The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-01

n week, unless the case is contin-
EIed, and there is but little doubt
Dut what such will be sought, s.
1T New Hanover county and by them
De e~xonerated or condemned of a foul
crime, which was the Staying of his
Son-ln-law, George Tate Bland. and
which the law charges as murder IN
h first degree. If the jury ~exonerates
II, Of curse, will mean that he WIZ
ne set free and. so far as the law is
concerned. Will go forth without /,
bienish on his character. but if tho
jury condemns he will either go TO
prison or to death. This depends upon
1he exact verdict of the jury, as the
Jury Will in all probability be a1loweI
ne usual scope of saying guilty either
u murder in the first degree, murder
IN the second degree or m~anslaughteC.
Fhe punishment for the former is death
n 81 the last two imprisonment,
though the former of these two carries
with IT a longer term of years than the
after To prove that Terry was guilty
-of murder in the first degree the state
viii have to show generalization, and
-hIS the defence Will oppose Strongly
and Will also set up self defence as 70
he other two charges, which if proven
C1n only q verdict of not guilty
The case will be a hard fought one by
2blc counsel. as each side has d strong
Etrray of legal talent.
1t is expected that counsel for the
defence will be somewhat handicapped
~ the sickness of Ex-Governor DAME!
l. Russell, who is now in bed with
lever and who. On. Frank H. Russell
says. Will, an his opinion. be unable to
-Ettend the trial.
On account of the sickness of eX-
Governor Russell the defence will very
likely seek u continuance. but this it Is
understood will be opposed by the
state, which has ats readi-
ness for trial, on the grounds that the
defence has a sufficient humber of
other able counsel.
The trial will, no doubt. be a long
one. and if 1t takes place this time will
2rolOng the term. The case Will be
Jailed tomorrow and If a continuance
5 denied the special venire Will be
Drawn at once The summoning Of
Lbjs venire and the picking of a
aDry will likely delay the actual CON-
Inencement of the trial until Thurs
lay.
It is said that the defence has ex-
2eEenced trouble in obtaining some Of
It's witnesses; in fact, has been unable
20 get some of them. This may tie
= another reaso for asking for a cor
The state has already had nearly
EOrty witnesses summoned and VIII
Eikely subpoena more.
Gtsides the witnesses maps and
photographs of the scene of the trdg-
-dy. which is on Fourth street, between
Hanover and Brunswick. will be placed
an evidence. Yesterday afternoon p'c-
lures of the Bland home were taken.
The counsel in the case for the stata
ire Solicitor ROdolph Duffy, E. NJ
XoOnce ESD. of Jacksonville. Messrs.
Lewis K S~chulken, OF Whitevi'a
= F. Sellars. Esq, and Woodus
keIlum. Esq, of this city. For the
. defence they are Messrs. Bellamy x
&Sellamy. Messrs. Russell * Gore. B.. @.
HSmpie, Esq, A. J. Marshall. Esq, and
Walter p. Gafford, Esq, all of this
lily.
Solicitor Duffy and Mr. kOOnce ar
wed IN the city yesterday afternoon
and MeSsrS. Lewis x SchuIken are eN-
lecJed today.
OTHER COURT BUSINESS.
There are fOrty-five cases on the
-iOcket of this term of court, at which
Judge Geo. II. Brown. Jr-. Will preside
nut none are of much interest save the
Terry case and Il case Of unlicensed
Deer selling against three white wo-
men who reside in the Fourth and
-aStIe streets locality. This latter case
yin likely be continued.
The regular jurors summoned for he
-erm are as follows:
J. d. Woody. VIM. H Merritt. j. II.
-Winson. F. II. Fechtig. ". &. McCIel-
An. l. Cay. ]. NJ. Hewett. Edgar |
Hinton. {. f. Taylor. Jr.. w McD
Swans, J. NJ. Sherman. Charles g
5[nOx. \. l.. DOsher. William T. Snep-
nd. James Allen, John NJ. Williams,
Robert Robbins, j. c. Gore. d. NJ.
Seardsley. Charles D. Foard, j. r
-ranady. Colon f. Kerr. W. Is. Berry
Daniel f. Kerr. job H. BOrnemaun
Wash. w. King. w. q. T. Keen, Dan
q II. Penton j. E. Hatch. L. w Bag
Eett. q. w. Higgins. w. {. Grow
Sames C. Smith. Samuel J. Davis. z
- Hicks. and w. H. Bernard.
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