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

Mr.. Sorrell got out when they went
to leave to help turn the buggy around.
They were then i'm the yard. No one
was standing around in the yard when
they were talking. His daughter was
in the field. His son could have heard
Rogers ask him not to say anything
about it.
On redirect examination. witness
stated that Rogers said he wanted to
see him. Nobody could hear what
they were saying. His little girl, eight
or nine years old, might have been
standing at the corner of the house
On further crosse mination, wit
ness stated that Rogers and Sorrell
drove down the path towards the field
from the house.
Questioned by the court witness
said that he thought he got his sum-
mons Sunday three weeks ago. His
brothers son brought it to him. 1T
had been sent to him on Saturday 1t
was on the Friday after he had got
the summons that he was visited by
Rogers and Sorrell. Witness again
stated that Mr.. Sorrell had said that
he and Maroon were the only ones, of
the jury that he knew and that he
then asked was Maroon a juror too,
and Sorrell said yes.
Lonnic King i'm Confederation.
Lonnie King, a son of the witness,
was then examined and stated that he
was in the field working with his faith
er when Rogers and SorreU came up
in a buggy. After they had gone off
and talked and were coming back he
had heard Rogers ask his father not
to say anything about what they had
been talking about. He just heard
them say that and Good evening" and
hNra w a
they were talking about. He was in
sight of them all the time. Neither
Sorrell nor Rogers got out to get
water
On cross-examination witness stated
that Mr.. Sorrell had gotten out and
lifted the buggy around. 1t was Mr.
Rogers who made the remark not to
say anything about it.
Questioned by the court. witness
said he did not know what time of day
it was-that it was about half way
between dinner and supper time.
On redirect examination. witness
stated that he did not know where Mr..
Rogers lived: that he guessed Mr.
Sorrell lived about mile from their
house.
s. p Maroon on SOrrel.
S. P Maroon was sworn and stated
that he lived i'm Cedar Fork township
| fourteen miles from Raleigh Sor-
rell lived about five miles from his
| house, that was about five miles from
Morrsville. He lives about seventy
| yards from the road between Sorrell
and Morrisville. He was summoned rs
| a juror about three weeks or month
ago He had a conversation with Sor-
rell last Monday a week ago. He was
| i'm the COW stall milking. Sorrell rode
up. He said that he knew witness
was a juror. He went on to say thai
/ Kilgo was a good man and occupied
an honora BILE position; that if the cas-
went against him, it would ruin him
and make him lose his place; thai
| they would put him out If the case
went against him. Sorrell had said
| that he would like for him to recollect
| Mr.. Kilgo. Sorrell went on TO say that
/ if Juror got in bad place all ne
would have to do would be to go e
| the defendants and that they would FL
it all right.
| II asked him." said the witness
'what right or authority he had tC
! come to me. knowing that l was q
i juror"
| To this question the Juror stated
that Sorrell replied in substance thai
1--WE have to see jurors before they IRE