iegai g'ahu jury
as o'e Ia" ahu cohs'''u'io" ei""'e'
them TO inquire INTO THESE m"tVels
charged against them ana ihuiet OF lE-
more as suc" jury! snouiu eie'o'
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