Richmond County Court House, Sept. 28 (AP)—After deliberating less than an hour, a grand jury today indicted W.B. Cole, wealthy cotton mill owner, for the murder of W.W. Ormond, formerly a suitor for his daughter’s hand.
Cole pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge Thomas B. Finley, designated by Governor McLean to preside over a special term of court.
Immediately after the arraignment of Cole, F. Don Phillips, solicitor, moved the court to call a special venire from another county from which to select the jury. The motion, a surprise to the defense, was agreed upon, and Judge Finely announced he would call 200 veniremen for duty beginning Wednesday from the county selected.
Richmond County Court House, N.C., Sept 28 (AP)—An indictment charging W.B. Cole, wealthy cotton mill owner, with the murder of W.W. Ormond was returned by a county grand jury here today.
In the language of the indictment, the jury found that W.B. Cole did kill, slay and murder W.W. Ormond on or about last August 15th.
The grand jury deliberated less than an hour.
Cole, who since the shooting, has been in jail without privilege of bond, made his entrance into the court room shortly after the indictment was returned. Sheriff H.D Baldwin accompanied the prisoner.
He was dressed neatly. After shaking hands with the defense attorneys he sat at the defense table.
F. Don Phillips, solicitor, entered motion immediately after the arraignment of Coile asking for a special venire from some county other than Richmond.
In making his motion Mr. Phillips declared that a jury would give a trial satisfactory to the state and defense could not be drawn from Richmond county.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Times, Monday, Sept. 28, 1925
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