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Advc rtimuir rati' reasonable ami fur- J nihed on luiplieatiou. j Comes to Abrupt End at Halifax, CASE REMOVED TO WARREN Alter Exhausting a Venire of 150 Men Only Ten Jurors Were Chosen Rule Against L. R. Car ter and C. T. Lewis for Attempt ing to Influence Venireman Dan iel Carter Fined $50 and Costs Lewis Put In Jail for Ten Days. The murder trial of E. K. Powell, in Halifax Superior Court, charged with killing C. W. Dunn, in Scot land Neck, Mr. Dunn being shot on March 4th and dying on the 7th day of the month, came to an abrupt end Friday afternoon, after ten jurors had been chosen, 150 veniremen examined, and after ihe defendant had exhausted IS of his peremptory challenges, and with 25 veniremen in court not exam ined. Judge Ward announced after exhausting the first venire that in his opinion the case should go to another county and that he would rule on the matter at the afternoon session. As soon as court was opened Friday afternoon he said: "Gentlemen, I will move this case to another county. In doing so I in no sense reflect on the citizen ship of Halifax county. When 1 went into this case I did not think it necessary to move it, but after examination of 150 jurors I am now convinced it should go to an other county. There seems to be a fixedness of mind on the part of the men examined here as to the guilt of the prisoner, the majority of them declaring that on oath they could not give the prisoner a fair trial. This feeling appears to be natural, and I might so feel myself under similar circumstances." Warren was selected as the county, and at the June term beginning June 20th. Solicitor Kerr then sprang a sen sation by asking for a rule against L. R. Carter, of Scotland Neck, and C. T. Lewis, of Palmyra, on the serious charge of attempting to influence Venireman L. A. Daniel, knowing him to be sum moned on a special venire, in favor of Powell. Judge Ward, after examination of Daniel, on oaih, issued a rule for Carter and Lewis, returnable before him in Halifax Superior Court Saturday morning at half past nine o'clock. Informaiion was received that Carter's mother had just died. Judge Ward said, "I regret this very much, but this is a matter that must be dealt with promptly and by this court, so I shall require Carter to appear be fore me Saturday morning." Full particulars of the trial in de tail follow. Court convened Thursday morn ing, March 31, at ten o'clock wiih Judge George W. Ward presid ing. The defendant, F.. E. Powell, was brought into court and had a seat near his attorneys Judge R. W. Winston, and Gay & Midyette. The attorneys for the State were Solicitor John H. Kerr and W. E. Daniel assisted by Congressman Claude Kitchin. The State was ready "for trial, but the defense asked for a contin uance or removal. Judge Winston in arguing for continuance or re moval read affidavits and newspa per clippings and did not believe that his client could get a fair trial in Halifax county. We are not asking that our client be liberated. Our only plea will be insanity and we think that he should be .con fined in an asylum for the insane for the remainder of his life. He . also asked for continuance on the ground of the illness of Chief of Counsel C. B, Aycock for the de s fense. W. E. Daniel and Con gressman Kitchin argued against a removal or continuance, pre seniing affidavits to the effect that the defendant could get a fair and impartial trial in Halifax county. Judge Ward promptly ruled "we will go on with the case." The examination of the regular jurors for the week then began. G, H. Johnson, of Scotland Neck, was excused. H. L. Faucett believed prisoner! guilty, but could give fair trial, stood aside. W. J. Partin had formed and expressed an opinion that the pris-1 oner was guilty bin could giv e fair trial rejected by defendant. : H. G. Rodwell believed prisoner guilty. ' R. W. Lucas could not give pris- oner fair trial. J. A. Carter, of Littleton. accept ed as juror No. I . I R. A. Hardy, challenged by the State and stood aside. C. M. Cotton could not give fair trial. ; This exhausted the list of regu-! lar jurors and court took a recess ; till 2 o'clock with one juror sitting . alone in the box. At the afternoon session the call j of special veniremen began prompt ly: ; L. T. Garner had expressed opinion prisoner was guilty and could not give fair trial. Henry Stokes and W. F. Ophe-! lia placed at foot of panel. j Bud Barnes not acceptable to defendant. i R. G. Branch could not give de- j fendant fair trial. i W. L. Liles was held to be fair j and impartial juror. Peremptory j challenge by defendant. ! S. S. Viverette had served with-! in 2 years. j J. K. Dickens believed him j guilty. j H. J. Adcock foot of panel. ! Robert Shaw had served in 2 ! years. W. L. Cook not a free holder and rejected by defendant. ! T. W. Myrick foot of panel. W. C. Dickens challenged by Staie and not acceptable. C. C. King was of opinion that prisoner was guilty. W. S. Hockaday was held to be fair and impartial juror. Peremp tory challenge by defendant. T. A. Cooper stood aside. J. W. Pierce could not give fair trial. W. L. Scott formed and express ed opinion prisoner was guilty. W. H. Barnes, ditto. J. B. Lawler siood aside Ambrose Green believed priso ner guilty. J. B. Boseman, passed by State. Defendant dug too deep and lost. Mr. Boseman was of opinion that defendant is a crazy man. Hugh Bloomer, W. G. Lynch, M. J. Morris all stood aside in or der. G. W. Medlin could give priso ner a fair trial. Peremptory by defendant. J. R. Brake and J. R. Cullom foot of panel. B. M. Pugh passed by State not accepted by detendant. R. A. Rogers passed by State. Anoihr opportunity lost by defen dant in challenge Rogers believed defendant crazy. T. H. lies challenged for cause. Cause admitted by State. J. J. Viverette, at foot of panel. T. E. Pully, passed by State challenged by defendant and ac cepted as juror No. 2. C. P. Bounds, could not give prisoner fair trial. Matthews foot of panel. E. B. Pair held to be fair and im partial, rejected by defendant on peremptory challenge. W. B. Boseman expressed opin ion of guilty J. F. Batchelor passed by the State. Another juror lost by defen dant. Batchelor had decided opin ion that Powell is crazy. W. L Dickens, of Aurelian Springs, accepted as juror No. 3. R. M. Purnell challenged for cause. Cause admitted and ex cused. B. D. Hamill, of Thelma, was fair and impartial and was accepted as juror No. 4. C. B. Bobbitt believed prisoner guilty. S. E. Tippet! at foot of panel. Sandy Glasgow was member of grand jury and excused. W. M. Pepper and R. E. Shell stood aside. E. F. Kennedy, of Butterwood, accepted as juror No. 5. W. Y. Gay couldn't give defen dant fair trial. Jim Taylor, Roanoke Rapids, accepted as juror No. 6. W. C. Edwards and Louis Grim mer, formed and expressed opin ion that prisoner is gu'!-". W. D. Hux had served on jury in 2 years. T. S. Snipes, of Gaston, accept ed as juror No. 7. G. W. Hudson and V. M. Daui ridge failed to pass defendant's ex amination. J. D. Neville w as held to be fair and impartial juror. Defendant used another peremptory. A. M. Inge, W. L. D. lvey, J. S. Turner, W. H. May, T. B. Grant, T. W. Russell all stood aside in order. J. P. Leach, Jr., passed by the State, defendant learned too late that Leach believed there was something wrong with mind of defendant. E. C. Dickens, R. E. Merritt not accepted. R. E. Hardy and J. E. Rue foot of panel. Ed. Woodruff, held to be fair and impartial. Peremptory chal lenge by defendant. W. C. Alsbrook, Mack Shearm, R. W. Partin stood aside in order. J. R. Wollett foot of panel. D. Keeter, stood aside. S. W. Smith, peremptory chal lenge by defendant. B. L. Shearin, challenged for cause, cause admitted. 1. F. King, W. H. Thorne stood aside. W. E. Nicholson, of Airlie, ac cepted as juror No. 8. Judge Ward ordered an addi tional venire of 25 men for Friday and court at (5 p. m. adjourned till half past nine o'clock Friday morn ing. SrXOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Court opened promptly at 9:30 o'clock Friday morning. The prisoner looked refreshed after a night's rest and the eight jurors ac cepted the day before took their seats in the jury box. The calling of the veniremen who were not tendered the first day, began : S. Trueblood put at the front of the panel. E. C. Bobbitt had formed and expressed the opinion that the prisoner was guilty. T. D. Parker, challenged for cause and cause admitted. W. B. King, of Thelma, accep ted as juror No. 9. W. F. Horner, of Rosemary, accepted as juror No. 10. Everything looked bright for a ' speedy completion of the pannel. ; Vet not another juror could be se-! cured in the tendering of man after man to the defendant by the State. ': J I.. Cobb, excused. Stuart Hedgepeth, stood aside. C. E. Carter stood at foot of panel. M. W. Harrison held to be im partial but not acceptable to the de ; fendant. ! Gid Alston, J. W. Carlisle, C. : J. Masse. J. B. Hudson, Geo. G. Gary all failed to pass the exami nations satisfactory to defendant. ' J. W. Tharington caused a little diversion and ripple of laughter by j declaring that under oath he could not try the case by the evidence : introduced in court but by what he had previously heard. Judge I Ward said, the juror of course I does not mean that, he is just a lit tle tangled on the question. W. T. Parker, E. L. Lee and i Henry Johnston next came and j not accepted. Richard Morns was held to be : fair and impartial, but the defend- ant set him aside peremptorily. J. W. Crawley, N. W. Brown- ing, J. W. Northington had all i expressed opinion that thedefend- am is guilty. W. L. Stainback was passed by I the State, but the defense made ! another slip, Mr. Stainback believed j that Powell is a crazy man. J. S. Stansbury and J. E. Ay- ers had served on jury in two 1 years. W. T. Whitehead and Ezra Crawley had decided convictions that defendant is guilty. L. A. Daniel passed ;fair and im partial, but peremptory challenge set him aside. J. A. Dickens, C. R. lies, C. P. Williams, J. L. Harris, R. L Kee ter, J. R. Glasgow, T. C. Shaw, H. Holt, H. L. Grant all believed the prisoner guilty. J. L. Keel, ' W. W. Spears, B. H. Hale passed and held to be fair and impartial jurors but perempto ry challenges were used. C. L. Birdsong, Bud Wood, W. R. Wiggins, W. H. Marks, L. I. Crawley, S. G. Butts, T. T. Mas sie, J. L. Johnson, W.L. Shearin, ditto as to guilt of prisoner. J. M. Grizzard was held to be fair and impartial juror. Peremto ry by defendant. A. J. Medlin, Wm. Wood had decided opinions as to guilt of pris oner. J. J. Allen was held to be fair and impartial juror. Peremptory challenge by the defendant. J. A. King had unmovable con victions as to guilt of prisoner. . Judge Ward said I have seen and heard enough to convince me that the case should be moved. Saturday morning R. Carter and C. T. Lewis, in obedience to the rule issued by Judge Ward, , appeared in court. The evidence j of L. A. Daniel was that Carter j and Lewis had approached him knowing he was a special venire-! man and said that Powell was j cray and that people up there j wanted to hang him, and then said: I "If you are taken on the jury do all you can for Powell. " ! The defendants alleged that the ! conversation took place before they j knew thai Daniel was on the ve nire, but when cross-examined by W. F.. Daniel, for the State, they could not explain to the satisfaction of the court why they should ask Daniel to do all he could for the defendant provided he was taken on the jury, without a knowledge of the fact they were talking to a venireman, and they were ad judged guilty. Judge Ward fined Carter $50 and costs and in em posing the fine said "I would send you io jail but for the fact that your mother died yesterday." Lewis was sent to jail for ten days, but was later allowed to pay a fine of' $25 and costs, and was released, j MHke Your Carriage or Huggy New lirt about niii' ! illaiK north nf I.. , l (amain1 I'aint in any color. emi make a huccy luiik an l'ieh j new as when juM liuin the maker it from V.. ( l.AliK , Weldon. mi iiii.l t.el Brilliant Blaze of Mystery in the Sky Will Attract the Attention of Thousands and on May 18th It is I; pee ted That the Himsy Tail Will Envelope the Knrth. A calendar has been arranged for the appearance of Halley's comet that will prove of value to all who rise early enough to view the splendid blaze of mystery and study its movements. The ap pearances indicated are : On Aprill Ifith it will rise at 4 a. m. On April 24th it rises at 3:301 a. m. After May 20th it will be seen in the west after sunset. On May 1 4th it rises at 3 a. m. On May 20th it sets at 7:45 p. ni. On May Jr-th it sets at 10:30 p. i m. On May 30th it sets at 10:00 p. m. After the 1st of June the comet will be faint and will soon disap pear out of sight. By the middle of April the conta will be in the east and it be seen about two hours before sunrise, probably visible to the naked eye. On the fourteenth of May it will be about 13,000,000 miles from the earth and will pass directly between the earth and the sun, this being its closest approach, after which it will move rapidly away from earth and sun and be lost to view. 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