North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-16
Raleigh and CASTOR Rau Road
SHocco SPRINGS. Annnst LIZ.

A1AASASA SAAU ~hSIOM H601l Road.
SHocco SPRINGS. August Is, 1851.
AT meeting of the Executive Committee on be-
half Of the subscribers to the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
Road Company it appearing that stock to the amount
OF nearly three hundred Thousand dollars had been
taken, and being assured that subscrptions to that
amount would certainly be taken, with the view of
raising the remaining hundred thousand dollars me-
cessary to the charter, the Committee recom
mend that subscription books be opened with the nm
Outstanding that the subscribers this portion of the
stock be relieved in whole in part should thew
desire it, in the purchase of the iron for which, as
the Committee are advised, favorable contract can
be made.
And under the belief that the whole of the stock
will, to certainty, be subscribed, the Committee
have appointed general meeting, to be held War
renton, Friday, the 18th September when it is
Pected the Company will be organized.
By order, R. M. SAUNDERS, Chairman.
THE CASE CT JOHN DAY-A VERDICT. 1t will be
recollected that the indictment upon which John Day
was arraigned. on the 21st of July, contained two
counts, the first charging him with having, the
18th day of May 1851, wilfully, deliberately, and
with malice aforethought, killed and murdered Cath
arlne Virginia Day. by means of leaden bullet dis
charged from pistol fred by the said John Day the
said eaden bullet having entered the left side of c.
V. Day, between the eighth and ninth ribs, causing
breadth, of which wound she died within forty min
utes. The second count varied from the first only in
that the pistol described revolver, and that
the wound was Inflicted by bullet discharged from
one OF tie barrels OF the and that entered her
left side between two Of her ribs, causing her DEATH
&c.
The trial, it is known, occupied two weeks-the
court sitting, on an average, seven hours day.
From the 18th instant, when the case was given to
the jury, until the 9,h the utmost anxiety mani
tested on the part of the community to learn the
suit of their deliberations.
The Court met on Saturday morning. at ten o.
clock; but the jury, according TO the report which
made to the Judge. being far off as ever from
making up verdict" an adjournment took place
til six O'Clock in the evening. In the time,
however, the jury agreed upon verdict; and the
reoPenIng of the court, at the last named hour, the
Judge sent for the prisoner, who shot time after
wards entered. in the custody of Mr.. Wright, the
jaller, and officer Coke.
There present the District Attorney, and Mr..
Morgan, Gone of the counsel for the prsoner,) and
not more thnn twenty persons as spectators.
The jury came down from their chamber, in which
they had been confined for five days and nights, and
took their seats. We saw with SOL
emn countenances, which indicated the nature of the
verdict upon which they had agreed. The prisoner
in the dock was evidently impressed with the
before him, and seemed anticipate the awful
dict. The profound silence broken by the clerk,
who called the ROLL and the jurors answered to their
names, as follows Motley l.. Adams, Edmund Brad
ford, Samuel Wardell, John B. Scrvener, Charles
Mann, John A. Ruff, Eugene Laporte, Charles Tur-
ner, Thomas J. Williams, Charles F. Lowrey, elijah
P. Taylor and Lewis Wright.
! The Clerk-Gentlemen, have you agreed upon
your verdict?
Mr.. WardelI, the foreman, Gin tremulous tone. }
| We have.
The C!erk.-Stand up, John Day. Gentlemen,
look upon the prisoner the bar. D. you find him
| guilty as indicted, not guilty!
| Mr.. WardelI.-Guty.
| The Clerk Gentlemen of the jury, hearlen to the
verdict. Your foreman says that you find John Day,
the prisoner at the bar, guilty indicted, and
all say.
| The verdict was then recorded.
The prisoner sat down, much agitated, so
than any former occasion.
The Court.-Gentlemen of the jury, you dis
charged. finally.
Mr.. Morgan moved that new trial be granted to
the prisoner. He would not now state the grounds,
but would file the reasons hereafter. And he en-
braced the opportunity to remark, that the motion
was not made on frivolous grounds; and that, when
the shall be placed on record there would
be the slightest doubt that il would apyear to the
tisfaction of every man that trial should be
granted. This all he had say
The Court observed that the reasons ought to be
filed at an early day, that the District Attorney
might have an opportunity of seeing them.
An understanding was then entered into that Mr..
Morgan should file his and afidavs within
four days. and that the District Attorney should have
until Monday next to prepare to meet them.
The Court returned the thanks of the court and the
county to the jury for their attention to the subjects
confded to them during the term and
Mr.. FendaU expressed his regret that circumstan-
ces had required their confinement for so long time
We learn that the for Mr.. Morgan's motion
for trial is, that MIR. NJ l.. Adams is represent
ted to have expressed decided opinion adverse to
the prisoner before he Juror.
The prisoner remanded and placed in irons,
with strong guard over him. Wash. Rep.
A GREAT CHEESE Mill. The ST.. Louis Revele
tells of extensive cheese mandatory in Tennessee
Some idea of its magnitude may be gathered from the
following conversation:
Two men were seated at a table in Nashville drink
ing ale and eating crackers and cheese. Their con-
versation at length turned upon large cheeses.
That was very large cheese presented TO Andrew
Jackson said one.
Yes, it weighed nine hundred pounds and up
wards answered the other.
A young gentleman who sitting reading
newspaper in the same room, inquired
81 How much did you say, sir q