The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-11
RA|NE Jury IS
COMPLETE; TRIAL
ON FACTS BEGUN
A. B. Carruthers Accepted by
Former Bankers Counsel
Without One QueStion--Ab-
sent Veniremen Fined.
RAINE JURY.

RAINE JURY.
A. =. Rogers, telephone line foreman.
ii, d. Bomar, farmer. Arlington.
Tenn
John Vaughn, farmer Bartlett. Tenn.
John w Pumphrey, cotton man, 1888
Union avenue.
@ : Robinson grocery house FORE
man, 20S9 Walker avenue,
William y McWiliams, rental agent
967 jefferson avenue,
@. r. Young, oil dealer. $50 Galloway
avenue. -
l. G, Lebolt, travelling salesman, ut
W. + Suggs. painter and paperhanger
Il. III Thurman, retired travelling
salesman, S97 South Cooper street
], W walker, grocer and farmer
Oakville, Tenn
Albep h. Carruthers, manager Car
rutherS Shoe company and president
Of Highland Heights Real Estate COM
pany. liS North Belveuere boulevard.
The Raine jury has peen selected.
After four and one-half days OF
strenuous examination OF veniremen,
the eleventh and twelfth men, needed
to complete the Raine Jury were ao-
copied Friday, Is minutes after the
hour Of noon.
former head OF the wrecked Mercantile
bank, started ut O'Clock Friday after
noon,
j, W, Walker. grocer and farmer, of
Oakvlllo, Tenn, was the eleventh man
selected to serve on the jury, He was
the 18th venreman examined Friday
morning, out OF the 81 who reported
from the venire of 800 ordered for FRI
dav morning.
The selection of the twelfth man fur
nished the first senSation-the anti
climax to the big trial The venireman
who qualified as the twelfth Juror was
Albert Is, carruthsrs, head OF the Car
ruthers Shoe company, and lifelong
friend Of Hunter Raine, the defendant
| on trial,
Easily Qualified.
Mr. Carruthers was qualified by Judge
Tom Harsh, after he passed safely
through the barrage OF questioning the
Judge submitted all veniren1en TO, In an
effort TO weed out those who were dis
qualified. He was passed on TO Sam
q, Bates, states attorney.
Mr. Bates developed that Mr., Car
ruthers has known Mr.. Raine for years
and that they had been more than ac-
quaintanccs, But MIR. Carruthers swore
that this would not prejudice him In
| favor Of the defendant After long
| questioning, Bates said
"'rhe state passes Mr.. Carruthers,"
Take your seat in the jury box, Mr.
| Carruthcrs," was the unexpected and
startling reioiner of Hugh Magevney
| counsel for Raine,
Whoops of JOY from other veniremeu
| waiting to be summoned for examlna-
| ton, standing In halls and witness
rooms, greeted the announcement OF
| Jack Taylor and r. b, King, deputy
sherffs that the Jury had been COM
| pleted
| time for noon adjournment, Judge
| Harsh swore the deputies, and dis
missed the Jury until o'clock. when
the real trial vail start.
John Bryant, farmer, Kerrvtlle, came
| close to being the twelfth and last man
on the jury. After lengthy eXamina-
| ton through which he qualified IN
every way, lie was excused by Mr..
| Magevney 1t was Mr.. Magevney's
seventh peremptory challenge He has
one left Mr. s. o. Bates has exhausted
| two OF his four peremptory challenges.
His second came Friday morning. when
ho excused s. Friedman. l76 South Main
street, merchant.
Veniremen Shout for Joy.
Seven veniremen summoned 70 report
| Thursday morning, and who failed TO
report, were on hand Friday attach
ments having been served on them:
| Albert Gronauer A. ". Mehanna and
r. r, Creushaw paid out $l.75 each for
failing to respond These three, and
the four who were not taxed for fall
ing to appear, offered excuses.
Mr. Gronauer told Judge Harsh that
the notice had been Left at his house.
but that he didn't get It until Thursday
evening, as his wife was out OF town
and he didn't sleep at home Wednes-
day night. The excuse failed.
Mr. MchHnna said his cook took the
notice the deputy sheriff left and placed
II on n card tray, where 1t was over
looked The judge ordered that he
nay the costs. Sl75, to refresh his
cooks memory the next time
Mr. Crenshaw, who lives at 1901
Agnes place said he never received the
notice Notatons on the list showed
that the notice was left at his home,
and he paid the 81 rs costs imposed
II. A. WeutzeIl was out OF the city
and failed to get the notice until
Thursday night Pettis Davis, notice
was left at l217 Forrest avenue He
moved from there to 1900 Forest avenue
year ago. X, F. Beggan failed te
get his notiro. because it was lett at the
Fortune. War.l drug store, where he Is
employed, but he had been absent from
work for some time, as his wife ~ Sc.
yerely Ill., Howard s. Payne didn
got his notice because he travels ano
/ tldnt get back until Thursday late
, These EXCUSES went with the Judge.