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THE JOHES-TOLLIVER CASE.Judge Robinson Unking an Ex-utnple ot Absent %Vitnesses— Sit'tiiies§, PosiponemeutN, Etc.•[Correspondence of the Indianapolis Sentinel.]Bloomington, Ind., May 10, 1877.—A great number of witnesses in the Jones-Tolliver case having failed to appear yesterday, the day set for the trial, and tire counsel demanding that some of them yhould be present before they would consent to go into trial, Judge Robinson continued the case until Friday noon, and isw Hued attachments for every absent witness,remarking that he had made it a rule, when a witness caused delay by failing to appear, to tax up the costs of the delay against him, and in the present important ense he should make the penalty severe Just as court was adjourning news was brought to Judge McNutt that his little daughter, who has had a severe spell of scarlet fever, but on themend, had grown suddenly worse, and on reaching home he was informed by the attending physicians that there was little hope ot her living twenty-four h'»urs. He being the principal attorney for the defense and being incapacitated from attending tothe case on account of this misfortune, this case was further continued this morning tonext Monday.In the meantime Judge Robinson is dispatching the other busine99 of the Court with a celerity that wins a smile of approval from our taxpayers. Indeed his popularity is becoming so great he could carry this county almost unanimously for any office within the gift of the people.The refusal of the Supreme Court to grant the prisoners bail leaves them without motive for further delay, and it is hoped the trial will proceed. The defendants have had nearly 300 witnesses subpoenaedfrom Lawrence and Orange counties, and the State nearly as many more, so that almost a regiment of men, many of whom are farmers, will be taken from their business, many of them for the third time, to attend this trial. This is a great hardship to farmers at this time of year, especially as many are not only compelled to leave their wjrk, but actually had to borrow money to briog them here, and if th^re should be further attempt at delay, unless for clearly just reasons, it is fearedthere will be trouble in the camp. But the attorneys are on the ground, the witnesses will arrive to-day, Judge Robinson is here especially to try the cause, and it is bound to proceed unless some undiscovered event shall prevent it. Judge McNutt, counsel for defendants, argued a motion to quash yesterday, but the motion was overruled and a special venire ordered to be returned.
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New Albany Daily Ledger Standard
New Albany, Indiana, US
Fri, May 11, 1877
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