The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-02-09
WINES jury DISMISSED
AFTER LENGTHY WaANGlE
Stood to ! for AcquittaI; Knives
Drawn When Accusation
Is Made

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nine hours after they began to delib
crate the evidence and unable to
agree. the Jury trying DR.. H. c.
lWinnes for the murder of Miss Luz
ra Parsons, the Pine Mountain Set
tlement School teacher, was dis
missed at O'Clock Friday after
noon by Circuit Judge Davis. The
Jury stood IL to l.. and was dismiss
ed by the court after knives were
drawn in the jury room shortly be-
fore noon.
c. A. Smith, banker at Evarts,
KY, who was elected foreman of
the jury, reported to the court that
on the first ballot Monday night
they stood 10 to 2 for acquittal.
On the next ballot the following
morning they stood II to 1 and re-
NAMED that way since.
The first act of the jury on retir-
ling to consider the evidence was to
bow their heads in paryer, Mr..
Smith said, and ask Divine guild
ance in reaching a conclusion.
Brewer Said Little
Moses Brewer, the aged Juror
holding out for conviction, consist
emily refused to enter into any dis
cussion of the evidence, Foreman
Smith said, and during the last two
or three days had little to say to
the other Jurors.
The cout set April Is as the date
for the next trial of Winnes and fix
ed his bond at $4,000, half the for
mer bond. 1t was furnished by
dozen business men of Harlan.
The prosecution announced its
intention of asking for a change of
venue because of the difficulty in
obtaining a jury.
Winnes to Return Home
Brewer left the court house with
Mrs. Ethel Zande, head of the Pine
Mountain Settlement School, who
aided the prosecution. DR.. Winnes
was preparing to return to Gin
cinnati with his family.
The jury got the case Monday
night and their deliberations reach
ed a sensational climax when a Dep
uty Sheriff burst into the room and |
disarmed two or three of the Jury
men who were bandishing knives.
The court had just finished caution
ing them against allowing personal
tions.
Judge Davis called the jury out
late in the morning and told them
not to engage in quarrels, but to
try and reach a verdict. He asked |
for suggestions and James Blanton,
a juror, said that they could not
agree "as long as one man refuses
to try the case by the law and the
evidence
Standpatter Gets Angry
Brewer interrupted: Don't you
make that charge against me-"
At this time Commonwealth At
lorney objected to holding the Jury
onger, but an attorney for the de-
'ense said he believed they could
.gree and the men returned to the
uryroom.
Soon the noise of a violent quar-
el was heard. The Deputy Sheriff
Who disarmed the men would not
ay which ones had drawn their
'niyes The jury shortly afterward I
vas sent to dinner. the Deputy l
'heriff watching them closely. c
DR.. Winnes seemed refreshed I
his morning and hopeful. Last '
light he said 81 have been in it $
our months; | guess I can wait a
sw days longer"
Counsel for DR.. Winnes stoutly
pposed discharge of the jury when
udge Davis asked for suggestions
ne OF them recommended that the
lrors be permitted to visit the
'ene Of the crime. as they had re- u
uested. but the court said that
lie proper time to have visited the y
ene of the crime was before the u
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