The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-01

The murder mystery Of Rosa John
sons new born babe has not yet been
solved. for yesterday both Allie Ar
mold the boy. the alleged father, ana
FJvira Powell the negress midwife
alleged as the murdresS, were can
found not guilty.
Allie Arnold was the first 10 90
free. for Immediately after court con
vened Yesterday morning, Mr. J. "
Holding. representing Arnold, re-
Yrewed his motion for the dlSEnissdi
of that prisoner that sufficient evidence
against him had not been produced.
IN this the Solicitor agreed and Judge
Long instructed the jury to render a
verdict of not guilty, as ne ana not
think the evidence sufficient to go 10
the Jury. and this was done.
Allie Arnold had been accused or
being an accessory before the fact'
while the negress EIvira Powell, was
charged with the direct murder OF
the babe, after Rosa johnson on the
night of the seventh Of May had given
birth TO it in the aIlcyway at Man
gums stables, the charge pelng that
the woman had killed the child IN
pursuance with Instructions given
her by Allie Arnold. The main de-
Tense OF Arnold and of the Powell
negress was an alibi, and this plea
with attendant circumstances won.
The case OF EIVlrd fOWSlI "tiI "
the Jury, argument for the State be-
ing begun by Mr.. G. L. Sykes. After
this Mr.. J. n. Holding and Mr.. John
w. Hinsdale spoke for h defense,
urging that the crime could not be
charged to the negro woman. that she
was not there, was physically lncapa-
BILE of doing what had been done, and
was of not sufficient intellect to dis
Germ between right and wrong. Solici-
tor Armistead Jones closed for the
State, alleging the guilt of the Wo-
man, and in the course of his vigorous
address paying his respects to the
three policemen of Raleigh, who had
given evidence against the State and
In favor of Elvira Powell. He spoke
of their activity against the State and
said that there seemed to be jealousy
about, as having done nothing to fiDl
the criminal the Raleigh constable had
come along and made the arrests.
1t was after dinner when Judge
long made his charge to the jury and
in it he discussed the matter of muir
der in the first degree and of man
slaughter, saying a verdict might be
rendered for either of these if the
jury was satisfied. AS to the mental
condition of the prisoner he held that
if Elvira Powell was not legally ca
pacitated to distinguish between right
and wrong to the satisfaction of the
jury she could be found not RESPONSE
Dle, JDdl IL II was IouIu ina the XIII |
ing was premeditated that it was
murder in the first degree, if the in
FAINT had been born alive. and if
without generalization it was man
slaughter.
The case was given the jury at 1882
and at 3:54. twenty-five minutes later,
the verdict of not guilty was returned. /
the jury at the same time, through
its foreman, giving expressions to |
Judge Long and the court officials of
its appreciation of the courtesy and
consideration shown it. !
AS the verdict was there
was considerable applause among the
negroes in the court room, Judge
Long reproving them for this and Or
dering the sheriff to arrest any max
ing a noise. After this Elvira Poy.ssD
left the court room. being joined By
her daughter and friends, and as she
reached the street she exclaimed
Bless the Lord. I took God into court
with me and he saved me-" AS she
passed along the street negro friends
mere u there gave rer cOngratuIa-
ffons. h is the first verdict against
Sohcltor Jones obtained at this court.
Rosa .Shnson is yet to be tried on
the charge Of concealfng birth. this
having been admitted by her in her
confession, while i'll at Rex Hosnital
IT is not known whether the Solicitor
will hold her on any other charge.
Drunken Negro On Train.
Seven cases in which Garfield Todd.
a negro was concerned, were next
up Todd was charged with
giving trouble on a Norfolk and
Southern train. with having a conf
ceafed weapon n with resisting ar
rest by an officer in Wendell. besides
other things it being stated that he
was In liquor. He was found guilty.
and was sent to-the roads for eighteen
months
Rowland Case Monday.
On Monday morning at $50 a be-
ginning will be made in the case of
DR.. D. S Rowland and wife charged
with the murder of Engineer Charles
r. Strange with poison. The case has
attracted great attention. and it is
said that the State has additional tes-
tnony to Introduce on Monday as the
trial goes on. The case will be stub
bornly fought.
The railroad wreck case dcaist
R1ppey, Oakley. Ketciram and Par
YIN. for so acting as to cause the
wreck on the Southern near Auburn