The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-07-20
CRIMINAL COURT
CONVENES TODAY
FOR JULY TERM
ADDITIONAL JURYMEN ARE
SUMMONED TO COMPLETE
VENIRE; HOPKINS CASE
FIRST TO BE HEARD

VI Ahiidf NOdil AOI AhC JulA
term convened this morning at
900 O'Clock, with Judge William
V. Albury presiding, County Sol
citor Allan B. Oleare. T., Gle k
C. Sam B. Curry, De- 3 Sheriff
Bernard Waite, Bailiff Ray FL
wood and interested attorneys
present.
Clerk Curry called the roll of
1S jurors drawn from the box
when court convened last Mon
day. Twelve responded. The
court was informed by the chief
deputy that the other six could
not be located. Two of the u
were excused.
The bench then drew from the
box names of eight men to make
up the venire of IS. Those to be
summoned are: Alfredo Barroso,
Herbert Weech, Charles Tiff, w.
w. Pinder. Fielden EIbertson, b.
A. Baker, John Tiff.
First of the cases called for
trial was that OF Willard Hop
kins, with two charges. The first
was driving an automobile under
the influence of liquor and :he
second was assault and battery.
Pleas of guilty were made OF both
charges.
The county solicitor explained
that the charge of assault and
battery grew out of the first
charge and asked that on the sec
ond offense the prisoner be given
a suspended sentence.
Asked by the court what he
had to say before sentence was
imposed the prisoner asked that
the court be merciful to him as
he had a wife and four children
to support.
To this the court replied that
he would suspend sentence on the
charge of assault and on the
charge of driving an automobile
while under the influence of
liquor, he would impose a fine of
$50 and costs or GO days in Jail.
The next case called was that
of O.. w. KempI charged with dis
play of a firearm, to wit: a shot
gun, in a threatening manner.
This in connection with ordering
plant board employees from his
property.
Asked if he had an attorney Mr..
Kemp replied that T. S. Caro- was
his attorney but he was out OF
town. The judge advised Mr..
Kemp that Mr.. Caro- knew this
case was coming up for trial this
week and had so been informed
by the judge.
He then said that he would al
low the defendant until $50
O'Clock tomorrow morning to get
an attorney. That the court was
to be conducted in a business
manner and no unnecessary de-
lays in the conduct of matters be-
fore the court world be cOun-
tenanced. Sessions would begin
at 9 80 o'clock in the morning. be
continued until the noon recess.
resume business AZ 2 o'clock and
continue until o'clock in the
afternoon and later if necessary.
The accused advised the court
that if he could not be allowed
any longer time than tomorrow
morning to secure an attorney,
he might "just as well be tried
today"
He was arrai. ned and entered
plea of not guilty, declaring in
an emphatic manner that he had
not had a shotgun. in his hands in
the past 10 years.
The panel was called and after
Charles Albury, John Bright and
Hilary Crusoe lad been question
ed and excused the following jury
was accepted to try the issue:
Harvey Brost, Leonard Guerra,
Harry Baker, Aaron Kemp. Sid
ney Thompson and ]. Roland
Adams.
Immediately afterward, taking
Of testimony was started and con-
tniued until the noon recess when
all evidence had been given by
the several witnesses and II was
announced that attorneys would
start arguments before the jury
at the conclusion of the recess at
2 o'clock.