The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-11
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Ia Law " n and ID 0RDE II
George Hall. Ia: One 4. ! g aofs + II the g
Leaders of MOI I yGi'i'v6 i y
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"a VERDICT. 1 1 | N Y. &.
TIVE MY, J, MINUTES N j. ! ,l[:'S::'
Twenty Five dditional g: Cases to t.
"a Follow Governor g. Glenn ye1
Takes Oath That the: the
Order forsthe Special
Trial Was Signed
in the State.

# sneelal 4 TO Tho Times Dispatch 5 5s&
SALISBURY, n. c.. August 10. George
Hail, az Montgomery county. charged
with being one OF the leaders q ~ 3! the
lynching here Monday night was tl4s itrled
Ia Rowan Superior Court here to-day.
convicted and sentenced to htteen years, $!
the maximum OF the law. "a t4s7 SS
, This was the first cas- against Rowan
sslynchers. Tho trial was q speedy one,i
and 1t is the first instance IN the NJ story
of the State when a prisoner cha rged
with aiding In a lynchtng was convicted,
and is considered a distinct victory Tor
the court and the law, When court
opened this morning itfwas rumored that
The special term as ordered by Cover
nor Glenn, OF July 17th.i for the trial OF
the Lyerly murders was illegal, II belns
alleged that when he order was made
the Governor was not in the State Coy.
Glenn being in lsbury to-day was 81 ct
Z once summoned into court at the instance
OF Congressman Ruttz. OF counsel for
tho defendant. Hail. IL FL,
q The Governor took the usual cath Of
l witness and testified that at the time
q the commission was Issued he was IN
Atlantic City, but that the order was
regularly signed by his private secretary
1 In Ralelg who affixed the seal Of State.
Il Motion for new trial was made by the
idef6nEe, DuL tSHIIlo WAS OVcFEuleQ
Long, and the trial proceeded ss
The selscti3n OF a Jury !, euuired hut m
hour, and evidence was introduced
against Hall, who was ably rcpreBeEted
by Congressman ISluttx and Walter.
Murphy. Solicitor Hammer, Burton Craig
and II. g. Lynn, of this city, represented
the State. "A large number Of witnesses
identified Hall al one Of the leaders q
the band OF lynchers ,atestlfylng that he,
n pN al ia m m
q assisted In batterlng down the doors and
effecting an entrance, where he was
pnca arrested but later released by ostl-'
THE evidence against him. was Econcln-7ii
siye In ali respects, Hall himself having
confessed to the attack upon the jail,
though pleading not s lty 70 tne c!lttrse
Z pf murder The State rested and the case as.
went 10 the Jury without argu ument., J,
h Judge Long charged the jury, briefly
calling attention to the Nervousness SIS. q
the crime, that the prisoner could hardly
have the influence to lead the mob ana
not assist In tying the knot. Twenty
minutes after the jury retired a verdlct
was rendered and the sentence pa assed, .
Counsel for the prisoner gave notice I, OF
an appeal to the Supreme Court, on the
ground that the order for the call Tor
4 the present term sof court was irregula lar.
The evidence introduced to-day indicates
that the mob OF lynchers was composed
3 Of men from various counties other than,
d Rowan. .i q ~ &, &
About twenty-five additional ,cases ara
\ to FOLLOW. .s NJ, t8S a e
4, John Cauble and Henry Goodman Of,
4 this place, arrested yesterday on # tho
charge Of aiding the nchers, /. were to-
iaysreleased under a bond OF $500 each,
4 The military companies still guard the!
jail In Which the other lynchegs are stnsl
osTcerated, is8. 4i 8 s3s III NJ