Shoemake, the first witness for the prosecution, had made such a wretched failure that no efforts were made to bring in the other witness from Mississippi of the same character, Bentonville Taylor. The prosecution next introduced two witnesses from Columbus, Miss., and one by the name of G. W. Overall, all to prove an alibi, and that G. Y. Overall was positively residing in another place at the time referred to in Copeland’s confessions. This testimony was satisfactory and unobjectionable; but, as will be shown in further progress of the trial, did not in reality invalidate the confessions in any material point whatever. The examination and cross examination of the different witnesses, with the arguments of the opposing counsel, occupied the Court for about two days; and had G. Y. Overall’s object been nothing further than the establishing of his own innocence, he might have succeeded commensurate with his own unbounded desire; but what was he doing associated with such men as S. S. Shoemake and Bentonville Taylor? The complete unmasking of the infamous conduct of the former was anything but auspicious for the prosecution, and left a very unfavorable impression on all who heard the proceedings as to the character of the prosecution. THE ARGUMENTS FROM BOTH SIDES. The closing of the testimony was immediately followed by the opening arguments of the solicitor for the prosecution, which continued for a considerable length of time. Next the argument of Hon. Percy Walker, for the defense, which occupied a period of two hours and a half in delivery. Distinguished as he had heretofore been on all occasions, this, as was said by his friends, was one of the greatest and happiest efforts he ever made. At the time the court-room was crowded almost to suffocation, and outside of it thousands were congregated to catch the utterances from his flowing lips. His withering torrents against Shoemake electrified the court; but his main argument went to show that G. Y. Overall had no right to prosecute in the name of G. Overall, and that it was another person referred to in Copeland’s confessions. The prosecution replied; and now the arguments from both sides being finished, the written notes from each, together with instructions from the Court were furnished to the jury, and it forthwith retired to its room for the purpose of trying to agree on a verdict. But it was soon ascertained that there was a very strong probability of it not coming to any agreement at all. After retirement for about twenty-four hours without any harmonious result, it reported to the Court the almost certainty of not being able to render any verdict on the case pending before it. THE COURT AND THE JURY.