Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-03-26
Raleigh observer.

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Ut the murder of J.. Ludlow sizinne
will not be pat on trial till in July
rs T'i7 9oois-on on the part Of Jude,
{ ju~tI@a was arrived at yesterday
nn1ssia 1oliowing q prolonged dis
: e1t,aion after the defendent had beer
9 arraigned.
The State announced that it was
I ready for the trial, but the defense
, said i was not ready and gave MANY
reasons for this. After a full discus
sion the plea of the defense for a con
tlnuance was granted.
The case will be tried at the next
term of the criminal court. This be-
gins on the thirteenth of july and ;s
Tor two weeks, the presiding Judge
being Judge r.. B. PEBBLES, ofNorth-
ampton, resident judge of the Second
district. On Monday the case will
be called and a special venire Of at
least two hundred ordered. The
sheriff is given till Thursday to sum-
mon these and on Thursday, July
18th the trial will begin.
The session Of the court began at
$3.50 yesterday morning and before
the Dell rang there was a crowd pres
ent. This increased and daring the
morning the entire O y flied
While in the aisies and about the bar
the intent spectators crowded. 1T
was only occasionally that a buzz of;
conversation could be heard. for 1hai
people were too deeply engrossed in
the proceedings to speak. Within
the bar all seats were occupied and
many ere standing.
Ihe counsel for the defansa!
were IN their seats first and all were
grouped near the judges stand. A
rev minutes after court opened the {
prosecuting attorneys entered and
were soon assigned seats about the :
table OF Solicitor Armistead Jones. E
was to give way to Mr.. Walter :
E. Daniel, of Weldon, who was to ;
be appointed as the special solicitor
to fill the vacancy caused by the rel
Elrement OF Solicitor Jones, who did I
not serve because of relationship and 4
personal friendship to Mr.. HAYWOOD. a
The attorneys present yesterday
representing the State were: Solicit S
or Walter E. Daniel, of Weldon: :.
Hon. John E. Woodland, of Wilson: .
Hon. Donnell Gillian, of Tarboro: o.
hon. Herbert E. Norrir, of Raleigh: a
Il. c. Strong, of Raleigh.
For the defense the attorneys were. b
Messrs. Argo & Shaffer, Mr.. james, L
L. Pou, Col. j. G. L. Harris, Can't. Il
III. Day, Mr.. W. N. Jones, Mr.. t
J. n. Holding and MI. S. G.. Ryan.
Ill of Raleigh.
There was a slight buzz when
ernest Haywood entered the courtp
DOM, coming in from the rear door. =
which he had reached across tbe
ridge from the jail. He walked
and briskly and as he entered
he group of his lawyers he was
greeted and shook hands v
With each Of his c~ounselors. How
woods face and neck showed CON.
and his hair had grown
'erceptibly grayer, much more Sole
han his mustache. He is a small =
nan, and now his confinement bav- :
ng made him even more so. Ha L
o 7 a suit of q brownish cast apdIe
ppeared calm and collected. thaa
My visible sign of nervousness ho
ng an occasional clasping of the ino- =
IS ana the biting of a piece Of . =
ooth-plck. As he sat amidst his at VI,
orneys, many of whom are nortlv,
1en, he looked Tail and sliobt -
hoWIng the effects Of his confna- P
lent and the mental strain he hoe v.
-
Besides his lawyers there sat close
? him four brothers, DR.. Hubert =
haywood, Of Raleigh; Mr.. ALI A -
haywood, of Haw River; Mr.. John G.
haywood, of Alabama; and MI. Ed
ar Haywood, of Raleigh. Not once
urlng n argument for a confirm -
nee oid ne speak, and the only part ,