Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-08-30
BAILEY CASE IS
READY FOR JURY
Closing Speeches Of Attorneys
Made In Court At Mt. Ver-
non Tuesday Morning
(By Associated Press)


Mt. Vernon, KY, Aug. so
With no time limit on the argu-
ments for either side, attorneys
: for the defense opened their adj
dress to the jury in the case OF
John Bailey charged with the
murder OF Beverley White. i'll
circuit court here today. They
pleaded for acquittal on the
ground that Bailey shot White i'll
self defense, stressing the claim
of the defense that White was at
tempting to draw a pistol when
the defendant opened fire.
Commonwealth attorney Flip
PIN. for the defense. followed
Owen and the arguments closed
just before noon. Flippin flayed
Bailey as a cold-bloodcd murder
CIR and asked that he might be
sent to the electric chair.
Mt. Vernon, Ky, Aug. so
The fate of John Bailey. noun
tain fcudist. is expected to be in
the hands of the jury by noon
today. Two attorneys, one rep
rescnting the defense and the
other the prosecution, are to
speak this morning and then the
jury will take the case.
Both sides closed their evil
dencc at noon Monday and i'm
Incdiately after dinner Judge Is.
J. Bethurum charged the jury
and pleas Of attorneys started.
\ Floyd Byrd, of Lexington. and
B. B. Golden, Of Pinevillc. plead
cd for the death penalty. MIR.
Byrd. who is a noted prosecutor
in fcud murder cases. pleaded
with the jury for the death pen
atty as d means of breaking up
the mountain fcuds which he said
had for so long disgraced Ken
tucky. This is the only way to
break up these fcuds.' he said.
He called the attention of the
Jury to the fact that Beverley d.
White, for whose murder at Hell
bricks Station last April Bailey
is being tried. moved out OF the
mountains to Versailles % years
ago in order that his children
might be brought up away from
the spirit of the feud.
Mr.. Byrd during his argument
placed the coat White wore whe,
he was slain. on Commonwealth
Attorney w. Fl. Flippin's table
and demonstrated to the jury his
theory of how White was shot
and how the bullets might have
ranged downward despite the
fact that White was six feet three
inches tall and Bailey was only
five feet eleven.
Attorney Golden made an i'm
passioncd plea for conviction. He
called upon the jury to avenge
the death of White and at the
finish half of the spectators il
the court room and a number o
the jurors were weeping.
G.. Nj. Jarvis opened the argu
ment for the defense and c. c
Williams followed Attorney &. Is
Golden, who spoke first for th'
prosecution. Both defense attor
news maintained that Bailey hac
clearly proven that he shot il
self-defense and pleaded that 1T
be acquitted.
Bailey lost his composurc mo
1nentarily for the first time Sine
the trial started. When Attorne,
Byrd pleaded that he be sent t.
the electric chair Bailey appear
ed nervous and glanced about tn
court room i'll a frightened way
He recovered quickly, however
and sat stolidly through the re
mainder of the plea.
No limit has been set on tn
time of arguments for either sid
and there was no way of tellin
how long Attorney H. H. Over
who will close for the defens'
and Commonwealth Attorney "
M. Flippin, who will close fo
for the state, will speak. 1t
expected, however, that the jur
will have the case by noon.
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