Bartow County GaArchives News.....Woman Released on Habeas Corpus October 5 1905  Mrs. Cordelia  Milner
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The Schley County News


The commitment trial at Newton of Mrs. Cordelia
Milner under the warrant sworn out against her by
her son, Quentine Milner, charging her with the
murder of her husband and his father, Raleign
Milner, did not materialize on the date fixed for
the hearing.


Mrs. Milner's attorney succeeded in obtaining a
ruling of the court that Mrs. Milner had already had
one comitment trial and had been discharged.  This
was when the case was first investigated and
Quentine Milner was bound over.  The point made was
that the court couldn't try her again for the same
offense; that she might, if tried again, be tried
every day following if a new warrant were issued.
It was argued that the question of newly discovered
evidence did not affect the case.


The attorneys, after securing the court's ruling,
secured habeas corpus papers and obtained the
woman's release. File size: 1.3 Kb