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

sworn in, or else they'd be watched 50
close that you couldn't talk to him. -
Witness stated that he then asked
WI no had sent him and that SorreU re-
piled the defendant or defendants.
witness could not remember which
term he used.
II asked him if he knew of other
jurors and he said Rufe King was
one
II asked him if he had seen King
and he said he had / asked him how
Mr.. King stood and he said that he
thought Mr.. King would be all right
when it came to voting but that he
wanted a man who could talk: that
Mr. King was not educated, and that
he needed a man who could talk some
and have influence with the jury>
HE asked me not to say anything
about it, / don't remember whether
promised not to or not, but / did.
told my brother and Hugh Green"
On cross-exa animation, the witness
said that he did not remember When
it was he told his brother about the
conversation. He told Mr.. Green the
Sunday before ne came to Raleigh on
the Jury on Monday. When he got 10
Raleigh he told one Of the jurors
about 1t. When he was on the stand
as a juror he wasn't permitted to tell
anything about it.
In response to questions from the
court. the witness said that Mr.. Sorrell
did not fix the date of the conversation
with King. and that he did not refer
to Rogers.
Sheriff M. w. Page stated that he
had known S. p. Maroon all his life
and that his character was good. On
cross mination stated that he knew
6. p. Sorrell and his character was
ID Il
not feel that he could speak as to his
character.
Sheriff Page was afterwards re-
called and stated that r. NJ. Kings
| character was good.
CAPTAIN y. p. Williamson. county
treasurer, stated that he had known
Maroon eight years, his character
was good. Knew r. M. King. his
character was good. Knew S. p. Sor-
| rell, his character was good.
Mr.. Jas A. Briggs testified that he
| had known Maroon ten years, that his
| character was good. Knew Mr.. King
but not well enough to testify as ia
| his character.
Mr.. p. II. Ray was called as char
acter witness, but stated that while he
knew both Maroon and Sorrell well
! he could not state as to their charac-
| ter in the community.
At the conclusion OF the testimony
Judge Graham stated DR.. l.. p. Sor-
| rell one of the most important OF
| the witnesses for the State, was de-
| tanned i'm the country with an urgent
medical case and suggested either d
postponement of the proceedings OF
| that the respondents introduce theil
| testimony i'm the meanwhile.
| Judge Womack here stated that
I since the testimony was Of a charac-
! ter to tend to implicate the defendants
4 i'm the case of Gattis VS.. Kilgo. he
should certainly desire continuance
| until they could be given an oppor-
tunity to come from Durham and ap-
pear.
Judge Graham stated that he con
sidered that on the evidence i'm hand
; it was not only the duty of the cour1
/ to hold the respondents to be I'm con
tempt of this court but that they
should be. bound over to the next term
| of Wake County Superior Court fol
embracery Judge Graham went or
Ito say that the matter was one of the
| graVest importance, not only to Wake
| county, to Gattis, Kilgo and Duke, but
! to every man in the state and he fell
that there should be the fullest inves-
tigation; that the court should go tC