The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-18

II required bat a comparatively short
time 20 complete a satisfactory Jury
in the United states court yesTaFuhy.
TO Hit in Judgment IN the cases for al
leEed interpolation OF funds Of the
First National bank. against Messrs.
vs. s. t<eEser, W. *. HAor and ~. n.
Knowles As la the nrtt hearing ~
the case, che charges against Thos. VI.
Brent who was Jointly Indicted with
the defendants nuW Oh trial win BE-
beard separately O. q severance u his
case was agreed to b. counsel.
NONE FROM EscAMRlA.
Not & mau from Escamhla caunty
a. IN the Jury, and the defense uid
Rot eShatgaf che chan - allowed o.
aw ~ fact there vas not q great
deal r trouble rs selecting the jury.
and bsft the government and the DE-
fense appeared to be perfectly aafia-
fed with the dozen men who VIII
spend possibly the next three weeks
/ lp trial Of che case aganst the three
+ WELL known Pensncoilans.
/ AS ln thn past. the jury VIII be kept
1 together. aud specially sworn bailiffs
( Will attend the body. All are white
men. and it WIS noticeable that negro
/ veuremen were cunsplcuonsly few In
/ the panel Of one hundred men who
were summoned from the body o. thu
district from which the jury waa 20
( bee selected.
/ The case advanced rapidly when Il
+ did start Receiver Milton II the
/ First National Bank, was placed on
I the stand AZ the governments first
4 witness from whom a great many doc
I umenta we're obtained. lie was on the
stand when court decided 60 take a
/ recess for the day az 8 o'clock ia the
afternoon. until 81. 30 o'clock this morn
ms
Six attorneys are representing tna
defense. while Mr. Beall and Major
Fits. 81 Birmingham. special counsel.
are looking after the prosecution end
81 t. AIR. Bean has his case we'll ia
hand and spent the entire afternoon
presenting certain exhibits 70 the Jury.
one document after tka other was
handed the governments attorney b.
the witness. Milton. and this IN turn
was presented 70 the tury. Each man
IN the jury box seems extremely in
tereated In the proceedings. and as
documents are presented, every menu
/ Der scans thu exhibits closely and with
evident much concern.
! Attorneys looking after the interests
~ the defendants are. Mesars. r. n
Carter. John y. Stokes, Scott 81. L5~.
tin. j. Walter Kehoe. T.. G. Maxwell
and William a. Hlount. j.
Mr. Llnnvilie. an expert accountant
retained 81 the defense. f. on hand,
while Mr Radert and Major r. r.
Hazen. from washington. are giving
their services % the governments sfda
~ the case. Mr. Radcrt Is an expert
, account. while Major HaEen = Cus-
todlan % the bank records, which have
been taken over on Subpoena ~ fNs
government
! MF Milton win be recalled 70 the
} stand this morning. and "a expected
20 occupy the witness chair through 3
. out the day. when called upan tha
previous hearinKs which resulted ln the
j miHtrlal On account ~ the mental con-
dillon " the negro turym4a. sheppaf-.
this wltneaa after reHlaiufnR fog
/ hours 10 the witness chalr. WIS aN~
cused a. set additional docamenI s
called Tor by the government. Ills
J has q numberloss quantity ~ recoras
with him ~ present and all produce
any and every document without hes
itation, upon the request e De gov-
: eminent.