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

the very bottom and bring into the
light every available fact.
Judge WOmack, who had before
protested to the court that the re-
spondents had a right to know when
the state had rested it's case before
they should be required to put on tes-
timony, here stated that IL the State
would stop with the testimony which
had been adduced, the respondents
would quit and let the whole matter
be passed on by the judge as it stood.
Judge Graham replied that he was
not willing to quit until every particle
of evidence that he could get was
brought out. Il want this thing
probed." said he. IF the respondents
are not guilty, they should be acquit-
ted; if they are, they ought to be set
to work crushing rock on the wake
county roads.
BY consent, Dr. A. w. Goodwin was
called and testified to the good char
acter of Mr.. Rogers, stating that he
did not know Maroon or King.
For the state, w. 7. Maynard stated
that he had known S. p. Maroon all
his life and that his character was
good. He did not know KING.
Messages having been sent to DIR.
Sorrelrs residence and on the under
standing that Messrs Duke ana hllge
would be telephoned to, the nearing
was suspended until five o'clock in the
afternoon.
Mr. Smith II Dickens.
The first witness at the afternoon
session was Marcellus Smith, a gentle
man whose indirectiOn of discourse
suggested a character of Dickens. lie
would start as to his dinner, give
a resume of his domestic economy and
daily habits and ended by saying that
he had seen Mr.. Rogers go past his
house i'm the direction of Mr.. King
home. Further than that Mr.. Smith S
testimony did not go as to Mr.. Rogers
wherever that gentleman may have
been bound on the occasion referred
to.
Mr.. Smith was interesting, however.
as to Mr.. Sorrell He had seen that
gentleman pass his hotse In the morn
ing. He was lying on his porch re-
hecting on his trials as juror. Mr.
Sorrell came along and Mr.. Smith
hailed him stating that you got Off
but that 81 had to serve. Where
upon Mr.. Sorrell replied that he was
going to Raleigh in response to sum
mons from deputy to court at nine
thirty. In response to Mr.. Smith s
query "for why?" Mr.. Sorrell replied
that he had been talking, but that he
was "ready to go to prison for lllgo
Nobody asked him anything about
the case after he had been summoned
as juror, said Mr.. Smith in reply to
a question fro mthe judge.
DIR. l.. p. SorreII Arrives.
DIR. l.. p. Sorrell turned up at this
point and was put on the stand. He
stated that about week ago he had
been travelling along the road and had
met Mr.. Rogers, near Mr.. Sorrelfs
Mr.. Rogers was not certain as to the
way and DR.. Sorrell undertook to
show him. AS they went along DR.
Sorrell asked, What are you doing out
here? mis- amt any electioneerine
time" Replied Mr.. Rogers: II am
out here trying to stamp out preju-
dice that seemed to exist in the coun-
try against DR.. Kilgo." Afterwards
| DR.. Sorrell went to Mr.. Kings to see
a patient and there he heard the same
story practically that Mr.. King had
told on the stand at the morning ses-
sion
Mr. Rogers had made the statement
of his own motion and not in response
to any suggestion of his that he was
favorable to Gattis. DR.. SorreiI
stated that he was related to the re-