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

J. Walter Myatt, Of johnson. Charged
With Influencing gaVenireman. Clears
Himsslf---Jury Nearly All substan-
tial Farmers.
HERE ARE THE TWELVE MEN
WHO WILL TRY ERNEST HAY
WOOD FOR THE KILLING OF LUD-
Low SKINNER:
/. A. r. HODGE, JR., OF ST. MAT
THEWS; 9. C. T. HESTER, OF ST.
MATTHEWS; 8. HENRY DAVIS, OF
BARToN's CREEK; A. T. V. HOLT, OF
CARY; 5. ZoL FoNvILLE, OF
BARToNS CREEK; 6. w. T. AL
sToN, (CoLORED), OF WAKE
FOREST: Z. KEMP RHODES, OF
MARKS CREEK; 8. E. H. COOLEY,
OF OAK GROVE; g. E. P. WIGGS.
OF LITTLE RIVER; 10. J. w. GAY,
OF LITTLE RIVER; II. r. WAL
TON, OF PANTHER BRANCH; II. c..
D. DAVIS, OF HOUSE CREEK.
A. R. Hodge, Jr., is a young farmer of
2S years of age. Is married man and
regarded as a solid young man. He lives
in st. Matthews township.
G. T. Hester is farmer also IN st.
Matthews township. He is also mer-
chant and cotton ginner. Before moving
to st. Matthews he ran a store at Mil
burnie. He is about S5 years old.
Henry Davis is a farmer of Barton's
Creek township, near Falls of Neuse.f He
is a substantial citizen about 90 or sc
years of age.
T. " Holt is a young grocery mer-
chant of Cary, rs years old, and unmar-
ried He was formerly fiagman on the
railroad, and some three or four years
ago was struck by a Southern train at
the depot in Raleigh, and lost leg.
Zol Fonville is a .oung merchant at
Falls of Neuse, in B.lton's Creek town.
ship. He is a married man 27 years of
age and stands very high in his commun-
ity.
w. t. Aston, the colored member of
the jury, represents the best class OF his
race, the thrifty farmer. He Is free
holder of Wake Forest township, is about
35 years of age, conducts himself well
and has gaired the respect of his white
Eeighbors
Kemp Rhodes is a farmer of Marks
Creek township, a married man of about
45, and a substantial man.
E. H. Cooley is farmer of Oak Grove,
about 40 years of age, married and is well
re egarded in the community
E. P. Wiggs, of Little River, is large
tobacco and cotton planter near Wake
field. He is married man, between 55
and so years of age, and looked upon as
one of the best citizens of the county.
J. w. Gay also lives in Little River. He
is a farmer Of about As years of age, and
stands we'll in his community.
J. r. Walton lives near Garner, in Pan
ther Branch township. He is farmer
also, a married man of about 3S years of
age. and a substantial citizen.
c. D. Davis is a successful farmer of
House Creek township, solid, substan-
tial man in middle llIe.
Altogether it is solid-looking jury,
and an intelligent t-look one, composed of
representative men of the county.
GETTING THE JURY.
First twelve names were taken out of
the hat as the regular jury. OF these
three were either absent or excused.
Troy Pool was the first man called.
Passed by State. Stood aside by defense,
as he had expressed opinion that defend
ant was guilty as charged.
M. w. Chappell. Challenged by State,
Cause admitted by defense.
w. L. Cooley, ditto.
J. B. Herndon. peremptorily challenged
by Col. Argo.
S. A. KENNEDY, challenged by Col.
largo, Thought he had expressed an
opinion that defendant was guilty.
James A. Briggs, Jr., had formed and
expressed an opinion that defendant was
guilty.
A. r. Hodge, Jr., of st. Matthews.
Passed by State rendered by defence
and accepted Sworn in and took seat
as No. 1.
H. X. Strickland had expressed opinion
that defendant was guilty.
j. E. Yates. Passed by State. Stood
aside by defense Had expressed opinion
defendant was guilty.
vENIREMEN EXCUSED.
This exhausted the first drawing. On
the next drawing Edgar Haywood was
excused by both sides on account of his
beng brother of the defendant
T. r. Jerman was excused on the
ground of being member of the State
Guard.
NJ Rosenthal was excused on the
ground OF having a sick ayife and child.
w. II. H. o'Brien was excused on a