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Monday, August 1, 2022

Selecting Jury for Murder Trial of J.L. Peake, Aug. 1, 1922

Murder Trial of J.L. Peake Starts In Superior Court. . . 200 Veniremen in Court from Which to Select a Jury. . . Believed This Will Require Considerable Time, Probably Until Tuesday Afternoon. . . To Be Hard Fought Case. . . Strong Array of Counsel Employed by Both Defense and Prosecution; Motion by Defense for Continance, On Account of Absence of Mrs. Peake, Was Refused

A motion for a continuance on account of the absence of Mrs. J.L. Peake, wife of the defendant, was made immediately after the case charging J.L. Peake with the murder of H.B. Ashburn, was called in superior court Monday afternoon. Judge Brock denied the motion.

The motion was made on a doctor’s certificate that the witness was ill at her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was unable to travel. Solicitor Graves stated that several months ago notice was served on him by the defense to the effect that depositions of several witnesses would be taken, among them being that of Mrs. Peake.

Judge Brock announced that he would be perfectly willing to allow the defense to take Mrs. Peake’s deposition to Chattanooga this afternoon, and that if necessary he would delay the court a few hours until it arrived, provided it was needed before it could be gotten here by mail. The defense announced that the deposition would be taken.

The first man called for examination for jury duty was E.M. Vogler of Lewisville township, he being of the regular panel. He was passed by both state and defense. The next man called was refused.

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Soon after the convening of the superior court Monday at 2:30 o’clock the selection of the jury to try J.L. Peake for the murder of H.B. Ashburn last December was begun. The special venire of 200 men, agreed upon by the solicitor and attorneys for the prosecution was completed that morning, and the men are seated in the court room ready to answer when their names are called. It is believed that it will be this afternoon before the jury is completed.

The defendant appeared to show very little interest in the case. He converses freely with his attorneys and when brought into the courtroom spoke to several persons whom he knew. He is represented by Attorneys Z.C. Camp, J.J. Harris and E. Garland Brown, of this city, and Attorney N. Fred McMillan of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Gastonia, this state. Attorney L.M. Swink will assist in the prosecuting, as representative of the Gate City Insurance Company of Greensboro.

So far as can be learned there are no witnesses here from Knoxville, where Peake was arrested, to testify for the defense. It is also understood that no depositions have been taken. Mrs. Peake is reported to be sick at her home in Chattanooga, Tenn., and she is not expected to come here for the trial of her husband.

The state will be represented in the case by Solicitor S. Porter Graves and Attorney John C. Wallace.

The names of the 200 men summoned by Sheriff Flynt are as follows:

C.E. Ebert

R.W. Cook

W. Stewart

J.M. McCulaton

C.R. Smith

W.H. Smith

G.H. Willard

C.C. Reed

C.L. Stewart

S.A. Knouse

C.C. Sills

John Fritts

R.M. Rothrock

W.M. Charles

R.E. Swaim

J.W. Hine

Howard Charles

J.F. Ledford

J.H. Parnell

E.C.B. Linville

C.R. Atkins

J.W. Smith

A.E. Huff

W.R. Hine

Fred Reed

W.P. Brown

W.E. Sink

W.E. Nessen

R.L. Johnson

R.O. Bullard

Jesse Hammock

J.H. Middleton

S.M. Johnson

J.L. Marshall

T.F. Grubbs

J.R. York

J.S. Lewis

N.M. Dean

T.A. Martin

W.M. Strader

J.W. Crim

W.M. Pegram

J.W. Strader

T.R. Preston

Peter Landrath

V.L. Hester

J.M. Hester Sr.

Peter Fulton

J.W. Lewis

M.W. Vance

J.H. Pegram

H.L. Strader

J.F. West

R.B. Bowman

G.W. Bowman

G.W. West

L.M. Neal

W.A. Crouse

A.R. Sides

A.L. Griffith

M.C. Nelson

C.B. Pope

W.C. Tucker

A.F. Yarborough

Joe W. Marshall

V.L. Blackburn

F.M. Jones

G.M. Craft

E.D. Sides

A.L. Griffith

M.C. Nelson

B.C. Pope

W.C. Tucker

A.F. Yarborough

Joe W. Marshall

V.L. Blackburn

F.M. Jones

G.M. Craft

E.D. Sides

A.H. Marshall

W.T. Slater

W.E. Alspaugh

W.C. Roberts

R.O. Butner

F.P. Alspaugh

S.C. Stimson

F.A. Sides

J.L. Wagoner

J.R. Brown

E.W. Conrad

C.M. Lasley

S.H. Fishel

W.R. Patterson

J.A. Sink

C.R. Snyder

G.E. Swaim

E.N. Hine

H.B. Masten

J.D. Wilson

J.C. Faw

J.F. Mendenhall

F.S. Ebert

John Ann Sink

L.W. Kimball

Erastus Swaim

George L. Swaim

D.C. Swaim

J.W. Willard

C.L. Jones

E.L. James

R.F. Sink

J.S. Grubbs

G.C. Pope

R.M. Spach

W.R. Snyder

P.C. Rominger

S.C. Robertson

J.M. Williard

D.E. Fishel

C.A. Mendenhall

B.A. Styres

A.A. Hege

G. Davis

Y.B. Albert

George G. Kerner

B.S. Whicker

F.M. Edwards

J.L. Manuel

S.G. Ring

E.C. Wilson

W.G. Cook

W.H. Morton

J.L. Hepler

J.C. Ragland

S.S. Stafford

E.V. Manel

W.C. Weavil

J.L. Hendrix

R.L. Hasting

W.E. Hopkins

C.M.D. Linvell

E.M. Fulp

E.H. Gibson

C.H. Willard

J.R. Joyce

Lora Hendrix

Robert Rumley

E. Smith

W.W. Procter

C.R. Ragland

C.C. Flynt

V.M. Wilson

J. Lee Simpson

John R. Smith

C.W. Helt

W.C. Michael

M.O. Beard

F.S. Newsom

R.H. Church

F.P Leweyllen

James Mullican

James Craft

A.C. Patterson

Henry Hire

L.R. James

W.A. Craft

J.L. Faircloth

J.M. Bowles

C.O. Sprinkle

T.W. Fulk

O.C. Conrad

Charlie Crouch

J.W. Doub

James Holbrook

P.M. Binkley

W.R. Wagoner

S.M. Holder

John Saunders

W.J. Lewis

J.W. McGee

S.A. Hicks

W.B. Merritt

Chap Bodenhamer

J.L. Warner

J.A. Wall

C.H. Berger

G.C. Jarvis

R.G. Conrad

W.L. Teague

J.W. Ziglar

S.S. Clinard

J.R. Harding

J.W. Caudle

Willis Reed

W.B. Carlton

A.C. Spainhour

W.B. Elkins

Sam Fulp

R.W. Hampton

W.F. Grubbs

L.G. Branson

F.E. Evans

W.A. Spainhour

P.W. Barker

From the front page of the Western Sentinel, Winston-Salem, Aug. 1, 1922

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