The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-10
SATTERFIELD ON TRIAL.
The Jury Was Secured Last Evening"
Nearly All the Witnesses Are Here,
Ready TO Testify This Morning.

ne Jury was secured Last evening"
Nearly All the Witnesses Are Here,
Ready to Testify This Morning.
The case of the State against 5. =.
Satterfield, clerk of the last House of
Representatives,, will be tried in the
Superior Court of Wake county to-
day.
The jury has been secured, and the
court S ready for the introduction OF
testimony.
The jury is composed of: W. C..
Holman, j. II. Jones. 4. \. Phillips, ID.
l, Fort Charles Finch, John l.. Ste
phens, j. VI. Dennis, j. \. Perry, l.. II.
Smith, $. +. Wyatt, w. Il. Macy, Quin-
ton Maynard.
At the conclusion of the Arlington
trial, yesterday afternoon the Satter-
field case was called.
The State is ready for trial. said
Solicitor Pou.
THE. defense is ready" said Attor-
ney Purnen.
''The State is content with the jury"
said Solicitor Pou.
But the defense was not content
with the jury, and the attorneys said
so.
HAS any member OF the jury form
ed the opinion that this defendant is
guilty. asked Attorney Purnell, IF
So let him retire from the box"
One of the jurors stepped from the
iuly-box. He said that he had formed
an opinion and was convinced that the
defendant was guilty.
you can 60" said Attorney Pur-
nell.
stop" said the Solicitor, lin spite
of the opinion YOU have formed, could
YOU not sit on this jury, hear the evil
dence and render a verdict fair and
| Just to the defendants
The Juror wasn't sure that he could.
Then / will not push the matter
further" said the Solicitor.
\ number Of jurors were questioned,
and made to stand aside.
At last jury was secured with which
both sides were content.
The jury was quickly empanelled.
Il take it for granted that the de
Tense will enter a plea Of not guilty,
said Solicitor Pou.
"Of course" responded Attorney
Bryant.
Mr.. BRYANT, counsel for the defense,
then addressed the judge, calling at
tention 10 what he considered an error
in the bin. lie referred to the last
count in the bill of indictment, in
which count s. II. Satterfield is charged
with having omitted to discharge the
duties Of his office as principal clerk
of the House.
This is too sweeping" he said, 1T
takes in everything. 1t would cover
any act of omission committed during
the entire Assembly. We object to this
sweeping charge. The other counts
name some particular omission. This
is only general"
He moved that the last count be
quashed
1T is too late. now" said Judge
McIver, 1.-THE jury has been en-
panelled."
Solicitor Pou then read the bin of
Indictment to the jury.
1t sets forth that S. j. Satterfield,
principal clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, wrongfully omitted to
perform the duties of his Office by de-
| livering to the enrolling clerk, j. W.
Brown. an alleged act, bill which had
been tabled in the House of Represen-
| tatiyes. and that the bill should not
| have been enrolled. The second
count sets forth that he ''fraudulently
and corruptly procured" this en-
roIlment.
After the reading of the bill of in
dictment, court adjourned until ten
o'clock this morning.
Nearly all the witnesses are here.
Speaker Zeb Vance Walser, Repre-
sentative Hileman, Enrolling Clerk
Brown, Reading Clerk Stanford and
other witnesses for the defense were
here yesterday.
smith of Stanly" is here.
Miss Daisy Branson arrived from
Atlanta yesterday.
Mr.. hInam f. Christian will arrive
from Washington this morning.