The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-01
JOE FARRAR NOT GUILTY
lie is Acquitted Of the Charge Of
Stealing Shoes
FROM VI, A. BhITY & BRO. JAN.

| Inc Case Given TO the Jury at Twelve
| O'Clock and After Two Hours
Consultation the Verdict is Render
i ed-Short Review of the Trial
Able Speeches by the Attorneys
| The most remarkable case on the
/ docket for the term of Forsyth Supe-
i rior court is that of Joseph Farrar,
! charged with larceny.
The case was called up yesterday
| afternoon and was not concluded until
| Friday.
The defendant is said to be worth
| at least $4,000. He stands charged
| and is on trial for stealing pair of
| slippers, valued at $3.50 from the
store of W. y. Baity & Bro, on the
| first day of January, 1888.
| Farrar is about % years old and when
| put upon the stand plead not guilty.
He admitted however, to taking the
slippers but said he expected for them
to be charged to him. He also admit
ted to giving his note to MeSSrS. Baity
for 800 to keep the charge against
him from being made public. Messrs.
Baity claimed that the notes were re-
ceived for other goods stolen
The attorneys for tue defendant,
Messrs. Watson & Buxton, called
Capt. r. r.. Crawford, S. A. Ogburn,
II. Z. Fries and Frank Meinung to
the witness stand. Each Swore that
Farrar'S character was good-at least
they had heard nothing to the con-
trary.
The States witnesses were W. A. and
Pom Baity, two of their former clerks,
MeSSrs. .Ferrabee ard Wilson. and Col.
Thomas II. Sutton. The latter gave
Farrar's character as being bad while
he lived in Fayetteville. The evidence
of the other witnesses, relative to
stealing the shoes. was also very dam
aging. The Messrs. Baity swOre that
they had been suspicioning the defen-
dant for some time prior to catching
up with him.
Judge Boykin completed his charge
and turned the case over to the jury
at II o'clock. At 3:10 the jury rem
dered a verdict of mot guilty"
The following is a list Of the cases
disposed of since our last report:
State VS.. Ed Bryant, appeal fro
Mayors court; defendant plead guilty;
judgment Of lower court affirmed.
State VS.. John Conrad, assault with
deadly weapon, guilty: six months on
public road.
State VS.. VIM Crowell. Joseph Nc
Lean and w. Wood, all colored. Wood
not guilty, Crowell and Mclean. judg-
ment suspended on payment of cost.
State vs.. James King, larceny and
receiving, guilty. No sentence.
State vs.. John Mitchell and Miles
Carter affray, defendants plead guilty.
Mitchell fined $15 and cost and Carter
So and cost.
STATE VS.. Charles Fetter, INSIDE
meanor; defendant plead guilty. Case
was mol pressed on account of defect
i've bill.
State VS.. Charles and George Wal
ser, assault with deadly weapon. The
former plead not guilty the latter
guilty. George fined SO and cost:
judgment suspended as to Chas. upon
payment of cost.
State VS.. Wilburn Walker, three
cases assault with deadly weapon, de-
PENDANT plead guilty in the first case
and not guilty in the two last. Jugd
ment suspended son the payment of
costs in the first two cases. In the
third he was assigned to the public
roads for six months.
State VS.. Jesse Click, assault with
deadly weapon, defendant plead gull
ty: assigned to county roads for six
months.
State VS.. John Burton, assault With.
deadly weapon, defendant plead gull
ty; fined so and cost.
State vs. Tom Pegram and Neal
King, ARRAY, King plead guilty and
Pegram not guilty. Defendants fined
SO and cost.
State VS.. John Fries, colored, as
sault with deadly weapon, defendant
plead guilty: assigned to county road
for six months.
State VS.. John Thornton, carrying
| concealed weapon, guilty: judgment
suspended on payment of cost.
State VS.. Charles Posey, disposing
of mortgaged property, defendant
plead guilty: judgment suspended on
payment of cost.
State VS.. jim Holton, ARRAY; not
guilty.
State VS.. Walter Petree and George
Fosque, affray; Petree guilty and fined
SO and cost, FOsque not guilty.
State and1Lula Wicker VS.. Moses
| johnson, appeal from J. p. judgment,
| defendant plead guilty. Judgment
| defendant having confessed paternity
| of child, it was adjudged by court that
! defendant pay into court for the use
! of the relator SO in cash. $40 in six
months, $40 in twelve months aad cost
| of action to be taxed by the clerk.
State VS.. LOnZie Chunn, larceny and
receiving, guilty; six months on coun-
! ty road.
! State VS.. John Coins alias Hopkins,
| larceny and receiving; not guilty.
! State VS.. Charlie Mann, larceny and
| receiving, guilty. eighteen months on
| county roads.
| State VS.. Banks Rudd, larceny and
| receiving, not guilty.
| State VS.. 1som Ruffin, carrying con-
cealed weapon, guilty; fined $50 and
| cost.
State VS.. Floyd Earnhardt, carrying
concealed weapon, guilty; fined $40 and
| cost.
State VS.. J H. Meeks, carrying con-
cealed weapon, Judgment nj. 81. sci
ia. and capias.
| State VS.. Bob Hundley, appeal from
Mayors court, defendant plead guilty
judgment of Mayors court affirmed
i State VS.. Minnie Stokes, assault
with deadly weapon, guilty; judgment
| SuSpened on payment of cost.
State VS.. John Bolin, Henry Spen.
Ger, John Spencer and Roland Petree
| affray; guilty. Bolin and John Spen.
GER, each fined SO and costs; Henry
Spencer SO and cost; Petree IS and
cost.
State VS.. w. Rucker, two cases, sci.
ling and giving liquor to minors; not
guilty in one case disposed of.
4 The Williams Settle Case.
/ WASHINGTON, May 27.-In the con
tested election case of William.
against Settle, the testimony of Joe
Hill, of Stokes county, was taken her,
last night. Mr.. Robert d. Graham
represented Mr.. Williams and Hon. S
f. Phillips Mr., Settle IT is said FIJI,