The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-09

Because OF the inability OF the ne
gro iuryman. Jackson sheppard. 10 sit
on the cases against AIassrS. william
"a. Knowles William a Keyser. and
William X. liver, mistrial resulted
yesterday. thus bringing to an abrupt
ending. sc least for the present term.
the trials Of the three prominent men
named, In the United states court.
Mr. Beali. for the government. made
the motion for the continuance ~ the
consolidated cases. and after a Hsrong
opposition on the part of the defense.
the motion for the continuance was
granted BY Judge Call
At the afternoon session. however.
things happened swiftly Llke
the court early in the day that the
negro. Jefferson sheppard. had be-
come a crazy man. and quite unit g.
serve on the jury. The old darkey,
who halls from Washington county.
developed the insane symptoms upon
the occasion OF the trip 20 the island
with the rest Of the Jury Of course, on
sunday afternoon. A. ore time. when
one u the other members passed close
20 him. he was said 20 hive remarked
Its bout time fer me ter vote. aln't
IL" The remark was hlurted out
when no one was paying him a great
deal of attention. ~ The time the
jury returned % Pensacola. the old
darkey's actions had become more
pronounced and a report was Al once
conveyed 20 the district attorney II
was then decided that he he sep
araied from the other Jurymen aud
placed IN the county Jail tor the nishs
This was done. and yesterday morning
Il required the combined strength ~
a couple Of deputies 90 take him 90
the government building. where he
was placed In the grand Jury room. on
the second noor. All the time. and up
until shortly after o'clock In the
afternoon. the negro refused 20 vii
down. lie would stand silent. and
would not utter 4 word n was be-
lleved that the injunction Of the court
not o. talk on the case had something
20 do with this action
Judge Call appeared in court al
o'clock yesterday morning 60 receive
report from physicians who had sN
amiHed the old negro Doctors Hufcf
inson and Blocker were requested 20
make an examination. ara they w..
ported that Sheppard would not be -
Tor jury duty. but one OF them states
that. we're be- 20 be returned 20 his m
tive environments. there ana a chance
IL was thought. Tor his reason 90 Fc-
turn. This was ordered and ~ ler
In charge ~ Deputy Grlifilh last even
ing
THE NEXT MOVE.
Conyenlps AZ $50 o'clock. Judge
f, Cali announced the pretilcamsnl ~
the iurar. and asked what the govern.
ment wanted a. % IN the premisea
Judge Call later announced that thefe
would Be nothing else 20 a.. IL seemed.
Ia view u the statutes bit - declare
a mistrlsl
Immediately judge Carter. FOR IN.
defense. began % endeasor 20 hssr
/ The case 81 on. n Il could be ar
ranged lie gave a number 81 reasons
and among them VAS thn crest eS-
pense 81 the defendants The gos-
ernmeut Was lnristent hat the mis-
trial be declared and that the case
I he continued until next term, this
proposition having BEEN set up at the
afternoon session. g. W Kehuo alen
Tor the defendants entered an OBJ
l lection 70 the continuance % lae pro-
I eeedings. and formally excepted a.
the courts ruling. Court was then
declared In formal recess tor a short
time. Later the defendants were tn