The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-28

ment.
Elizabeth City, Specialize jury
came in at 10 O'Clock and returned a
verdict of guilty. Harrison dropped
his head at the jury's announcement,
stricken with surprise and grief.
The court ordered him to Jail for the
night, after the usual motion for an
appeal was made.
Court opened at $50 and ordered
the disposal of the case of the State
against Joshua Harrison. Governor
Ayeock arose and asked that the YER
dict be set aside on account of the i'll
feeling and prejudice against the
prisoner and especially on account OF
the outburst of applause in the court
room. He said that the wall Of a
child lost In the night thrills the
hearts of men with such a passion
that reason is blinded and some one
must perhaps unjustly suffer. He
said that they fed from the pass Of
|sCurrituck to get affair trial heresbut
that he found the Currituek had<fol-
lowed them and packed the court-l
room; that Harrison had e seen
the boy in his life; and with a deep
note of pathos inquired as to who
would tell his loyal friend Jarvis Of
the jury's verdict, and that his sis
ter had perjured herself. He .declar-
ed that the verdict had brought humi-
liation to the wife, disgrace tc the
children and hopelessness to. the,
grand children of Harrison. He
wanted time in which the truth
could be discovered, free from passion
and prejudice. He referred to the
deplorable applause and to the wo-
men who were the pink of the city
breaking into applause; that the feel
ing of the people broke into the jury
box and influenced them. No action
of his honor could take that influence
! out he said, and he asked him to come
to the rescue of the law and set
aside the verdict.
Solicitor Ward spoke briefly, ele-
quently, masterfully, In reply. He.
asserted that the good people of this
county were the descendants of that
sturdy old English stock that land
ed on these shores two hundred or
mOIOfICaIS dAOg Lndbl tACs a. was "a
such a nature as to arouse interest
and evoke a conflict of intellect, said.
that he thought that the jury .weald
have brought in the same verdict if
he had not spoken to them at all. He
declared that he was sensitive to thu
charge of influencing the jury by
promising upon a conviction the resto-
ration of the child to his mothers
arms within six months, and We
hemently denied that he intended
any such thing. He referred pathet-
icany to Mrs. Harrison, and thea
warmly denied that he charged her
with perjury. "Perjury catches its
inspiration from. a low, debased
source, but loyalty and love that
prompts a wife to swear for her hus-
band, catches its inspiration from the
heavens. When her statement was
placed on the. Great Book above, the
Recording Angel dropped astear and
blotted it out"
Mr.. Ward was followed by Mr..
Sawyer and Mr.. Pruden, who present.
ed able arguments as to why the
motion for setting aside the verdict
should be denied. Governor Aycock
again took the floor and reiterated
his belief that the jury had been in
fuenced by the public opinion and
passion and prejudice stating that ev-
en- refined, cultured women were clam
oring for a conviction, expressed by
their applause in court.
Judge Allen denied the motion
Than Ro1lOuSn1 a rno&:on Co. ~ o--o-E
of Judgment, during the argument
of which a number of alleged flaws
in the indictment were found by de-
PENDANT s counsel. Judge Allen over
ruled the motion. The judge then
proceeded to pronounce the judgment.
The court stated that if he had been
on the jury there were a number OF
questions concerning which he would
have had some doubts. Judge Allen
referred to the testimony Of the Nor
folk witnesses. He stated that he
was not satisfied with the evidence Of
the Norfolk witnesses, but these queS-
tons were for the jury to determine
and that they had found him guilty.
He was satisfied that the evidence
was to them sufficient to convict
him. "The Judgment of the court is
that he be confined in the penitentiary
at Raleigh, for twenty years" The
sentence was pronounced at IL 40.
The motion for an appeal to the
Supreme Court and the question of
bond was taken>up. The judge. stat
ed that he would like to have the APP
peals settled before he left the dis
trict, which would be on the 18th OF
June. 1t was finally settled by the
court that both the State and the de-
Tense would be allowed 60 days each
in which to argue the appeal, which
will amount to 12O days. After con
siderable discussion as. to the amount
of bail, the court fixed it at $4,000
and the prisoner was remanded to
jail until the necessary amount could
be certified.
Story of the Crime.