The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-11-24
alexander CASE
CALLED YESTERDAY
.iurs Secured in Noted Case and Trial
Entered Into.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY GIVEN.

me trial of the first case against
I;eOrge Alexander, under indictment
n thirty-two cases in. the Bourbon
Circuit Court, was called by Judge
Robert L. Stout yesterday morning
and with the selection of the jury the
arst move in the opening of the now
celebrated case was made.
q special yenire o. sixty had been
summoned for jury service, and after
nc Winnowing process mad been appl1-
81 fifteen men filled Sne jury box. The
prosecution CHALLENGED three and the
defense nine. The jury as finally Sc
Iecied TO try the case was made up OF
the following:
e.. n. Martin, grocer; Robt. ID.
Adair. farmer; Ray Burris, farmer;
Will Turner, farmer; ]. H. Kennedy,
farmer: Thornwell Tadlock, bookkeep-
az REYNOLDS Letton, farmer; Steele
Marsh, farmer; B. I. Mattox, farmer;
" \. Thomason, farmer; Roger
Crunch. farmer. The jury was sworn
and excused until p. NJ, and court
was adjourned.
When the big bell doomed out the
hour of two the Circuit Court room
resembled more a fashionable gather
ING than an audience come to attend
a trial i'm a court of justice. A large
number of ladies were interested spec
tators. The defendant, looking pale
and showing evidence OF mental
strain, came into court, accompanied
nv Mrs. Nav Alexander, his two
daughters. Miss Kate Alexander and
Mrs. Edith Alexander Bronston, Mrs.
Laura Virgins, Mr.. John Virgins,
NJ, Arthur Hancock, Mrs. John Stu
All Roberts, Mrs. Waiter Kenney and
Mrs. Swango.
When court opened Common
vyealth's Attorney victor Bradley
stated that the defendant would be
tried on the charge of accepting a
6eDosit of S51 from =. w. Doty, at the
time knowing that the bank was IN
sofzent. The defense entered a de
INJURED. which was overruled.
The attorneys for the defense then
announced that the:r client would
waive examination and enter a plea OF
mot guilty to the charge as read III
the indictment.
commemorative Attorney Bradle!
presented the case for the prosecutor
fo the iury and stated that the eVl
dence as adduced from the teStlmon.
o. The witnesses and the PROBE OIL liz
banking commission, would snow
carnival of crime, double-deallng, lors
cry. and embeZZlement seldom snow
in q court of justice. He placed th'
shortage at what he claimed was
Conservative estimate-S2OO,OOO.
Following the statement to the Jur.
the taking of testimony was begun
The first witness examined was MI
owen Davis, former general Door
keeper of the bank, who was a1tel
ward given the title of Cashier. MI
Davis testified to different amount
heing credited by sdr. Alexander
various accounts from the account o
yos K. Redmon in order to cover u
0yerdrafts.
Paul c. Snyder, of Louisville, tn
EXPERT accountant employed by Tn
State Banking Commission, testlne
As to a number of notes whlcn I'D
been paid by renewal, and which
every case had been added 10 III
assets of the bank by Mr.. Alexande
although they were worthless. M
SNYDER said the O'Nen Hemp brak
Company was shown to be lndepte
to the bank, at the time OF It's CLIO
ing in the sum of s42,50O. This MOI
-av had also been juggled by MT.
-exander to his personal adVanCas
enc hundred and sUventy-four snare
of the Power Grocery Company sCoci
valued at S42,500, was alleged TO nav
zone into the same channels.
Deputy State Banking Commlssio
g r. r.. Revell testified to the ma
ner in which the closing OF the pan
came about; how Mr.. Alexander ca
ed State Banking Commissioner mo
!. Smith from the room to make
private statement and now
Smith compelled him to tell ever
thing to the Board of Directors, whl'
resulted in closing the bank. n,
Mr. Snyder's testimony closed u
t9ay's proceedings, and court adJour
ed until 9 o'clock this morning, VINE
Mt SNYDER will again take the stan
The Jury was placed in the char'
o. The Sheriff, and took supper at
rsstaurant. after which they we
cuartered at the Fordham Hotel
TIE night.