The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-04-02
Attempted to Withdraw
From Case.
MERCY TO OLD CRONE


closed after Sis p'ciosk YESTERDAY az
iefaeou Tho docket was disposed 81
md there win lie 40 court tnia week
This is .he fourth term Of court
judge fclastus =. ,J"nes has held in
Walk chs wear. He has shown the
sort ef qUaiitics a. a maa and rs :;
itd,e that hayc van for him TIL cS
t"et1 and confidence Of The people -
Inc city and county. lie IS not chief
~ concerned 10 be called 'digniicL,
T." h has ways That are not stcro-
typed. He is concerned to sec that
Justice is done and ne commanded the
tIll respect OF the bar dnd the public.
tie thinks more Of seeing that justice
- properly administered Than Of my
thing clsc-and that's tho test Of he
best judicial officer. lie is firm and
courageous. without any frillS. Ills
E~uHiSinu@ntS are not 80 SeXCrc a. to be
too hcayy or 50 light as to make the
otfcndcr feel that nc can return to his
criminal practices. lie believes in en-
forcing the law ana ne does 50 without
frar o. favor,
Toward the bar nc is courteous and
conSidcI&tc always, but he is tn" head
Of the court and knows his rights and
the rights Of the public. In the civil
terms, during The session Of the LcgiA-
latuTe when a docket had been set BY
the Ddl, ana liltl Nllti Cpht toitl--
incnc"d many lawyers were not ready
for trial Judge Jones held that
when i ease was set for trial, it must
he had, even if lawyers found it more
profitable to lobby in the Legislature
than 10 attend Wake court.
Ana Yesterday afternoon, whom the
ease against an old negro woman who
had been running worse tnan Il hell
hole in the centre of Raleigh, thc at
torneYS for the women determined to
secure Il continuance While the de-
mla4adS OF justice required that the
trial be held and the d~!sglaceful house
be closed, Judge Jones had the wisdom
and the good judgment 10 equiv tn
case 10 he tried. though he had 70
take Ill uausu@- sep TO Go 80. Nhc-t
the pleas for continuance hN Co.
.Arso and Col. Harris, attorneys for the
Voncn had been denied. then the law
ycls in open court returned the money
to their clients. Withdrew f,om the
ease and marched out OF court. IT
ookcd for u moment tina tn pub
lie demand for speedy justice Would
be deiicd, bat only for a moment
Judge Jones was equal 10 IN" C!llGr-
gency and informed The attorneys
tlat. having catered thnir appearance"
and taken fees To represent the de-
PENDANTS, ii was contempt Of court tor
tlcm to withdraw from the case be
cause the court had refused u motion
fo3 continuance. This was Il brave
and courageous act. The attorneys
saw that the Judge knew his rights
ard would maintain them, ana. more
over they recognized THAI he was act
ing upon the plain law Of the land.
and tiley came down from their nigh
perch. and proceeded To- defend their
clients.
The efficacy of the Long law to
catch keepers of he'll holes aud inn
proper houses was seen in The conNlc-
lions Of ono OF their clients. Only her
age prevented severe punishment, but
Judge Jones took steps to see that the
Grn is broken up. Delay in that case
the delay and continuance desired
would have almost been equal to .
denial Of Justice. The Long lawn
troauaed by Senator Long. Of lredcll,
is. III many respects, the best law for
Goa3icting criminals who have hereto
fore escaped passed by the Lc@isla-
tufe. Under hat law testimony OF the
general reputation of a house is SUI
liricnt 10 convict. Under that SenSi-
i1lt law every he'll hole in North Caro-
liua can easily be closed il the DILL
GERS of the law do their duty. Here
t6forc it. has been difficult, because 1t
has been hard to get evidence NOW
no neighborhOod need be trouble
With gambling houses or hell holes II
the people Want them shut up.
The Proceedings in Court Yesterday.
In the superior court yesterday the
Two remaining cases. both of interest,
were concluded in time for final au-
for the term.
In the matter of the Indictment OF
r.. r. Lewis. charged with running 4
gambling room. the defendant madc
q plea in bar alleging former con
viction by the court of the Police Jus
tee in January. The plea was offer
ed at the commencement of the trlal
but was not put to the jury untl
after the evidence Of the state mao
been heard. The jury sustained the
plea. which releases the defendant.
In the matter OF the house of Hire
pute which the aged negress Emily
Jones and her daughter. Mary Ed
wards. were charged With maintain"
ing on a respectable street near Hllls-
boro. the outcome was the acquittal
Of Mary Edwards by direction OF the
court and the conviction of Emily
ZONES under a charge to the jury h a
if they believed the evidence of the
state beyond Il reasonable doubt they
should find the defendant guilty. There
WAS no evidence to show that Mary
Edwards had any interest in the house
other than that she boarded
there with her mOther. Iher.
was ample evidence however
OF the bad reputation of the
place and Of the fac hat men and
Women had been seen goinG there at
night IS vel! as OF conversations which
Witnesses had overheard between the
old woman and certain men at the
honse which indicated the character
OF the place.
Upon the statement Of Emily Jones
tn@t she was eighty-two years old n
was . sufferer from asthma. Judge
Jones ordered that the prayer fOl
Judgment continued. ii being the
undcrstandiG" With counsel that the
horse would be sold or arrangements
made Tor another residence by the
two women before the converting Of
tn" next court, which VIII be held
by judge Long. who Viii have final
disposition Of the case.
Counsel Forced 10 Appear.
The beginning Of the trial Of the
Wonlc1 was marked by a. rather sem
satio12l incident in which Judge Jones,
Colonel ArGo n Colonel j g. l.. HaT-
rs figured. When the ease was called
SleSSrs. Ar&o ana Harris moved for
q continuance on the ground that they
had bean very busy in court and had