The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-10-27
FEAGLES ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
No Jury Summoned to Hear
the Case.
The Sheriff a Near Relative of tho
Prisoner, and Pulaslsi's Chief OF Police.
Called Upon to summon the Jury
FeaEies Pleads Not Guiity-He Ap-s
pears In Court Pale From Long Con-
finement.

Feagles Pleads Not Guifty-He Ap-
pears In Court Pale From Long Con-
finement.
PULASKI, Oct. Speciall-The
trial Of the Feagles case was begun to-
day, but not much progress was made,
and this for two reasons. Hon. John
w. Daniel was speaking and no jury
had been summoned to try the cause of
the commonwealth VS.. Feagles.
There was o large attendance at
court, owing TO the interest felt, both in
tho political speaking and in the
murder trial.
Judge Bolen called the circuit court
TO order at about 1890 o'clock, and
counsel on both sides announced them.
selves as ready to proceed with the
trial.
Notice was given by the common-
wealth's attorney, D. s. Pollock, that
Sheriff Carper, because of his near re-
lationship to the prisoner, (he Is
brother-in-law), had not summoned
jury, the commemorative attorney and
his associate counsel not deeminp t.
proper that he should. For this rea-
son and because of Major Daniels
speaking, Judge Bolen adjourned the
court until 3 O'Clock p. m.
Inc State also wished the court to
await the arrival of General James A.
walker, who came in from tho train ar
irving at Dublin at IL o'clock. He was
In court when 1t convened in the after
noon.
The afternoon proceedings were COM
paratively brief. The prisoner was first
put to plea, and pleaded not guilty.
Joseph @. WYsor, Esq, of counsel for
the prosecution, called attention to the
near relationship of the sheriff of the
county and the prisoner, and said it was
the opinion of counsel that some other
person than Sheriff Carper should have
charge of the prisoner and summon the
jury. Section 500 of the Code, page Ell,
provided that the coroner of a county, q
constable or some other person might
act. In the place of the sheriff and his
deputies. when it was not fitting that
the sheriff should act. Che statute did
not provide who should have control of
the jury in such case. He asked that
some proper person might be named by
the court to take charge OF the prisoner
and to summon and have control of tho
jury.
Judge R. M. Brown, OF tho prisoners
counsel, said the defense had no res
ponse to mako to this proposition, the
coroner not being present.
Mr.. Wysor suggested that Jose ph Col
lev Rhoades, chief Of police of the city
of Pulaski, would be proper person to
act in the place of Shoriff Carper.
Judge Bolen gave direction that no
be called into court. and fixed the
amount of the bond he would be re-
quired by provision OF tho statute to
give at $4,000.
Is. Caddall and James Is. Painter IS
sureties for the faithful performance of
the duties of the position to which Mr..
Rhoades had been appointed.
officer Rhoades qualified by taking
the oath OF office, with the special oath
as to not having engaged in or aided in
duel, and that he would not so engage
while officiating in the capacity to
which he was appointed. He also
signed the bond required, as also did
his two bondsmen.
Offlcer Rhoades was directed to APP
point two or three deputies and to sum
mon the jury himself in person.
Mr.. Williams, counsel for prisoner.
gave notice that the defense wished to
see the writ of venire facias issued, and
to be furnished with q list of the iurrora
summoned.
The indictment against Feagles sets
forth three counts. First, that the muir
der was committed with rifle; second,
that the fatal bullet was discharged
from pistol; third, that the fatal as
sanlt was committed with rock.
Feagles, tho prisoner, is about thirty
seven years OF age. He is native Of
the county. His family came originally
from Tennessee. lie had been mer-
chant for four or five years in Newbern.
lie married the Youngest daugher OF the
late Isaac Carper, and sister of Sheriff
William L. Carper, and has three living
children. Tho marriage was runaway
match, tho parties going to North Caro-.
lima to have the nuptial knot tied, al
though it is not known that ANYBODY
objected. Feagles was also a member
OF the Masonic fraternity, q member of
tho Methodist church, and has been a
prominent Sunday-school man.
To-day in court no looked somewhat
pale, as though his confinement in the
Christiansburg Jail had told on him.
he wears emooJh-shaven face, has
dark hair, prominen. nose and promi-
nent eyebrows; the color OF his eyes
moline to o blue gray. He wore
standing collar, with the points turned
over. His black satin necktie was red
figured and in 1t he wore O cluster pin.
His coat was plaid gray fabric.
One OF the circumstances that pointed
suspicion towards Feagles as the
murderer of County Treasurer Caddall
was the fact that he was known to be,
indebted to Caddall, and the note that.
was the evidence of that indebtedness