Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
INSANE JURYMAN
HALTS STRIKE TRIAL
Carolina Court Orders Mis-.
trial in Case of is Charged
With Murder.
BY the Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. c., September g.
A special term of Mecklenburg Su-
perior Court to begin September 80
for hearing of the case against Is
Gastonia strikers and strike lead
ers, whose trial was ended sud-
denly this morning when juror be-
came insane, was called today by
Gov. o. Max Gardner.
BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. September g.
The trial of Is Gastonia textile mill
strikers and strike leaders was halted
here today and mistrial ordered by
Judge M. v. Barnhill when j. c. Camp
bell, juror. suddenly became insane.
When court convened this morning
DR.. John s. Myers. alienist, told the
court that Campbell was clearly suffer-
ing an acute emotional insanity"
Judge Barnhill ordered mistrial, but
a few minutes later and before the II
Jurors had been released, the defense
asked that the order be vacated and
that another juror be selected.
Judge Barnhill did not think this
could be done, due to the fact that the
term was supposed to end last Satur-
day. but allowed attorneys time to
confer.
Jury Is Dismissed.
The fury. selection of which took up
9 of the IL DAYS the trial had been in
progress, was dismissed, and Judge M.
v. Barnhill. presiding, recessed court
until 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, when
1t was expected some announcement as
to future procedure would be made.
Campbell first showed signs of being
unbalanced on Saturday and suffered
several attacks between the time court
adjourned Saturday afternoon for the
week end and this morning. While en-
route to court this morning he became
violent and the combined efforts OF
three men were necessary to subdue
him and four were required to put him
into a cell at the jail to prevent MIN
doing injury to himself or others,
The defense. after the mistrial had
been ordered. sought the release OF all
of the prisoners on the ground that
they have been placed tG Jeopardy
once" This motion was denied. as was
one to grant bail to the l3 man de-
PENDANTS, who are charged with flrst-
degree murder. J..
The prisoners were ordered helo III
the Mecklenburg County Jail.
No Retrial Date Set.
Just when the case can be resumed,
today appeared doubtful, and It was
thought that the reason Judge Barn
hill decided to hold 3ession this aft
ernoon was that he wanted to ascer-
tain whether or not selection OF anotn-
er Jury could start Immediately: AT
torneys said it was their belief that
another term of court would have to
be called, which would require at least
20 days.
Campbell who is 46 years old and
a news vendor, was the third juror
selected after hearing on the case
started here two weeks ago today: He
kept the court in an uproar at the
time with his replies to questions OF
defense attorneys on the subject OF
religion. las
gust 26, was the second effort to hear
the accusations against Fred Erwin
Beal, Lawrence, Mass, labor leader;
four other National Textile Workers
Union and Communist leaders and
eight strikers accused of first-degree
murder for the death of o. F. Aderholt,
chief of police of Gastonia, in a gun
battle at tent colony maintained near
the Loray cotton mill for strikers. by
the union and the Workers Interr1a-
tional Relief.
Three Women Defendants.
Three New York women, Amy Schech-
ter, Vera Buch and Sophie Melvin,
were being tried on second-degree muir
der charges along with the men.
PTtNn Naao fret GtarfoH at GQCtnniA
on July 26, when Ju6. Barnhill,
named by Gov. o. Max ardner to
conduct q special term Of cot t. granted
the defense a change Of venue to Meek
lenburg County.
In selection of the jury 668 men were
summoned into court and more than
400 were questioned, most Of the others
being excused from service for busi-
ness and other reasons. 5