The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1950-02-01

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The cloud which has been fol
lowing the Hines family seemed
to be lifting last week when Dis
trict Court Judge Al v. Hundley
granted DR.. James e. Hines a new
trial by setting aside the guilty
verdict brought in by an all-white
jury which heard the case In
October. The crime? Let's
begin at the beginning.
Young DR.. Hines and his wife
and small child are well thought
of In Alexandra, In. The doc
tor has a nice practice. drives .
nice car Is considered Sue
cessful." He's from Louisiana,
too. OF course, Mrs. Hines Is
from '-up North, but she's "real
NICE" They helped lead the
fight which enabled the Negroes
of this town to retain the old
U.S.0. building. Mrs. Hines used
to work for the NAACP "up
North and you know what
some "white folks" think Of
that "worse than commles."
Seventeen-year-old Ethel Jear
Carr and her grandfather hat
been the subject of much towr
gossip folks said he used tt
beat her.
One evening last Spring. DR.
James q. Hines stopped by hi
home between calls on his patients
There he found Ethel Jean, wht
had been let in by the girl wht
worked for the Hines. Young
Mrs. Hines and their daughter
were out of the city.
DIR. Hines asked the girl to
leave she looked as II she
had received some bodily blows
he didn't want her In his
home knowing Ethel Jean, and
knowing folks). Finally, after
forcing her out, she sought re-
entrance by pushing her hand
through a glass window, severe
~ cutting her arm.
Now the girl really needed med
ical care. The young doctor pu
her in his car, and took her to hi
office His nurse was there. Aftel
giving her the necessary medica
attention, the doctor, with hi
nurse. drove the girl to within
block Of her home. She refused
to leave the car. DR.. Hines liftet
her bodily from the car, and lef
her to walk home.
Next morning, Ethel Jean wa.
allegedly found in her home b,
her grandfather. and was takel
to the hospital where she diet
without making a statement.
They said that "Young Doc
Hines" inflicted the wounds that
killed the girl. He WAS tried
last October before an all white
jury (of his peers?), and was
found guilty.
Many people rallied to the ait
of the young family. The Medica
association sent resolution
vouching for the doctors integrity
as did the presidents of his col
lege, and medical school.
There was no evidence presented
at the trial to prove that Hinel
had wounded the girl. His nurse
was witness to the condition il
which they last saw the girl aftel
putting her out of the car.
John r. Hunter, Jr., counsel fol
DR.. Hines, presented motion To-
a new trial on the basis that tn,
verdict was contrary to the Law
and the evidence, and that thu
needs of justice would be servet
by the granting of a new trial.
In granting a new trial, Judge
HundIey made q statement
which could only be made by one
who believes that tile beautiful
doctrines Of this country were
written for ALL men.
Among the things said by tn
Judge was: g. the jury is re
quired to determine the fate of |
fellow human being upon its recol
lection of matters about which
they have no knowledge and il
respect with which they have hat
instruction over period of onl,
10 minutes. This is particular,
true when the issue of circumstan
tial evidence is involved. TIT
court is firmly Of the belief tina
there should have been some con
nection shown between Jean Car
and DIR. Hines between the time h
put her out of the car more thar
a block away from her house and
the time she was discovered. be-
fore he can be asked to pay the
price of felon for her DEATH"
=. It happened in Alexan-
dria, La.