Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-24
THE WILCOX CASE.
Only Eleven Of The Jurymea nave Been
Obtained.
one A NEGRO AND FIVE 0uAEtRS.
Men for Leaving Town TO Avoid
Jury Duty.

stan Correspondent Charlotte obscr-
yer
Hartford Specisl-The net results
OF the day in the Wilcox case are:
Eleven jurors. with the regular jury
and the special venire exhausted. and 4
a second venire OF 25 drswn- The jury /
As 1t stands - composed OF men OF \
good character AMI fair intelligence. /
Lewis FELTON,. negro. was chosen. lie /
has good reputation aud nrst-class (
address. Five OF the selected jurymen I
are Quakers. They affirmed instead OF /
kissing the bible and swearing. sheriff
Wilcox is pleased with the jury The
State seemed afraid of the Quakers
| Out OF 100 men drawn on the special
/ venire. % answered TO the roll-call.
When court convened Wednesday.
/ the court house was packed. full from
end 10 end and side to side. The aisles.
J corners and hooks were jammed. But
with all the crowd there was not fe-
male face go bo seen outside OF the
witness box The women OF HEREFORD
have not. up 90 this time. shown any
interest i'm the trial The appearance
OF the audience was not unlike polis-
icai gathering While the crowd inside
listened 20 the proceedings OF the court
hundreds OF white men and negroes
looked In through the windows from
the outside. The indications now point
70 throngs OF people daily.
Sheriff WinslOw Knows we'll how TO
men obey. Such an officer in charge
will facilitate the trial Mr.. William
VI. Bond. associate counsel for the de
Tense. has been unwen for several
days he could not be present this
morning Mr.. r. r. Aydiett. the lead
ing attorney for the defense. asked the
court 20 continue the case. He made
motion 20 that effect and argued elo-
quently for a continuance. He held
taat 10 would not be just for the trial
20 40 on when his able assistant. Mr.
Bond was absent solicitor George W.
Ward. In behalf ~ the state. urged the
court 20 try the case. He said that the
, public demanded a speedy trial IN such
, cases. The judge decided that the -ase
r should proceed Hc did not thirS that
< the absence OF Mr. Bond sufficient
: cause for "A continuance.
; The choosing OF jury began imme-
p diately after the judge rendered his
P decision. The regular jury was called
o arst. Out OF that jury five jurors were
rendered They are. J. Nj. Turner. a
" Quaker farmer, who would not swear
+, but affirmed. He is a man OF middl,
age. The second juror NJ. W c. Reid
:, is a good looking well-to-dO farmer
Messrs stephen Elliott and j. T. pa
wilson. the third and fourth jurors. ar
,r intelligent farmers Lewis FELTON, th'
b. nth Juror. is prosperous negro ten
~ ant. tie was rendered by the defens
a. without question W II. Bright an
u Reuben r. Stolliugs. the hIst tWo mel
r. from the venirc. are sensible lOokin
ri farmers. Daniel Brogerson. . saw mil
p" man. and y y. W.luams. and JOsep
d. d. Winslow. well-tO-do farmers. FOL
in lowed.
If The eleventh juror was chosen ate
"a long interval OF time His name
H. W. r. Maddrcy. The venire being -
,z hausted before the last juror could ?
81 secured. a second Nenire OF - va
~ drawn. The court then adjourned q
:" morning SO that the sheriff might haN
al time 10 summon the men drawn. Juds
Council announced 10 the crowd tn;
Nv ths court had been informed that me
lac had left town 20 escape the summon
q of the court. He warned all preset
-, that he would prosecute and punis
= any one guilty Of such conduct.
The scene in the box OF the court vi
he sonoexvhar euliyened IN the afternOt
By the presence of Misses ollie. LOU
as Lettie and Carrie Cropsey- They we
his dressed IN black and wore wells. Mi
st. Ollie rs quite pretty and attractive. ;
s. was a brilliant witness in the m
ar. trial. The story she told was direct a.
r. carefully worded.
Mr.. Thomas p. Wilcox. father OF I
''e defendant Is an interesting man.
80 is about 30 years old. has health
I'D" rudy complexion and iron gray IA
"a He is very energetic. active and ar
nat bic. His every thought seems TO be
in his. son He has not failed 10 do
usi- within his power TO obtain his acqu
-erS tai. The mental anguish that he
80 suffered would have killed less det
-, mined men. His mind and body
been alert During the first trial
~ went frequently He is a man or -
character and big hear The citiz'
OF his town and county like him.
- efforts for his only son have won h
the respect any sympathy OF thousal
that who do not know him personally
She Mr.. w. r. CrOpsey. father OF
-. dead girl. is a good man, harc-wo
t'ss ing farmer and a devoted father.
seems to desire nothing more than }
,ase tlce and would not for the world
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