Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-30
JURY CHOSEN At
MORNING SESSION
Of GREEN TRIAL
Courthouse Packed With
g Veniremen, Witnesses and
Spectators - EX-Banker
and Wife Are Cheerful
By WARD GREENE

panels Of veniremen, totaling sixty
citizens of Campbell county, had to
be sworn here this morning before
the jury was chosen to try William
B. Green, former vice president OF
the Fairburn Banking company, on
charges of embezzlement and arson
The selection of a jury occupied al
most the entire morning session
when the trial began here today.
The jury, as chosen, follows:
NJ. c. Campbell farmer.
Ike E. Wins, farmer.
H. H. Cook, merchant.
John Petty, farmer.
Luther Jennings, farmer.
j. P. Cook, farmer.
H. F. Berton, who lives in Union
City and conducts a meat business
in Atlanta.
Jacob E. Derrick, Atlanta, farmer.
d. P. Condor, Palmetto, garage
manager.
Joe A. Duncan, Baptist preacher.
J. B. Lassiter, farmer.
J. P. Moore, farmer.
One of the veniremen examined
was P. L. Kiser, who was at one
time on Mrs. Bradstreet's bond. TINS
state claimed he was disqualified,
and Solicitor Napier put the ques-
ton: Who asked you to go on IS
Bradstreet's bond?" The defense
objected to this question, but Mr..
kiser answered that his partner,
Cochran, made the request. Judge
Hutcheson ruled he was competent
to serve. and the state struck him.
Immediately after the jury was
selected the members were sworn
and court adjourned at noon until
1880 o'clock. 1t was announced that
the sheriff would exclude from the
court room all.-iurors- summoned,
whether examined yet or not, except
those already disqualified by reason
of relationship. The announcement
vas made that during the recess the
Eastern Star would serve dinner on
the grounds and that Attorney Cen
eral Clifford Walker would make a
political speech.
Courthouse Packed
The red brick courthouse of Camu-
bell county, standing on a hill over
looking Fairburn, was packed TO
overflowing for GREEN'S trial.
The number of automobiles park.
ed at the Five Points" of Fair
burn made it look like circus day
and the courthouse grounds were
black with groups of men. At 9
o'clock, the hour. set for the begin
ming of the trial, it was impossible
to get in the courthouse without a
flying wedge. Every bench was
filled, the ais1es were crowded and
the tables at the foot of the judges
bench were damned with lawyers.
William (Hrnnn
sat at a table on one side of the
court room. He looked dignified and
calm in plain blue suit, with his
eyeglasses and his iron gray hair.
occasionally he laughed and ioked
with his lawyers. He did not seem
worried. On either side of him were
his brothers, DR.. Albert Green, of
Union City, and George Green, of
Falrburn. Next were his lawyers,
five in all, George Westmoreland, H.
A. Allen, Lester c. Dickson, Law
renee Camp and Major c. C. Smith.
Just a few feet behind Green, on
the first row of benches, sat his
wife and his little girl. Mrs Green
was prettily dressed in blue. She
wore a picture hat and light veil
Emily, the little girl, her blond curls
sweeping on either shoulder under a
little black hat, sat in Mrs. Green's
lap. She was very serious and round
eyed, but Mrs. Green smiled bright
ly as she spoke to people in the
court room.
Mrs. Bradstreet Absent
Mrs. Katherine Queen Bradstreet
jointly indicted with Green on the
embezzlement charge, is not in Fair.
burn, neither, so far as is known, are
her husband, Clarence, or her father
A. P! Queen, although it is under,
| stood that all have been summoned
as witnesses and will be notified
when they are wanted.
At a table with that of Green ant
| his lawyers were seated the attoI.
neys for the prosecution, Solicitor
General George NJ. Napier, who will
| conduct the case for the state
| Reuben r. Arnold and Henry Trout
man, his associates. Mrs. Brad
| streets attorneys, Judge Ben H. Hill
| and Fred Harrison, were both il
| court.
Most Of the room was filled with
sun-tanned farmers, many Of then
summoned as veniremen, others as
witnesses. More than hundred char.
! acter witnesses have been subpenaet
| by the defense, including Judge
| Charles Whiteford Smith and ex
Congressman William Schley How
ard. The o'clock train from Atlantis
| brought down about hundred wit
nesses for the state, including sew
eral salesWomen of Atlanta stores
Only few women were in court
Outside of these witnesses, Mrs
| Green and other relatives of Green
including his mother, Mrs. e. w
Green, there were only two womer
among the spectators.
Judge John B. Hutcheson, of th'
| Stone Mountain circuit, called thu
court to order and then had foul
panels of veniremen sworn. Selec
ton of a jury from these four panel;