The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-19
MARTIN TRIAL IS
CONTINUED TODAY
Decision to Be Given Whether Comics.
sion VIII Be Allowed as Evil
denee i'm Case.

A night session of the circuit court
was held last night when an argument
was heard by the court, in the absence
Of 'the jury which was barred from
| the bearing on whether the confession
made by Martin would be permitted
In the trial. The states attorney at
tempted to introduce this confession
yesterday when Attorney Stout, for
the defendant, objected to the introduc-
tion.
The objection was sustaShed temper
arily until an argument could be
heard. The attorney for the defense
will be allowed half an hours rebuttal
this morning before the case will be
continued before the jury. Judge
Campbell will announce his decision
at that time Witnesses in the hear
ing last night were Joe Johnson, A.
Cary Ellis. Judge Will l.. Johnson and
Miss Minnie Kehoe. who took down
the confession on the typewriter, and
this original copy was sworn to by
Martin.
r. o. Martin was member Of the
police force at the time of the murder
of George Cooley. Martin was arrest
ed few days after the shooting for
investigation in connection with other
charges. While In the city Jail he
broke down and confessed to aiding
in killing Cooley. saying that an Aus
trian, George Eraine. fired the shot
Eraine was held for investigation and
will be tried this week
Following Martins confession, heads
of two negro gangs were arrested in
connection with thefts and these men
confessed to, the murder of Cooley
though each claimed the other gang
fired the shot. Martin maintained his
confession was true and that the ne
groes were Icing. while the negroes
claimed Martin was crazy. for they did
the killing. Martin stated that certain
parties urged him to deny his confess
sion. Some time after making the
confession to the grand jury he did
deny the confession, stating that he
had been under the influence of dope
when he made it. This confession was
the one over which the argument arose
yesterday.
After the converting of court yester-
day morning at 10 O'Clock with Judge
A. G. Campbell presiding, a jury of
t2 was drawn from the venire of 80
men summoned and witnesses called
and sworn. The defendant, unable to
engage counsel. signifled as his choice
to the court. Robert p. Stout, who with
Thomas Everhardt, was appointed to
defend his case.
The greater part of the day was
spent in examining witnesses, the
court recessing about $50 o'clock in
the afternoon to reconvene at Z 80 for
q night session.
During the course of the examination
of several witnesses number of OBJ
jections were entered by the attorney
for the defense, some of which We're
sustained by the court. The outer
clothing, said to have been worn by
Cooley at the time of his murder, was
shown. the bullet holes in coat and
shirt bearing out the testimony as to
where the shots took effect.
The prisoner. seated just behind his
attorney, did not appear in the least
nervous. He watched the proceedings
with close interest and negatively
shook his head during the course of
the examination of one or two wit
nesses.
: A number of persons were in the
court room, although the proceedings
were quiet and without special Incl
dent. The trial is expected to occupy
all the first part of court week.
The jury empaneled for the trial of
Martin Is composed of Harvey Camp
BELL R. D. Coley. James Stewart,
George Gibson, J. w Dixon, James ].
Shelby, Leon Edgar, c. ]. Bell, Casino
A. Girl, D. Carpenter. w. F. Welsh, B.
S. Renfroe.
Among witnesses called in the case
are: John Humphreys, Lieut.. Nc
Clure, A. Muterspaugh, Captain Har-
per, and Dr.. Bryan, ST., George E.
Hinrichs. L. Commyns, Glenn Largue,
Fred Schad, Miss FIossie Williams, B.
J.. Borras, Jimmy 0'Brien, Ruby john
son, Jimmy Smith, Mrs. NJ. E. Gozalla,
Mrs. NJ. p. Steiner. DR.. w D. Mobiles,
James johnson. Leona Nichols, Win
ME Bird. Joe L. Johnson. Fred Schad,
C. p Moore, A. C. Ellis, w. l.. John
son, Mrs. Frank Burnham, Mrs. Cy
Mundy, Cy Mundy, Elizabeth Craig,
II. D. Manchurino, George Zaneter, j.
H. Black. Son Taylor. Tom Tarrants,
Herman Taylor. Joht1 Flo, Emanuel
Lagos, B. F. Lowery, George Hall and
Z. E. Harper.