The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-03
4 SPECIAL vEN|RE DRAWN
Their Trial Set For Saturday Morning
alto O'clock
Scott Will be Used as q Witness Before
His Case Is Taken UD-He Will be
Tried for Murder and No Leniency
Shown Him for Being a Witness.
Several Defendants Get Terms in
Atlanta P~enitentiary.

lti0ttLt CllitClt1dIy
Adams and Sawyer. two of the al
legged mutineers, were arraigned i'll the
federal court yesterday and will be put
on trial Saturday for their lives. The
case against Scott will not be taken up
until the above named cases are dis
posed of.
The three prisoners were brought
into court yesterday afternoon about
? o'clock, all being h%andcuffed togeth-
er. They were in the custody of four
deputy marshals. Word had gone out
that the mutineers were to be arraign-
ed and by three O'Clock the court room
was crowded with people and many
were in the hall, not being able to get
into the court room. Every one want
ed to see what the mutineers looked
like. IN some respects the crowd was no
doubt surprised as to all three. When
the prisoners took their seats in the
Jury box none of them appeared to be
nervous. Scott, who has by far the
most intelligent look of the three, was
very careful as to his appearance and
picked some lint from his clothing
and threw it upon the fiooor. a hand
kerchief was tucket in breast pocket of
his coat II he drew it forth with a
jerk as d dude would have done.
When the prisoners were first brought
in another case was being considered
Il Scott watched what was transpir-
ing with considerable interest. He is
about 6 feet tall, weighing in the
neigilbrohood of 1S5 pounds and is a
CaiiH ginger cake color.
Sawyer has a e face and looks
TO be a full blooded negro. He has
THE fiat los and has every character
lstie of the negro. All the while he
kept his eyes upon the fioor and sat in
8 somewhat crOuched position. He
and Sawyer are West Indie negroes.
Adams is a bright mulatto and to
look at him one would not judge him
to be a criminal. He sat perfectly
erect and looked out ove the large
crowd which filled the court room. He
was badly frightened but looked like
a man who had not lost all hope. The
appearance of Scott was of one who
knew his fate was sealed.
Dir. George L. Peschau is attorney
for Adams and Sawyer and before the
prisoners were arraigned they were
brought out of the prisoners box and
were given chairs by their attorney.
The arraignment of a prisoner for
murder in the United States court is
attended with much solemnity, far
more than in the state courts. The
prisoners were commanded to stand
and with their right hand uplifted
pleaded not guilty. District attorney
then read the bill of indictment, charg-
ing them with murder. The indict-
ment covered about one and n half
pages of typewriter legal cap paper.
After the arraignment the matter Of
a special venire was considered. Mr..
Peschau thought in view of the pub
licity given the case it would be diff
cult TO secure a jury without a special
yenire of 100 men. District Attorney
Skinner said of course the matter of
expense would not be considered in a
case of this kind, but he thought a
special venire 0 foo would be sufficient
with the regular jurors. Judge Pur-
nell ordered a special venire of so men
drawn. \ special yenire has not been
drawn in Wilmington federal court in
q long time past and it involves great
expense as the men summoned come
from a district composed of eleven
counties. Thirty odd kilograms were
sent notifying every one who could be
reached by. telegram and the others
were summoned by letter. Seven were
drawn from New Hanover and they
will be summoned by II of the U. S.
marshals.
Those drawn on the special venire
are rs follows:
ScotIand-G. S. Mcmillan, Wesville
Quick, w. d. B. McEachernt
Robeson-W. NJ. CaddelI. Walter
Murray, Geo. iBadofrd.
Sampson-W. r. McCollum, E. L.
Britt, Valentine Rockley, VIM. Allen
Daushtery, Erastus Cooper.
Brunswick-Asbury Robinson. Isaac
J~enerette. Daniel G.. Hewett, Walker
Wiilet!s, III. w. Hood.
Z Bladen-A. a. Hilburn. !. c. Gro
martie, Fl. P. Clark. A. G.. Holmes.
Pcnder-S. r. Coston. A. J. CARR
son, r. /. Durham, G.. Y. Lee. NJ. [.
Kelley.
Colunbus-TT. T.. Struthers, J. D.
Strauss, s. T. King. a. H. McLaugh-
I'm. ]. a. Hinson, d. w. Hughes.
Richmond. L. Everett, w. Riley
.Covington, Perry Lewis, John Lilies.
Cumberlard-A. G.. Tolar, Addison
Lamberth, S. r. Shepherd.
New Hanover-D. l.. Gore, 3 b
Humphrey, Thos. Lawson, Chas. e
Hall. W. Fl. Charbourn, Ike W. Solo
mon. L. S. Eel3er.
Duplin-J, r. Shines, ". Il. Sholor
Is. L. Blaekmore, l. ID Moore
1t is not expected thar it will TAX
more than a day to dispose of b cas-
against Adams and Sawyer. They vii
be tried together. Scott will. withol