The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
MANY DISQUALIFY
FOR Jury SERVICE
IN RAINE TRIAL
CONTINUED From First Page,

tenee Of five years Imprisonment in the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
The defense has eight peremptory
challenges. The state had four, in the
Raine case.
Only one venirement got deep into
the examination Of Hugh Msgevney.
for the defense The questioning Of
this man, H. T. Wade, real estate deal
er, brought out the general line OF
questioning which the defense will pur-
sue before 1t will accept a single juror
while its challenges last.
Wade qualified clear through the ex-
animation of the judge and was passed
by Sam O. Bates. states attorney.
Did YOU ever have any financial
dealings with the Mercantile bank
wal a question:
mo"
Have you at any time expressed an
opinion adverse TO the defendant" was
Magexney's next question.
This brought out a vigorous objection
from S. Q. Bates,
The objection was ~overTuled.
The witness answered No
Have you ever suffered any financial
loss by reason Of the failure Of a bank?"
Magevney asked next.
NO" was the answer.
Prospect Looked Good.
DO you know Here Mageyney read
the names singly and got answers 10
each one) Capt Bob Speed, VIII over
ton. Albert Caldwell, L. B. LeMaster,
Luke +. Wright, Elias Porter, Gen. Sam
Carnes, F. @. Barton, OF +. G., Barton
a Co, cotton factors, or G. y. Smith? p
The venireman replied that he knew
Smith. knew Gen. Wright by reputa.
ton, was not personally acquainted
with Gen. Carnes and did not know the
others mentioned.
Were you acquainted with any OF
the directors Of the Mercantile bank?'
was the next question.
No"
Would the fact that the amount
charged against the defendant in this
indictment--S7SS, 000-haVe any effect on
your finding as a Juror"
No, but I've heard OF some state
ments that Mr.. Raine has made, and
II he did make them. it would, was
the answer -,
Magevney started again, "If it should
| develop that Mr.. Raine made those
statements, would it prevent your being
fair and impartial to him." ,,
No, I'd be more than fair to him,
answered the Venireman.
Mr.. Bates, asking permission to fur
Their questioning, brought out that the
statement credited to Raine In The
News Scimitar, which the witness had
read and referred to. was the state
ment where Raine said he would repay
every penny Of the money lost by de-
positors. This was developed in the
habeas corpus hearing before Judge
Ben Capell, in Second division circuit
court last week.
The Judge took the play away from
Bates and dismissed the venireman a'
being disqualified,
NN-s.l-. ~k,t- 500 80 y a m In cd no
fore noo adjournment, The 18TH was
on the stand when court adjourned
Only three of the men examined 60
past the formed -or-expressed opinion
stage. The others fell before the dis
qualification statute, and not a juro'
was selected by noon.
Raine appeared, smiling, In court, ao
companied by Hugh Magevney, his at
torney. lie cordially shook hands witt
two Of his bondsmen, Dave Ostrich an
Louis Lerner, when they took seats be
hind him, Another Interested spectator
who sat behind the bank president
was George T, O'Haver, former chief o
police and now head OF O'Haver's De
tectiye agency, local representatives o
the Pinkertons.
ON advice OF counsel, Raine decline,
to state where and how he had spen
the months from October, 1918. whel
he wa released from the federal prison
until he appeared in Memphis for tria
on June II, 1919. 1t Is understood
though, that he has been in New Yorl
city all of the time.
The following men were examined 70
jury service and disqualified in tn
RaIne ease Monday morning: w. 4
Black. j. w, McCarley. r. T. Beasley
r. F, Edwards, n. F. Bird, John Gil
bert. II. p. Wade, w. S. Goodwin, W
q. Stewart. - Hence. r. A. Taylo
and II. A. Culver. A. j. Rogers was Of
the stand when court adjourned.