Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-06-03
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Self Confessed Slayer
of Jake Green
DRAWSDEATHSENTENCE
Henry Bond Convicted Of
Murder by Jury of
His Peers.


the day last FRIDAY afternoon. one
juror was lacking 10 the Henry Bond
murder trial. Saturday morning
the Twelfth juror was secured. Some
motions by the defendants counsel
in line with their usual tactics OF
Directing and trying to impede or
switch Oft the court from the trial,
we're patiently considerably heard
by the Judge and promptly and posi-
lively overruled and the taking of
testimony begun by the state that
afternoon. They had Johnny AID.
ans on by 5 o'clock that afternoon
with his confession similar to that 10
in the Kelly case. The court took
out for the day at about $50, al nd re-
opened Monday morning running
into the fourth week to complete such
murder trial under way az the close
of the third week, the allotted time
for Greene County Circuit terms.
The Judge held that only o case
brought over from the previous week
which was in course of trial could be
tried I'M der the provision of the law
allowing lap over in the fourth
week to effect cleanup or cioseout.
So the Mcleod murder case was
continued. Also the negro murder
case. The whole of Monday was
consumed with taking testimony and
hearing those impeding objections.
motions etc by defendants counsel
in their efforts to lay basis for ap-
peals. The court made steady pro.
gress, however, despite these we're
treated considerably and lmpartially
ruled on in the hight of the law as
the Judge construed it. There we're
two witnesses lett over for examlna-
ton Tuesday morning and the case
was closed by argument about 9:45
a. m. when little intermission was
taken to allow time for the lawyers
on both sides to prepare their writ
ten instructions for the jury These
have to be passed upon for their con-
formitv to the law by thu Judge.
This was gotten rid of and argument
opened by the state side at about IL:
10 a. m. After the dinner hour re
cess was over argument was resumed
at about 1:30 lasting till 4:45 Pm.
when the district attorney. Martin
Muller concluded his speech in rebuff
butal of Ian Anderson's plea for
manslaughter finding for his client.
The jury retired and were out till
about 9 o'clock that night, when they
came In returning verdict OF gull
tv as charged, which being finding
of verdict without recommendation
of mercy. makes it obligatory on the
Judge to impose death sentence in
a murder trial. Bond was brought
before the bar and asked the usual
question If he had anything to say
WHY the sen tence of the court should
not be imposed, and 1.-THE death sem
tence then declared with july Is,
1921 as the date set for execution by
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Bonds trial was very much going
over the same ground" as the KEEL
ley trial, the same witnesses being
largely used and their evidence dn1
Questioning being greatly similar to
that IN that trial. Consequently
there was not the close interest and
attendance as before though the a.
iertness of the officers and counsel
could not be relaxed, and the fami-
lies and close friends of ali concerned
hung on through it all despite the
terrific heat of the courtroom which
has no fans and none too good ven.
tilation and seat arrangement on a
fiat floor. not the most desirable, but
the best made of all circumstances
possible and this serious piece OF
business to the court worked off
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