Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-28 | Page 1 | Drunken Jurors Delay Great Case

DRUNIN JURORS DELAY GREAT CASE Nashville Tenn Jan 27 Despite Despite the tho dela delay In securing a 3 Jury In the case against Colonel Duncan Cooper Robin Cooper and John D. D Sharpe charged with w-Ith the murder murder of of former Senator E. E W. W Carmack the court room was well filled to today ay when Judge Hart lIart mounted the bench to hear tho the testimony tosti- tosti tho the two mon mony in the charges charses against accepted Jurors John S S. Leigh and n II H. P. P Jackson now In the Jury box were accused b by bythe bythe the state of holn being boing drunkards In addition ud Leigh Lel h was charged with having saving expressed an opinion In the tho Leigh case tho the state summoned summoned summoned sum sum- fifteen witnessed and tho the defense de de- ile- ile tense as mon many In tho the Jackson Jaclson fifteen or case ase tho state subpoenaed twenty but tho tim defense had not Indicated Indicated Indi Indi- its action 4 A venire of ot OO men had been drawn and the tho sheriffs sheriff's are arc At out to summon them for tor Friday that time the work of or completing tho the Jury will bo ho resumed Ju Judge ge Hart Hort asked the counsel on both sides how bOW they wished to proceed The defense asked tIu Jurors Iel LeigH and Jackson bo be called and told of the tho charges The state te agreed to question question ques ques- tion the tho Jurors ae as to having expressed an opinion but said the question of or drunkenness must be testified to by witnesses to enable the tho court to de- de e. e And I presume I 1 can ean get Jet exp expert rt testimony tea tes on drunkenness right hero Inthe inthe in inthe the court room remarked Jud Judge e Hart with a 0 smile Doubtless answered tho the attorney general Jeneral That Is If It I need It It corrected the court I have IbaVe some expert knowledge myself ye We will leavo leave It to you jud Judge e chorused tho the defendants defendant's attorneys Counsel on both sides aides then asked time timeto to consuLt with witnesses which was wasI granted granto I