The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23

That the jury which heard the T. w.
Schoult case believed it was a planted
calendar by means Of which the mas
sour was to have established for him an
alibi. was indicated at 7;30 o'clock Sat
urday night, when a verdict of at
tempt to violate the age Of consent law
was returned against Schoultz. The
jurors deliberated about two and one
half hours before returning a verdict.
The calendar figured largely in the
case. Miss Virginia X. Garside, one OF
the nurses who worked for DR.. Willis
Campbell, testified that on a calendar
In her office she kept a record of the
days at which she and two other nurses
failed to attend classes insmedical gym
mast art, at which Schoultz was their
teacher, The calendar is said to have
blown out OF her office window late In
| April, about the 25th, she thought,
A calendar was found by Walter l.,
McGoldrick. 622 North Dunlap street,
n friend OF Schoultz's, 1t vas brought
| into the trial, and male an exhibit. 1t
was soot-spotted and apparently had
been soaked through with water. Yet
| the penciled rings and the dates OF the
| month OF April plainly were visible
{, Miss Garstde identified the calendar
as her property. but declared the record
1 Oh UAIeE, III ntT ptiiCit was " gNliS
same as when she last saw the calen-
dar. Schoultz, accused of insulting high
school girls on April II and %, at
tempted to prove by this calendar that
he held classes on those days. The
record as shown bore him out, but
states attorneys made reference to a
cooked calendar" In their argument,
Evidently the jury tool the view that
some one had taken the original calen-
dar from the office, marked a similar
calendar to suit what was sought to be
proven. placed 1t where Mr., McGoldrick
could be sincere In finding II. Having
been found there DIR. Cox would be sim
cere in believing that It was the origi-
nal and having been of n similar print
with some of The dates marked, Miss
Garside would be sincere In the origina
belief that 1t was her calendar.
Motion for new trial for Schoultz was
made by his attorney, Ralph Davis, fol,
lowing the verdict. Judge j. Ed
Richards set the motion for hearing
next Saturday morning.
Tho sensational revelations promised
by the Rev. Ben Cox, d. n, pastor Of
the Central Baptist church, were no
made Sunday night, as 1t was an
nounced during the trial they would be
Instead, DIR. Cox stated from the pulpi
that he had been asked by several per
schoultz." to postpone the sermon.
But Or. Coz talked of a "youns
man. and mentioned some Of tn
treatment which had been accorded T.
Schoultz, but he did not use the nam
Of his prospective son-in,law
He took his text from the 18th AM
18th verses of Matthew, fifth chapter
Inese verses are: .
Blessed are we when men shall revil
you, and nersecute you, and shall Sa'
all manner Of evil against you falsely
for my sake,
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; 70
great Is your reward In Heaven; for .
prosecuted they the prophets whic
were before you,
Or. Cox reviewed the persecution
and ISLANDERS against Joseph, DAME
Isaiah, jeremiah and others,
The young man" DR.. Cox said, wa
subjected TO Insult by police when h
wa arrested. His wrist was injure
wyAn he was taken from h spatrt
Ns.on, he said, but because Of III
inns mans knowledge. ne was able