The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-06

Challenged peremptorIly.
IRA Broadwell. Challenged by State,
aud cause admitted by defense.
J. J. Walter, ditto.
j. NJ. Broadwell. 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
d freeholder.
c. f. Hunnicutt. Challenged by State.
ana cause admitted by defense.
A. NJ. Council. Passed by State. SerV-
ed on jury this year.
b. 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 Myatt,
OF Johnston county, was brought in, and
the Judge asked him if he mad spoken TO
any of the jurors summoned on the spe-
cial venire on the subject OF this case,
using his influence. Mr.. Wyatt said he
had not spoken TO anyone except his
bIOther-ln-laW, Who had been excused. II
he had spoken to amy other venireman, he
did not know it, as he did not know who
were on the special venlre.
Mr.. Pou and Col. Argo had called the
attention OF the Judge to this matter, say
ing that a report had come to HIM that
Mr.. Wyatt had been very busy going
around among the veniremen using his IN
fipOcp AGAINST Mr. HAYWOOD.
Mr.. Wyatt asked who had giver the in
formation against him. lie thought it
was his right to know the name. Col.
AIgo said that one informant was Mr..
Iieilig.
Senator Norris spoke in behal, of MIR.
Myatt, as a man he had known all his
life, and whom be knew to be above
doing anything OF this kind, and he con
sidered that Mr.. Myatt ought to know
Who had made this charge and in his be-
half he demanded that a full investigation
be made.
Judge PEBBLES excused Mr.. Myatt, but
ordered Mr.. Heihg brought into court,
although he said he thought MI. Myatt
ought to be satisfied with being ex-
cused.
Mr.. Myatt left the court room, being
apparently that he had learned the name
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Of Mr.. Meilig, who came IN with the
deputy. and was excused by the judge.
Thus the whole matter ended.
SELECTING THE JURY.
w. H. Holding. Stood at foot of panel
by State.
Theodore Lynn. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
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and cause admitted by defense.
j. H. Bryant. Passed by State. Excused
by the Judge OH account OF sickness.
J. R. Walton, of Panther Branch. Passed
By State. Accepted by defense and sworn
liz as Juror No. Il.
w. s. Barbee. Passed by State. Not a
freeholder.
H. S. Jones. Stood at foot of panel by
State.
]. E. stinson. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
Samuel Moody. Served on jury last oc-
tober.
c. B. Rand Passed by State. Served on
jury within two years.
w. p. Turner. Passed by State. Per
emptory challenge by defense.
r. E. Barnes. Passed by State. Had
expressed opinion defendant was guilty
w. f. Debnam, colored. Stood at foot
of panel by State.
L. 1. Holloway. Passed by State. Had
formed and expressed opinion defendant
was guilty.
B. f. Franklin. Passed by State. Served
on jury in last two years.
w. B. Mann. Passed by State. ChaI-
lenged by Col. Argo, juror said that since
the case first came up, he had changed
his mind. 1t would take evidence in be-
half OF the defendant to set him straight.
Peremptory challenge.
c. c. Hervey. Challenged by State and
cause admitted by defense.
j. P. Peoples. Challenged by State and
cause admitted by defense.
j. II. Hester. Challenged by State and
cause admitted by defense.
j. n. Myatr. Passed by State. Served
on jury last year.
W. D. Parker. Passed by State. Not a
f~rceholder.
Troy Smith. Challenged by State, and
cause admitted by defense.
Fred c.. Staudt. Challenged by State,
and cause admitted by defense.
A. II. Stell. Stood at fCot Of panel by
State.
c. d. Davis. of House Creek. Passed by
State. Accepted by defense without ques-
ton, and sworn IN as Juror No. y,
1t was just p minutes past four O'Clock
Then Mr.. Davis took his seat in the
twelfth chair.
The Judge then excused all the other
Jurors for the term, both those on the
SPECIAL yenIre and the regular panel.
1t was suggested by Col. Argo that no
evidence be taken yesterday afternoon.
This was agreed to by the attorneys for
the State.
Then the clerk formally empanelled the
jury, after having Ernest Haywood stand
up and hold up his right hand.
Judge PEBBLES announced that in this
Case he would not receive Instructions rs
to his charge unless they were handed UP
to him before the argument began.
The Judge called attention to the new
law allowing only two speeches on each
side, and limiting the length OF each
speech to two hours. There was a pro,
vlso. however. that the court could upo1
application permit more than two speeches
on each side.
Solicitor Daniel suggested that there be
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