St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-04-25
Jury TO BE GIVEN
CASE BY TONIGHT
The Fate Of William c. Walters Will Soon Rest In The
Hands of The Twelve Jurymen- Arguments Were
Started This Evening Verdict Not Expected
Until Monday Morning.

The fate of William C. Wal
tiers, itinerant tinker. who is
accused of kidnapping little
Bobbie Dunbar of this city, will
soon rest solely in the hands OF
the twelve jurymen, who will
render a verdict either late to-
night or early Monday morn
! ing.
/ After DIR. F. C. Shute testified
the state closed its case and the
court adjourned until three
o'clock so as to allow the attor-
neys of both sides to prepare
their arguments. It is not known
how long the arguments will last
but it is supposed that each at
torney will be allow one hour in
which to discuss this mysterious
problem.
The accused is not afraid of
the verdict. He stated on Sat
urday morning that no matter
how the verdict, whether he
would be convicted or acquitted,
he would take the virdict as a
man. He is confident. however,
that in case he is convicted he
will be able to get a new trial
from the Louisiana Supreme
Court.
/ It is the consensus of opinion
that the verdict will be either a
conviction or a mistrial, the lat
ter is apt to be the one decided
upon the jury.
/ This case is telling upon the
attorneys and the court officials,
| all seem to be worn out and a
general satisfaction existed when
! the State closed its case against
the alleged kidnapper of little
Bobbie Dunbar.
/ On Monday North Carolina,
Georgia and Mississippiwitness
attempted to prove an alibi for
the accused. The North Caro-
lima witness testified to remem-
bering when Walters left that
state, in February, 1912, with
Julia Anderson's chill, whom
she had named Bruce.
! The defense on Tuesday still
attempted to prove that Walters
was not in the neighborhood OF
Swayze lake at the time that
Bobbie Dunbar was lost, wit
nesses from Mississippi testified
Iof seeing William C. Walters
with the same little child, whom
the Dunbars claim as their son.
From the latter part of July un-
til after Christmas, 1912. ]. T.
1 Thigpen testified that William C.
| Walters was at his home on the
23rd of August, 1912, with the
boy, whom the people of Opelou-
sas are positive is Bobbie Dun.
bar. Other witnesses testified
that Walters was in and around
their neighborhood in Pearl RiV-
er country from July, 1912, until
he was arrested at Hub, Miss,
charged with having kidnapped
Bobbie Dunbar.
\ On Wednesday the defense
produced evidence tending te
] prove that Walters had never
i been in McComb City, Miss, or
on the night of the 18th of De.
cember, when, it was claimed BY
state witnesses, the accused hac
passed off as a secret service
man on his way 20 Opelousas
with the Dunbar child and Woule
return with the $4,000 reward.
Other witnesses testified thatthe
Ichild now with the Dunbars is
the same who was with Walters
at the Thigpen home on the
night that Bobbie Dunbar was
lost, as well as several weeks be.
fore the 23rd of August, 1913.
On Thursday local people,
i prominent in the social and bust.
ness world, testified that they
conscientiously did not believe
] that the little child in question
is Bobhie Dunbar, the same they