The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-07
rHE. FARMER AND MECHANIC

| respect. The city was like N1ope;
all tears" and women II men 1olheu
in such demonstrations as told MN
that though in the power OF UNJUST
rulers. he had the confidence and a
Won the hearts of all who nonor
courageous fidelity to right IN tunes
when such fidelity brought persecu-
ton and punishment. The ablest law
yers in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inoiia9
Bragg, Judge D. G. Fow1e, Judge
George Y. Strong, and Judge Thomas
G. Fuller-appeared as counse 1oI
Capt. Shotwell, having Volunteered
| their services and appeared without
pay. With zeal and ability this array
of the States ~orenlost lawyers dld
all that devotion could suggest TO
crime against the brave prisoner.
The indictment upon which Capt.
Shotwell was tried was as follows:
Indictment.
TN the Circuit Court of the United
States of America, " circuit n Dis
trict Of North Carolina. June Term,
1871.
'"The jurors for the United States
of America, within and tor the said
district, upon their oaths present, that
r. A. Shotwell, FREQ erick A. ShotweH,
Adolphus Depriest, Amos Owen, Jas.
Egerton, Calvin P. Teal, w. NJ. Tan
near, Jr, George Holland, VIM. Nc
Intyre, VIM. Teal, Spencer K. Moore,
David Collins, VIM. Scoggins. D. B.
Fortune, VIM. Alexander, and Barton
Biggerstaff, with other persons to the
jurors unknown, all late of the county
Of Rutherford, in said district, labor
ers. did. upon the 10th day Of June,
A. D. 1871. at and in said county and
district, mbin together for he
purpose Of depriving n James M.
Justice, of said county, of equal priv
ileges and immunities under h law
with respect to the right of voting for
a member of the House Of Represent
atives in the Congress of the United
States, and for other purposes, he, the
said J.. M. Justice, being then n
there by the law, entitled and allow
cd to vote at elections by the people
of said State for a member of the
House Of Representatives of h Con-
greSs of the United States, and for
other officers as aforesaid, contrary
to the form of the statute in such
case made and provided, and against
the peace and dignity of the United
States.
"2d Count.-And the jurors afore-
said. upon their oath aforesaid, do
further present that afterwards. to-
wit, upon the day and year aforesaid.
at and in said county and district, the
said repeating names of defendants
as above1 with other persons afore-
said to the jury unknown, all late Of
the county of Rutherford in the said
district, laborers, did conspire togeth-
er to beat one James NJ. Justice, Of
said county, a of his support
and advocacy, in a Lawful manner, OF
the election upon the first Thursday
of August, A. D., 1870, OF one A.. II.
Jones as a mem Der Of the House OF
Representatives Of the Congress Of
the United States. the said A. II.
Jones being a person lawfully quail
fled for such membership-he. the said
J M. Justice, having been at the time
and place Of such support and advo-
cacy by law entitled to vote for said
member, and to support and advocate
his election as aforesaid, contrary to
the form of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the
Ieace and dignity Of the United
States.
I'D count-And the jurors afore-
said, upon their oath aforesaid, do
further present that afterwards, to-
wit: upon the day and year aforesaid,
at and in sale county and district, the
said r. A. Shotwell and manning the
defendants cited in the first count
with the said other persons to the
jurors unknown, did conspire to-
gether. by intimidation, to hinder the
execution of a law Of the United
states, that is to say, the execution Of
the act entitled, An Act to enforce the
lights of citizens of the United States
to vote in the several States of the
Union and for other purposes which
was approved May 31st, 1870, con-
trary to the form Of the statute in
such case made and provided, and
against the peace and dignity of the
United States.
ID. H. sTARBUCK,
"Dist. Attorney.
Reimbursement
"A true bill as to all the defend
ants Except Barton Biggerstaff-not
a true bill as to him.
m. FARRELL. Foreman"
Sept ID. 1871
The United States Circuit Court
convened in Raleigh on Monday,
CO. dQ+h 1-Qi opd tho COCO oan