The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-04-21
GUILTY, SAY The JURY.
CONVICTED AGAIN OF
MURDER.
Thomas w. Price to Hang For The
Killing of Hall Carter-The Prison
err Receives The Verdict Calmly
Motion For New Hearing.

I NlOAiOllN W iNGW llIAi lllks
ave, the jury find yhe prisoner
Thomas w. Price, guilty Of murder il
the first degree"
These were the awful words which
fell upon the ears of the defendant las
night as he stood aud faced the jury
The twelve men were polled and then
the usual motion for a new trial wa.
made.
The case Of the commonwealth
against Thomas w. Price, charged
with the murder Of Mr.. Hall Garter
near Darlington Heights on the morn
ing Of July 3lst, 1898, came up for re-
trial in Prince Edward county court
last Monday.
The prisoner was escorted to the
court room by the jailor and the deputy
sheriff, and was accompanied by bis
brother Mr.. A. j. Price. The prisoner
looked depressed, aud he wore the
pallor peculiar to those who have been
confined for long periods. Yet, Mr..
Price was cheerful in his manner to all
who approached him with the hand
shake.
The Court after exhaustiug two
venires in endeavor to procure an UNI
predjudiced jury for the case, conclud-
ed that it would expedite matters to
send to another town for venire and
accordingly the sheriff was ordered to
go to Bynchburg for twenty jurors.
In the examination Of the thirty
two men comprising the two venires
summoned, eleven acceptable ones
were found. Five more were lacking,
and not being convenient or even
probable that this number could be
obtained in the county remote from the
place Of the tragedy, the Court deter
mioed to 90 elsewhere for the whole
jury and the eleven were discharged.
The chief reason given by those of
the venires rejected for not beiag able
to serve was that they had formed
opinion from reading the newspapers.
Sheriff Dickinson went to Lynch
burg Monday night and returned Tues
day afternoon with venire Of twenty
men. They were Messrs. w. n. Well !
ford, c. r. Wilson, r.. II. Malone, n.
ID. Johnson, r. J. Burndt, A. f. Dean,
w. p. Dillon, E. ID Engledove, Robt. !
Kinnier Sias Ogden, j. II. Peters, w.
E. Clark, d. E. Slaughter, w. r.
Goode, E. H. Beasley, w. +. Braton,
f. II. Adams, l.. w Baughan, f. J.
Rockenback, +. 0. Sandise, Earnest |
Hull.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
court was opened and several Of the
Jurors who had strong reasons therefor
were excused 10y the Court and allowed
10 return TO hynchburg. The jurors
were called up four at a time, were
sworn and the customary questions
asked by the Court There was not
he slightest trouble in securing six
zen, the requisite number from which
he jury proper was TO be chosen. Out
If the twenty-one brought from Lynch
)urg there was but one who had formed
IN opinion of the case and thought he
.ould not conscientiously set in the
rial. This gentleman was Mr.. Robert
If Hampden Sidney and knew of the
prisoner. Besides Mr.. Kinnier had
listed Mr.. Price while imprisoned IN
Iynchburg. A better looking or more
intelligent appearing body Of men
lever sat in the jury box Of Prince
edward. After the four had been
tricken Off 10y the defense the follow
ny gentlemen composed the panel:
". NJ. Wexford, G. II. Wilson, Earnest
Hull. II. ID. Johnson, r. j. Burndt, w.
,. Dillon, f. d. Engledove, J. II.
'eters, L. IL. Adams, f. J. Rocker
,ack, Silas Ogden and l.. w. Baughan.
The first witness examined was Mr..
theodore Carter the father Of the
murdered boy. He made substant TALLY
he same statements as at the first
rial The other commonwealth wit
.esses were called to the stand in the
anne order as at the former trial and
n each case the witness told about the
anne story. The most important wit
ess for the prosecution was Spencer
ill. He gave nearly the same story
$ on the first trial varying only as to
points, which seemed to be
he to inaccurate memory rather than
nyihing else. He was put through
igid cross-examination by Judge Mann
)r the defense.
AT = o'clock the court resumed SEES
ion. Some of the witnesses of the
lOrning were recalled to the stand
nd after taking testimony Of General
Yomack, Jessie Johnson, 7. p. Single
On, T. z. Cobb and b. +. Hunt, the
rosecution rested its case. The fol-
,wing witnesses for the defence were
hen called: +. l.. Dupuy, J. Wyatt I
'rute, Henry Thweatt, j. w. Porter
eld, Capt Fowlkes, A. J. Price
brother Of prisoner, G.. b. Elan and
Or. Watkins.
These witnesses testified that Price
vas under the influence Of whiskey on