The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-23
FOR CONGRESS.
.. JOSEPH J. DAVIS,
OF FRANKLIN,
TRIAL FUR BURGLARY.
OF FRANKLIN,

Tn Tuesday afternoon of the Superior
Cour, Of Orange. Alphnso Davis. Henry
Andrews. white, aud lewis Carlton. col.
were arraigned on the charge "s burglary
committed upon the premises of Mrs. Mar
garet Lydia Ilenlon in the town Of Chap. |
Hill on the night of the 18th &C. June.
1873, and the case. was set Ter trial Tor 10
o'clock on Wednesday. 7s ..1se~~~
At l0o'clOck, the prisoners we're brough,
in,Ucourf. a special veuire Of l,o men had
been summoned. al s... a.
The State was represented by Solicitor
strudwick. aud BY Messrs. Thomas Ruffin.
JohL w. Graham, James b. Mason aud
James NJ. Alexander. For the prisoners
appeared Messrs Jones Watson. Calvin h.
Parish and !. r. Strayhorn.
The State announced its readiness for
trial. Bill
Mr.. Parish made motiun for Severance
Of trial in respect to Lewis Carlton on the
ground Of prejudicial effects arising from the
publication in the Raleigh Ot>ger aud
Nescs. and the ilillsboro Recorder. Of the
results Of the chemical analysis Of the COLI
tents Of the stomach Of the deceased ~ife d
Lewis Carlton. After discussion Of the point,
bis honor Judge Kerr raled the mo,ivn to
be inadmissible in ihis case. aud the trial
was ordered TO proceed; and the process OF
selecting a ,ry was begun. Each prisuuer
Was entitled to 2S Preremptory challenges.
The original panel was exhausted. aud uu-
ly one juror accepted; and then sbs special
venire vas drawn to the number Of lOi be-
fore the whole jury was ebtaiped. two If the
prisoners. challenging peremptOrily is mud
one Of taem 10. - :
The witnesses for the State and for the
defence. bUth in very large numbers. we're
then. sworn; ard Col. Rufin then made
statement q The case in . remarkably lucid,
precise. and forcible array Of the prof, b,
which the prosecution would demonstrate
the guilt Of the accused. We are compell-
ed to pas il BY from the length or the ties.
timouy to be detailed. .at
The hrst witness examined was ~r
Mrs. IrEsDos. "a
Her name is Margaret Lydia TIeudon. II
was originally Lydia Margaret; but chris.
tiaui names we're reversed after her mar.
rage. Her maiden name was johnson:
vas married in 1855. Has lived in Chapel
Hill three years. last February, owns the
property upon sh,ch she lives. las three
dassh.sns lula. Kate end Maggie. IiFes
In the Eastern part Of the town. The
street back o. house Is Rosemary. Wit
ness owns Der house aud has deed for IL in
her name. The house has 8 rooms Gown
stzirs. snd 3 above. Her rvum is dowu
stairsg st west end. Daughters room up
stairs over hers. P4rlor on frst foor. Lu.
Ia and Kate slept up stair.. I aud youngest
daughter dosn. Tie house is L shaped.
vita 8 oslside dOuIs one oIens % front
pcch! There Is porch in front If mt
room. The front dor opens into ball OF
psssags., The north JoO. vPe.s out Of din.
nisg room towards kiisLea. Two windows
innyEoem. oss 10 West end, tie other IN
South end opening or the porch. I'VE
omit farther description If house.
do the night Of the 18th d June. | had
closed he doors snd windows. eEetp. tie
frOnt door. and dOor Of daugaters' nonn.
] remember distinctly doing 70. becsuse /
vas spprshsnsiEe 81 the house being broken
nvea, I had heard noises around The huuse
that night. twi,ness Describes xith great
iniuuteness tie loeatiUn ii OuthUuses. gar.
den. los. aud beighboring houses snd lU,s.
Op the nigbt named. after closing DOOR.
end Windows. vas ssttiug near trank, be.
fore retiring. Ny oldest daughter sss
entertaining gentleman visitor 10 the gar.
ls. ] hSd heard walking in the back JsrJ.
Half an hour later. heard . noise shout
the frOns door, ! liz the lamp ssd pushed a
chair to indicate some ese vas awake. I
heard steps on tie porch. beurd the IDyr
taob turned. screamed for ny dsughier,
opened the bl.sds sud called Cor DR.. Mat
let; vas secured BY some oas. sad gasI,ed
on the bead witb su are. Soon after. the
boJs zane 10 ; aud then Dr.. NaIIei. xhsn
he came, I vas insensible aud ssppwted by
sss u sbe bSJS
The visitor left about 1 o'clock. Z had
not then retired. Katy vent Up stairs about
10 wiih lamp from ny eha"bsr, I retired
after the visitor left. Il was hei~srn 90
,ssd ~ that heard the noise Of walking. |
heard Il 20 more ell .hs visitor left. When
! heard tas noise % tie steps inside poi.e
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