The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-23
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY
IN THE CASE OF THE STATE vs..
j. II. HASTEN
The Officer Killed Il Desperate Negro
i'm an Encounter and Was
Charged With Mnrder

Charged With Morder
The trial of Policeman J. r. Has
ten, for the murder of Walter Tuttle
colored, in July, 1894, was concluded
Saturday.
The case was taken up at 2:30 Fri
day afternoon. The following
witnesses were examined for the State:
James Cardwell, W. NJ and JASPER
Hopper, Chas. f. Hunt, J. E. Ziglar
and DR.. Bynum.
For the defendant. the following
witnesses were on the stand: Mayor
E. Z. Gray, J. NJ. Wilson, O. w. Han
Hubert Hamlin.
Messrs. Glenn & Manly and Watson
& Buxton represented the defendant,
while Solicitor Mott appeared for the
State
The following named persons com
posed the jury which sat upon the
case: IL. Il. Crawford, j. c. Clinard,
A. Q. Sneed, II. e. PoindeXter, r. j.
Burton, III. L. higgins, j. p. Jones, r.
l.. Marlboro, Walter Gladstone, w. j !.
Spaugh, j. . Hutchins, E. w. Lin
vile.
The case was given to the jury Sat
urday and upon the reassembling
of court Il verdict of "Not Guilty"
was rendered and Officer Hasten
was discharged. No one has
seriously entertained an ioea that the
verdict would be otherwise than the
one SC promptly reached by the jury.
: will be remembered that the
officer shot futile, who was negro
of bal reputation, during an attack
made upon the officer while he was
"A a nj It9,r tn
the effects of the wound the negro
died. IL we remember correctly, a
preliminary trial was held at the time
and Officer Hasten Was found lusti-
fable in the act. At the last term of
court, however, bill for murder was
drawn against him and the case was
set for this term.
The trial of George Parrish was
concluded in the Superior Court about
O'Clock Thursday afternoon by the
jury returning verdict against the
defendant, who was sentenced to
eighteen months on the public roads
of Forsyth.
Parrish's home is at Summerfleld,
GuilfoEd county. He was charged
with stealing S35, in Winston, from IA
farmer named James lnman, of Surry
county. After his sentence he went
to til Jail weeping bitterly, claiming
that he was an innocent man. He
has wife and five children, the Oldest
being only | years of age.
The other cases disposed of by the
court are as follows:
State VS.. Daniel Gray, assault with
deadly weapon, defendant plead
guilty; judgement suspended on pay
ment Of cost.
State vs.. viii Stockton, larceny and
receiving, guilty; assigned to public
roads for II months.
State VS.. John Pike, fornication and
adultry, guilty; no Judgment.
John Cary Greene, f. and p guilty;
no Judgment.
Peter Owens, retailing, guilty; no
Judgment.
The trial of Policeman Hasten was
taken at 2:30 this afternoon.
State vs.. Jennie Flynt, retailing:
guilty; sentenced to Jail for thirty
days.
State VS.. Nat Crump, carrying con-
cealed weapon; defendant plead guilty;
fined 81 and cost.
State VS.. Daniel Gray, carrying
concealed weapon; guilty. No judy
ment yet.
State VS. Alex Cox, carrying con-
cealed weapon; plead guilty; Judgment
suspended on payment Of cost.
State VS.. John Gibson and Charles
Bailey, affray; defendants plead gull
ty, Gibson assigned to public roads
for GO days and Bailey for 20.
State VS.. John Gibson, carrying
concealed weapon: defendant plead
guilty; judgment suspended on pay
ment OF cost.
State VS.. John Lancaster, assault
with deadly weapon; defendant plead
guilty; judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
State VS.. George bradshaw, larceny
and receiving; guilty: assigned to coun-
ty roads for II months.
State VS.. Ed. Hull, disposing of
mortgaged property; guilty; no judg-
ment passed.
State VS.. Abe Conrad, larceny and
receiving; guilty; sentenced to peni-
tentiary for 2 years.
State VS.. Alex Harris, larceny and
receiving; defendant plead guilty;
judgment suspended on payment Of
cost.
State VS.. Frank Allen, larceny and
receiving; defendant plead guilty;
assigned to county roads for four
months.
State VS.. Will (alias joel Galloway,
larceny and receiving; guilty; assign
ed to public roads for years.
State vs.. viii (alias Joel Galloway,
larceny and receiving: defendant plead
guilty; judgment suspended.
State vs.. J. M. Richard and Bob
Thomas, affray. Latter plead guilty;
| fined So and cost.
State VS.. Lucy Williams, assault
and battery; sent to county jail for &c
days.
State vs.. John Lyles, larceny and
receiving; guilty; sent to public roads
| for II months.
State VS.. George Staples, assault
and battery; plead guilty: judgment
suspended on payment of cost
| Eliza BroadnaX was fined $50 for moi
answering when called as witness iI
the above case.
| State VS.. Bob Thomas, carrying
| concealed weapon; defendant plead
guilty; fined S. and cost.
Turner Mills and Arch Galloway
colored, were tried for an affray
Both were found guilty and fined
and costs.