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BOONE
SKETCHES
By j. C, R.
ON GRADUATES
Fifty-four boys and girls, as fine
a looking group as ever assembled,
stood on the stage at College Auditorium
last Thursday evening . . . and
fifty-four be ribboned scrolls were distributed
. . . diplomas that tell the
wide world In their engraved perfection
that high school days are over
fcr lifty-four boys and girls. It waa
a pleasing sight for the eyes ... no
doubt about that . . but, on the
other hand, there's something a little
grain sad about graduations , . . they
represent the fade-out of glorious,
care-free school days, they stamp out
the close friendships thet have been
developed through four years of class
work, they write finis to many a
well-developed case of puppy-love . . .
the Ire of demarcation is reached,
and ehe graduate steps right out of
childhood into the resnonsibilities of
grown-up people. Yes, the free-wheeling
days end . . . the grade is reached.
Some high school graduates feel
that they are equipped to carry on,
that life with its manifold problems
is a soft bargain . . . that schoolbook
knowledge will, within itself, make
the path easy and the burden light.
Others look with doubt to the future,
take stock of their deficiencies and
prepare for further study. Arid then
there are those, dragged through by
the skin of their teeth, absorbing a
little here and a litUe there, who
think not or care not what the years
may bring. It. takes these three
groups to make up a graduatingclass
... or any other sort of a class.
But as time slips by. as unforeseen
burdens drop on the 3houldcr3 of our
graduates, as sorrows gather 'round
like the mists of morning . . . they'll
all find out that "book larnin' " wasn't
quite all . . . that the character they
have huilded during school days, that
the ability to drive forward where j
other fall lame by the wayside, that I
the honesty and fairness which has J
been inculcated into their very hearts i
by conscientious tutors . . . that these |
are the real weapons that will take
tliem tc victory In the battle of life!
Fifty-four girls and boys in caps J
and gowns . . . fifty-four future cili- j
zens . . . rich men, poor men, beggarmen,
thieves . . . maybe!
A TATTOO, IF YOI/ PLEASE
For the benefit |of those who know :
not the gentle art of expressing
''Lov?,"
and the other beautiful sentiments
r which originate b? the heart, we *w ,
borrowing the following advertise
froent irom a North Wilkesboro I
newspaper:
"Electric Tattooing! Bright colors.
Friendship, love and Patriot- j
ism are best expressed with a beautiful
TATTOO, flet Tat tocryl! It's
the onlv true way of expressing
sentiment. Located next to Reins
Marble Yard, North Wilkesboro." j
So there you are! If dear oid
mother has passed away, just have ;
a life-size copy of her tombstone
crocheted en your manly bosom!
If you desire to express love for a
maid in its very tenderest, most
potent form, just have the lady's
willowy figure, preferably in the
nude, tattooed on your muscular
forearm! If you should nurse on
ingrained passion for snakes, a rouble
of cobras, in color, would look
lust tOO sweet rnmlir tr nn
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fnny legs! And If, perchance, your
patriotism has Iain dormant on nocount
of poor expression, battleships,
guns belching hell-fire and
stuff, would be quite the berries as
an abdominal decoration! And then
there arc eagles, and cowgirls, and
anchors, and mottoes, and daggers,
and pistols, and dice, and playing
cards . . . any one of which would
express a "beautiful sentiment!"
So there you are, folks! To express
the proper sentiment in the
proper manner . , . get one of those
"beautiful tattooes!"
SOMETHING NEW!
| For years and years and years the
human race has been forced to grovel
I at the feet of science ... to accept
its cowless milk, and synthetic gin,
and milkles3 butter, and iceless ice
and a thousand other aggravations
. . . but a news 3tory in Monday's
paper knocked the props clean out
from under we denizens of the blue
hills, for it toid about "laboratory
babies," the professors' '"test offering
to a waiting, dizzy world. Twelve
normal infants, in eluding "test tube"
V- twins, have already been '"hatched"
' ... and Drs. Seymour and Koemer,
in choree r*f mWToHrtno ? *
-- jr
mit that several others are "on the
fire" up New Tork way.
We're entirely too ignorant on scientific
matters to go into the details
V of this intricate performance ... in
fact, we wouldn't care to even hazard
j a guess. A sure-enough mama and
), an anonymous papa figure in on the
newly-planned deal . . . and, we supy
| pose, the balance is left up to the
scientists. Unmarried women, desirI
t ir.g the pleasures of motherhood minus
the worries of a husband are falling
for this idea in gobs, and production
is expected to be at high-tide
soon.
It's a great scheme ... no doubt
about that . . . but somehow or other
we juot sorter hope that folks down
this way will continue to live like
grandpa lived:
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VOLUME XJ.Y, NUMBER 4t
HEALTH CLINIC FOR
jSCHOOL CHILDREN
TO BE HELD HERE
! I
j Drs. Hagaxuan and Perry to Be in!
Charge. Work to Begin Tuesday at j
Demonstration School Building, j
Tonsil and Adenoid Operations Will ,
Be Performed, Eyes Examined and j
Glasses Fitted.
On next Tuesday, May 8th, and :
| lor u day or two following, a clinic, ;
j conducted by Dr. H. B. Perry and 1
[i^4. X3. raagaiutui, win pe HCIC1 U1 |
i tbe Demonstration School building at
I Bo one. The clinic is for the purpose J
cf aiding parents of children, aged j
four through thirteen, in Watauga i
| County to have any and all physical \
; conditions corrected at once so that
| children may be in as fine a condition
as possible before the beginning of
the next school term.
Both physicians will be equipped
to remove tonsils and adenoids at
i the rate of $12.50 per child, all work
done will be on a cash basis. Dr. HaI
ga man will be assisted by Dr. Baughj
man of Johnson City. An examina- ^
; lion foi defective sight will be made ! j
i at a reduced rate; glasses will be
I provided at cost plus ten per cent.
F. T. A. to Aid in Work
i Members of the local P. T. A. are
j assisting the physicians by providing i
cots or 3inall beds, and other neces- j
sities. Those \Vho have cots which |
they are willing to lend are asked j J
j to notify Mrs. Tracy Cmmcill. Mrs. !
| Guy Hill or Mrs. Russell Hodges.
Those who wish their children's
, tonsils removed will bring with them
two sheets, one pillow and case. Tne l
child whose tonsils are to be removed
should eat a very light supper, such
| as milk and toast or a poached egg i
and toast, the evening before the op- i
eration is to be performed. He should (
take no water nor food on the fol
j lowing morning. A specimen of the c
child's urine must be taken to his c
! physician's office on or before the ^
| day of the operation. j
' Professional services will he ren- c
dered in order of arrangements made.
The quicker a parent sees his phy- f
sician, me more intelligently lie can i
plan to (Jo the work. It is hoped that;
all parents will take advantage of i
i the fine spirit of 'helpfulness .in the j
part of these local physicians and
.have their children's physical Imperfections
attended to during this
clinic.
JOSEPH UNNEY
ENDS OWN LIFE
Nephew of Late Col. It. Z. I.tnnev
1 Iirinks Poison in Alexander Comity
Sunday. Ill Health Blamed
for Tragic Death.
Joseph T. Linney, 50, resident of
Gwaltney Township, Alexander County,
committed suicide Sunday evening
i by drinking a bottle of carbolic acid.
Ill health covering a period of severI
al years and accompanying desponi
dency are said to have contributed
i to self-destruction. I
He attended church and Sunday \
School Sunday morning and in the j 1
afternoon was present at a religious I ?
gathering in Stony Point. Returning 11
home he carried a bottle of carbolic 11
acid with him to the woods near the I
j house, and after drinking it, returned
to his room and expired in about i
twenty-five minutes.
Mr. Linney was unmarried and for
a number of years lived alone at the
Linney homestead. Two months ago
he moved into a house on his farm
occupied by a Mr. Reeves and family. ,
He taught school for a number of
years in Alexander and surrounding
counties, and was known as a literary
genius. He was a -ell known naturalist
and had accented an invita-1
tion to address the Taylorsville Worn- !
an's Club on "Birds and Trees of!
North Carolina" May 9th.
Mr Linney, who was well known j
by many Watauga County people, \
was a nephew of the late Colonel P.. (
j Z. Linney. 5
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IS 3ERIOSULY ILL 1
Hon. Robert L Doughton returned
to Laurel Springs Wednesday ]
morning, having been called from
Washington on account of Ibti serious
illness of his mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Doughton. Mr. Houghton (
came to North Carolina Friday |
when he was advised of his aged
parent having suffered a paralytic :
stroke, and returned ,to Washington t
Tuesday when an improvement in
her condition had become apparent.
He had only been hack in Washing- (
ton for a few hours when a mes- 11
sage told of the more serious con- :
dition of his mother.
Mrs. Doughton is 9G years old
and tots felicitated on her last anniversary
by President Roosevelt, j
Because of her extreme age, little
hope is held out for her recovery. '
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BOONE. WATAUGA. C<
City Manager Expert
New Bocbelle, N. Y.?Irving G,
Brovver (above) is a city manager
expert on u wholesale plan. On
May 1st, he takes charge here to
pell the municipality out of a financial
morass as he has previously
done at. Pontiac, Mich., i.inia, Oniio,
and Greensboro, N, C.
SMATHERS ASKS
WATAUGANS TO
RESTOCK STREAMS
Vlar.agcr of Fish Hatchery Says Onlj
Four Applications for Trout Hav<
Been Received from Local Peopl?
and Asks Speedy Action to Aid h
Program Here. Million Rainbow
Brook and Brown Trout Ready.
One million brook, brown a.nd rain>ow
trout are now ready for distri
kution in the mountain streams, says
1 E. -Smathers, manager of the Ruth rwood
Fish Hatchery, who poinU
nit tliat it is imperative that Wataufans
wishing to restock streams get
n their amplications at once sine*
t will be a year before another hatcl)
:omfs off.
Mr. Smathers calls attention to tbj
act that the Rutherwood Hatchers
ervea nine counties, and believes tbft
vith equal distribution all of theaf
:ould be well taken care of from Ills
uinuai output. "However," he states
I am unable bo understand why Watauga
County people have scarce?}
10 interest in providing good' trciui
idhing, as Is evidenced by the fact
hat of 250 applications now on file
it the hatchery, only four of these
fere made out by Watauga County
leople."
Mr. Smathers states that he is exiccdmgly
antrious for this County- U
hare in the trout, but says that beore
it may he must have appllcaior.s
from individuals, and that nc
leliveries are made by him. He states
hat the other counties in his terriory
have been quick to see the op>ortunities
offered in increased tourst
travel by well-stocked streams
ind that the outside demand would
alrn on ro of fKo /?? ??> V..?t rl-' * o
VUH. Ui U1C WUipLll., UUl lUdl tic
vould very much like for thus county
:o enjoy its part
Mr. Smathers tells The Democrat
hat he is anxious for the people tc
risit the hatchery, observe the workngs
and make the grounds a recreit.ion
spot. Picnic tables are available,
and motor parties will find a
learty welcome in a beautiful set.ing.
W(H)TEN DIRECTOR
RE-EMPLOYMENT
Wilkes Man in Charge of Office
Which Controls Emergency Employment
in Watauga and Four
Other Counties.
Mr. R. L,. Wooten of North Wilkt3
br.ro has been named as manager oi
the National Re-employment Office
in that city, which handles the administrative
affairs of Watauga tic
"our other counties, following the abolition
of the respective county offices.
The five counties which comprise
the North Wilkesboro district are
Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe, Alleghany
ind Ale-xander.
No other re-emple>yment officei
will be maintained in this district
Mr. Wooten's office to take care oi
re-employment, worn 111 an live oj
the counties.
No announcements have beei
made as to the details of the dutlei
jf the new office, but it is presume*
the work will be carried on largeij
is heretofore. Placements on the va
rious Public Works projects will bi
made as they materialize through lh<
North Wilkesboro office.
Seed Loans Are to
Be Made Until 15tl
Federal seed loans may be madi
up until May 15th, according to wort
coming from Mr. D. M. Hale, tr.ana
ger of the local seed loan office. Thi
time for the closing of the offio
had been set for last Saturday.
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spaper?Established in tl
3UNTY, NORTH CAKOUNA, THUR!
TA^ffiHARTLEY
KILLED AS TREE
CRUSHES Al!K
Fourteen-Year-Old Blowing Rock Gt
Receives Fatal Injuries in t-'nusu:
Accident. Death Comes at Caldwe
Hospital. Timber Cutters Fell Trt
us Cur Approaches. Occupants wei
En Route to School.
I Agnes Hartley, 1-1-year-old hig
Ischool student of Blowing Rock, die
at Caldwell Hospital on Friday froj
injuries received Thursday as a fal
ing tree crushed the automobile i
which she. her father and two sister
I were riding. A fractured skull wa
given as the cause of her death, an
from the first physicians held ou
little hope of her recovery.
Mr. Hartley was driving along th
Hughes road en route from his horn
at Alio, and was near Blowing Roc
when a tree, felled by sawmill work
- ;?rs, crushed the light vehicle in whir
he was carrying his children t
school. Besides Agnes and her fathe;
two sisters, Irene and Clara, occupie
the front seat, while Virgil Walse
Was riding in the rear of ihe ve
hide
The impact of the falling timbe
J Was so great that Mr. Hartley wa
* Rendered unconscious for the time be
I ing. Sawmill employees succeeded i
\ extricating the entrapped occupant
bf the car within a few minutes. Mi
"^Hartley was quoted as nayiug tha
t^ie tree fell without warning to hint
5 Slight injuries were also received b
* Irene Hartley, who was cut by flyin;
1 gkss.
f The wounded girl was taken imme
dialely by Cecil Critcher tc Caldwel
Hospital for an emergency operation
but never regained consciousness.
; The deceased girl was a popula
member of the eighth grade at th
flowing Rock school and the family
* Which resides about a half-mile fror
Blowing Rock, is well known in Wa
? tiauga County. She was a granddaugh
> tec <?f former Sheriff J. E. Young
1 anti was popular in the communit
lea account of her keen intellect an
45fc<l-active personality.
j *jHje funeral services were conduct
;E4<t from the home Saturday afternoo;
dat 2 o'clock and were largely attend
I pi. Floral offerings were profuse an,
i Daauuiui, and bore testimony to th
' which Agnes was held b;
^f^RtwTsi^cn "i^chanan, pastor o
. i Blowing Rock Presbyterian Chnrci
! conducted the rites and the body \va
i! interred in the Reformed Chnrci
cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, on
brother and five sisters.
.!
Registration Books
Being Distributee
i
Registration books to he used i:
connection with the primary on Jun
2nd are being distributed to the vari
i ous registrars this week by R. 5
Swift, chairman of the election boarc
and will be open next Saturday an
- on two subsequent Saturdays for th
registration or new voters. Saturday
May 26th, is the day set apart a
j challenge day.
Little interest develops locally i
. the June voting, since only one cor
test is submitted to the electorate I
Watauga County. Theodore Cuinmim
Hickory lawyer, is opposing Solicito
L. S. Spurting for the Democrat!
nomination There are no Republics:
contests.
( Loyal Member Day to
Be Observed Sunday
Loyal Mmeber Day will be observe
i at Boone Methodist Episcopal Cliurc
South on next Sunday, May 6th. Pr<
visions are being made so that a
members who have no means t
transportation may be brought t
Sunday School and church service
; The committee on shirt-ins and trans
s portation is Mrs. It. L. Bingham, Mr:
J. D. Rankin and Mrs. J. B. Steels
[ The committee on providing cars I
ooinposed of J. B. Steele, P. A. Coffe
. and J. H. Counoill.
Special programs for the Sunda
: ocjkkm nour ana regular service nou
s have been prepared. Every rnembc
in urged to be present, and to brin,
friends.
t LITTLE GUY WEST
c IS KILLED BY AUTC
j Telegraphic information reachI
ing Boone Tuesday tells of the
, death of Guy H. West Jr., who was
killed by a passing automobile in
, Clarksburg, W. Ya., where the famj
lly lives. A fractured skuQ was given
as the cause of the child's death,
but further details of the accident
and funeral arrangements are not
known here,
j The deceased child is remembered
as a son of Mrs. Mary Annie Trlvctte
West and Mr. West, and n
j I grandson of Rev. and Mrs. W. I.
_ | Trlvett of this city. The Wests havt
, many friends here who are grieved
j because of their bereavement.
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ie Year Eighteen Eighty-Ei
SDAY, MAY 3. 1934
Visitor Mere Today
c
e C. \V. Snyder of Winston-Salem,
* field secretary for the Junior Order
> United American Mechanics, who
a is attending a district meeting of
o! that organization here today.
?'jUNI0RS HOLD
J DISTRICT MEET
S
Dozen High Officials of Order Gathn
cr in Boone Today jWith Delegates
s | from Three Counties. Public
r- Meeting at School.
i!
l*; More than a dozen high officials
y j of the Junior Order United American
5 | Mechanics arc in Boor.e today (Wedl
nestlav) in attendance at the semi
j annual district meeting of the or;
ganization, sche<luled to begin at 3
l>! o'clock with a business session at
j Junior Hall.
r j A minimum of twenty-four delee
gates from the counties of Avery,
r.! Mitchell and Watauga, representing
111 eight councils, will be present, and
-! the evening session is to be held at
-ithe Demonstration School and is open
I to the public,
y State Councilor B. C. Siske will be
d ! the principal speaker at the evening
| session, while Gurney P. Hood, State
-1 Treasurer, and W. M. Shuford, au11!
peririiendent of the Junior orphanage
l- at Lexington, will make some reii.
marks. Other dignitaries will be prcae
i ent, and members of the local unit
y of the organization are making exI
tensive plans for the entertainment
f. of the visiting brethren.
?STATECONVICTS
1 ARE RECAPTURED
| Sheriff Hotvcll Jails Buret Presnell
J: and Howard Hardin on Advices
j from Raleigh. 27 Apprehended for
n j Outside Authorities Thus Far.
J1 Buret Presnell, Watauga County
1 ' man who was serving a sentence of
j' from three to five years in the State
^ penitentiary for the larceny of a car,
e; and who made his escape from the
r | Pevquimons County State Farm, was
j 1 captured by Sheriff Howell last Sati
urday near the old West Knd Garage,
u'.' u?.u aw.ttutpi.ea coaceaiinein
: in the body of a truck. The capture
1 was made promptly after notifiea}
tiou came to the locai official. In
^ | telling of the incident. Sheriff Kowc
j ell states that Presnell has thnCe
j limes been given sentences for larj
ceny of automobiles and has three
j times been apprehended.
Howard Hardin was also taken by
I Sheriff's forces last week at his home
-1 en the Ypnahlossee Road. He had esj
caped four months ago from the Hud(t
i son Prison Camp where he was seut
jj i at the fall term, 1933, for six months
He had been found guilty of carrying
j, I a pistol, shooting into a residence and
j public drunkenness.
0I The Sheriff says that these arrest"
3 I make twenty-seven escapees and men
] wanted by other states and counties
, I that he has taken since going into off'_'
ficc.
, ' ?
y Two Boone Students
y Win Unusual Honors
ir
r Two students of the Boone graded
j. school, members of Miss Eula Todd's
class, took first and second place in
the seventh grade examination foi
?: Watauga, Ashe and Yadkin counties
it was learned Wednesday. Papers
- for all seventh grade tests were for/
warded to the Boone Demonstration
School for grading, when it developer
that Miss Imogene Norris of Route 2
had secured the highest averagt
grade for the three counties, and thai
James Norris of Boone was seconc
" igh.
Imogene is the daughter of Mr. anc
Mrs. Joe Norris, while James is thi
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Norris
Friends of the students and of th<
families are extending congratula
I tions on account of the high honor
and Miss Todd, tlieir teacher, take:
l justifiable pride in the accomplish
ments of her pupils.
i
' One-fourth, or 70,000,000 acres, o
the farm area of the South is In for
? est or woodlands.
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*1.50 PER Yr.AR
RUFELEwisG^
30 YEAR STRETCH
ON MURDER COUNT
Slayer of Police Chief Hug^man Given
Maximum Second Degree Term
After State Foils to Moke First
Degree Case. Violet Adams Gets
'I to 3 Years, Freti McDaniel Sentenced
to 18 Months on Roads.
Rufe Lewis was sentenced by Judge
Oglesby to a terra of thirty years
in the State Prison in Superior Court
last Thursday, after the State had
accepted a plea of second degree murder
in connection with tlie slaying of
Police Chief Hill Hagaraau last SepI
tcmber, and Violet Adams, young
Caldwell County woman, was sent to
j the penitentiary for a term of 2 to
o years as ?ui accessory alter uae
| fact. The judgment of the court stip
ulated that Lewis should be confined
at hard labor and should wear stripes.
: Lewis went on trial for his life
1 Thursday morning after a jury had
been completed the previous evening
from two venires of 75 men each, and
the evidence of the State was completed
in early afternoon. One character
witness for the defendant was
examined following which counsel for
the defense pleaded guilty to murder
in the second degree, which found
immediate acceptance on the part of
the State. In passing judgment
Judge Oglesby told of a conference
with attorneys on each side of the
case, and expressed doubt that a first
degree verdict could have been secured
by the State. At the same time
lie opined that liquor was the cause
fo the tragedy, and took occasion to
laud Watauga County people for
their unusual sense of fair play in
connection with the trial.
The State's evidence consisted principally
of testimony on the part of
officers who were with Mr. Hagaman
when the raid on the Blue Goose filling
station in Boone caused his death.
Defense attorneys took advantage of
every detail in the cross-examination
1 and especial emphasis was laid on
j the testimony of Sheriff Howell to
, the effect that the fatal bullet had
been lost. In the gun battle which
fatally wounded Officer Hagaman,
the raiders used lead bullets, while
the automatic in the hands of Lewis
curried jacketed missiles. The State
failed to show premeditation.
Vfolot Adams was at the Blue
Goose at the time of the raid, and
attorneys were unable to veer Robert
Morris, 11-year-old witness, from the
statement that the defendant had told
| him tluit she handed Lewis the death!
dealing automatic. The conversation
! between the boy and the defendant
i was an id to hRve been carried on after
| she had been placed in jail.
JVIcDaniel Sentenced
Fred McDaniel, lessee of the Blue
Goose at the time of the fatal shooting,
received a road sentence of 18
months after he was adjudged guilty
| of possession for the purpose of sale
i the twenty-odd pints of whiskey
| which precipitated the raid on the
place. He had appealed from the Recorders
Court on a sentence of six
months.
Following are the other sentences
of the court:
Ralph Culler, seduction, to pay the
cost and he of good behavior.
Roe Greer, Glenn Greer, Alex Farlier,
larceny of meat. First two named
sentenced to 12 months on roads,
while Parlier was given 8 months.
All to wear stripes,
j Charles Green, assault with dead
i ij wca^uu, 'J uiuiiu>d Ull lUil'ja.
I Charles Green, larceny, G months
on roads. Two sentences to run concurrently.
Com Green, l3rceny, four months
on roads.
Charles Walser, assault on female.
Pleads guilty to forcible trespass.
' Four months on roads.
lsmnic Ward, assault with deadly
1 weapon, four months on roads.
1 Boone Grimes, assault, and viola>
tion prohibition laws. Thirty days on
' roads to begin in 30 days.
John Johnson, possession of whiskey,
60 days on roads. No stripes.
Johnnie Tester, larceny, 60 days or.
road3.
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. TEN PRISONERS
BEGIN SENTENCES
' i Large Group Taken to Road Camp*
as Criminal Court. Ends. Two tel
' to Ho Taken to Penitentiary. Seven
Untried Cases In Jail.
! Ten prisoners, sentenced 60 road
terms from Judge Oglesby's court,
' were taken to the Hudson prison
camp to begin their terms last Mon1
day. Prison Superintendent Laney
! came for the men and they will be
worked under the direction of the
5 State Highway and Public Works
" Commission.
Rufe Leiwis and Violet Adams, who
3 are to serve their sentences in the
" State penitentiary, will be taken to
Ftaleigh Thursday. Seven others arc
in the county jail, having been incarf
eerated after the grand jury had been
- dismissed, and some of them after
the departure of the solicitor.