The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-04-14
WINES AGAIN
TO FACE TRIAL
Man Accused OF Muir
der Of Miss Lura
Parsons.

Harlan, NY, VIII be caled the secohu
trial OF the most mysterious murder
case Kentucky has ever known. that
against DR.. II. G. WINES, former as
sistant State veterinarian. who 10
charged with having killed Miss Lura
Parsons. teacher Of the famous Pine
Mountain Settlement School, which
has benefactors in nearly every
State. There are so many unusual
elements surrounding the case that
Il rivals a mystery story in fiction.
WINES was tried a month ago.
Eleven jurors declared him innocent
the twelfth man. one Moses Brew
er. held out TO the last that WINES
had killed the girl. and the jury was
discharged as disagreed. WINES
was allowed to furnish bond Of $751;
600.
Wines swears his innocence. SO
many people believed him guiltless
that throughout the mountains a
fund was raised for his defense.
Most Of those contributing to this
fund do not know WINES, but his
friends started the subscriptions.
The woman's Club. Of jenkins, KY.
near where WINES lived for years.
issued n letter which was sent to
other women's clubs an over the
country with an editorial from a
Harlan newspaper. all attesting Win
mes innocence.
Time 10 Important Cireumstanee
On the other hand. there are
many who declare WINES is the
murderer. They point to the fact
that IL took him about two hours
longer TO make given distance the
day Of the murder than it has taken
others, the testimony Of one man
being given to that effect at the
trail. he asserting that he rode the
same mule that WINES used. So.
when il is all summed up. that APP
proximately two hours Is the main
circumstance against him. WINES
says he lost his way in crossing the
mountain on the road over which
Miss Parsons had preceded him a
short time. To an absolutely impair
tial correspondent, from the evidence
adduced. there seems to be no evil
dence Of WINES guilt.
Feeling is intense throughout the
mountain country over the trail.
While the trial was on, press asso-
Citations and State newspapers had
| trained reporters on the scene. No
trial Of similar interest has been
staged in Kentucky since she Geo
bel murder hearings.
DIR. Winnes' family is sticking BY
him. They declare their faith in
him and their confidence that he
will finally be cleared.
The State maitanined a big. camp
Of convict workers on roads near
the trail along which Miss Parsons
went. Testimony brought OUT for
Winnes' defense showed that six
negro convicts watched Miss Parsons
start up the trail. and two others
went up the road in the same gener-
al direction she took. Anthony
Broughton. night guard at the con-
Wet camp. who later was discharged
in connection. it is alleged. with the
reported straying Of convicts from
the camp. said he saw Miss Parsons
pass on foot an hour before WINES
came by on his mule. He said six
negro convicts watched the girl out
Of sight up the road. and that n few
minutes later j. Jones and Bob
Wright. negro convicts, took the
same path and did not return for an
hour. Broughton said the two
negroes said they had been In the
air compressor. about 200 yards from
where the teachers body was found.
Defense Claims Conviets Are Guilty.
The defense's contention is that
conviets killed the teacher.
Z. b. Coleman, guard at the
State reformatory, had stated be-
fore the trial that Sam Ellery, con-
Wet. told him he had overheard three
eonyiets say that a convict killed
Miss Parsons. Ellery denied he had
told such a story to Coleman, and
Coleman was not allowed to tell his
side Of the alleged remarks.
A. W. vellah told Of his having
los, his way at the same place where
DIR, Wines claimed he lost the main
trail. and vellah said he had been
told the right road by eonviets
The prosecution brought out the
statement that Wines seemed nerv-
Gus when he reached the school.
Feeling was intense when the case
went to the jury. For pyer three
days the body deliberated, and on
next TO the last day two Of the
Jurors became 50 oyerwrought that
knives were drawn and a bloody
.lnsh w,a. narrowlv avsrtsa xUithtn