Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-07

ssAF'STedlous and Futile Attempt to
Select a Jury
Only Six Talosmcn Chosen TO Try
sam Ben,o For Mnrdor-Ecicased
On5a 100000 bond Business Men
uocs-Two Doaths-Personnls.
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Z days work. characterized by warm le
gal tits and searching queries. the
lawyers at Isle of Wight Courthouse to-
&, day found six talesmen. who were pro-
8 nounced competent to sit on the case
4 of the Commonwealth VS.. Sam Beale.
accused Of complication in the murder
4 OF Patrick Mcdonald last spring.
A seventh talesman was accepted. but
d was afterwards excused because of i'll
ness in his family.
The lawyers were on hand promptly.
s The spectators were not much late, but
4 some of the witnesses were. That
caused n delay, and it was nearly 1
s#oclock when the real work OF the day
was begun.
The attorneys for the defence are
!: fighting stubbornly. Despite the nu-
! merical and legal strength of opposing
counsel. Colonel r. e. Boykin States
attorney, is showing UP with his Gus
NJ tomary power and brilliance In the
4 prosecution.
THIRTY-TwO TALEsMEN.
There were summoned two venires of
sixteen each. That Is the maximum
number that can be subpoenaed till
they are exhausted. 1t is believed that
4 the other six jurors can be had to-
morrow from tlWse not yet questioned.
Z Despite the legal acuteness in pro-
I pounding queries with view of estab-
fishing the fitness or unfltness of the
= talesmen, there is likely to be no trou-
y BILE III getting n complete panel.
The defendant was tonight released
& on $4,000 bond. According to the
courts ruling he will have to be locked
y up when the jury shall have been
sworn.
Owing to the prominence of Beale's
+ connections there is much interest in
the outcome.
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
A representative assembly Of business
men met tonight in Harper & Vests
oftlco fer the purpose OF discussing
plans looking 10 permanent organiza-
ton Of an associations.
II. w. Withers was made chairman,
end j. Walter liosier secretary.
These were appointed a Committee
4 on BYLAWS and Constitutions: r. l..
Brewer. j. l.. AlcLemore. e. r. Folk, G.
L. Barton and r. w. Withers.
There were many speeches. B. B.
4 Dumville presented facts concerning a
4 silk mill, which will come here pro-
vided $4,000 be subscribed locally It
+ Is the Liberty silk Company, of New
n York. which also has branch plant
In Norfolk. II Is proposed to start the
mill with 100000 worth OF preferred s
per cent stock and 100000 common
a stock.
q This committee was appointed to in
ycstigate: r. r. Prentis, r. T..
Brewer, ]. L. McLcmore G.. L. Barton,
!. r. H. Folk, j. II. Booker. e. e. Hol-
land. w. III. Jones. Jr., G.. w. Truitt,
John 3. Primer and N. r. Withers.
HOLLAND MAY BE A TOWN.
It looks now like the incorporation of
Holland into q town is an assured fact.
THOSE Holland business folk are $~o-
ing about the matter in earnest a
petition will be circulated for sigma
lures. There is said to be little doubt
+ that n majority OF the business men
will sign. The matter was agtated
some months ago. since when there has
been a change in sentiment
Senator Stands has given his word
Z that the charter of incorporation will
be procured il a sufficient number Of
names be gotten
ri-efse5ea-to have-a Mayor and
+ four Councilmen to start with Elihu
y Joyner merchant, has offered to oc-
cupy the Mayors chair without charge
3 II the constituents will name him.
HOTEL HOP.
There will be a swell hop In Hotel
dawson, Smithiield, commemorative of
dts opening, on Thursday night OF next
week, Lots of guests are being enter
tained at the new hosiery. Messrs
Driscoi II Bradley lcssees. are we'll
! pleased with the outlook.
REALTY SALES.
William Il. Wilkins and wife to The
4 odore s. wilkins and wife. Eoline
\ Baker and husband. Joseph II. Wilkins
and wife, all of Wayne county, Ca a.
l.. Wilkins and wife and w. J. wilkins.
OF Atlanta, Ca, and Matte G.. Harreu
and husband, Georgia o. Gay and hus-
!, band, and Annie L. Brinkley and hus-
s band, of Nansemond county, Va, to G..
s F.Rountree, 252!4 acres in Cypress dis
trict, 81 400.
Sarah Il. Anderson and husband TO
Thomas Patlllo, Jr., five small lots in
Nansemond county, $50.
Rosalthea Buck to Mary 3. Buck.
4 her interest in 5TS acres in Chuckatucll
4 district, $780,
Mary " Buck to Alexina ". Harre!l,
Is wife OF John L. Harreil 200 acres in
Chuckatuck district, si,45O.
HOMESTEAD DEED.
aa1 John NJ. Galbralth. in a homestead
( deed filed to-day in the Nansemond
IA county clerks Office, has exempted a
4 lot OF farming implements, household
e property and live stock whose total
valuation is $74O.75
POST-TIIEATRE LUNCH.
After the show last evening Mrs G.
-. Riddlck gave a delightful lunch to a
SUFFOLK ADvERTlsEMs'Ts
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