The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-29
REPORT OF TRIAL.

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the defense in the trial under each
of these bills of indictment are diff
ferent persons, and one Of the ma
terial witnesses in the case Of where
a libel was charged on the 23rd day
of April, 1908, was one y. s. Joins.
That 1t is stated in the bill OF indfct-
ment in substance that Spencer b.
Adams as Judge of commission was
q supporter of one Johnson who was
a candidate for election as Chief OF
the Chickasaw Indians; and it is fur
Their charged in the bill of indictment
that it was published and charged
against Spencer B. Adams that he
greed with one Gilbert, former at
torney, to decide Joins case for him;
and it is further charged in the bill
of Indictment that U. S. Joins chang
ed his allegiance from one McLish
who was a candidate for election as
Chief of the Chickasaw Indians
against said Johnson and gave his
support to the said Johnson; and 1t
is charged in the bill of indictment
that it was published by these de-
PENDANTS that u. S. Joins took large
number of people and voted them in
the election for Johnson against Nc
Lish; and it is further charged in
the bill of indictment that 1t was
published by these defendants that
the said Spencer B. Adams violated
his agreement with the said Gilbert
to decide Joins case for him, after
the said Joins had done what he was
to do by supporting the said John
son and helped him to secure his cleo
ton.
That this is one of the matter com
planned of in the bill of indictment
wherein it is alleged that the pub
LEGATION was libelous.
That these defendants expect tt
have the deposition, and now have
the deposition of Gilbert in which hi
in substance says that said Spencer
B. Adams did agree with him to de
eide Joins case in his favor. Tha
these defendants desire the presence
at this trial of U. S. Joins, but mas
much as he was out of the State the.
had to make such arrangements will
him as they could reasonably make
and as would be agreeable to him tt
secure his attendance, and wer'
forced to consult his convenience a.
to time. That they have taken thu
precautiOn to secure an affidavit from
U. S. Joins in which he states in sub
stance that it is a fact that he dit
change his allegiance from McLish t.
Johnson, and that he did so becaus
of the arrangement made by his at
torney with Spencer B. Adams to sc
cure favorable decision in his case
That these defendants have the prom
Use of u. S. Joins that he will be pres
ent at this trial, and have made ar
rangemehts for him to be present.
That the defendants supposed tina
as a matter of course, the first bill
upon which they would be tried wa
the bill charging the alleged libel o
April 7, 1908, and as to this they ar
now ready, and by the time that cas-
can be tried they expect to be read
in the matter of an alleged libel com
planned of, as being published o.
April 23, 1908.
That these defendants are inform
ed that their counsel have made in
quiry of the Clerk of this Court an
have learned from him that four bill
of indictment against them for hav
ing published matters of and con
corning Spencer B. Adams were re
turned on the same day; and that tn
Clerk did not put the lettering O.
the bill of Indictment, and it will az
pear from an inspection of the bill