The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-09
S'P0SE He BUSTS.
Joyner BuIges With Sc.
crets He Can't Tell.
Holton Chaseth Himself to Get Out the
Scribe's Way, and WOtteth Not That
The Scribe Has X.Rayed
Him.
lSnecial to- News and Observer.)

Especial 70 News and Observer
Greensboro, n. c., Sept Mot
only is local interest in the proceed
ings of the grand jury here increasing,
but there is a wide spread anxiety
and interest all over the county Re-
quests for news are beginning to pour
in on this correspondent, and it, must
be eXasperating to the outside world,
which cannot understand that when
there is so much doing, there is moth
ing being told. Such is the case,
however. That grand jury is not dis
obeying Judge Boyd's injunction OF
secrecy. There is plenty Of gossip
and conjecture as to the identity of
parties accused before the grand jury,
but it would be the height of folly
as well as injustice to publish such
gossip about men, high or low. in
official station, upon conjecture, how
ever accurate it was personally known
to be. Some papers wire for news
of the names of the first batch of in
dictments returned the moment the
report is k1ade to the court by the
grand jury. The grand jury will
scarcely make their report public
after so much secrecy in the investi-
CATION. The report will probably be
handed to Judge Boyd. on the bench,
by him entrusted to the district at
torney, and about the first publica-
ton 10 be heard of will be that. Mr..
so and so. in such and such com
munity has been arrested by a deputy
United States marshal under an in
dictment found against him in the
Federal court.
Agents and representatives of sus-
pected parties are on hand, closely
watching the proceedings: They sup
pose their mission is not known and
it is not. by many. A we'll known
gentleman from another town said to
this correspondent only this morning:
IF you Will find out whether ----
is indicted or not YOU will accommo-
date me by accepting fifty dollars for
your information ana your trouble"
The gentlemen meant no Insult but
was hotly told that the correspond
ent never took cent from n human
soul, except his newspaper patrons,
and besides If he did for legitimate
outside work. he was not money lover
enough TO become court house
pimD # II million dollars We're dang
ling before, him. This correspondent
knew at the time the exact status of
Mr. So and SO and could give him
a list now of twenty names which
will figure in the courts, but secrets
are secrets whether the court has
bottled up the grand jury or not.
District Attorney Holton is working
like a beaver and is never seen ex-
cept going 10 his meals. Even then
if he catches sight of this writer he
quickens his pace or lodges behind
corner. 1t is laughable to think that
| am lodging him for fear he will
pump out something that / know,
which he never dreamed of; and as
for his leaking anything to me.
Why i could give him cards and
spades and beat him at the game of
"leaking," if / desired to.
Assistant District Attorney Price is
also, kept busy. Every time he
energies from that closely locked
Office of the district attorney where
he works all the time. he blows like a
porpoise and is as wet as Il drowned
rat with perspiraton. District At
torney Holton is not as fat and does
not suffer so with sweat or short
ening OF the wind
New witnesses are constantly arriv
ing. Among those putting in APP
pearance yesterday and last night
under subpoena were Clay Grubbs. Of
Rowan and Davidson. and Hon. j.
G. Hackett. chairman of the peniten-
| tiary board, of Wilkesboro; Hon. w.
| w Barber. OF Wilkesboro. who has
| been here all the week on legal mat
ters was mt the station this morning
! going home, when a subpoena to APP
| pear before the grand jury was slap
| ped on him, and he sorrowfully wend-
ed his way back to the Federal build
ing.
While out of three hundred wit
nesses summoned only about forty
| have so far been examined, there may
| be some reason in the reported as
| surance of one of the grand jurors by
/ nj m h2N
/ would DE able to get through by Sat
urday night of this week. 1t has
| been discovered that often where five
| or six witnesses sometimes Il dozen
| have been summoned only one Of
| that number meet before the grand
| jury, showing that one knew enough
| TO secure a bill. But awful secrecy