Cumberland Court House, Va., Sept. 1—After the jury failed to agree in the case of R.O. Garrett, on trial here for the murder of Rev. Mr. Pierce, Baptist Minister, a new trial was set for September 25th. The jury, composed of Amherst county men, deliberated for three hours and one minute.
It was said that the jury stood nine for a manslaughter verdict and three for acquittal.
As a formality in declaring the mistrial, Judge White directed Juror George Watts to stand aside, and the others were then likewise dismissed. Judge White stated that Garrett would go under $25,000 bond, and did not order him arrested.
From The Goldsboro News, September 2, 1923
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