The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-02


j. s. Gray. Passed by State. Not a
freeholder in this county.
]. ID. Love. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
w. c. Eatman. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
Rufus Moody Not freeholder
A. c. Weatherly Passed by State.
Served on jury in last two years.
w. P. Edwards. challenged by State
and cause admitted by defense.
E. A. Johnson. Passed by State. Served
on jury in last two years
j. M. Norwood. Passed by State,
Served on jury in last two years
! r. e. Nichols. Challenged by State,
and cause admitted by defense.
! j. H. Partin. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
James A. Briggs Passed by State. Had
served on jury in last two years
At this point, it being half-past one
O'Clock, recess was taken until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first thing after recess was an an
ncuncement by Judge PEBBLES that re-
port had reached him that certain parties
had attempted to influence persons drawn
on the special venire. Any one attempt
ing such a thing would be imprisoned for
80 days, no matter how low or how high
he might be.
Then the calling of veniremen went on
as follows:
r. p. Stewart. Passed by State. Had
served on jury in last two years
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by State.
L. P. Wigs, of Little River. Passed
by State rendered by defense. Accepted
and sworn in as No g.
w. b. Ferrall Challenged by State and
cause admitted by defense.
w. B. Hobby. Passed by State. Stood
aside by defense. Had formed and ex-
pressed opinion defendant was guilty
C. w. Newcomb Passed by State.
Served as juror last year
w. j. Ferguson. Stood at end Of panel
by State.
7. M French. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed an opinion defend
ant was guilty.
Madison Barbee Passed by State.
Peremptorily challenged by defense.
! A. r. Edwards. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed an opinion defend
ant was guilty, soon after the occur
renee.
C. F. Parish. Passed by State. Had
served on jury in last two years.
j. S. Weatherspoon. Stood at foot OF
Panel by State.
j. Troy stallings Challenged by State
and cause admitted by defense.
S. R. Lee. Passed by State Had
formed and expressed opinion defend
ant was guilty.
]. w. Gay, of Little River Passed by
State. Accepted by defense and sworn in
as No. 10.
P. p. Medlin Passed by State Not
q freeholder.
Aleck Young. Passed by State. Col.
Argo asked if there was not colored
man in his neighborhood named Aleck
Young. Mr.. Young said there was Col.
Argo asked which was drawn. The clerk
said the name simply read Aleck Young.
Challenged peremptorily.
IRA Broadwell Challenged by State,
and cause admitted by defense.
J. J. Walter, ditto.
| j. NJ BroadweIf Passed by State.
Served on jury last year.
w. T. Beckwith. Passed by State.
Challenged peremptorily by defense.
| f. K Massey. Stood at foot of panel
by State.
w. A. Cotton Passed by State. Not
IA freebooter.
C. f. Hunnicutt Challenged by State,
and cause admitted by defense.
A. NJ. Council. Passed by State. Serv-
ed on jury this year.
g. f. Garner Served on jury within
two years. Challenged by State.
w. l.. Holleman. Passed by State.
Served on jury in last two years.
A. NJ. Bryan. Passed by State. Juror
said he was not able to serve. Very old
and afflicted with rheumatism. Excused
by Judge.
A DIVERSION.
At this point Mr.. j. Walter Wyatt.
of Johnston county, was brought in, and
| the Judge asked him if he had spoken to
any of the jurors summoned on the spe-
cial venire on the subject of this case,
using his influence. Mr.. Mvatt said he
had not spoken to anyone except his
brother-in-law, who had been excused. If
he had spoken to any other veniremau, he
did not know it, as he did not know who
were on the special venire.
Mr.. Pou and Col. Argo had called the
attention of the Judge to this matter, say
ing that report had come to him that
MIR. Wyatt had been very busy going
around among the veniremen using his in.
auence against Mr.. Haywood.
| Mr.. Myatt asked who had giver the in
! formation against him. lie thought it
v as his right to know the name. Col.
AIgo said that one informant was Mr.
Ieilig.
| Senator Norris spoke in behalf of Mr.
Myatt, as a man he had known all his
| life, and whom he knew to be above
doing anything of this kind, and he cen
sidered that Mr.. Myatt ought to know
no had made this charge and in his be-
half he demanded that full investigation
| be made.
Judge PEBBLES excused Mr.. Wyatt, but
ordered Mr.. Heilig brought into court
although he said he thought Nh. Wyatt
ought to be satisfied with being ex-
cused.
Mr. Myatt left the court room, being
apparently that he had learned the name
of his accuser, not waiting for the arrival