The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-17
PETER DeGRAFF IS GUILTY.
That Is the Verdict of the IL Men Whs
Sat On the Case.
Peter DeGraff is guilty,

Sat On the Case.
Peter DeGraf is guilty,
So say the twelve men who sat on
the case.
1t was $50 a. m. Tuesday when the
jury entered the courthouse to return
their verdict. The prisoner was
brought in ten minutes later by the
Sheriff He looked rather pale but,
as usual, was composed. The court
| house was densely crowded. Judge
Winston came in five minutes before
0 and asked the Clerk to open court.
After the latter. read the minutes of
Mondays session the town clock
struck the hour of nine. His Honor
then said: rs the jury in the DeGraff
case i'm The answer being in the af-
firmatiye, the prisoner was asked to
stand up. He also held up his right
hand as the clerk asked the jury if
they had decided upon a verdict. ave
have" said Mr.. e. L. Henning
"What is it." asked the clerk? ''Guil-
ty," replied Mr.. Henning.
At the request Of Col. Sutton, the
prisoners attorney, the clerk asked
the jury, individually, to say whether
or not the prisoner at the bar was
guilty.
Col. Sutton, addressing His Honor,
said that they would ask for a new
trial and would give their reasons for
the request later.
The prisoner was returned to the
jail. While standing up to hear the
verdict he looked pale and appeared
to be much affected when he heard
the word guilty"
If new trial is not granted an APP
peal will be taken to the Supreme
Court.
JUDGE WINSTON's CHARGE.
1t was after six o'clock Monday
evening wheu Capt. Glenn closed his
able argument in behalf of the State.
Judge Winston then reviewed all of
the evidence, as noted by the Court,
after which he gave the jury several
points of law relating TO the case be-
fore them. 1t was S:15 when His
Honor turned the case over to the
twelve men to decide it.
From the court house the jury
went to their boarding house, Mrs.
Terry's. After eating supper they
walked around with the sheriff. They
returned to their room and discussed
the case. On the first ballot eight
stood for conviction and four unde-
cided. The latter were not in favor
that it was "a serious case and that
they only desired to be fully convinced
that he was guilty. When the jury
retired for the night, two of the four
announced that they were for conyic-
tion. They arose early August 10Th
and after talking over the matter
again, a unanimous decision was
reached, which was according to the
verdict rendered. This was done
q lOIJt GAO
The jury was composed of the fol-
lowing named persons: M Rag
land, e III Wright, w FL GIubbs, A L
| Blackburn, j S Lawrence, E Il Hen
ming, J L Walker. Joseph Cresson, j.
| B. Grouse, w Beck, j Z Whitfield
| and FL T Moser.
One CT the jurymen said to SENTI-
MEL representative August 18th :
| 1.-THE evidence against DeGraff was
so strong that we could not get around
| finding him guilty. ! was pretty
well convinced of the fact before he
| and his brother were put on the stand.
| After hearing their testimony | need.
ed no further evidence. | was con-
| WINGED in my mind that he was the
man who committed the CRIME. De
| CRAFTS own story about why he went
/ to the spring with John Russell, on
the evening of his arrest, was bad
give away for him.
/ DEGRAFF.
The prisoners appetite has not
been good since last Friday, when the
trial opened, Notwithstanding the
| fact that he has been furnished with
what the boarding houses call Eek
| tras.7'
When carried back to the jail
| Monday DeGraG cursed the witnesses
ard said that they had sworn lies
against him. When the jailer went
to the cell he found him playing card:
with e. A. Dance.
! After the verdict the the prisoner
| had very little to say. He remarked
that he guessed the neople were sat
isfied now that he hoped TO get new
trial.