Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-07-17

western Reporter s9i. decided April De- l5lb
which IH the last word on faa point t1d wherein
Do D. held directly that such discussion nf Jury
amounts to receiving new evidence after retire
mont within iho sense of 'i. above 'afltc re-
curing new trials.
These cases are tho ,ey af.at althrity on
ihn point by our supreme Court u rf.uIId mat
iers. and you can see for ypur.Dt 'nat lHj plainly
hold That whcre q jury n .hs.r d'Ibrr .us upon
case roior io former TRIAL aad penalty IN the
Iamr case that such conduct ,0ustItut.s 3D. viola
nnn ni Tho statute above quoted which .lrlida the
reception OF evidence by the Ilg after % retiros
ud That Now trial should bn granted ne de
f'UdInf. and DO The trial court uuus uuf Iu Is duty
by granting ucw trial under uch r.r.Ir stances
h' higher court viii DO what hp TRIAL .IIr should
Dove don" h' reversing The rI.r and ordering that
% hr tried anew.
DISC SSION co. DEFENDANTS RErt TNTION
Another contention lH.f upon fI. fih- I
ihr motion I.I q nov triI a.. fbat ... lry ld
h'.H guilty of further mia'uH.ue. u 'h.r .Hlihcra-
uuu hy discussing fbe defendant .Itation,
about which there was not D. liable u' aumOuy
introduced ou thr trial
Th' juror o. IS rromI BARNES fled on
600. point q" follows som, juror Hua remom-
h'r vino .I was. said that tl. uu... reputation was
enough to break his damn u.cs h,...c wcro
OBJ" vlrd. Bog used That W.. aH.Io ns vre trymg
'H s.' lh" prnalty
ue juror join }ouSG raf.I ar Dixon
r..0 fir remark. ho said .., r.E, lu lower
nIr F., wears hn VIII r,f uuf ar ta1 'ud pro
bobby r1iu om' other gir.
NN q WAiIINC another ur.r ... on the
stand and Ra. asked this question .uId YOU hear
n'onc dHcu The genera. reputation OBJ. the dee
i.H'. DO 900 ih' jury room And Ur aH.N rrcd. -
''hi Know hu' what som. body Ild mention
that
Sow bearing 300 mind Oh. above statute which
t'mmand. that % new trial Ul'I Ur Granted where
o. IuF boz their dehuoratIuu. receive other tcsti-
hnHf. 'hr question iH. wac tuo conduct uf tho jury
300 discussing ibis bo} reputation % violation of
lt' .iHiui' Doc cpuald 'rIur ihis matter. bear 100
mind 'h'I h'." had not been parrir.. OF tcsti-
won' from ihc witness stand during u. trial of
ih' case e. ip tho bows general reputation
Zoo Tine ca.r of Ha.rr 81 stare a3 Iex Grim
Won idl. our supreme Court m such matters has
goo. Dob say BOO tho motion iur now TRIAL based
~ iH' misconduct OF thc Iur, lUpoIIau. files the
liiid''l of tlf'" Juror who tried tb, case stat
ilr That while tho Jury wore considering the ease
t"Wtrh" wore made hy juror. f1 tho effect that
ih' reputation col The defendant and bis father and
brother as praccahlo cultHua Wal bad. that de-.
PENDANTS reputation Tor ruth and vcracity was
hd. that defendant had murdered several men
and was q hardened criminal and 10 turned loose
would tII somebody elise n B. asserted that
when these remarks were made some one r,bukcd
Ih'.' m1tlnE ih' remark. and uo othr remarks
.H ttr 1s These juror know were made with re-.
I''n'" Goo the character ol defendant or his father
u.I brother Tho coufrOttrInt affidavit said tina.
before ihr remarks wrrf .iadn ever, IA her had
''i'l ihti defendant WAS guilty of murder but the
I'I'H i"'nI ranged among the jurors from tive
''dis ln ltir imprisonment sty being above and
.N N'"" twenty Tive Years subdivision
q" MIir' NtI Code of Criminal Procedure de-
cares mar q ur" triad 2ial be- granted when the
jury "'''r having rathrd 90 deliberate upon a
" "''' I''E'H "Ih.r testimony. There
va. no testimony before jury 10 the effect mar AM
r'iW's father and brother ana himself ,yoro
''i' ''' ana alwi's e"tur INTO trouble. nor that
"pp''ill' reputation WaH bad tor truth and vera
'N Ihr jury may v.I h,yo been led by such
,"'rt. 'o agree upon higher term of wears
Nh1n They otherwise would
And thr Court ordered that the ,,., b. r..,.,...,
and r'maud'd for u.a trial
WIZ h' noted i'H' ih'ro DIS e singular rr..nI.
n'h'' between tHU discussion uf tho inn, iu tb,
.''t'''' case 'hd DO 'H. NohD, case During tbr
u''''' i''l"us 'l Do" IIfF m this Mobiles t... Ar
Tom Barnes eF. fHIt .lu. .uf,,r r,,, .t
I'ih Ih" ih' reputation of tho bn, 81. ..,.,..l,
2. pr %. hle damn n... and John Yuupr ...,. tI,,
' ''''N mo- Foreman NJ ih. jury mad. fh. no..
100 ."'' ' ''' 'oN save hlm less than % wear.
pr ".N'H go "ui ou .til aud probably ruin sor,.
''h'I F.f'. Zoo mo iir.ru,, .l., il. ,iis,,,. 49,, -
."'. .'' ''I'n1tu' h.I bad rruutatio. ,rt h,
'''''I loose. would 900 .ompbodt ,ise fI, ...
"''. .'' |.'. H apparent o. anyone
,r..,. ''. authority Of hiH Harsrnt. case
...' can h' Dol" doubt thai Roo eondu,. .f ,b.
INN o. 'h' tUh... Co.,. in Discussing ~, .,,
t' Uisuted NV 'ii'i Z"
"llil.E pitENSIs.
N.'''f contention That WH. made o. fHr Do.
'N'''' l'.'I' NH0l'. upon fh, hearing o' ni. mo-
won ''r nrU 'r.t' va that tho Jury i'm fbair de-
'If.'.1. mfH. r.u.rk. ptirihufiur o. him tb.
comm. iuu OFF .fHrr rIfauae4
NI. JOINER ono of the Juror. testified
OBJ" iU. motion fHr f uoW trial as follow. q re.
H.Hh.. .hn statement having been said that 1
..''. H h' ut.nf guilty somebody Thought IL
W "'1f guilty n. fHta b. bad been guilt, NJ
h.' "..'r." rr"yi.H. 'p this time" We'll
.'N."H .H NHu r.'. tho remark buf . know.
'''' .H .i'''. Ir possibly twice Then OBJ.
IN''. 800. t.t.i 'H. question That &. "a state.
I Do ."m. Juror 'Hluinr % know thar r. had
.'..N "' Ohio. uflaH.r. on otl~.r girls ."
I'D. Q. 90. N.r'I ..r.. Sir" AND stated .nrfber
..'' '" NHs u rhs jury room bon the presence of
''. ... juror. a"'I. thrv SIRE, IeliherttIr. f,p,f
.' Dr. H.r connection Mr. Joiner flr
if fh.I N'I BE- w1s--vhlt hs,. I'm mind
f.i huk hy ms nr.t or second ,nsu.r
'. 'la' f fHs h.y wasn't .o .uIif, %. .ti. 49,.
NaH f".u tu'lf, of such prior to Tins tim.
.H'' H' Nt' In th' habit of taxing ios ri.i.. Ind
...' something to that effect
"h y Is fIomI BARNES te.tifi.I .r ,t..
l."' a.. follow. There Was some thor. 49,. .....
roman. made .hout him pulling some and ~,
.. another Eirl here n AmarIIIo -..r..tb,,.
i about him pullinr tho same LfrI nf +,
.i'. on some s.rI h.re ln Amarillo ON fH.
t''. believe thar was mentioned A.T a.
''Il'r further stated thar lhi. remark u... ~,
' poo presence uf %, Jurors. ana maj M. .,,,..,
wy a'' h'trt it unless ono ur two r.irtt b.,.
'.,H r th" fnIet VITA r,.e-snr, to tt. a-,.
..'' connection lu which fhis remark AL. 80
WI NHrUHa testified. "a. '.''I'.