The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-15

composed of z whites and 5 negroes,
and in intelligence and appearance, l
would say, is not entitled to be rated
above q second-class country jury. A
majority, if not all of them, however,
bear the stamp of honesty on their
faces, and if they do not return ver-
dict d" according to the law evil
dence," it is safe to say it will he more
chargeable to their ignorance than to-
their lack of integrity. The CORES
pendent of the Times Democrat, who
was here when the jury was empan-
ncled. gives the following sketch of
hem in the order in which they We're
sworn in:
l. HattOm Samples, cOlOrcd resides in
( North Rankin OH his own place. He was
not acquainted with either Gambrell
or Hamilton. His children had read
him something about the case from
the Brandon Republican. He had no
scruples about capital punishment and
had never expressed any opinion as to
the guilt or innocence of the accus
ed.
/ ,. Perry Webb, cOlOred, lives on
Stcens Creek. Read of the killing in
the NeT MiSsiSsjppidn. Thought he
could give the accused fair trial.
Webb is IL labOrer on Il farm. He
cannot read or write. but is man of
apparently fair intelligence.
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North Rankin, twenty five miles from
Brandon. He is farmer, and is en-
gagged in business on his own account.
He did not know the accused or the
deceased, and was not familiar with
the particulars of the killing. lie had
not formed or expressed an opinion,
and did not Obj ect to capital punish
ment.
4. Silas Robinson, cOlOred, resides
in North Rankin. lie is Il substantial
man, probably fifty years of age. He
had heard some school children read
ing of the killing, but had not formed
or expressed an opinion.
5. John Fitzhugh, cOlored, resides
four miles from Brandon. He did not
know the particulars of the killing.
Had formed no opinion. d" Negroes
always got in trouble tangling up in
white folks business, he said. He
could give the accused fair trial.
Fitzhugh is well known in Brandon
and has good reputation.
6. Wiley Erwin is young colOred
man, and is a farmer of fair intelli-
gence. He lives two miles south of
Pelahatchie, Rankin county, on Mr..
BANDS place. He was not acquain-
ted with Gambrell or Hamilton. He
had heard something of the killing,
but not enough on which to base an
opinion.
7. X. n. Downing, white, is a
farmer, residing in North Rankin.
He had heard the killing discussed,
but had not formed an opinion.
9. j. F. Goodman, white. employe d
! i'll the Armstead Lumber Company :,
eighteen miles from Brandon. Had
never heard about the case. and did
MOI know either Gambrcll or Hamil-
ton. He did not take any newspa-
perS, consequently did not read any
thing about the killing.
9. :. |. D0nncl. white, resides near
Cato did not know the particulars
of the ease, although he had heard it
discussed. He did not take any pa
per. His mind was perfectly free.
/ 10. Anderson Mcpherson, white,
resides III Rankin, and works for the
Armstead Lumber Company. He was
not acquainted with the deceased or
the accused. He had heard of the
killing. but not of all the circumstan-
ces. hence he had not formed or ex-
pressed an opinion. He is twenty =
three years of age, and was born in
Rankin county.
IL. JorlJ. Alternately, white resides in
North Rankin. He knew very little
about the " scrape." All the parties
! implicated We're rank" strangers to
him, and he could try the case on the
evidence and i'll accordance with the
law.
10 j. G. Hunter is Young white
man, who is employed at the Armstead
mills, within three miles of which place
he has resided ever since hoyhood.
He had formed no opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of the accused, and
! had not heard the particulars. He
could read, but did not take any pa
per, consequently had not read the
! details of the case. He had heard the
affair mentioned, but had not taken
any interest in it. He was positive
! that he could try the case fairly
He did not object to capital punish