The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-17

upon Hayden Allen. flleu
costs. c,o rauards.
hro+her Of H. T. Edwards. convicted
IN he police court on the charge VI
diverting electricity for use IN ms
store Fined SO and costs. appear
rending in Superior Court.
September a, 1910-Silas EDWARDS
convicted in police court OF assam
with a deadly weapon. f1ned go dnu
costs. Appeal penang III the '"peii0i
Court.
And Yet Another.
IN addition to the above. Dallas Edwaf'is,
brother of Hubert Edwards, was arrested
yesterday by Constable u. Il. Byrum on
the charge OF selling liquor. He was taken
before Justice of the Peace f.. NJ. Bledsoe.
who, after hearing the testimony, Douhu
the defendant over to Superior court uhdef
bond in the sum Of 500.
Dallas Edwards is charged With having
sold LIQUOR to one Frank Moore who, in
the magistrates court. testified that he
bought the stuff. Moore said that he gave
Edwards % cents, that he went into his iot
and came back with 4 half pint OF liquor,
naming the brand.
Another Verdict That Caused Surprise.
The mot guilty verdict brought in by
the jury in the William Buffalo case also
caused a great deal of comment ana sur
prise. Buffalo was tried Friday afternoon
on the charge of selling liquor to one
Finch. The argument in the case was
concluded yesterday and the case given to
| the iury who returned a verdict Of not
guilty.
The testimony as TO the sale Of the liquor
by Buffalo to Finch, who was secured by
Officer Denning. was that Denning saw
him (Finch) go into the house Of one Mary
| Ward and come out with the liquor. The
defense was an alibi, but in the cross-ex-
animation. Solicitor Norris broke 1t up.
Judge Whedbee stated that there would
be no more liquor eases tried yesterday.
Claude Sanders Given 80 Years.
AT II 80 o'clock yesterday morning the
case of Claude Sanders, charged with MUIR
der. was called. The defendant was brought
in. Attorney w. II. Lyon. for the de-
Tense, stated that he offered a plea Of muir
der in the second degree and that he un-
derstood that Solicitor Norris had accepted
the plea.
Solicitor Norris then stated that upon
the recommendation Of Attorney Walter
atson and others he would accept the
plea, but that he wanted to hear from Mr.
Watson.
Mr.. Watson stated that he had been en-
ployed to assist the solicitor in the prose
cution of the case. The defendant had
married 4 woman named Nan Hinton who
was very quarrelsome. drank and caused Z
great deal Of disturbance-that she anG
Sanders had engaged in several fights. Re
ferring to the crime. Mr.. Watson said tina
Investigation had lead to the conclusion
that Sanders committed it, that when asked
about it he had told several conflicting
stories, one being that he rushed out o
? the burning house with his wife in hi:
arms. The fact was. said Mr.. Watson. tina
he was in an entirely different room from
her, tftt she ran back after her children
and was burned. When the search wa:
made the wife was found lying on tn
bed with her skull crushed and with he
legs burned off from her knees down. Th,
children were found with their heads Gu
| off. An axe was found near the bed. San
ders told that he took the axe and triet
to break down the door to get the children
out; but the fact was that the axe wa
. found inside the room. 1t could not b.
: proved. said Mr.. Watson. that he had ma
> liciously murdered his wife or that a figh
had not preceded the crime.
Judge Whed5ee said that he though
Solicitor Norris had acted wisely in &C
cepting the plea Of murder in the secon,
, degree.
In sentencing the negro to thirty year
at hard labor in the States prison, Judg
Whedbee said that Sanders probably ough
=, to be executed, but that the citizens of til
;. county were SLOW in desiring human life
= that the solicitor had accepted the plea o
, murder in the second degree. and that h
= would give him the full penalty Of the Law
Other Cases.
= John Williams, co1ored. charged wit
larceny. plead guilty.
Fred Dunn. colored. plead guilty to th
charge of assault with Il deadly weapo
, and was fined $50 and costs.
OF Course He Appealed.
Robert Morgan. coloref, who was con
victed Friday OF selling liquor and sen
fenced to serve six months on the road,
q yesterday gave notice that he would ar
peal to the Supreme court.
4 Grand Jury Files RepOrt-Recommen
Courthouse Be RemodeIed and
Enlarged.
k The report Of the grand Jury, submitte
e yesterday. is as follows:
7 His Honor, II. W. Whedbee. ind.
n presiding.
k The grand jury respectfully report.
). HIl That Wa have nacood - .p -,