The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-01-09
ROGUE ARRAIGNED.
THE PRlSONE K ON TRIAL FOR
MURDER.
Inc Defence Admit the Killing but
Deny the Circumstances.

On the second of last August, police
man W. Hogue of this city, while on
duty, shot and killed colored man by
the name Of Julius Jones, while eyading
arrest
After the shooting, William Jones.
(col.) went before NJ B. Barbee. a
Justice of the Peace, and swore out a
warrant for the arrest of Hogue on
charge of murder. The case was heard |
before Justice Barbee and Hogue was re-
manded to Jail, to await the next term
OF Wake Superior court without privil- |
ege of ball.
The case came np yesterday in Wake |
county court and is now being tried.
Long before the hour of trial arrived.
the court room was densely packed with
eager spectators to hear the trial
When the case was called, the State
and defence were ready for trial, the
jury was empannelled and the following
gentlemen were selected from the special
venire IF one hundred to try the caseI
@. B. Lilies, J. @. Ross, W. G. Buffaloe,
J. M. Proctor, B. I Wilson, Capt. j. B.
Timberlake W. II. Rand, j. E Council,
F. P. Pearce and J. @. Ballentlne,
Marion Purefoy and J. R. Pearce All
the jurymen chosen were white men In
selecting the jury the State exhausted
three pre-emptory challenges and the
defence two. If the county had been
searched from one end to the other, a
better and more intelligent set of men
could not be found.
, The bill of indictment was then read,
ho Ind oh r h11 asoI
, reference as to not speaking with any
one or taking into consideration news
/ paper reports.
After the witnesses had all been sworn
i the court teok recess until 2 Is p. m.
: When the court reassembled, Col. 7.
0 @. Fuller, counsel for Hogue, made a
9 statement for the defense, admitting
t the killing of Julian Jones, but doDe1
Q the circumstances relating to the killing.
r He asked that the defense be permitted
to have the opening and closing evidence
and argument. Judge Winston ruled
that this could not be done as the Su-
: preme Court had decided otherwise.
The first witness put upon the stand
!, was DR.. James Mckee, introduced at
e first as States witness. His testimoL y
- simply revealed the facts Of his having
been called in, and that jones died CUR
:. ing the examination.
:, Meekin Lane, colored, the next wit
:" ness examined, testified as to seeing
Hogue shoot Joues, that he was stand
ing on Hargett street and saw {
at colored and white man run
1t ming, the white man after the
OF colored man. who caught him in from
to of D. I. Johnson's store, and that off
ax Ger Hosue came up. The colored NAL
struck at them and ran. The police
man (Hogue) caught up with the col
I'd ored man and shot him. On cross-ex
On animation he said: julius Jones, colored
was the man who Hogue shot, and tha
I'd the white man seen running with th
d colored man was William Utley. Sa,
H. the colored man turn upon Utley an
81. make motion at him. Saw Office
he Hogue came up and the colored ma
of struck at him also. Jones ran; the
ii. Hogue ran after him, caught up wit
3. him, caught him by the left arm Th
he colored man was facing Fayetteviil
he street.
-ee He did not turn round and fat
Hogue till after he had shot him. Sa
,ed the colored man threw up his hant
m. His face was not toward Hogue when
shot.
,at Mark Ligon, colored, Was next e
.he amined. He was at the corner of Fa,,
to etteville and Harged streets. Hear
shot and saw Joues come running
re. that direction Saw Hogue catch |
in with him and shoot him. Jones thre
nd Hogue's arm up at first and then
10 placed the pistol to his side and she
On being cross examined said the FL
ro thing that attracted his attention was
lie shot. Didn't see anything till he &
Junius Jones stop and turn around Wi
in his face toward the direction
,ts had come, Hogue cams up and polnt
the pistol and Jones Was scuff1lng WI
AK him trying to push the pistol ava
Hogue caught him and turned b
.ds around and shot him in the side. Jon
hand was not closed Jones was
< Of taller man of the two.
,oro Mr.. George Kennedy was next exa
rive ined. Was standing near Haywood
1nr. drug store and heard the shootil
When he looked, saw the negro a
tion Hogue after him. Negro turned up
Hogue, when Hugue showed him ba
avs He kept striking at Hogue and then
nty. (Hogue) shot him. Hogue had hold
in. him with his left hand.
On cross ss-examination Mr.. Kenne
ard said: Saw Jones turn around toWa
Hogue about the time he came up.
Of pressed upon him and struck at hi
He was striking at him with an o7
nber head motion. The negro looked ike
was getting the advantage, and wa
was larger man than Hogue. Said he kr
Mr.. Hogue for ten years. His chara'
500 good.
AS. Wick Blount, colored, was next ex'
ined. Saw Mr.. Utley pursuing Jol
clock Hogue ran up, when the fatal snot
into fired. Saw Ho :ue raise Jones lett
the and shoot him in the left side.
ned On cross-examination he said
Jones did not strike Hogue
$. Col. Fuller read the testimony
Blount in the preliminary trial, in WI
he said that Jones struck the officer.
So Mr. Blount said be didn't recOll
. ~ but if he did say so it was true.
tne At this point the State rested It's
new animation.