The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-17
NJ. 7. NORRIS
BOUND OVER
Probable Cause in House
Burning Case.
HIS TRIAL IN JULY
Witness Iohn Thomas Denies Affidavit
Allegations in a Mixed Up Account
and With Merritt Upchurch is
Given a Bad Character by
k%eiqhb0rs.


" r Norris a wholesale merchant
..n-so,. ho,na over
- t"i'i9"' vas 49,. >,
by Justice Sepafh 10 "IdHu LA "
July in the Superior court on the
rharae Of burning q house in Buck
~ 1I hie If.
NOM ''"'Ip
to obtain the $500 insurance money.
Bond was required in the sum of ST.
nao ana tbi. wa given NV Mr. II r.
iilcliI"Id.
The case has been before Justice
cara~k since FRIDAY. the twenty-thirl
f MI ,rha, 1ar we. r.cora1
-. 80"
breaking c~ohtihuouS nearing o. tillr-
teen hours. On Saturday he deferred
eri,ino hi. dncioinn rim Nordav On ac
~
&" f'dH the yPc"Ill'eh eFluehce' On
MundaV on ~aflidaVits from M. NJ. II.
Norris and his brother Mr.. ". &. Nor
-. and fran, Misc vi,,ian s.ro,- O.
vf4tnr -. M, "A - Eor.,ia, mar 1Gbn
ThnrnSe # P,ickhnrn - VINCE fo,
The ctaIe bod on S,lndav niobt stated
at Mr. Norrie' hn,,ca th9J mo- u.ae 1oie~
r1knn ne To- eaein@ - Iirht in tho
burneJ ho,,co ond In - ,grc ,ooon
ghina ma case wac mnstnon"1d tiiI ~
day uarch 20 on maj daV MAMA
81 IL 49, 10y w."
rare 80. d 70 =" IN 80 IL "a ~
canias instanter far ,Thonas heinz is
sueG ~ "
TIC hearing vee+ardav cone,noad
rearIv five hairs ana mich tinoe wac
onsume bv the attorneys as to whar
evidence WIS narnoieeihlc ona what
,yaS not Tbora u.1c VIZ oon+ae+ oc 70
no adnniecion 80 1890 hoor;nr W.
the character Of John j. Thomas and
opcllutcn, many Oh lHell hcdf
'NS itS biiio Nf1o 'SNNN-
Senar [ md heing oneniI, asSoa if he
hoG not h,,rn+ ~ h PS hinaSa1f de-
1iad +bie 800 oica 9aniod raTinu a.
tho Tarm;e ba,I1n 90 '1 ma
tTarch 9Itb 49, H. ronan9inn,
~ 80 49, bo - hIr,aoI
Tc,,aa +hN+ ba r-oe arToI. 10 naIo,a
nooi, nd +aII ~ rl+h &c y ~
cnyorn - . naiotaLa 49, tba+ IN ~
offdavitc "+baI. Wac ~ VAT 90 -
themselves" His testimony vas mixed
Nm ana he denied some items Of The
etoroara rhio - .auinr that ba IA
ao+ ~ ISn d" - n, t1po ha 1 ns no or"e Il a ~
10. hia toctin,aoH 81 10 frst boorina
I' Us NIi q $780, tnrtifnGG
th"@ Nom d;d naka the declar71
tionc ahon+ HOMO naistoken aS 70 tho
iight ana that = vas the rafectiOn Of
the moon he saw Argument for he
defenee was made nv Mr. 7 Hold
ing Col I g r Harris and Major
= q Rvan while enaakino for The
state were Col Iobn W HinedaIe Of
RaIaiph and Mr. frank 8 Snruin of
Jouisburo solicitor Arnoistead Homes
Who aIco annears for Tho state is in
Colashoro his week ir~1~attendance on
the ~crininal co1rt and could not be
nresent Mr. Spruiu expIaining this
TO the court.
Starts WITH q NfanSle.
First at the hearing there began
the W@rangling that marked the en-
t.l,e uroceedings Col. Harris for
the defense asked that Thomas be
put on the stand for cross examina-
ton. and Mr.. Holding urged that this
be done as Thomas was a witness for
the State. Justice Separk finally
said: IF Thomas goes ON IT. will be
as a witness for the defense,
The defense then put on witnesses
to prove the bad character of John
Tboroac md { M ~TTncburob w
r FIatcher testified ba had know
TnchIrob o. - % ,-oar1 an1 Thao,..
the same leneth Of tirne and as ~
their general Tenutation .'taint. good ,
r. II. Wigcins had knoWnt the men five
Or six years, J.. IA. Weaver, eight
or ten and tbair ren,iatione 49, h,a
Bad for WHAT" X Jnstice SenarE
20 ITinm an5 sa1aroI e+Inu tIpDIL,
renlied Wnavar N7''
DR. Y i, Snanca taeti6aa nc TO +ba
bad character of the MON Ma io1
Ryan suggested to the court that II
ask had for wbat uero NJ cnrril
eaid tba+ nona ~ 4ba +or+in 80 80
farad hn, ~ 49, - I"an "
and +bjS $780, = uoIiou
tinn ~Hac ~ Ht " AZ eAaililrd-
nraho ~ 90" - ~ le0 ihS Iol
ronrt ~ rTinr % rliS vas ~ tne
m0nv Of I~Tnn66n rn q - 1n% : II $3.50 80
wae eoDLina ~ aino"dit
Ne 49, 49, va LAe an
IL his cpparootor ~ go anu ma eNsl
nead ,~ainr+ - a cal 'HlS ~
mon i6 q heo - IN iaulIeIu lesOl-
He 5acla re6 tba9 t"uae
no+ 40 49, as ~ Gut wa
~ $780, 1rla ol'ei y jury II was no.
u-i+paseos br ~ III coiitlaulctin
nronosition Of ~ dofao anu eHaC lntt
The court noti to accant tos+o onn