Show GIB WORKMAN ON TRIAL AT man who murdered james griffin last november Is before judge and jury tho the trial of oc gib workman foi the murder of james griffin last november la Is in progress at cleber city at the last term of the district court a change of ledue was taken by ith state for the reason the prosecuting attorney did not believe a jury could be obtained in this county aho I 1 he case casa was called laet Ni monday onlay august 9 though the witnesses were mere not summoned to appear until august 12 the idea was that it would re quire three dais to secure a jury early last week the witnesses began to start for cleber and by the oaid caid of tile the week so many witnesses lawyers and visitors had gone that it was impossible possible 1111 for the remaining pio pie of the city to secure rigs at the livery stable or elsewhere for nicee sary use the number of witnesses Is not exactly known as tho the sheriff has not et been able to make inake re turns but the estimate varies anywhere from 27 to 67 the case la Is likely to occupy the best part of two weeks workman it Is understood has haa taken advantage of the pauper act A C hatch the attorney for the de defense tense will probably set up the plea of insanity which la Is a very popular defense these days and when a man once proves that he was insano insane when he committed the crien it Is sometimes a haid hat a matter to piove giove that he Is sane when ho he desires liberation from the asyl asylum ulu this trial will mill cot cost the county a large sum bum of money but it has haa been suggested that money anoney spent in the prosecution of criminals Is money well ell spent while tho the prosecution may hane hae a array of testimony thore there Is at least one important bitners who will not be there anyhow andow that was waa the belief when the officials left here georgo borge Alc mccarrall Carrell stated in tile the pre senco of sheriff mcneill and others bat he heard workman declare on the he sunday previous to the murder on n priday friday that unlash grifffn paid him what he owed him ho he would kill griffin workman was perfectly sober at the time at af last accounts accounts tile officials had not been able to get Alc mccarrell Carrell ile he Is said to be in nov ada if two or more persons who heard Alc mccarrell Carrell make maka the statement were to testify that would be as con cleslie eil evidence dence as if Mc Canell him self gave gaie it to the jury it has not been ascertained whether the state ment was made mada to others than me alc nelll neill and those who were mere with him at the time |