Tombstone epitaph., 1918-05-26
JAMES cAse ENDS
 TODAY IN COURT
(From Monday Daily)

 eases ssssibly ever recorded in the courts of Arizona. the case of the State ,s- Mrs. Ernie James was eoded io the Superior Court today. when the jury. which had reached a ve1dict Friday. three hours after re render their verdict in open court shortly before { o'clock this after noon Tue verdict of the jury. which had been sealed since Friday was assault with deadly weapon" and WAS Sieucd by C. J. wynn. foreman. The defesdant. Mrs. James. was brought into court on a stretcher. hu ing been ia prostrate condition since Thursday night when the jury req hed their verdict. and notified ;he court it was then that the at torneys for the defense announced that she ~olid not be able to be in court. being in a state o: hysteria- \ second a..empt was made al s:So sha; sicht. bu, with the same result Judge Lockwood then postponed the receiving of the verdict until Fri day morning at 2 o'clock. placing the defeadan; in the care of pr. II II. Hagtart. Al that hour the defend ant was brought into court on a siretG,ses- although. according to Dr. Hughsr;, attending. was unconscious.
 Atter consultation between court and attorneys for both sides il was announced L,at no veriic, would be allowed 4utii ghe defendant would he la proper mental condition 10 re- ceiye il. since it was construed that the l.w mean; tha: defendant should be present mentally as well as physically.
 Following this il had been expected that inc defendant would recover sufficiently within a short time and a verdict would be received How ever. the matter has stood Nom Fri day morning until this afternoon al 2:l5 when following a consultation of doctors. ordered by the court jc diagnose the case. the defendant was brought into cour; for the verdict Doctors C.. ii. Hunt, county health officer. K. J. Stroud. and II. H. Hug hart. who had been called in. wer, put on the witness stand and sub jectet to questioning by the attor neys for the defense. They were al <. ot The opinion that the defendant was not mentally deranged and wa. cognizar: of all proceedings going on about her, and her condition. il 5aasiT opinion. as brought on ihrouei pretense
 Following tlIs Judge Lockwood or dered that the verdict be rendered bat that there be no demonstration from the spectators. the court room being crowded to capac;ay.
 The patient did no, make a move yaeE the verdict was read by Clerl J. E. James.
 Following the dismissal of the jary, a resolution. drawn up by iht iurymen vino sat in the case. ana had been patiently waiting 70 brine in their verdict since Thursday nigh asked the court whether or moi the, could have read in the court resolu fions passed by them regarding tn, case. The Court stated that whil. tt would not be matter of record and was not part Of the proceeding, he would be glad to allow the resolu tion to be read. which was as fol lows:
 Honorable Judge loekwood:
 With your permission. we
 would like to have the following
 resoiutions read in the court
 room.
 We. the Jurors. having render
 ed our verdict in the case Of the
 State Of Arizona versus Ernie James, feel tha. if is OUT duty
 as iaw-abidins citizens to go on
 record. before leaving tnis court
 room in expressing just criticism
 on John Hughes. witness for the defendant. It would have been
 pleasure for US to render a yer
 dict of guilt against John Hughes
 were it possible. We feel that