The daily gazette., 1881-09-29
FIFTH EDITION.
The SEPTEMBER COURT.
ROSE ON TRIAL.


Court opened this morning at 10
O'Clock, Judges Wootten, Houston snd
Wales upon the bench.
Immediately after Court had opened
the drawing Of new jury In the case
of Orlando itose, for the murder OF
Peter Galloway was commenced.
Eleven members Of the old Jury
were first sworn, and two of these
were excused, Delaware Clark, on 90
count Of sickness, aud Mortimer Rick
ards. who, since he had served on the
first jury, formed conscientious scru.
pies against rendering Q verdict where
the punishment was death.
The drawing Of three additional
jurors was then commenced with the
folio wing result:
Lewis Miller, formed and expressed
an opinion William J. Lang, sworn /;
Horace W. BrOckett, sworn Geo. W.
Ely, formed and expressed an op; nien /;
Thomas Sh ,kespeare. formed and ex
pressed an opinion Geo. W. Mckee,
sworn.
The jury as sworn is a. follows:
Lewis j. Graves, Charles Hindel,
James Fordham, Moses America, COL,
Thomas s. Weldin, Thomas Conway,
John L. Brocksop, John A. McClin :.
took, James McClelland, William j.
Lang, Thomas W. Brockett, George
w. Mckee.
Immediately after the jury had been
sworn Attorney General Gray arose
and addressing the Court. said He
had been informed by the counsel for
the defense, that he was willing to ao-
cept verdict OF guilty Of manslaugh-
ter, and not guilty In the manner and
form as indicted. He was willing to
accept on behalf of the State such Q
verdict, and he would therefore ask the
Court to instruct the jury to render
such verdict.
Judge Woottep, In addressing the
jury, said that arrangements had been
made between the States Attorney
and counsel for the prisoner, whereby
verdict Of guilty of manslaughter
was acceptable; you will therefore
render such . verdict. The verdict
was rendered and the prisoner CON-
Quoted back to the cells.
The witnesses In the case of Morris
Carberry, for the murder of Samuel
Adams, COL, were called and a ma.
jority Of them not answering, the case
was postponed until this afternoon.
The witness in the case of William
Neal, COL, for rape upon Margaret
Grosser, in Blackbird Hundred, OH
March 29th, 1881, were called, but as
several material witnesses for the de-
fense did not answer to their names
attachments were issued, and the case
postponed until they could be brought
into Court.
Waller Naudain, William Benson
and George Clifton, all colored, were
next tried for highway robbery upon
Willard F. Collins, on the 29th OF May
last, between the hours of II and 12
p. M, while on his way home from
smyrna. The prisoners were in ear.
rlage; when betweenSmyrna and DUCK
Creek, they hailed him, he being or
foot, and Walter Naudain said, "Hal
10, boss !" big load on one horse
they asked me 10 get In /; l got in and
rode for some distance, when we came
to road, and told them to let me
out, but they would not stop, bui
drove faster. After riding some dis
tance they got out and pulled me
out, and then they said, "Your money
or your life;" they then assaulted me
and beat me until they thought was
dead l heard one of them say, 1--WE
have fixed him." After they left
got up and started off, when they
again caught me and kicked me they
CHASED me second time, when / ran
into swamp. They stole So, a pair
OF suspenders, pair of shoes, some
turpentine, some varnish and a plug
of tobacco.