Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-21
SPECIAL VENlRE TO
TRY DR.. WINES
Sheriff Berry Howard Ordered to
Bring in 100 Men From Whom
To Pick a Jury
(By Associated Press)

to choose jury to try DIR. III. 4.
Winnes on charge of murder i'll
connection in connection with the
killing of Miss Lura Parsons, Pine
Mountain Settlement choOl teach
er, is being summoned today by
Sheriff Berry Howard.
Judge Davis instructed the
sheriff to go out of the county to
get enough men if necessary. 1t
is expected the selection OF a jury
will require two days.
Harlan, Ky. Jan. 21.-The Sc
lection OF a jury for the. trial of
DIR. II. {. Winncs, who recently
resigned as state veterinarian,
charged with having murdered
Miss Lura Parsons, Pine Noun
tain school teacher, on trail
through the hills near Dillon Sep
tember !, will be begun Friday
morning Immediately after the
completion of a minor case i'll the
Harlan circuit court.
When the case was called for
trial Thursday the defense, thru
its attorneys asked for a Contin-
uancc. declaring that material
witness was absent
Judge w. +. Davis heard the
request and refused to postpone
thn trial. declaring that the court
was determined to proceed with
the case.
Following Judge Davis action
i'll Ovcrruling the motion for
continuance, the defense filed an
affidavit iii which it was declared
that y. b. Broughton, former
guard at the prison camp at Dill
Ion, was Il material witness. and
that he was i'll at his home in
Knox county. The affidavit said
that the defense considered that
Brou%hton's testimony was cs-
sential.
the affidavit asserted that Mr..
Broughton would testify that -wo
CnnviCts LETT the prison camp five
minutes after Miss Parsons pass
eel OH her way from the railroad
station toward the settlement
school and that they were gone
about unr hour. There were no
guards around at this time and
these prisoners were out unat
tended. Broughtnn would testify, /
the affidavit said.
1t is also stated that Trough !
ton would say that DR. WinncS !
had not reached the prison camp
for an hour or an hour and d hall |
after Miss Parsons passed.
The statements OF the dciCns" !
also asserted that BrOughtOrI if !
Inc could appear. would testify
that he had been making quiet |!
investigation within the prison !
camp when {. NJ. Green. state !
superintendent Of prison camps, |
discharged him, alleging that nc
was intimidating CunviCtS and !
that Broughton would allcge fur |
thcr that officials took the posi-. /
tlOu that the prison camp was the
states business" and that per
sons who were investigating the
murder had no right to. inspect !!
the camp or extend their invcsti- |
CATION to it,
Broughton would also testify. !
the affidavit asserts. that virtually !
NO effort was made on the part of .
the officials in charge Of the pris- /
on camp to investigate within the
camp following the discovery oil
Miss Parsons body after the at !
tack and murder. Judge Davis.
after hearing the affidavit, ruled ,
that it could be introduced as ev-l
idence.
The Judge also announced chat .
he would give the right to both
the defense and to the common .
wealth to name a bailitf to repre-
sent each to produce Broughton
in the court if his presence contin-
ued to be considered necessary. g.
State Senator Hiram Brock. OF
Harlan county, teachers Of the
Pine Mountain school and club
women from other parts of the
state, who aided in raising money
to be used in the prosecution.
were in the mountain court room.
Terry Reed. negro convict. who
was held to the grand jury along
with DIR. Winnes at their joint ex-
amining- trial. is still in jail here
lie as one of the negroes at
convict road camp, near the scene i
Ofthe murder.