The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-16
ANOTHER CHARGE
AGAINST ROGERS
Mr.. E. T. Banks Sum-
moned Before Jury.
BYNUM Is GUILTY
Submitted to a Verdict of Murder in
Second Degree tor Staying Dea-
con Afford. This..Means Any
where from Two to Thirty
Years. Other Cases.


In the Superior Court yesterday
morning Judge Allen, after a confer
ence with the foreman of the grand
jury, ordered an instanta subpoena to
be issued for the appearance Of Mr..
E. It. Banks, who lives near Nc
Cullers, before the grand jury.
While nothing was said by any OF
the grand jurors or in court by the
judge, it is understood that the in
formation desired from Mr.. Banks Is
in connection with the embracery
matters which have been agitating the
county since the trial of the Gattis-
Kilgo and Duke case.
A cousin of Mr.. Banks was one of
the jury summoned for the GatuS-
Kilgo case and while he was not ap-
preached, he is said to have stated
TO the grand jury that Mr.. E. L.
Banks was spoken to in connection
with that trial by Mr.. Rogers, now in
Jail for having attempted to influence
Juror King.
Mr.. Banks Statement.
According to the statement which
Juror Banks who lives in Panther
Banch township, is said to have given
to the grand jury, he was told by mis-
causin, Mr. E. T. Banks, that Rogers
had asked him to visit the juror and
tell him that there might be fifty dol
lars in it for him, or words to that eff
feet. According to the testimony of
the juror Mr.. E. Il. Banks was also
told by Rogers that it would be Well
for him to be on hand to use his in
tiuence with the jury when the case
came to trial, and that he limited that
a reward would be forthcoming if Mr..
Banks did as he requested.
Mr.. Banks, so far as could be aScer-
tanned, did not come to Raleigh and
did not say anything about the matter
to his cousin, the juror, until after
the case had been tried, when he re-
lated the circumstances to him.
So far as could be learned yester-
day, this is the only new matter in
connection with the embracery mat
ters which was brought out by the
grand jury investigation of the two
defendants, Rogers and Sorrell, and
the jurors who were summoned to at
tend the Gattis-Kilgo trial 1t is i'm
possible to learn what the testimony
of the two defendants was before the
grand jury, whether they took oath
and denied having been sent out by
any one to influence the jury, or
whether they claimed their legal
matters which might tend to incrimi-
nate themselves.
1t was found impossible to have Mr..
Banks here on yesterday, and the in
veStigation of his case by the grand
jury will take place tomorrow.
Mr.. Banks is a man of good char
acter, son of the late DR.. Banks,
and a lifelong Republican. For a
while he was a rural mail carrier on
- ~, 1iracr ont n a l.
eigh He has been a strong party
man, but has not otherwise been iden-
tilted with politics. What other mat
tiers he may be able to testify to in
the connection with the embracery
matters is purely conjectural
r. D. Bynum came into court
Bynum Pleads Guilty.
shortly after noon and through his
attorneys entered a plea of guilty Of
murder in the second degree in the
killing of Deacon Afford Sentence
was not imposed and the matter Will
be heard on Monday. 1t is said that
Bynum has for some time been hope
less and melancholy and was anxious
to be tried or convicted and get rid
of the suspense. He was in court for
some time after having entered his
plea and looked relieved than other
wise at having the matter out of
hand.
Other cases tried were Of trivial i'm
The sentence which may be inn
posed for murder in the second de-
gree ranges anywhere from two to
thirty years in the penitentiary. Judge
Allen will hear tomorrow and determ-
inc the length of the term.
portance.
The question of the sentence to be
imposed on John OKelly, convicted OF
assault with a deadly weapon, was not
taken up.
Details of the Day.
Rafe Booth was fined ten dollar,
and costs for assault with a deadly
weapon.
John Burch and Andrew McSwain
were tried for breaking into cars OF
the Seaboard Air Line near the Pilot
Cotton Mills. The testimony against
them was that of a detective of the
road, who lay in wait and saw the
operation. There were several thieves
in the bunch, and some of them es,
capped. McSwain attempted to ques-
ton the States witnesses and went in
to details of his life, habits and moral
tendencies, much to the amusement
of the court house crowd. He just
happened around waiting for a train,
hut when the shooting commenced. he
footed it like a wise man but ran in
to the arms of a Waterman, who cap
tured him. Burch appeared to be
something of lawyer, for as the de.