Goldsboro weekly argus., 1908-11-12

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Court. Audieaes Applauas His.
Testimony.
Ex-United States Senator Marion
Butler and brother, Lester Butler, were
given hearing Yesterday afterno ON
before justices D. II. Collins and J. M.
Wolfe on the charge OF criEinal libel
brought by Ex-Judge Spencer B. Ad-
ans. They were bound over to Su-
perior Court in bonds of 81 600 each.
The trial was held in the county
court house and two Or three hundred
people went there to hear the evidence.
In hearing in which the attorneys
for the defendants We're allowed the
broadest latitude possible Judge Ad-
ans comes out without blot or blem-
ish on his character. On the other
hand his acts as chief justice of the
Choctaw Chickasaw court were shown
by his own sworn testimony to be up
right and honorable in every particu-
ar.
For more than anhour Judge Adams
was on the witness stand, and he un-
derwent a cross-examination the like
of which has never before been wit
messed in Greensboro. He was tre
and frank to degree and it was evi-
dent that he wanted to disclose every
thing in connection with his offic
conduct and his private acts as we'll.
@ CnnSfiOnn6 aS to ho"
money ne has made since early man
hood, how his living expenses have
ranged, whether or not he kept horse
while in Oklahoma, even asking him
what we've the expenses Of his wife in
attending the funeral Of her mother.
He was asked what was the largest fee
he has ever received as an attorney.
To every question he had prompt re
ply except where he could not femem-
ber the items of expense.
The examination was even carried
into politics and ex-Judge Nv. s. OBJ
Robinson, who conducted the cross
examination, tried to show that But.
elected Judge of the Superior Cour;
and for his election as chairman OF the
Republican party. Adams testified.
that he had never been intimate with
Butler, and that he sent him word not
to come to the State convention two,
years ago.
Attorneys for the prosecution said
that they had not objected to the broad
range Of the .cross-examination be-
cause they wanted to show that they
had nothing to conceal, They DIRECTED
to the time consumed in asking cues
tions that they claimed had no bearing
on the case.
No evidence was offered by the de
tense.
E. J. Justice and w, S. OBJ. Robin.
son made speeches Tor the defense and
J. A. Long and G. Nj. Stedman spoke
for the prosecution.
Judge Adams conduct on the wit
ness stand met with such favorable re.
caption with the crowd that Justice
Collins had to threaten to have thoss
who cheered arrested and put in Jail.
Ex-senator Butler was arrested IL
Sampson county Tuesday night. He
gave bond for his appearance in Greens
boro yesterday. Lester Butler was ar
rested in Wake county and brought to
Greensboro yesterday in the custody
of an officer. After reaching Greens bore
he gave bond and was released.
The trial began at o'clock and it
was after O'Clock before it was con-
cluded. When it was asked if the State
was ready fo1 trial, j. A. Long asked
for time to get a statement from the
secretary of State, showing the Officers
of the Caucasin Publishing Company.
1t was admitted that Marion Butler
and Lester Butler are in control of the
paper and the hearing was begun.
A. Long read the warrant, which
contained matter published in the eau
casan of four different dates relative to
a bribe Judge Adams was alleged to
have received whilejudge ofthe Iddian
citizenship COURTS The prosecution Of
fered copies of the Caucasin containing
the article given in the warrant. The
defense objected to the Introduction OF
the papers as testimony until it had
been proven that the papers were cir
cuIated in GuiIford county. Judge
Adams was put upon the stand to prove
that the papers were circulated in the
countv.