The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-09
GOOCH'S CASE
IS MOL PRESSED
The Boy Who Shot His Father
Goes Free.
THIS ACTION COMMENDED
The Case Against Bledsoe For Shoot
ing Carter, Mol Pressed Also.
CARTER THE PROSECUTING WITNESS DEAD
A Large Number Of Cases We're Tried and Only
One Verdict Of Not Guilty Brought in
Yesterday. Mr.. Honeycutt
Assists Prosecution.

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The case against George Gooch, the
boy who was charged with killing his
father was mol pressed by Solicitor Pou
yesterday. In speaking of The case, Mr.
Pou stated that under similar circum-
stances he would have done just as the
boy has done; and that he could not ask
a jury to convict under such circum-
stances. Mr.. Pous action in the case
has been commended by the public gen.
orally.
The case will be remembered by the
| Raleigh people with interest. The kill
| ing occurred on Tuesday, December
! 18th, and was done in defense of the
defendants mother who was being
choked by her husband when he was
killed. Jubal Goocn, the man who was
killed, was known TO be quarrelsome
character VIXEN drunk. He had often
beater and otherwise misused his wife.
His fit of anger was occasioned this time
by her failure, as he thought, to bring
tub into the yard where he and some
neighbors were killing hogs. He went
into the house where she was ana
there was scufhe between them.
George Gooch went into the house and
Immediately the report of a gun was
heard. He came out and remarked:
i've got him. He was advised to fee,
but refused, and was later arrested at
house about a quarter of mile from
where the tragedy occurred. Jubal
Gooch died that night
1t was said that when the boy went
into the house Gooch was trying to
shoot his mother, and that the boy seiz-
ed the gun, which was discharged dur
ing the scufne. and Jubal Gooch killed.
| George Gooch was given hearing
before Magistrate Roberts on the Sat
urday following his fathers death, and
was placed under a $500 bail. no evil
dence being taken. His mother pro-
cured the services of Col. T. NJ. Argo
| and Col. 5. G.. Ryan to defend her son
and they appeared for him yesterday
1t was not thought that the grand jury
would find "A true bill in the case.
A mol pros was also entered in the
case against NJ. Il. Bledsoe for unlawful
| shooting. In this case Bledsoe. while
| drunk, shot Mr.. j. S. Carter, of Dur
| ham, who was befriending him. Car
| ter, the prosecuting witness, has re-
Gently died. The mol pros was granted
| because of his absence, and also the
absence of a negro who was an eye
witness. The negro is said to be in
New York The case has been twice
| continued, and once on account of the
death of Carter's daughter in a hospital
| in Durham.
| The jury brought in only one verdict
of not guilty yesterday. The number
of convictions was large.
! Hubert Terrell, for disturbing relig-
| ious worship at Wakefield. The de-
| PENDANT pleads guilty and Judgment is
suspended upon payment of costs. but
| is to be PRAYED should the defendant
commit again this offense.
| James Mclean, charged with furnish
| ing spirtuous liquors to the patients
of the State Hospital. pleads guilty and
the case is dismissed upon payment of
costs.
| Lula Martin charged with attempted
arson gets two years in the workhouse.
| Henry Jones, charged with larceny
and receiving, pleads guilty and Is
given twelve months on the roads.
| John Douglas pleads guilty to an as
sault with a deadly weapon and gets
sixty days on the roads: charged with
resisting an officer, he is found guilty
| but judgment is suspended.
Edgar Rich and Rufus Dunn are
charged with larceny and receiving
and found guilty, but Judgment is re-
served
Tom Holmes and Rufus Dunn, for
F, ARRAY. Holmes not guilty; Dunn guilty
but judgment reserved.
John Jones. who is charged with lar
ceny and receiving pleads guilty and is
| sentenced to sixteen months on the
roads.
John Smith and John Jones are charg-
ed with larceny and receiving in two
cases. Smith gets twelve months on
the roads, and Judgment is suspended
in Jones's case, as he has already re-
ceived a sentence of sixteen months.
| w. T. Taylor is charged with larceny
and receiving in two cases. A verdict
of guilty was found in both, and he
was sentenced to eighteen months on
| the roads in one, and judgment was
suspended in the other.
| Lydia Oh lmblee, charged in two
cases with an assault with a deadly
weapon. is found guilty and sentenced
| to jail for three months in one case and
| judgment is suspended in the other.
Joe Parrish, nearly blind negro.
| charged with stealing a COW pleads
| guilty. but judgment is SUSPENDED on
account of mis- pitiable condition.
1 William Ethridge. charged with car
| rying conc called weapons is found
guilty and judgment is suspended in
one case and fine of $40 entered in the
| other.
Emett Brown. charged with SINH
lar offense is found not guilty
Mr.. Pou is suffering severely and Mr.
| Honeycutt of Smithfield is assisting
him in the prosecution.
IT'S A oil EsTIoN OF HORSES.