The Semi-weekly leader., 1913-02-05

i %Ahe OO0A " AocuCu uAuCLn W A1uCElil
/ I. III. Montgomery Monday after.
noon to reconvene the grand jury
10 special session. The jury were
lgiven their final discharge only a
week ago and the Judges action is
due to evidence given by TilIman
Magee, a negro charged with q
crime against nature duplicating
three other darkeys. TiIlman was
indicted for this crime the last
days sitting of the jury. plead
guilty Monday morning and turned
in evidence against three other
lparties. two of whom, Mack 0'NeaI
and Ernest Brown. were imme-
diateIy arrested and an inyestiga-
tion made behind closed doors in
Justice r. S. Buffers court, fol-
lowed by their being remanded to
Jail.
i The evidence disclosed such q
revolving and degrading state of
affairs that both Judge Miller and
District Attorney Wall deemed it
advisable to reconvene the body SO
that speedy justice could be meted
out. 1t is very probable that other
arrests will follow.
/ It was also hinted as the news of
the special session of the jury be-
came public. that there were other
reasons for the public good that re-
quired investigation and were con-
sidered when the order was given.
The grand jury came before the
court this morning and were fur
ther charged by the Judge with
reference to the crime of sodomy
and were instructed that the pub
lie interest requires that a thor
ough investigation be had prompt
/ ly.
IRREGULARITIES IN TEMPLE
MURDER TRIAL.
A motion for a new trial in the
case of Clarence Temple. convicted
of mansIanghter and sentenced to-
ten years in the penitentiary, was
called yesterday morning.
The defendant offered many rea-
sons why he thinks new trial
should be granted, but the most
significant reasons alleged are that,
while the trial jury was out, Judge
Miller absented himself from the
county and went to Crystal Springs
on private business; and that while
absent M. Mccullough was left to
preside in the trial of some civil
cases while the jury was deliberat-
ing. It is further alleged that the
jury was hopelessIy tied up and
wanted to be discharged and that
the jury, tired of being locked up,
returned a compromise verdict in
order to be discharged. The mo-
tion further alleged numerous re-
marks deemed improper, made by
the County Attorney and the Dis
trict Attorney in their addresses to
the jury. In taking testimony on
the motion. it was shown that,
during one night, the special
bailiffs in charge Of the jury were
relieved by the Sheriff BY two
other deputies. neither Of whom
had been sworn, who stayed with
the jury that night. When this
testimony was introduced Judge
Miller remarked, 1T now begins
to look like somebody was trying
to do wrong and to do things on
purpose to have set aside any ver-
dict that may be returned against
the defendant. | expect to look
into this matter. and il any officer
took part in Intentional wrong.
doing. / shall have him removed
from Office if have the power to
do it,
Itwas also shown that at one
time the bailiffs allowed the jury
to be separated on the streets OF
Brookhaven in the daytime. at cne
time three Of the jurors in charge
|of bailiff beingssin the Day barber
shop, while the other nine jurors
we're at or near the depot.
In answer to the evidence intro
duced BY the defendant on the mo-
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