Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-08-08
INSANITY TO BE DEFENSE OF
FLOYD COUNTY YOUTH Charged
With Death 15-YEAR- old Girl
DEATH PENALTY WILL PROBABLY BE ASKED BY
STATE FOR HOUSTON UPTON-JURY CHOSEN
IN ONE DAY-EVIDENCES STARTS TODAY
AT CLARENDON
BN STAFF CORRESPONDENT.


CLARENDON, Aug ;.-lnSaniil will
hc iln defense of IIorston Upton. age
i ~. ol the Sunset community. floyd
County. charged with the killing of
GlrdyS solomon. age H.. the morning Of
February %, 1879. defense attorneys In.
dicatcd here to-day IN the cro-s-eNamiua.
ton oi prospective Jurors. The state viii
~, for the death penalty questions in.
diCttcd.
The entire da, was taken M IN the
selection or the Jury. pion's tate viii
he IN the hands OF u jury consisting Of
= .cn iarm'r., oT printer and an auto.
mobile mechanic. Taking of testimony
! n expected to begin tomorrow morning.
District judge Henry :. Bishop %
| Anmilln is pr, sidiuZ over the ease at
thc D,nlry County term un a change
oi venue from Floyd County.
Sheriff ]. II Rutherford subpocnacd
, pmnel of MS. and approximately 100
were ready to serve ion ca-c they were
rvcdcd Ben Bentley. the final juror
selected was 80 Gs ON the list
About 70 witu,~~r, have been sub.
puruu,d from flu,d County. when
the full juror had BEEN selected ut d
-. m, Judge bishop called an the Wit.
rc~ses hcfor, him aud Instructed th,m
about the oaso ATTORNEYS invoked the
ulc ana witnesses win not ho allowed
tu discuss the cJsp with each othDr col
90 hear Testimony 90. ihv other vii
neSsps.
The court room was packed through
cut the day with the actual taking OF
/ .cstimuny tomorrow. It is believed that
/ ,horo will he jam around the court
. huusp
n Aumn,v~ mdirie thai it Wiu D.. Ht,
, ! rhm s1at u Friday before th, trial b
E completed The left iuy fUr th, w'ct
g us released urtH p O'Clock irida,
morning
Yuuug IpiUu va- Indicted w F'nH
omtt Goa yhaI1Ds uf kIiNug iou
,uJ,. solomon aud NrH Juhu-.u Uut
h, ,,s, ot killing The solomon sIrl wa.
o.. trsi Duc called.
Indication u, that rut 900 tbc SIT
=, ucsscs win o., called o. fh. stand. 90.
o. b. suid fH1t many W, fut cluaD'r
auN IuU- rI~hnp Instructed 700 wf
u,-,,. NH..0.. I.r DO. defense or stat"
tn t.I ta, .IfDru,l- ,s,fihm1 uH
.I,. n.t I.uIf tl. ,l-t u private
conferences SOD 1- Co. e,rdIt. th, trit
WI." testimony begins tomorrow.
fuuu.. Ip, 1.4e q f.u-D aud STATE
.I.H o. numU. of Ufu,--D. hct0r'
.u.. ..i ucbt s.. 30. tu E,' % lime on
.H. ie-tm,uy thst v.Il %, introduced.
Houston Upton. who Is ouiy is year
. oI age. calmly sat thruugu the trs
. ilNs proceedings Boo the court roor
. without coat he was lN wars ol
January -n just few weeks hofor
/. 'h. huug took place
Th, killings are alleged to have 'lt
/, cu place the morning of February q
h ros-ib, 1Iout 1 o'clo,e bon the Suusc
d community lb.ut 90 miles uor,hcas
.f lImdada
q several ,ouu. pe"pir hId uvru bon 20
a trudary. 90 meeting tlr prlNinn
{ evening un SUNDAY tD oreuu.l, t iilI
81, Young Peoples Union go th. SW
b, s.f sgtoO' house. which .s uu -'.'.U
ID pl land owned tE o IS. Solomon lH
. Mrs Matte twi-l-or.
Nflu tH. $3.50 touus women vrr
, found u,rU .HI fh. tU.l ,. Ser
- WILSON .l. 30 ml escaped No. .- -.
'h9f t.n- lIfeu Va. found serious.
rHr.I believed fa IIE. H.." -.I' H
I'.I Hf t., school Ha"-. 80, wa
' lssr tu r fIudIIa a.f1IHw and
vls several H.u'he b..r. Do. ueH,.u
rDm H.. .uIa- -H# .a HIt. .t. I'D
.l. 'rd WITH l pistol
NrD h.- recovery H, V1- placed