The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-07-10
Hobbs On Stand.

Hobbs On Stand.
"neh the exchange of legal hostili.
Ties and amenities incident to the tria,
OF Lieut.Goy. Bilbo ceased, upon ad.
Jourhihent OF court by Judge Teat.
there was no one connected with the
case who was sufficiently posted IN be
aDie TO predict when the end of ths
trial would be reached. However n
seems to be a pretty safe conjecture
mat 1t will be a week before the case
gets to the jury.
Inc situation up to the present Is
THIS; Each side has put on what It
believes Is its strongest direct evi.
uence' which is that of Stephen B.
Castieman, the man with the roll"
VINO has Figured as the star witness
on the stand for the prosecution dur.
ing the double section trial In two
counties, and G. A. Hobbs. who has
testlfied once in his own defense and
again this week in behalf of his friend
and his alleged co-conspirator, who
was jointly indicted with him.
There Is one more important de-
Tense witness to be heard, which is
TheO. G. Bilbo himself. who will Doubt.
less be placed on the stand soon.
While the state has not disclosed its
line Of rebuttal testimony, it is said
there are several other witnesses on
that side of the fence to be heard.
whether this will include Miss Matte
Plunkett, state librarian, whose name
was first on the list of state witnesses,
Is considered doubtful. This lady was
wanted by the state, but for some rea.
son, not satisfactorily explained, she
was not accessible, and, so far as is
known, is still missing. There is con.
siderable curiosity as to her where.
abouts, indefinite and current rumor
placing her in Birmingham, Ala, where
she may possibly be.
The absence of this important wit
ness has really been one of the seri
Gus situations of this noted trial, fol-
the reason that each side seems tc
have built considerably on her part in
the drama.
There is a probability that the state
will recall Castleman, who has beer
waiting around for two days, having
been advised to remain, and also thai
Ira Sample, the mystery man." and 6
few others will be called on. 1t is also
considered possible that Gov. Brewer
will be on the list of rebuttal wit
nesses and that Senator Hobbs will be
recalled by the defense in sur-rebut
tai.
The probabilities are that there viii
be some further clashings and ex
changes of hostilities before the cast
is ended, while the battle royal will
come when the time for instruction.
to the jury is reached.
1t was gathered that there will b,
no further character testimony Offered
of any kind, either by the state o.
the defense. The defense had sum
moned some 500 witnesses Of thi
kind, and it was stated that PRACTICAL,
all of these witnesses have been ex
cused, and have been advised tina
they may return to their homes.
The proceedings were featureles
after Senator Hobbs was excused, TO
lowing his seven hours of testimony
direct and cross. He made a remarks
| bly, cool witness and showed no dispc
sition to run counter to the court il
his statements to the jury. He stuc'
to his story, refuting outright man
Of the statements of Castleman, deny
ing the payment Of any money or tn
completely of Bilbo in his transaction
with the Bohemian.
Test Dipping Law.
Having failed to put the cattl
quarantine regulations out of exis'
ence by blowing up the dipping vat
with dynamite, the anti-dippers |
Jones county have invoked the lay
to their aid, applying for an injun'