The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-02
Four Arraigned ON Conspir-
acy Charge in Connec-
ton First National.
HYER, KEYSE,R AND
KNOWLES ON TRIAL
Counsel for Thomas w.
Brent Ask for Severance
OF His Case, Which is
Grandchildren Iurymen
Selected and a Special
Nenire Issued from Which,
To Choose Twelfth.


Charged ssttn = .aansplraey in vio-
iation 81 the banking laws uf the
United states. four prominent citixens
were arrasgned IN the United states
court yesterday mornlrg They we're
w. n. Hyer and w. :. keyser. former
president and director. respectively. o1
the First National banls. and william
III. Knowles and Thonias W Brent,
vice. presidents of the lilstitntion waen
Il SUSPENDED business lat year. The
entire session Mas coilaamed In So
lectinw = jury, eleven ~ when had
been accepted when adjournment was
made necessary becausw the regular
panel had been exhausted. A special
venire was issued rsturnahle this
morning and frum thts toe twelfth maa
will he selected The prosecution and
defense each has enc challenge left.
Practically the only feature Of III.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS was tae request ~
counsel for Thomas N. Brent Cor 4
severance of his case frnm those az the
other three defendants. This saasion
wae nal opposes - tles snvsrnmenf
and was granted.
Judge Hhydou NJ Cas- ~ Jaekaon
vile and Tampa IL paesidlns. che
defense II ably represented, in an ten
lawyers having been engaged 90 look
after the interests Of the defendants.
1 William y. HaxeR, from Washington.
appearing as A representative OF the
department. ~ jastice ~ present IA
that capaqlty. Hon. VIM. e. FItta.
former attorney general for the state
OF Alabama. and 4 lawyer 81 recoe.
nixed ability. l. engaged assisting A.
slistant Attorney Philip i8eaIl, wao =
locking after the Rosernmenf'n aide
81 the case wm. lflli. lsn expert sge
nowrm piser. az Hlrminehasn. i atso -,
hand, and - mskinK > iecord II ths
entire proceedings.
Up O. The time Tor court ad1ourniur
yesterday tsler~ had .heen teusa.
lively Heiected the efestn men uha
VIII pFshshiy sit in the trial ~ the
three citisens 4 fmirtll mae, rhas
/ ". Hreat. - charged with q like ~
fenke asalnss the bankims laws og the
nation. hus upon motion his case Yves
severed from The rest Of the defend .
ants. and will BE- tried perhaps lpon
the comFletion ~ the eases nos being
considered
The sufsmen selected were Edo
hwaine. y ~ 1cil e. a. Turner. \
= Fauria. Jaekson sheppard. roiored
tiareuca Ffeincr. John Al Rougko. / !.
r Began. 4. W. wells. walter Miller
and Ed vi Peake
The government has aue ehnilenee
while the d~fen~e has one. 50 taat. 4
- possible that there will he Some
changes n the personnel Of the Jury
men who remained la s body sine
the court was adjourned yesterday IA
noon. United States Mal-shel Jas. ii
Perkins has placed q sfeciaI deput,
in charye ~ the eleven men. AT ths
request ~ the goveFnmsnt. the ins,
viii be kept together until che case h
ended
CROWDED COURT ROOM.
u is Possible that there han bee,
no proceeding IN the fssIeraT court
which has attracted more general Al
tention than that which waa ntar,s,
yesterday. and the federal building VA
crowded The court room was alle.
quickly, and seats within ne rail werl
~ much IN demand as t.s.se without
Promptly a. 10 o'clock Judge Cab ap
peared and court was uisened by II
4 Wolf cryer and special deputy. tn
cases ~ere called AZ snet. and the
the names "a The special venlrs wer
called one after another sought 1
be excused and the court granite,
those where the excuse was considcre
y valid
A motion for the ssveFMnce Of III
= case against Thon, W. Brent wa
< granted by the court Tile three a.
: Pendants. who had already been az
rassned. appeared with their array
counsel. and eases Nos. iai. Iss an
Iss were recite5 a. the lasus bufos
= the court Selection Of the Jury wa
4 then started and continued until moo
with the eleven men a. above state.
ard the announcement ~ the exhaunt
y ed panel The order Of tiia court Z.
the special venlre was aaen give
which practically ended the eai
against tire three DEFENDANTS for ye.
!. terdmy. u viii be continued to-day
=, - o'clock. and with the selection
an additional Juryman. testimony w
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