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NO DELAY in GETTING
JURY FOR JUDGE LOWING

Meyer. Miss Belle Rodgers, S. i.
Giles, ellis Rodcrs. Oily l:nker. Bcs-
Isle Stevens, George Gray Thorn
rs Gray. stephen Vaughan. H. d.
Mower, IL. l.. Kidd, w. c. Graham
Judge Loving's Witnesses.
Forty-one Witnesses have been
summoned for the defense. They are
Ir- William Tunstall. w. S Lee. DIR.
W. S. STROLLER, Gilbert Stevens. a. G
Stevens. William Ware. George H.
Christ, Miss Belle Rodgers. John B.
f. Ewers. George NJ. Bowling. ". G..
Hare. Pcrrc u. Young. r. j.. Tibbitts.
T. NJ. higgins. George L. Fomune. w.
I.obban. Hawthorne Goodloe. !. Her
bert Goodloe Sidney r. Boycc, Her
man Meyer, II. G.. Mover. Mrs l.. f.
Spencer. +. NJ. browning, Bland Ste
vens. Edward Allen, C. H. Evans,
John Floyd, Bette Stevens. Albert
Baker. Miss Stcntoc Campbell w. G.
Loving, Mrs. W. G. Loving. Miss
Elizabeth Loving. II. S. Snced, o. V.
Hanger. c. G. Loving, John T. Beard
j. NJ. Payne, p. r. Harrison, Houston
Stinnette and II. l.. Stevens.
List of Venirc.
The venirc from which The iury
was chosen consisted OF the follow
ing sixiy-four Halifax citizens:
William Royster S. A. Mooreficld.
John IT, Womack, w. H. Powell. II.
II. Motley. J. H. Mcaler. J. u. Nc
Dawcll H. ID. Anderson. w T. Arcn-
dale. G.. C. Jackson. r. u. Boswell.
c. ID. S. Farmer. II. o. Ncrns. w ~
Woodck. w G.. PuclScti John l..
~, II. G. Ragland, W. r Coates. John
Az nt-
borne. S. w. Kent. d. S. MidkiT. j.
j.. Hardy. S. n. HALEY. a. " Won
nck, II. w. Grancr. S. III. Crenshaw,
G. S. Tune. b. S. McGraw, j. NJ John
son. John T. Ouarlcs, J. H. Snead, G.
II. Manning, w. H. Dance. b. f.
Brooks. II. S. Seat. G. u. Carter, Sam
uel G.. Hubbard, Jr.. w. Il. Lacy. c.
w. Powell. Il. NJ Owen. X. H. L.. FL
lott, II Il. Dickcrson, S. b. Nelson,
c. w. Dance. John C. Baldwin John
a. Covingion. Il. ~ Hardy, Charles
Crowdcr. James A. Tune. j. w. "
Crowder. Walter T. Bass, John Il.
Wood, w. T. Gravtt. Phil L. Nick,
w. b. Owen. w Il. Blanks. II. G.
Crcwele S w. Muslin, j H. Will
liams.
After the selection of the jury
Judge Barksdale gave the usual eau
tons to be observed and thcy were
then excused until two O'Clock.
The success in securing Ihe jury
surprised the dcfcnsc Some of tho
vcnire were opposed to capital pun
shment while several claimed cXcmp-
tion under the law governing the
serving of farmers during harvest
time.
During the reading of the ndici
ment returned ly the Nelson county
grand jury the accused man showed
emotion. His daughter. Miss Eliza
beth Loving. wcpt during the entire
time of the reading and when she
left the court room at noon her face
was flushed.
Tho afternoon session commenced M
two o'clock and all of the witnesses
retired.
Judge Lovings only relative who
remained with him was his young
son, w G. Loving. Jr.
The Afternoon Session.
During the afternoon session elev
ell witnesses testified for the prose
cution.
Judge Loving was the first witness
for the defense. He was abont to
tell of the conversation with Harry
Sneed, who first brought TO him the
information of the alleged drugging
incident when the attorneys for the
prosecution objected to his answer
ing this question. After a rather
lengthy discussion of the admissihilitv
of The evidence during which time
the jury was ont of the court room
Judge Barksdalc al $3.50 adjourned
court and will render his decision
on the point involved upon tho re-
converting OF court tomorrow morn
ing.
In view of the many witnesses sum
moncd by the prosecution the clos
ing of tho case carly came as SIR
prise to many. Tho other witnesses.
however arc being held in reserve
for the purpose of refnting the testi
mony that Miss Loving was malreat
ed by her companion.
An Eye Witnesses Story.
Fayette Foster. negro. the first
witness called by the prosecution
testified that he and another negro
were assisting Theodore Estes in I'M.
loading q car Of fertilizer at OAK
Ridge Judge Loving came mp TO
the car and told him 10 Stand aside"
and as soon as he saw Estes levelled
We're the Young gentleman who went
buggy riding with tho ladies last night
and were dragging them?"
Estes threw up his hands. The wit
ness declared and said "No No"
but Judge Loving fired at him twice
After heing Shot Estes cried ont
"IIelp me! Hclp mel" Nick Reed
the other negro told the witness and
Estes that Judge Loving was coming,
but Estes did not quit his work
number of witnesses We're exam