Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-17
|DR, WINES AND
NEGRO BOTH HELD
Veterinarian Released On 5000
Bond At Examining Trial
For Parsons Murder

81
days of untiring effort and I'M
Eswerving purpose brought, results
in the probe into the murder. of
Miss Lura Parsons, teacher in the
Pine Mountain settlement school,
whose body was found on a lonely
mountain trail September 7.
/ Two mep. DR.. H. &C. Winnes,
state veterinarian, and Jerry Reed
a convict, were held to the Harlan
county grand jury under $1,000
bond each by Judge w. L. Bailey,
late Tuesday AFTERNOON when the
case ended. Both are charged
with the murder of Miss Parsons.
James Robinson, another con-
vict, who was arrested as he was
leaving the state reformatory at
Frankfort charged with the c-.ine
was held until later in the week.
at which time his case will be
passed upon by Judge Bailey.
Robinson, while he undoubtedly
proved his innocence, is being
held, as authorities are confident
he knows more facts concerning
the case than he has already told.
The examining trial of DIR.
Winnes and Robinson came to an
abrupt end Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was not believed that the defense
had exhausted its witnesses and
the case would be submitted with
out argument, but at 5 o'clock At
torney Jones, representing DR..
Winnes, announced the case for
the defense was concluded.
Following this statement Attor-
ney Jones asked that DR.. Winnes
be dismissed.
"The case is now concluded. 1t
has been long drawn out trial
and I know both sides and .coun
sci are tired. From the facts and
evidence submitted to Your Hon
or, l believe that DIR. Winnes
should be released" said Attorney
Jonese. -x
Attorney A. Floyd Byrd, Of
Lexington, assisting the common
wealth in conducting the case and
representing the interests of the
Pine Mountain school, then rose
and said: "As has been said by
the defendants counsel, the case
is now ended. We feel, however.
that the evidence and facts sub
tnitted point strongly to DR.. Win
mes. We believe him to be the
guilty man. We admit, however,
that certain circumstances involv-
ing Jerry Reed are unexplained.
| therefore recommend and agree
with Senator Hiram Brock that
Reed should be held by the court.
All we want, and have ever want
ed, is honest, thorough investiga-
ton.
'Rms 1 believe we have had.
We do not want this crime shifted
to some innocent person that DR..
Winnes may go free. We only
want the thorough investigation
we determined we would have
when the trial was begun Dr.
Winnes may prove his innocense
Should he do this we want him re-
leased. At this time. however,
we believe the facts point toward
him."
Senator Brock then asked that
the court hold Jerry Reed and
charge him with the crime, de-
claring that the evidence during
the case showed that Reed was
unable to account for many things
the day the crime was committed.
Attorney F. F. Acre, in short
statement asked for the release of
his client, Robinson. This was
objected to by County Attorney
J. F. Forester, who asked that
Robinson be held few days pend
ing further investigation.
Judge Bailey then announced
he would overrule the motion of
the defenese and would hold DIR.
Winnes to the grand : jury and
would also order the, arrest of
Jerry Reed and would hold him
for investigation by the same
body. Robinson's case. he said, he
would dispose of either Saturday
or Monday.
. When the question of bond was
reached, Judge Bailey said $5,O0a|
would be the amount for both
Reed and DR.. Winnes.
Fifteen minutes later DR.. Win
mes was released by, county au-
thorities on the required bond,
which was signed in the county
judges Office. D. c. Jones, Dr..
Winnes' attorney; Monroe Fields,
commemorative attorney from
Whitesburg; B. M. Lee, lawyer,
and George Howard, county clerk
of Harlan county, signed DIR.
Winnes' bond.
Reed, who is a prisoner at the