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Thursday, June 12, 1913. THE ROANOKE NEWS. ; at issue, and was excused. ! V. 11. Saunders, related by marriage to defendant. J. S. Crew, passed hy the Stite vmni : but a peremptory by Cobb knocked SHAW MURDER TRIALirir - illte Hale, accepted as iunr nm rinumTNi State's Evidence Not Yet Com pleted Henry (iurkin and R. W. Cobb, on Trial CharjteU With the Murder of Thomas Shaw. $ (Tl'RKIN NOT M'll.TV. ' 1.ate Tuesday evening Judje Kane ordered a verdict of not It ni.ll.VT'... ... t-fun.m. linrLii, and theState immediately put young uurMii on ine muiw us witness against Cobb. Henry Gurkin and K. W. Cobb, two young men of Roanoke K.ip ids, of splendid family connections, were placed on trial Friday charged with the awful crime of murder. Up to the hour of going to press four days have been consumed, and the end is not yet in sight. Judge Henry P. Lane, of Keids ville, is presiding, and at all times he holds the scales of justice so evenly balanced that few excep tions to his rulings are noted. The State is represented by Solicitor Kerr, E. L. Travis and A. L.Clark. For defendant Gurkin, VC. L. Dan iel, VC'. L. Knight, G. C. Peebles and Garland Midyette, ;ire appear ing, Cobb is represented by R. C. Dunn and J. P. Pippin. Its a legal battle and every State witness is put through three exam inations, first by the State, then by counsel for Gurkin, and finally by counsel for Cobb. PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. Friday Judge Lane convened court at 10:00 o'clock. There was only one of the regular panel present, E. F. Sater, and he was promptly accepted by both sides as juror No. 1. Then began the drawing from the hat the names of the special venire. T. T. Hale, first, excused by the State. G. M. Hamell, peremptory chal lenge by the defendant. Henry Robertson, excused. H. M. Porter, accepted as juror No. 2. Ed. Allsbrook, excused on ac count of siekntis. J. U'. Dickens, peremptory chal lenge by defendant Cobb. D. E. lies, qualified, but a pe remptory by defendant Gurkin knocked him out. T. M. Cooper went into the jury box as juror No. 3. VC E. Marks, not acceptable to the defendant. C. Braswell, excused by the State. J. VC'. Leonard, excused by the Solicitor. W. H. Rogerston had been drawn as "Royster" and excused by the court. Russell Lewis, accepted by all parties, and seated as juror No. 4. J. W. Pierce, related to defen dant Gurkin. Charlie Bradley, accepted as juror No. 5. J. H. Pope, peremptory chal lenge by defendant. H. M. Adcock, excused by the State. W. H. Thome, challenged for cause by State, cause admitted by defendant. W. H. Collins, excused by the State. H. 0. Crawley, excused by the defendant. J. W. Bell, accepted as juror No. No. 10. li. P. Applewhite, challenged by defendant and not accepted. L. Powell, had formed and ex pressed the opinion that Gurkin was guilty. Patterson Dickens, excused by the defendant. W. H. Riggan, challenged fir cause by defendant and not ac cepted. J. E. Branch, passed by the state but fell down on a peremptory by the defendant. V. I-'. Coppedge, had formed and expressed the opinion th.it Cobb is guilty. George V. Boyd, had also form ed and expressed the opinion th.it defendants are guilty. J. W. Dickens, related to family and excused. l-'rark Moore passed by the State and accepted as juror No. 1 1. Ernest Smith, accepted by all parties and sw orn in as juror No 12. Here the case took a peculiar turn. Judge Lane sent the jury out with the exception of Juror Cox, and Miss Ednah Dickens, of Roanoke Rapids, was sworn and testified that Mr. Cox had said in her presence that the defendants were guilty and that Cobb had not a ghost of a chance. That anybody who was mean enough to break into the depot, was not too good to kill a man. The court excused Mr. Cox and called the eleven back into the box, and proceeded with the business of securing another juror. B. V. Harris, not accepted by! the defendants. j Walter Du.in, a brother of R. C. j Dunn, of counsel for defendant , Cobb, and excused. W. G. Hedgpeth, passed by the i State, challenged by the defendant j and excused. i 1 his exhausted the venire, with j Cox's seat in the box still vacant, j and Judge Lane ordered a second j venire drawn of 20 men to report ' Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, and adiourned court till that time j Saturday, June 7. Court open-: ed at 10:30. W. B. Boseman.G. I L. Powell, V. J. Partin, J. P. j Walker and J. E. Neville, were ! examined and excused. j J. E. Rue was passed and ac-1 cepted to ttll the vacancy in the j box and the battle was on. j Clerk Gary read the bill of in-1 dictment, and the c idence began ' at once for the State. I Mrs. Shaw, widow of Thomas i Shaw, in deep mourning, took the ! stand and told in a pathetic manner of finuing her husband on the ground with his life fast ebbing away. Her little son, Shelton, was the next witness. He left the store with his father. It was a dark night, they saw a man crouching Of Accounts Audited and By the Town Board of sioners for the town of N. 0., and of all Allowances Which no Vouchers are Filed the Fiscal Year May 1, 1912 April 30, 1913. LIU Allowed Commis- Weldon, for for to MAY 6, 1012. Y W nanus, mayor, M 1. Mux. chief polu'e V M I 'olien. ticitsiuvr i t: Mainhack. clerk .1 W i'leli'i', si I'UMl alter i arluiiil. scavenger. .1 T I'ltpe. NILrllt VI llll'll W 1. Scott, cum W I' -hue. It T I'amcl. t Mm u I truer i y Co , feed mule I. Iluv -tnet clcanini; V i A '! 'ri er, pub iiutii'e l I. I lux. tr:vl wink. s :i in 1-i .'.i Id iiii i r. Ml Ui :;,' in I no 1 mi 1 on 1J 7i :i ii. '.1 ".i JIM: 3, 1012. V:lUr! I l;ii !:uiil, se;tvelli:er V V W 1 1: l; i i . iiKiyni, M I. Iluv Chief police. U M Col, ell, treas 1 1 . M-iiuhack, clelk, .1 W I'll ice. t com .1 I 1'opr. nurlit ttsitcll W I. Scntl. com WTslia... II I. Idllllt. K I Daniel. II II liuttr. ie:ltli Heir W II Day, sIiociiil' nuile A repair pl"rce-Vliiteliea! IId. Co , i:ou1m M 1. Iluv. t cleaniiiL' I'.auk ol' Wei. Ion. iulere! on notes i.ia.le.l sehuoU Jl'LY I, I"I2. M 1 I! llleell. u 1 1 1 health. W W Wimns. niayoc M I. tins, duel' police, M I olien, tica 1 1 i: Mainback. cleik. .1 W I'ifii'e. st com Waltci iiarluinl. scavenger .1 T I'ope, Ullfllt Hatcll Waltei Harrison, nnrlit natch I INI I on I INI 1 IK. li.' 7:. li ll' W T-liaw. takiiii; tax ht " cum U' I.M'Ott, II I. liiant. It N A W I' Co. Iiirlits quarter eudini: .1 uly t, I'lcice Whitehead lldis Co . p pc and cement M I. tins-, st clraiiini; lien V Tye, tyjmr pipe .lolm Coleman. euUintr tree. Hank of Weldon, interest on note W Y. Daniel, salary as city attor- nev lo Mac 1. I'Ml' ..II on I . ".u in no I Hi In on '! lili '.It ,F.II 00 1 no 1 no 1 on M I. llux. cluef police oil ml Walter l.ucas. niiilit naleli .T. on W M Cohen, treas n ,',o H V. Stainl.ack. clerk o im .1 W 1'ieiec, st com i! Cooper Morris, scavenger, 4n mi NV T Shaw, com on W .1 Ward, - i nu I! A I'opc, i nn W I. Scott. ' oo II 1. 1. rant i m, K Clark, u'oods km n pi 7:1 Weldou I iiniiturc I'o. feed mule in li-.' M I. llux, street cleaning ,"1 ;,u JClii st JANUARY 6, 0.?. I W Pierce, mayor pio tern s M I. llux, chief police. .Mi no W M Cohen. Iieas ) ;, 1 1 I'. Siainhack, clerk in nn Cooper .Munis, scavenger, .o no Waller l.ucas. niirht watch :fi nn A Hope, com j (h, .1 " aid, ! ' I. scotl. , W T slum, , IK1 M I. Crant. ' 1 Weldon lira Co. feed mule, In liu I'iercc.Whitehead lldw, Co. goods ton ,H M I. llux. st wurk 7 (iiinii hisinfec. Co. disinfectants 17 Kowc ,v stu.nl.ack, Imrial pauper II nil M I. llux. st cloaiiiiiK 7 ;,o j AUUl'ST S, 1912. j li !: Manil.ack cleik I W' W iLri.'ins, mayor I M L llux, chief police I W M Culien, treas ' .1 W I'u rce. st com Walter I larland. scavenger, i .1 T I'ope. niirht natch I in W .1 Waid. cum j li A I'npe. W I. Scott, WTshaw. II I. lirant. M L llux. st cleauinit r.i vant Manlv, dur. well Ed. Harper, not acceptable to defendant. R. E. Shearin, accepted by the State but the defendant said "No." Jack Barnes, from the land of somewhere, accepted by both sides as juror No. 7. J. D. Manning, went into the jury box as juror No. 8. Jerry Branch, he also ran with the State, but the defendant said not so. S. C. Bellamy, had expressed the opinion that defendants are guilty. C. H. Robertson, had formed and expressed the opinion that the defendants are guilty. J. G. Sears, excused by the State. R. J. Shields, tendered: "Juror look upon the prisoner, prisoner look upon the juror. Do you like him?" "No." Charles Hargrove, excused by defendant. B. N. Pittard, believed that the defendants are guilty. T. J. Hardy, excused by the State. R. B. Ivey, excused by defend ant. B. F. Cox, sworn in as juror No. 9. S. F. Hardy, stood, aside by a peremptory challenge by the de fendant. J. E. Condry, but here the court took teAess fr dinner. Aft&Wtfon Session Mr. Condry recalledhad case pending and .1 W 1'iercc, stieet coin Cooper Morris, scavenger J T I'opc, night watch H A I'opc, com W I.Scott, l'r W.I Ward. II I. lirant. WTStiaw. Koanokc .News, l'uh annual state ment :J0 nn Tied. Ihsfec. Co., disinfectants 1IC 1'ierce-Whitehead lldw. Co. goods tow n in no -M I. llux, st cleaning 17 ,i I'.auk of Weldon, interest on notes 7 M down by the side of the porch The man snram- un nn.l siH-! SEPTEMBER 2, 1912 "Hands nn Hie father ,hnnh, ' w w wi"-'t". mayor. it was a neighbor and said, "Oh, ! " c'tf ,,0"w . ,. ,, T, ' -M lohen, treas quit your fooling. The man fired . n k stainl.ack. clerk and Shaw tell dying. Little Shel ton ran back to the road where there were some neighbors who had just left the store and soon re turned with help. Mr. Shaw was placed in an automobile and rush ed to the hospital at Roanoke Rap ids, where he died early the next morning. C. 0. Byrd, the next witness, told of tracking the man with blood hounds. It appeared that he rode a wheel up to Shaw's and mounted this wheel after jumping over a fence and escaped out in the direc tion of Rosemary, a distance of about two and a half miles. Sam Hockaday's evidence was along the same line. Monday, June 9. The third day of the trial began with the evi dence of Mr. Cowan, of the State farm, who helped to track the mur derer with blood hounds. Clyde Taylor testified that Cobb borrowed his bicycle the evening of the murder. The bicycle was placed in evidence. Pendleton Grizard, a bright youth, went to Taylor's and de livered the wheel to Cobb. Chief of Police Baird measured In nu :.u on v: 1 In nu ;!.'. no 1 l.u I nn I ir. I nn I ih 1 1 :.i J'l IHI l .'.0 (HI :i.". no 12 In no I HI (III 1 nn I I nn 1 IHI 1 no (I :':i ti oil 1 Ilu7 .'ill s :,:i Ml IHI 7.n III nil i II III nu 1 nu 1 on 1 l I IHi 1 IHI (he tracks at the fence at Shaw house, and along the road, he af terwards measured. Cobb's tracks and found that they fit exactly and compared all the way round. They did not compare with Gurkin's tracks. When asked by Attorney Trayis to tell of a certain confession Gur kin made, after his arrest, the de fendant's attorneys were quick on their feet with objections, it being understood that the confession was most damaging. Judge Lane sent the jury from the room and heard argument as to admitting alleged confession made to Baird and Mr. Chase. It appearing that induce ments had been held out to Gur kin, Judge Lane said I will exclude the testimony for the present, and the jury was brought back into the box, CONTINIID ON THIS PAOB, 5TH COLCMK. OCTOBER 7. 1912. W W Wiggius, mayor M I. llux. chief police W M Coheu. treas I) K stainl.ack, clerk dug tags, J W fierce, st com Cooper Morns, scavenger .1 T I'opc. night watch, W'alter l.ucas, night watch It A I'ope. corn W .1 Ward. II 1. 1, rant, Weldon liro Co. feed mule K I. Ilavnaid, punt and hind older hooks M 1. llux, t cleaning Weldon furniture Co. mattress If X A W f Co. lights quarter ending sept. :' i V,' Tye. rrp. lockup, liarreir ftg House, tax books Hank of Weldou, interest on loan III : flu..'i!l a i 7hi nn l'J 7,u In li nu I 17 Mi nn n in III M 1 IHI 1 IHI I no 77 if. li 7.11 II Ik. I 7,(1 4 IHI $1(1 'J". NOVEMBER 4, 1912. W W Wiggins, mayor :i:j M L llux, chief police, ,') (Xi W .M Cohen, treas m fti I) E Statuhack, clerk 10 oo J W fierce, st com 4 i Cooper Morris, scavenger, mi (hi W J Ward, com 1 ihi W I. Scott, " 1 nn n A I'opc, " 1 011 HL (Irani, " 1 nu W TShaw, " x 00 Walter Lucas, night watch ti-, ihi Weldon Oroc. Co. feed mule 13 3s .M L Hux, st cleaning and coal 7i 00 Weldon I'ur. Co. goods town 2 " ts vl DECEMBER 2, 1912, Pr 1 E tireen, supt health, 2.'i 00 V W Wiggins, mayor, s 33 FEBRUARY 3, 1913 W W Wiggins, mayor M I. llux. chief police, Walter l.ucas. night natch W .M Cohen, treas. I' K stainl.ack, clerk, I W fierce, st com Cooper .Munis, semuuger. H A fop,., eoin WTshaw. W I. Scott, ' W .1 Ward, II I. (Irani, Weldon (iro Co. feed mule, )I I. llux. st cleaning I'.auk of Weldon, note and interest. It X ,x W f Co. (I Clireeu, re ceiver. lights (juarti-i l Km MARCH 3, 1913. W W Wiggins, mayor, " s M I. llux. chief police Walter l.ucas.night W M ( ohen. treas I' I'. Stainl.ack, clerk, I W fierce, st Cum Cooper Morris, scavenger. I! A I'ope. com W Tshaw. II I. Crant, W I. Scott, W .1 Ward. fateliclor lln. shoeing mule ficrcc-Whitchccd lldw. Co. goods town, M 1. llux. st cleaning, st work li S 3-1 .11 IHI s.'i on 7hi In 1111 I 1? Ill (HI 1 INI 1 nu I no I IHI 1 no IHI 1:.' 1.1 43 0,1 APRIL 7, 1913. C f ltodnell. freight, .lamus fierce, hauling W W W iggins. mayor .M I. llux, chief police W alter l.ucas, night police. W .M Cohen, treasurer H K stainback. cleik .1 W fierce, st Com Cooper Morris, scavenger, W T Shaw. com W I. scott, W .1 Ward, 1! A I'ope, IMxon ,v foole. luniher M I. llux. st cleaning, .lames ,x Clark, cart shafts Hank of Weldon. note paid " interest on note II 11 U (HI S X) ,1o 0(1 3,1 on 11' 7.U III IHI I III 40 (HI 1 INI 1 00 1 IHI 1 (HI li (I ,10 3 III! .10(1 (III 1 miaw mi ri.kr IHIAI. H. R. Keyser, druggist, said: "Cobb came to my store a few days before the murder, and asked for the loan of a pistol. He came again Saturday evening of the mur der and repeated the request, which I refused." B. H, Ross, barber, testified that Cobb came to his siiop Saturday evening May 3, and wanted 10 borrow a pistol. Did not see Cobb again till about 1 1 o'clock that night when he came in bareheaded and went to the toilet and washed up. J. V. Mason, gave damaging evidence as to hearing Cobb and Gurkin plotting to rob Thomas Shaw. He was put through the third degree on cross examination by coitnsel for defendant Gurkin and then had a second grilling by counsel for Cobb. While he did not show up favorably as to his travels with a certain female friend after leaving Rosemary, his evi dence was unshaken as to the al leged plot to rob Shaw of his 1 money. Monday, June 10. Judge Lane this morning admitted all the evi dence excluded yesterday as to al leged confession of Gurkin. Vi'. F. Horner, the trial magistrate, testified thai Gurkin said he want ed to change his life, and that what he said about the lime he and Cobb came lo Weldon was not true, that ihey came earlier than he said and returned to Roanoke Junction ear lier. That Cobb said he was going over the creek. When Cobb came back he asked Gurkin to exchange bicycles, that he could not ride the one he had. In substance Gurkin made about the same confession to J. T.Chase and Chief of Police Baird. A. M. Lyon saw Cobb night of murder at about 1 1 o'clock, Cobb came in pool room dusty, and had no hat on. S. F. Patterson testified that he saw Cobb at Tom Shaw's funeral. Patterson was watching him close ly. When the grave was being filled noticed that Cobb became very nervous. He attempted to roll a cigarette, but failed and made the second attempt. His hands were shaking. On cross examination by Mr. Dunn Mr. Patterson said he couldn't say if Cobb had ever rolled a cigarette before. Several other witnesses testified for the Slate, but their evidence was not material, and the State an nounced that it would rest. C. G. Peebles, of counsel for Gurkin, then arose and moved that their client be discharged, that ! at no stage of ihe evidence had any witness had ever placed Henry Gurkin nearer than two miles of the scene of the crime, and that he could not be convicted as an ac cessory before the facts. Mr. Peebles then cited numerous au thorities, and court took a recess of one hour to allow counsel for State to look up authorities in the case. On reassembling Judge Lane, S3 El a a a D Q "I'm So Glad You MPm Brought Ice Cream" (& That's what the folks at I101112 say these j sultry days. CWhcn the thermometer is way , up, and collars are no liii down, t lien's tht'J'JJ, ' I Knrnrisa 1 t& n e m- . 1 1 time you crave someihiut; enul and refie shino. These are the kind of days for I'', the Velvet Kind Pure Ice Cream. You can secure it in brick indi viduals in pints and quarts, wrapped in parchment paper, and in an air tiht carton. Take it home to the family, "her" with a box of ice cream. Try the Velvet Kind just to how delicious Ice Cream can be, other kind has the same rich flavor. "She" w ill prefer it to candy. find out No DQQQD - u jdmuiimHmmwmm m 1 .. a if amrl - 1 made of the rich rrcnm from Government Inspected cowi. Tlic choicest nuts and real fresh fruit or used generously. In a model ice cream tactory while enamelled inside it is pastcuried to insure absoluio purity, ana made into frozen dainties. Human hands never touch it. ' M Note the richness of the Velvet K.ind I'ure Ice t'ream the flavors of the real fresh fruit. No other cream ever had half its "goodness". Order it by the saucer at the fountains. Take it home for dessert. J Purity Ice Cream Company, Richmond, Va. for sale by- l)R A R ZOLLICOFFKR, D Weldon, N. C, DDDDDOQaaaBODPDDDDDDDDDDDD i Ttjf iV tj ilf -Jr j if ij- iif Vrij? r A' 'ilf 'li i r ir d i'i 1 1 If The Store I of Quality. 3 5 R. E. Draper Co. ; Honest Goods At Honest ? Prices I iviiiuDiibirni & v J.irjrtJr..jgt.iijr.lD; JOV igi Ji. ti JDl JT. JT. t. jr. J. J.v Jl. flt,. . jrjl J, r. jr. J(t jr? ip.Jiftin.'P' V-'.' fl'flV''Vff n m w 1 irdc RECAPITULATION iMicd in May l'.i .tune July August September October November I'eeeniber January February .March April ltii.'i Total tiv. llf Mll ( 1IU 411 4(i :) ris in Mi 12 J4ii M '.'tiH (il 1 1 KKi :e 7ll'.' Ill TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT May 1, l!i:t. L. Harris, Tax Col- rttlemi'iit of .1 lector: rolialllil:' To property A polls l!il:l i si :u t ti3-( 4,'i Ity aint paid Treas To bal uncollected W, w, w. 6 - fl S 01 Mi 1 SIS T. SHAW, J. WARD, I, SCOTT, Committee. TREASURER'S REPORT. To the Honorable Hoard of Commission- era of the Town of Weldon, N. (.', tlentlenien : I beg to submit herewith a statement of tbo finances of the town of Weldon for the year enilin? April .10, HM.'I: Receipts Hal in Treas. May 1, 1012 lice'd of .1 1. Harris taxes lull " " " " 11112 " " Hank of Weldon loan " " M. A. I., for sidewalk Interest on bridge bond I 2S'7.:12 17.1.07 r),12.4(! 1, (Nm.no IIII.K7 4., 'ill after argument, had the jury brought back. Henry Gurkin having been indicted as co-principal, Judge Lane held that taking State's evidence in ihe most favor able light, without any evidence of the part defendant Gurkin could not be convictedon the bill of in dictment. The young prisoner was then set at liberty. Immedi ately the State rlaced him on the stand, as a State witness against Cobb. Gurkin said ihe alleged confession 10 Horner, Chase and Baird was in the main about right, but he denied having had the con versation with Cobb as testified to by Mason. Georgia, we are told, leads all the Southern States in the posses sion of automobiles. 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