Ashley v. State

—On September 4, 1912, John Ashley was indicted in P'alm Beach County for the murder in that county of DeSoto Tiger, an Indian; on December 30, 1911. On the first trial held in June, 1914, the jury disagreed and a mistrial was declared. At a subsequent trial in November, 1914, after eleven jurors had been chosen, and pending the consideration of a motion of the State Attorney for a change of venue, the defendant escaped from the custody of the sheriff, and the jurors that had been sworn on their voir dire in the case were discharged. In March, 1915, the defendant was again put upon trial. The…