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VOLUME XXXVIMURDER CASE goesTO JURY THURSDAY;TAL PETIT SET FREEWO to Speak Thursday Morning In Completionof Hard-Fought CaseLOUIE WHITMIRE ISSTATE’S STAR WITNESS\Whiskey PJaved An ImportantRole In Tragedy That Costs County Mucht iW hen court adjourned Wednesday evening, three lawyers had addressed the jury, two to complete the argu-1 meats Thursday morning, after whichF ...Ill \ *•_ 1 * .1.___Judge Sink will deliver his charge,.iand then the fate of Arthur Petit, being tried for murder of Jesse Mast- r era, will be in the hands of the jury. ‘ The trial started Monday morning, | the jury being selected by noon, and *much evidence was heard the first;day. The following jury was named to hear the case: jW. H. Ledbetter, J. B, Huggins, t Lad Allison, Frank Wilson, W. H. t McKelvey, Lynch Moore, all farmers; j Eugene Carter, carpenter; J, A. j Schachner, manufacturer; Homer;Israel, state highway employe: W.lt;C. Morris, R. E. Mac key, employes *of the Carr Lumber company; An-1 thony T rant ham, merchant, Frank Wood fin, merchant, was selected as j the 13th juror. ~Louie Whitmire, himself tried and convicted of the murder of Jesse Masters at the December term of court in 1026, found guilty and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment, and having served four years of this sentence, was paroled, was the state's first witness. Whitmire testified that he left home early on Sun- ■ day morning, August 15, 11*26, insearch of a drink of whiskey; that hestarted to Old Toxaway by the Blue Ridge road, and passed two men sitting on the side of the road, and two , men in a car, not knowing at that, time either one of the four men. A | few minutes later he met Jesse. Masters coming down the road. Jesse offered him a drink, and suggested that they walk back to where the car, was parked and all drink together. This was done. The car left for South ; Carolina, with all four men it it,' leaving the witness alone with Jesse , Masters. Shortly thereafter they are , joined by Arthur and Tal Petit,, Masters suggested that they walk up a trail, out of sight of the road, and ] drink all they wanted to. They followed the trail to a little knoll, and just before being seated witness said I Arthur Petit whispered to him and said that Jesse Masters had a roll of j money. All were seated and began drinking. Shortly thereafter Arthur Petit and Masters engaged in a quarrel, both rising and a fight started. Witness said that Arthur Petit struck Masters in the head with a rock, knocking him down. As Masters(Continued on page twelve)
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Brevard News
Brevard, North Carolina, US
Thu, Dec 17, 1931
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