The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-13
DANDY BANDITS
WILL Be TRIED
IN COV|NGTON
Change Of Venue Granted by
Judge Richards, When At
torney-GeneraI Announces
He Won't Oppose Motion.

A change of venue, taking the
murder trials of Aida F. Shaw and
e. B. Kelly to Upton county, was
granted early Monday afternoon by
Judge J. Ed Richards, of First GRIM
inal court The case OF Mrs. Aida
Shaw, under indictment as access
sorry to the murder of Jailer George
Reeves, which was scheduled to be
tried Immediately after the conclu-
sion of the dandy bandits" trials,
also will be heard in Covington
county seat of Upton county.
The change of venue was granted
by Judge Richards shortly after
court convened for the afternoon ses-
sion. The motion for change was
granted when Sam o. Bates, attor-
general, announced that his Of
flee would not oppose such motion.
Because of the WIDESPREAD pub
licity given the case, which rendered
the selection of an unbiased jury ex-
ceedingly difficult, the attorney gen
eral decided to permit a change OF
venue motion to go through unop-
posed.
Gen. Bates and his assistants will
prosecute the case against Shaw and
Kelly, assisting w. X. Alternately,
who is district attorney general. The
latter is a former speaker Of the
house of representatives and ma
tive of Selmer, Tenn.
Judge r. B. Baptist will hear the
case. He Is the presiding Judge over
the Sixteenth judicial circuit.
The change of venue gives the
dandy bandits" respite of several
months. as the circuit court at Cow
ington does not convene until the
first Monday in March.
The men will be defended by the
attorneys who put through success
fully their application for a change.
These were A. B. Galloway, for
Shaw; Abe Cohn. for Kelly. and J. B.
Webb. for Mrs. Shaw.
Motions for change of venue and
the subsequent testimony of wit
nesses called by the defense con-
sumed the forenoon session Monday
in the trials of Aida F. Shaw and
=. B. Kelly members of the dandy
bandit trio, and Mrs. Shaw, all of
whom are facing charges growing
out of the murder Of Jailer George
Reeves. Shaw and Kelly are under
lhhStIiicIlL LOf klTbC u06I0S HluIuCt'
Mrs. Shaw Is charged with being an
accessory before the fact.
Newspaper reporters, Floyd Moore,
court reporter, and G. w. York, locaI
business man, were called to the
stand by the defense and questioned
as to their opinions relative to the
possibility of securing a jury in
Shelby county which would give
Shaw, Kelly and Mrs. Shaw a fair
and impartial trial. AL Wilson and
G. p. Newbern, reporters, both
stated that it was their personal
opinion that such jury selection
would be impossible and that pub
lie sentiment was so inflamed against
the defendants in this county that a
trial here would not be impartial.
Kellys mother, father and small
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Kelly,
and Thelma Kelly, eight, were in the
courtroom. Kelly embraced his
mother and kept his arm about her
shoulder during the first hour Of the
hearing. Later his little sister crept
into his lap. The Kelleys live at
Inlay City, Mich.
A nurse accompanied Mrs. Kelly.
The mother is said to be suffering
from heart trouble.
1t was pointed out by Galloway in
his motion for change, that Shaw
was a native of Memphis and that
his father was a railroad conductor
here.