The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-13
FREYS ATTORNEY
IN BITTER TRADE
AGAINST TALESMEN
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elected to question a venireman Mr.,
Davis was attempting to ~disqualify.
The remarks followed a warning by the
judge that he would protect the men
being questioned and would not allow
Mr.. Davis to press matters relating to
opinion in the Mcnamara case.
We're trying to get a jury in this
case, Mr.. Davis, and in this court l
will stand for no ~insinuations by o
or any other lawyer as to the venire-
man." the judge said.
i meant no reflection" Mr.. Davis
replied. Il merely was e~ndeavoring to
ascertain the kind and character of this
Yenireman's opinion"
Frey Leers in Court.
Frey entered the courtroom Monday
morning with a half smile on his face.
He is a handsome lad, with head and
features marked by nature to indicate
intelligence of a high degree. His fore
head is high. his eyes are clear, the
shape of his head would form a model
for a conformation in a hat store. The
prison pallor slowly is. creeping over him
however, due to his stay in Jail since
Aug. 80, the day after he, Mcnamara
n Fuller Longley are alleged to have
committed criminal assault on three
young girls.
Frey's mother and father, also two
sisters-ones grown, the other appar-
emily about IL years Of age-were seat
ed in the row of seats behind the law
yer's chairs at the attorneys table,
Frey's mother was closest to the side
On which he approached the family
group. Frey leaned down and kissed
her tenderly. She is d little woman,
wearing big spectacles, His arm went
around her neck and hers encircled his
He gave no greeting beyond a nod &c
the other members Of his family.
Mr.. Davis asked, as he had in the Nc
Namara case, that the plea OF moi
guilty, which Frey had entered on ar
raignment, be withdrawn. This was tc
permit a formal motion to quash the
indictment on the ground that two dis
tinct offenses were set out in one count
of the bill found by the grand jury
This was overruled, and a second ples
of not guilty entered,
Then Mr.. Davis asked for a continu'
ance, on the ground that the public
mind was inflanled against the defend
ant and that this was not an onportun'
time for hearing the case. This als'
was oVerruled,
Mr., Davis then renewed his propose
to let the court select IL intelligent men
put them in the jury box, and have thu
defendant waive his right to the l.
peremptory challenges to which he Il
entitled under the law, This also was
refused. Form of opinion, whether OF
not fixed, was the basis of Mr.. Davis
rather lengthy argument to the court
w. NJ. Cargill, grocer, Collierville, wa
the man on whom Mr.. Davis expended
considerable energy in fighting as Il
qualifications, and on whose nonaccept'
ability he tied up with the court. Blu
Cargill finally disqualified himself, whel
he stated that it would require evidenc,
to remove the impression he had gath
cred mentally of the Frey case.
Mr.. Davis smiled craftily when TIL
venireman disqualified. 1t was wha
he had sought. That the judge shoult
be the means of bringing it about, yer!
evidently was mama to the fiery, red
haired attorney.
Other veniremen on the regular pane
who disqualified were: w. Hodges, G
B. Hume, r. P. Mcdaniel, Charles L
Thomas, Edward Schmalzried, j. w
Mariencheck, H. c. Birmingham, j. Il
Gwin, A. Goldsby, ]. o. Farrell, j.. d
Hammer, +. J. Warren, G.. p. Houston
Carroll Strohm and r. H. Godspeed.