Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-08-10

Proceedings of Orangel
Superior Court.
The Summer Term Of Orange Sn-
perior Court convened Monday at
IL O'Clock m, with His Honor
Judge George w. WAd, Of Eliza.
beth City, of the 1st Judicial Dis
trict, presiding, and Solicitor A. +
Brooks. of Greensboro. prosecuting.
Other officers Of the Courlsin at
tendance were Major D. q. Hamil
ton, Clerk ; Mr.. S. w. Andrews,
Sheriff; Jno. O,Daniel, Deputy Sher-
if MI. James T. Davis, Cont
Bailif; Nj. james F. MeDade,
Grand Jury officer.
The following is q. lat of the
Grand July Sd. Hall, Esq Fore
man, and Richard Thompson, Geo.
Laws, g. p. Cheek, a. II. Parker,
-. a. Dorhau, John T.. Terry, Chas.
|Sogg, J. T.. w. Tapp, G. Y. Bla
look, John R. Sykes. BEDFORD W.
Ray, j. e. Watkins, M. p. Ehapd,
J. W. Miles, F. B. Workman. Ed.
Kirkland aud Stephen Taylor.
After Judge Ward delivered his
charge to the Grand Jury, The dock
cts were called over, and below We
publish the proceedings:
State vs. Bon Burnett. Carrying
concealed weapon. .Pleade guilty,
Fined $50 and costs.
State VS. Lewis Utlev. Assault.
Pleads guilty. Fined SIS aud costs.
State vs. Stephen Warren. Dis
turbing public worship Pleads
guilty. Fined $40 and costs.
State vs. Jim Terrell. Assault
and battery. Pleads guilty. Fined
$40 and costs
State vs.. james Mayes. Assault
with intent to rape. Mol. pros.
with leave.
State vs.. Will White, a blind ne
gro. Assault with a deadly weapon.
Pleads guilty. Judgment suspended.
State VS.. Joe Blalock. Retailing
without license at Chapel Hill.
Pleads guilty. Fined $50 and costs,
STATE rs. Charles Thompson. Re-
failing without license at Chapel
Hill. Verdict guilty. Fined $50
and costs.
State vs. George Graves Assault
and battery with a deadly weapon.
W aives bill and pleads gui ~. Fined
$40 and costs.
State VS. Earl Oldham. Larceny.
Pleads guilty. Eight months on the
pub:ic roads Of Du. ham county,
:. State vs.. Charles Sykes. Barn
burning. After the States evidence
was all in, Judge Ward said be did
not think the evidence was sufiaien,
TO GO to the jury, and ne instructed
the jury TO. End a verdict Of no,
guilty. The defendant was d s.
charged.
,Sla:e vs. Roy Gates and George
Stevens. Larceny. Called and fail.
ed. Judgment nisi.
On Monday, J. Knapp Horner
who is on trial for his life for kill
ling. Deputy Sheriff Nichols wa.
brought into Court and a specia'
yenire of $50 was drawn from the
Jury box Sheriff Andrews Sc 1t GU,
several special deputies in every di
rection to summon the special yenire
and on Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. The
work Of selecting a jury wasSbegui
aud concluded in a little yer two
hours, and the following named per
sons were drawn TO try the prisoner
for his life
Messrs. Adolphus Riley, Weldon
Riley, John G. Garden, A. G Sykes
Il. B Qaackenbush, John Berry, w
H. Howard, John Lloyd, Georg,
Freeland, w. M. Ward, James n
Parker and Fred. n. Sparrow.
Both the State aud the prisone
) are represented by able counsel, So
licitor Brooks being assisted in th,
8 prosecution by Victor. S. Bryan,
and the prisoner is being defende,
r by Mcssrs. John w. Graham, Pau
IC Graham, R.. B. Boone and S. NJ
Q Gattis.
In this case the evidence cor
sumed all of Wednesday up TOD 1
m., when the argument was opene
for the State by Victor S. Bryant.
!; Besides the resident members {
!. the Bar, we noticed the followin
out-of town lawyers attending Cont,
Ex-J odge Robert G. Strudwicl
of Greensboro Messrs. Victor {
. Bryant, r. b. Boone and Paul {
u Graham, OF Durham.