The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
JOSEPH STAIGER,
!, IS ARRAIGNED ON
MURDER charge
o~. rnA
ANSWERS "NOT GUILTY" WHEN
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HALL ,
READS INDICTMENT.
Case WILL BE TRIED this
MONTH, SAYS STATES ATTORNEY
Will Be Called Again Next Tuesday
and Date for Trial Will Be set-Two
More Arrests on Indictments by
Grand Jury Have Been Made.

Joseph Staiger was arraigned this
morning before Judge ]. NJ. Arnold
and heard the indictment charging him
with the murder of A P. Miller read.
He came over from the jail chatting
with Charles Pool, deputy sheriff. and
stopped on the stairway to chat with
several of his friends. He took his
seat in the courtroom within the pris.
oner's rail, and appeared not in the
least embarrassed. His outward ap-
pearance gave no evidence that he was
much moved by the unusual circum,
stances, unless his eyes were brighter
than Usual as occasionally he glanced
about the court room, . -.
The indictment was read by R. s.
Hall, district attorney, and when Staig-
er was asked what was his plea he an.
swered in a clear voice mot Guilty"
1t was the only thing he said while In
the court room. He got up once and
went over to the water cooler for q
drink of water. He accompanied the
deputy sheriff back to the Jail. Hfs
mien was just as II he was going down
to the office in the morning 10 begin
work
May Be Tried This Month.
The district attorney asked the court
to set the case for Tuesday, Sc.
Travis, attorney for staiger. asked the
court il that meant that the case would
be tried at that time, and 1t was ex.
planned that the court on that day
would fix the specific date for the trial.
Mr.. Hall stated that contrary to the
general impression the state was ready
to try the case today if necessary, and
that he would insist that 1t be tried be-
fore the end of the present term Of
court and not allowed to go over to
the November term. If Staiger
was pleased that he would not
have to languish in the county
Jail during the hot summer
months, suffering from heat and ankle
ty, he did not show it by word or ac-
tion.
There is less than two weeks of the
present term of court and the docket
is crowded and in order to readjust
the calendar so as to care for the i'm
portant case at once the judge and the
district attorney went into executive
session Immediately after the arraign-
ment of Staiger.
Other Arrangements.
Arraigned also this morning were
: two negro women charged with a cut
ting affray and negro man. One of the
women plead guilty and the other not
guilty. Bob Ates plead not guilty and
asked permission to summon several
witnesses.
Two More Arrests.
Since yesterdays court two other ar.
rests have been made on indictments
brought by the grand jury. Henry
! Taylor, of the Newman Lumber Co., is
. !. charged with exceeding the speed limit
1t appears that while driving his ma
chine he ran into and broke up the
buggy occupied by F. H. Mckenzie,
county coroner Mr.. Mckenzie at.
: tempted Dearest Mr.. Taylor, it is
said, but coLi6aaot convince him that
he was an officer Of the law.
M. Leto, junk dealer, was arrested
: on the charge of grand larceny There
remains one arrest to complete the
list OF. ten indictments returned by the
2 4 grand Jury.