Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-06-02
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CIRCUIT COURT
May Term 1928 rd. Week.
THE KELLAR MURDER TRIAL.
THE KELLAR MURDER TRIAL.

Testimony of citizens from State
Line was offered by the State in the
Kellar case last Thursday Afternoon
after DR.. Brown mental Special
ist-went off the stand. Also part
of Friday morning the same way
they testifying to Kellar's sanity.
Late Friday DR.. Buchanan of Meri
dian was introduced by the state as
expert medical witness. He had
charge of the East Miss. Hospital
for Insane for 20 years. Stated was
a graduate OF University of Va, and
also University of N. Y and stud
led abroad in Vienna and London
hospitals in abe Cos. After The pre-
dictate had been laid he was asked
the prime question which brought
the answer: From all can gather
and what Have heard the man was
sane at time of killing; is sane now. =
DR.. Cleveland also of Meridian who
served as Asst. Physician also at the
East Miss. Insane Hospital testified:
Taking all tie testimony into con-
sideration as being truth, my honest
\ judgement is he is SANE. 7" Neither
of these doctors could be shaken on
I cross examination though we're askel
Nhe famous long Hypothetical CUES
Non covering two long typewriter
Meets of paper. The state rested at
10 Friday afternoon. A recess
tlffen till $40. Another of those
ever rising motions overrulled
Counsel told to prepare your in
structfQns. F" Argument opened at
5;OS P M. by Dist. Atty. Mart n
Miller. he closing at. s. 80. Phifer
came on nat $40. Breland from $40
to 7:40 Miller in rebuttal IA to
S.32. Mixer was particularly scath
ing in IDENTIFICATION Of Kellar for the
awful crinAe, quoting frequently
from "KellaE Life Letter which got
into the record Said that State
Line not to bloom like a rose from
(KeI!ar's effortS but to bloom and
blossom with widows clothes. " This
| being comment @n high sounding
phrase 10 "KellaA's life Letter in
which he was going to make State
lime bloom from his casting in clti-
zenship there. Thd jury was out all
might Next or'hing returning
THE VERDICT
I'VE the jury lind defendant guilty
as charged in the Indictment but
cannot agree as to ihe punishment. F"
They were discharged and Life
sentence pronounceaon kel!ar.
JOHNNY ADAMS TRIAL
then followed. Ha was charg-
ed with murder of 9. f. Green in
Piney Woods Greek skinny raid Apr.
II, 1921. They coma enced picking
the jury about nine O'Clock. by 9:32
Sheriff Valley was pub on by the
state and his testimony Mas on lines
of giving Adams confession to him
and others. when he turned states
evidence and assisted the Dist ST
torney and associate attorneys Npre-
pare for the prosecution of Kelly
and Bond. The Defense announce ed
did mot care to put anyone &n
! stand. Z" Argument began at 900,
Closed at 1923 A. M. Jury repoif-
ted verdict Of not guilty at 12;0E
o'clock
ADAMS MURDER TRIAL JURY.
| l.. V. Rounsavilie G. G, Brewer
Charley Hodges G. 9. Jones
&C. B. PIatt James Byrd
Erastus Brewer Bant Williams
George Williams w. Y. Wade
w. 5. Turner L. E. Beard
Called 5 beyond regular panels.
This trial was a very hurried up
affair coming on the last day OF court
after the hard fought battle OF Kellar
trial, and the verdict was q surprise
to citizens as it was expected con-
viction would be had IN it as Adams
had made confession but we under
stand the jury was puzzled over The
Estate not proving the conspiracy
which was what placed Adams case
in the capital offense column fol
though the three shots which be
fired at Prohibition Officer j. H.
Green, missed, yet the intent was
there and backed up by the previous
plot to kill the raiding officers, con
stituted the graver crime Of accesso-
ny to the killing of Mr.. Green. An
accessory being equally guilty before
the law in Mississippi and punished
with the death sentence same as the
principal murderer.
After dinner after some skirmish
ing Adams entered technical plei
oil guilty by agreement to his par
in the murders ION the Dunnan
COUNT and accepted life term rath
er than go to trial.
This ended the trials in the ia