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' 4 CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, THURSDAY JUNE 171903.; 6 ; 1 f DIGGERS' JUBY SECURED TrUAli PROPER WXilSS TO-DAY. iwkk Aravnlairfe to IVoneeu - i tUm MMt JJefrnse Alike Was Passed Xulo.th Joj-j Box at 4:15 In - Oas of niggera. vn&rgea ' 4 . Uiritr of J. O. Hood New CUar ' wte'a Public f-ousre hi Manilns; - ' of Febraarr 9 Trial Will Conttnuo . $reral Days and .May Bo Drawn ' 4 . TnUI Week Mam -. i- Veoircanen Challenged and Stood f Aaleto Advaiv Opinion Favor , V.v BUrjem Dei-ldedlj. '-', Well satisfied with iw day work A 1q that it secured twelve jurors ac 1 cap table to both sides between 10 and 4: IS o'clock yesterday. Superior Court '-V took a recess shortly after the Iat ; f earned hour. This morning- at in, nil J ': preliminary sparring having been put hind, the trial of William S. Bi fT for the murder of J Oreen ;; Hood on February , w ill he begun In Tim and aolemn earneat. ;.V'?.' It was in earneat yesterday, for that matter. Wltnesi the fact that J'.' aybeut 150 veniremen were (ailed to . the front and stood aside for reasons ' Vstlirh rendered them to prosecution or defense undesirable jurors When vH -tb total of twelve finally filled the tox only to names of the company '! Of 100 aurr.moned had not Wen dis JKiaed of in some manner or other. ;V, Quite a immVr had been excimed for ; apacial reason and a few did not ap v; year. Sonv' were dead " The permanent result of the - . threehlns; ojt process, on which all V' tha wits of a small army of altnrnevH ware concentrated, aided by all the ;:Vr Information h!rh partVciTar friends 'h ; COutd give, takes form in the follrrw- ri, fj ooay o, n,-n I ', ' : OVldenc. and re supposed to render J. H ". Flow, of Hear rftk town ahip. I. W. Mctinn. of Berryh.ll, R. U Korh!-. of frnt rohard. J. L. Peat.Ti. of Pewei:se. R. W Mrfs-on. of M.IUrd Creek. P. C. HenHeron of Mallard Creek W. A. Smith of Faw ''reek. tA. O. Hagler. of ''rah Orrhard Kenneth K Ward, of rharlotte rltv J. P. Flow. nr C nar '"reek. M. I FakT of Sharon. John L. Si' wart, of Heweejoe That's twil-.n. and about nn aerag Jury it makes A fact of some Interest which ap pears on the surface is that 'lnr lotte. which rn a tiasls of popula tion, one -would expivt to furnish leaat half the n umher. has only on Of twelve. TH El K 'I.M KKtsPONPrRl.E. As soon hp the full number hud been tecur. d esterday afternoon Judge Councill delivered a brief epeoch to the Mrymen. improsing on them the sieat tenponslbility w hl ii la thelra. the Kfavily of the chargn lodged tgalnst the defendant and t'l .precaution? hi-h they should tak, C.ot only to Ue the case the heneflt pt their bt.-t judgment with all the lights before them, but to so conduct themselves In the dlscharxe of their duty that no oi rasion should be en for breath of suspicion to rise "The trial," said the Judge, "will probably extend over sevetal days. You mar ii well reoKiilzei this fact at the vary beginning We cannot rush through the case. And you must not make up your minds until a'l the evidence is in and nil the argu ments toy the attorneys have been rnade. To decide the case in advance of all the evidence and . arguments would be to do a grave wron both to yourselves anil to the cause of Justice. In the counsels which you hold at nlrht and other times among yourselves, don't discuss the case and don't allow anv one else to discuss It In your hearing. Some men have been known to try to ret close enough to the Jury in cases of this eort and to talk loud enough to ge'. their vie.w into the jury box. If any jiersor. nlti-mpt this you should rc alixe that that man is trvitig to cor rupt you and 'A mill do it if he could. "This jury system of ours Is a great r tyatem. It is a gicat privilege which a man has of coming Into coourt when he Is charged with an offense and of submitting the case to twelve tfellowmen." Consequent lv. the court cont in uod. we should protect this system from nl! criticism It should Vie kept above the ahaclow of suspli Ion. "You will not undei stand from this that the court suspects anv person In this Jury box of even imprudeni-e, tut the gravity of the case ix so In tense that 1 fe.- it my duty to caution , you on all these poin;." The Judge expressed the hope that In ita final ioni )usion (ho jury would rise to the full height of Its duty and Ita opportunity to ileal Justice. Th" aheriff would take charge and would Bee that they were treated as vell as possible, although the would readily ee that a ' oniany "f twelve men who must be ki-it together cannot tee a.s corn l"it a lle as one ir two could he. .Ml thoye who had some message o si i d to the folks at home regarding then .stock or other mat ters, were given the privilege of hav ing the friend , ailed up to whom the. . Wished to spr.ik. The sheriff called aloud those named, the individual lme forward and court took a recess vntll this morning at 10 o'clock URGE CFMWP l' ATTK.VbANI'K. Every' fat "r the lb. or .if the court loom was c.i cu fited bv white j i c ; 1 . end score? Hood In the aisles snd In - the doorway, attesting forcibly the popular Interest in the Biggers case. ' Th two hundred veniremen who had i" been hastily summoned from all parts Of the county during two feverishly ' t)UBy days by the sherifT. deputies and , assistants, had come in all x.nietles "of conveyance The prisoner nnd his attorneys, the father and mother. Wire, slaters and other relatives f tho defendant sat within the bar There, too, were the attorneys for the - prosecution and relatives or the slain . man, including his brother Mr H H :', HOOd. From 10 odo. k t 1:30 o'( lock. When the noon recess ocurred. sven s Jurors had been secured. The first two came from the ranks of the regu lar Juror The first was Mr J r Flowe Th second was Mr. T. y M,-r,inn. of Berryhlll. who said lie hf.dn't heird the case disevrsed at all Many wer he replies made hv those queMionr 1 Nb point 'was negbv-ted by the la , yers Jn subjecting the proposed jurori to the Inquisition. Whether or nor they had formed or expressed an opinion, either that the defendant or was not guilty, whether th-v ;4 Of Interest to Farmers and Me. hanics J t, Farmers and mechanics fremiAitlv . " meet with slight accidents and injuries : Wt.ldj cause them much annoyani-e and f fr ' ansa of time. A cut or bruise mav he '"'" ule about one-third the time usually required by applying Chamberlain s Unl 'i taatxt as aoon as the Injury is received ;." TW Unlment Is also valuable for sprains. v' pranaas of the mtiscles and rhaumatic : ., , aalna There is no danger of blood pola- : (.', onlng reaultlng from an injurr when jChamharlaJn'i Unlment Is applied before 4 .V the parts beeom tnflsmed an4 swollen. : .'.TT salt a R. H. Jordan at Co. had arrd on tha Jury In tha part ta veara wvether they wera re lated by blood or jnrrta-e to alther "" "'"1 w!lut forth. .hli It will endeavr ttJ paid thair poll taies for tha last year, what township, they were -from. whether they were ireenoioers, ; -- -wi. whether they had suits now pending I thesa premiaea. the State will aak for in court were a faw of k the a. verdict of rmirder in the first de ouariea fired ; Defending the prlaoner tare Mr W E Coster, of Plneville, sai I 1 Messrs. Oaborne. Lucas & Cocke and x.' v.J.r .h. kitiin. dt-usea ' Maxwelll & Keerana. Prosecuting , ,io ..enm.itf nnd thh a little mixed up on the matter. He ! Mrcammy, oi y,1min,wn, m.-.rt wa excu-ad. Mr. 'J. WaJker Kirk jA McRae. E. R. Prton Shannon -latrick aaked if he vu related V '" Jne nd Jh A- Parker. Ki..rf or -,,,, lo the defendant. I 1 hlrteen lawj-era ought to be able ,n-rt -T think Mrs. Bikers grandfather and my father were third r utins." He -was excused. Have you formed or expressed an opinion that the defendant. W. s. Bits-er, Is guilty?" was asked one v en Ireman. "No. but I think he ought to h uiltv." waa tha unexpected anawer of the man. who had a puzzling kin In the expTeeelon of hie thought He aa excused on account of this view HOW THEY STOOD. Amont thoee who stated that thev had formed or expresed the opinion that the defendant la guilty .were Meeera. O C. X'tley, Thomas W. win- srate. U J Roberts. B M. Titts. fc. J Price, C. W. Miller. E. U Mason, w. n n.jrrUr T M Alexander. J. P. Hackney. Some of thve who were convinced in advance that he Is not guilty were: Mran. J 8. Rohhins. J A. Helms. W. T. McCoy. J. C Bradway. J. M. Mclaughlin. J P. 1'hlllips, O. W. Autcn, John B Jetton. llchaM Blakelv. A A. Armatronfr. J- w Woolen. W. B Wearn. T M. Webt. FT H ryvercanh S M Neele-V. Samuel Fortner. .7. A. Shapton. J. B. Severs r te . V,r As will he noted from thla partial nimpwison. the trend of already formed opinion was decidedly favor r hie to Biggers. Whether or not the Jury will fall in with this trend when all thw testimony ha been heard and all the lawyers have thrown their abilities into the breach cannot possi bly be foretold. It Is an unquestion able fact, hciwevar. that there Is a strong undercurrent of sympathy for Riggers throughout the county and rc one need be surprised at any tur i which matters msv tke. More than one hundred witnesses are under subpoena, and their testimony will oer all the detailed phaes of ths rise, which are extremely complex in some of Its aspects, particularly those bearing on the financial and business relations sustained by Biggers ajid Hoo i The exact Inwardness of their cfTalrs has never been "brought nut conclusively or very satisfactorily. THE Bt'SINESS MIX-UP. According to the best understand ing obtainable previous to the trial, the bats of the trouble was embed ded In financial entanglements which camo about several years ago, when the deceased was engaged In the dry goods business here under the firm name of J. O. Hood & Co., and occupied the store room under the Belmont Hotel. Biggers claimed that he lost money In this company, which, after a few months, was forced to liquidate, the stock being bought by Kflrd's Pepartment Wore. In the company were Messrs. .1. O. Hood, P B. Hood, James Stewart, J. S. Archbell, W. S. Biggers. Paul Chatham and others. Mr Biggers, It Is uld by friends of Mr. Hood, put ll.f.00 Into the concern when It was first organised and put $500 more In when Mr. Hood purchased the Arch bell stock and Mr. Arch bell became directly associated with him In the management of the store. This 12.000 of etock which Biggers put Into the company was lost In the later liquidation of the concern. It is claimed that In order to settle up the affair. Mr. J. O. Hood. Mr. P. B Hood. Mr. Iliggers and others bor rowed 1 10.000 from the Commercial National Bank and that by good management Mr Hood paid all the note back except $M00. It Is claim ed further that Biggers refused 'o pav anything on the note and de dined to havanvthing to do with the transaction. Hood then burrowed i 000. having mortgaged his home, and paid the $2,000. He then sued riggers, obt lining Judgment for his h.-.re of the tin. 000. but when tic .si erlff went to the Biggers home lie was notified that -Mrs. Biggers owne.i all the property. Mr. H H Hood, brother of the deceased, 'wna then ap pointed trustee of two lots owned hv Biggers on Ninth street, and later Biggers sued Hood for 42.000 lost In the company's demise, contending that he had been robbed of this amount through mismanagement of the business Mr. ,1 C,. Hood re sponded with n counter suit In th reiferee's court Here the matter ifsted. None of the suits had ever been t'-ied. though H has been rumor Fil that Biggerf was wrought up over iOt Kiting what he termed n square deal, and Mr H. H. Hood, on the dav of the killing, declared that two vear ago Biggers had threatened the life of Hood unless be got fair treatment. TRADE WAS HAIJTKP A short time before the killinc 1'igg'is found that he wna prevented ' the judgment of the court from seiiinif a rami, concerning the sale of which he was negotiating with a Charlotte man. It Is said that he be- came very -ngrv. wrnt to H. Jf. Hoed nnd hi sought him for a quit claim, which J ft. Hood refused to sign lintiT Biggers had signed certain dlsaoolu tlon pnpers relative to the old firm. wrangle of several days Jiad hen 'n progress. Mr H H. Hood. he s-iatcd. acting the part of peacemaker. I On Mondav -before the killing n Tuesday be was advised to sipn the unit claim to avoid further trouble. and h's wife asserted on the da f ! the homicide that he had left home j j to go to the ,Mirt house to I this when slain. The fore-going is the statement of j the Hood side of the case as mil ! immediately after thf tragecU , Biggers. it avill be recalled, came! upon Hood in front of the Central Hotel at :10 Tuesday morning. Feb tcarv 9. and after a brief conversa tion Biggera fired four times, the last time. It i said, being after the man j assailed iuv down. One bullet went! through the window of the Central I Hotel 'hut;, narrowlv missing the I driver, flew across the street and cracked a heavy plate-glass window in the Southern Loan and Pavings j Bank. The pistol waa a 32-calibrej Smith Wesson of the latest make. who h Mrs. Biggers said he had own-' ed for some time. Hood lav ten I minutes on the sidewalk, reached the charlotte Sanatorium at 9 4 ' and died a 10 o'clock. I "(Iroii Hood was trying to rob i me; trvinr to roh rnv wife and chil- drep." Biggers is said to have de r ared to Patrolman Hunter, who rvi to arrest him. "I won't stand for it." Handing his pistol to Mr Hunter he added: "I have done all I had to oo and I will gc with you anywhere." And that is about the state of facta on which, nith intricate details, tha jury i to pa-ss. Temporary ineanity, brought on by broodlns ovor allegad j wrongs aa tha cause of tha trMdv la the theory which tha defence will ; the aame time to create rmpatl.r f9r j , th .arc a-jed by t are Solicitor Clarkson; Mr Herbert ! lo bring something to light. 1 he Jury will be permitted to have exercise under the supervision of the fherlff. but the Judge stated that he. prtferre: that attorneys on both aid -s rhoould agree to It before the Jurv Is permitted o attend motion picture shoiwa or vaudeville exhibitions. The court evidently Intends to allow as few loopholes as possible for attack -inc the legality of tha trial. Among tha witnesses under sub poena by the State are Dr. Isaac M. Taylor and Dr. Charles Ross, roth of Morgacton, and both alienists. What part. If any, they will play In the trial remains to be seen. It is not known whether or not hey mill be i ailed upon to estify. I,. B. HCCKABEK FOR FORGERY. Slim Caw Against Young While Man Bound Over to Higher Court l"n der $250 Bond. For forgery, I B Huckabee. a young white man or the city, was bound over yesterday morning by Be- corder P. B. Smith to the next term of criminal court under a $350 ap pearance bond. Mr. J P. McCall represented Huck abee at the trial yesterday morning, and as one of the strongest pieces of evidence introduced the testimony of his tep-mother to Identify the hand writing on the check. The mother atated positively that the handwrit ing was not that of the accused man. saying she had raised hlrn from th time he was 10 years old. The cane against Hu kabee is rath er a peculiar one Ijist Saturday night he entered the Ftore of Pavld Rosenbauni, on West Trade street, with a check for $30 on the Charlotte National Bank, and signed by "K. C Osborne tc Co." The check w-as made out to "W. H. Wilson" and was not endorsed Huckabee stated to Koaenbaum that he wished to pur chase one of his $11 wati lira and showing the check, asked If he could pay for the timepiece with It, receiv ing the change. Rosenbauni In turn stated, that not knowing the validity of the check, they could not trade, but Huckabee Insisted op leav ing the unendorsed check with the storekeeper, advising him to s. rtain whether or not It was of any value, and giving him the telephone number of E. C. osborno & Co. Kos enbauin kept the check with the un derstanding that the man should re turn during the evening or Monday morning to secure the donired tuJch. 1'pon Investigation It was leurned that the check was a forgery, and Huckahee's non-appearance Haturday night made things look bad ugr hltn It us learned, however, th:jlifi had spent Sutida with friends w't of tho city, and on being located between the city and Stewart's pond, walking In the direction of the city. h Im mediately acquiesced In coming to the police station und telling his side of the affair. Pining several recitals of his case he had given practically the same story, stating that a man he hacr known for three weeks named Wil son, had asked hun Saturday night to purchase th watch nt Koscnbaum's store, tor him. "Wilson," so stated Huckabee. "said he w is not known in the i Ity and was afraid thai some trouble would arise over his identity. I took the check and knowing It had not been endorsed, told Mr llospn haurn that 1 would see him later. I left It with him for the purpose of allowing him to st ra iu- lit en nut the af fair. 1 then returned to Wilson who was still standing on the street near by, and told him to call for the watch later during the night. Then I went to the country to spend .Sunday with friends." it's m Right For a Cheap v'ann to he sold as a cheap piano at a cheap price, hut There Should be a Way To prevent cheap pianos from being sold os high grades and at prices that will buy a strictly high-grade piano. If ou turn a deaf ear to all circulating; prent ard huy your piano from the old reliable rim of I'nas M Ptieff. oi run no rikk. Write t(i-day. Easy tonne if di sored. CHASJ.STIEFF Manufacturer of tha Artistic Ptieff. Shaw and St left" Self-player Pianos, Southern Wareroom S West Trade St., CHARLOTTE, N. C. O. H. WIXMOTH, Manager. (Mention this paper). Mexican Mustang Liniment FOR MAN AND BEAST. Horns strained baUmpiackly and pennutflntly reliered. Galls, Barbed Wire CuU, Bnwes and Umnxw of livestock quickly healed. Unfailm core for Caked odder and Sore teats in Cows. A postal rsowatt will fcriag yoa FIW fcaoMet Taats ttvm a Haass Pertora Baggy. ' LYOM MAJflTFAiCTUWNa CO, 2k Filtt , UtOOaXT. M.T. To Brtna; Oflicea to Charlotte. Owing to the continued growth anJ prosperity of Charlotte, It has been decided by the managers of the Mu tual Life Insurance Company, of Worcester. Mass.. to bring the State headquarters of the company to this city. Mr. Edgar C. Fowler, superin tendent of the State agencies, and Mr. W. H. McCabe. general agent, of Durham, are In tha city perfecting plans for the early establishment of i the charlotte office. Mr. McCabe has been the company's general agent for the past 15 years, -d la wen known and popular throughout the State. cleibrates His 8th Birthday. Yesterday Judge W. P. Bynum cele brated hie Sftth birthday at his home ion West Trade street. His many , friends In the city will learn with much pleasure that his condition was somewhat improved yesterday and he was able to sit up and enjoy a hearty dinner. 1 nly his houaeholj were hla guests during the day, but many friends remembered him with flowers and tokens (if love. Judge Bynum is one of the moat revered citizens of Charlotte After an Illness of several months he is regaining his strength, hut his recovery is slow and his con dition naturally serious. The Iylncoln Llthiat Inn, Iifncolnton, N. C, now open to the public The best I.ltlila Wuter. First-clam ao coin modal Ions. "GET IT AT HAWKEY'S." Toilet Goods You would hav- r ;rav 1 much, go a lon ways' and look a long time to duplicate our Toilet Goods Department. Thia assertion Is not made boast fully or lightly. say. and we Invite a careful investiga tion of the facts, that we have the moat extensive line of European and American Toilet Goods In the Carolines. Every manufacturer of any conse quence or reputation la lepre sented In our collection. French, flerman, English, Austrian, Italian, Japanese, American they are all chere In amazing quantities. When her own druggist can't supply her the Charlotte woman hag come tn know that phe can "get It at Hawley's." flawley's Pharmacy TBYOf AND FIFTH STS. 'I'lKines 13 and 280. Going a traveling? Then make a list ef those wear things you'll need for your trip and let us supply your wants. EverylhlnK that's new and correct In furnishings Is here. Everything that's rlht in clothing Is here. See us to-day. THE TATE-BROHTN C0MP7 Furnishers, Hatters, Clothiers. LET US SHOW YOU Our new Line of Piack Bead Lorgnette Chains and Neck laces: hIso r retty Line of Gold Beads; chains with Lx-kets and Ivaliers, very popular for summer wear. i GARIBALDI, BfiUNS & DIXON Ixadlnc Jewelers. 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