The Mena weekly star., 1921-11-03
0lHCk ACQU|TTAL
 F0R DR. H. J. kO[D
fter zzsl- Fought Trial Lasting a Ws4k nierks Physician Freed of Murder Charge-Strong Ar
 ray Legal Talent.
e lhe jury, find the defend 2nf nal guilty"

r. <He Jury, hhu tue ueiS"
 knf nal guilty"
 These words, spoken in an almost 1eafhf4 silence in the circuit court room zt 4n early hour Sunday morn in1. brought to close the Kolb mur- Aftzr Clerk Parker had read the ~or.Iz Which meant finis to life or t}eafh skr1fgle waged the past four davs Iu the dim old court room, Judge SfSsl made the usual inquiry of the jt1rymen, knd upon receiving an af- firinative answer, ordered the twelve good n1ei and true released from Service n8til Monday
 Audience Applauded.
 When Judge Steel had finished speak Kim. Dr. H. J. Kolb, the defend az1t. ~1lo Lad been standing together with 1eIafjves and friends near the her to await the jury's decision, ruS1od forUArd and shook hands with fhs fn8rI Who had declared him inno- cent of mkxier. As he was doing this fhe hundfe8 or more persons in the 4o1ft noof1. began violent handclap- ping. [t Hkas evident that most ot those waiting for the verdict hoped that iE would be one for acquittal. The 5uf4I4en required exactly an hour and 55 minutes to leave the court ro6m, agree upon a verdict and return from the sheriff's office on the first floor 6o the court room above. It was 1L1zzz1 q. m. when Deputy Sheriff Alnos Musefave was instructed by Judge S1&s to take charge of the 1IifY. It was 12:15 a. m. when the jurors filed back and the foreman, w. 3. NlchoIss Announced that they had agreed 6n0n a verdict.
 It il understood that only four bal lotz were taken in reaching the yer dict }hnf Ur. Kolb was not guilty of Che murder of P. E. Roland at Dierks, IAst Ihe first ballot showed 9 ifl f816I II hcquittal, it is said.
 A<<<9<ted Much Attention.
 IK6 <xb murder case, because of fhe r<6l1I1enze of the defendant and LIS lI|T attracted much attention iH S<Il Eest Arkansas. It came to Folk e0IIlI<f on change of venue, and f16 W1<I16&9es claimed fees for at cI{g| ma Ind mileage. These fees Il to1< Approximately $1,500. The <6se 6<01Eht out an imposing array q 6E |ent, and there is no com pl6Il1t Either side that the legal 16tkIe X1 mot hard fought.
 Eo{ <1& prosecution there was Eo<Scu{I1E Attorney George Steel, V|l0 E E 6pinion of his friends made UojIfe<I0I fight on behalf of the s<1<e a|I1 Against the stiffest sort of 6pfQs| EI01. He was assisted by w. P. e1ztI E Nashville, former circuit zsI 4Ha by Grant c. Billings, a :; <ile Sevier county bar.
 QE fHG 1efendant there was former llxE1I 1Ee J. s. Lake of De Queen, 1ney of Ashdown, Abe Col Inn q aueen, both former prose e0<l1 kneys; Norwood and Alley 4n1 Pipkin of Mena, an array 4 lent hard to excell any Wnf<4 o1e state.
 oUXat Over Instructions.
 9IIe 13 fhe hardest fights in the en- <Ire eHse eame Saturday afternoon zfeK <|Ie lastructions to the jury. The faznz f71 kslaed was whether the jury 4.laAia Hz allowed to consider a yer 2sET xaF sNeond degree murder. The ger esfs* etfztended there were but two izzzlfz v eonsider, justifiable homi- lkl9E 0< zLst degree murder. The s<8<2 4<l84 for instructions on second Qe6 zzH1er. The fight waged red nok Mes and Judge Steel was 579z.ll py a barrage of opinions Esl2 ents. Prosecuting At.or- << fought hard and the court, 1H first opposed the desired ! finally agreed to admit it. t'37e 9fneys for the defense zI1f Judge Steel was legally eoz his decision.
 IHx the reading of the in- zz [he arguments began. Each <sz United to three hours and
 <he time was used. Judge
 1ed for the state, was fol- S Adge Alley for the defense.
 then spoke for the defense aLaney closed. Prosecut- " Steel made the final ar
 the state.
 ents Lasted Six Hours. |~z| 4ments began shortly be- E. ln, and with exception of
 put for supper, continued
 at night. There was hard
 While the arguments were
 efed when there was a va-
 a the courtroom, and much
 numbers stood up to hear.
 <1ye hearing given the at-
 eaking was evidence of the 6ated.
 which decided the case T E sed of W. J. Nichols and
 of Hatfield; B. P. Lich-
 Inn Nations of Wander
 1ert Hunter of Cove; Lee
 of Big Fork; c. M. Ed
 k; Hey Hudgins, w. I.
 Baker, Henry Christy and
 in of Mena.
 Testimony of Trial.
 lEe Lake had finished his
 of the plans for the de-
 4king of testimony was
 state offered as its first
 kray of actual eyewit-
 o shooting, a young girl. Oierks.
 <ss knew both Dr. Kolb
 z&nd by sight, and had
 1f in the main street of
 0 her attention was di- !| affray in front of the zzszI IT. - I1k only < short distance
 1 Miss nurbie. was a IF Wh7r the shooting l report 4 the first one o.1 &11H | zcare. buf xho d:.-