The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-18
Of this bonorable court

contempt of this honorable court.
THAT respondent was in Raleigh
on the twelfth day of this month for
the purpose of buying ploy points and
to have his horse shod, and was stand
ing on Martin street near the store of
Whiting Bros, then Sheriff Page sum-
moned him as tales juror. That at
ter he was seated in the jury OK he
was challenged for cause by the de-
PENDANTS Kilgo and uke. and cause
was admitted. by plaintift."
At the conclusion of the reading of
the answers, the counsel for the State
introduced testimony as follows:
r. NJ Kings Testimony.
Mr.. r. M. King was then introduced
and said that he lived in House Creek
township, ten miles from Raleigh. he
did not know where Mr.. Rogers lived.
He was summoned as a regular juror.
He did not remember the day he got
his summons or how long 1t was be-
fore court. He had known j. Rowan
Rogers ever since he had been sheIIh
of the county. Had seen him FRIDAY
two weeks ago. Mr.. Rogers came
down in the field where he was ploW-
ing. J. p. Sorrell was with him. Mr..
Rogers first said that he wanted to
swan horses. but witness said he lid
not want to swap. Rogers then SAID,
let's walk down the path little, that
he wished to see him. He told his boy
To hold his horse and went down the
path with Rogers and Sorrell. Rog-
ers told him that some of his friends.
Kilgo and Duke, had gotten into
KiIgo case. He told him something
bout the case. He told him he hoped
he would help Kilgo out a little bit.
Witness stated that he told Rogers
that If he was taken as juror he
would be on his oath and would have
to stand by the evidence, but that he
was always glad to do anything that
he could for people. Mr.. Sorrell had
started to say something about the
case-he didn't remember just what
but stopped when Rogers began to
talk.
He stated that Mr.. Rogers. at the
end of the conversation, had asked
him not to say anything about what
they had been talking about.
Mr.. Sorrell was there. The son and
son-in-law of the witness were fifty
yards away during the conversation IN
1.-THE MAN. but they were near enough
| to have heard Mr.. Rogers ask him not
to say anything about what they had
been speaking of.
He did not know whether or not MIR.
Rogers knew that he had been sum-
| moned on the jury. Mr. Sorrell knew
1 il. Mr. Sorrell told him that he and
Mr.. Maroon were the only ones that
| he knew on the jury.
Witness stated that he did not live
on the public road, but three or four
| hundred yards away. His dwelling
house was quarter of mile from the
road He was blowing at the time OF
| the visit three or four hundred yards
away from the house, off to the left
| hand. He was not in the path from
the road to the house. Sorrelfs mall
| box was three-quarters of a mile from
| his house. 1t was between Sorrell
house and his, and to get to his house
from SorreIl's one would have to pass
| by the mail box. The church is be-
| tween the mail box and house of tho
| witness 1t is quarter of mile from
the mail box. about three hundred
yards from the home of the witness.
On REORGANIZATION, the witness
| stated that the public road did not
| run to the church, but the church was
very near it. Rogers and Sorrell could
| see him and his family at work in the
| field when they got to the church.
| Neither of the respondents had sail
anything about getting water. Mr.
! Rogers did not get out of the buggy