Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-01


North, to aid in averting the consequences to
which we are apprehensively looking and that all
that is needed is that they shall know that we will
be true to ourselves, and will not meanly desert
them when they shall have committed their political
fortunes to the cause of honor and Justice to the
South.
For these reasons, think we should cause our
selves to be represented in the Nashville convention
And that is all that it would be wise for us at pre-
sent to determine on this all important subject
This being done, our glorious Union will continue
through indefinite ages, growing, and spreading
until the stars upon its banner shall become count
less host and like the blue canopy of Heaven which
it represents, be looked up to- by of all nations
with admiration and reverential awe
Reported for the Journal.
State William Cole and William It. Walton.
Before Justices Miller, Pedem, Bettencort and Walker
BURGLARY AND LARCENY.
PROCEEDINGS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, %, 1850
Long before the hour appointed for the opening of the
throng who testified the same undated interest
in the proceedings which noticed in last issue The
Court having been called, and restored Mr. MILLER
the presiding Justice ordered prisoners WALTON and
COLE, to stand He then informed them that they had
ery Store of Messrs Bowers BRorHER in this town on
Tuesday night last that the witnesses against them would
they had anything say Defence Chose to
examine, they might do so, and would be heard.
rant recng the Mr. Bowers and commanding the
prisoners The following witnesses then
JAMES SHAW, JOHN SHAW, SIDNEY r. FORD, JAMES McCLEN
NEY, w. A. WALKER, ISAAC B. SMITH.
Isaac B. SMITH, first examined Is Captain of the steam
boat Gladiator which carries the mail between Charleston
and Wilmington Has seen the prisoners before They
Monday afternoon last and by him landed in Whining
He n on as I
going out at the Bar the Steward informed witness that the
h eG pay Saw no
or other yauabes ON them except small old breaspn Did
NJ. LONDON, Esq., for the prisoners object to this testi-
mon We not here to try whether the prisoners could
to charge the prisoners with larceny upon the Bow
and do not think the testimony relevant to the
Mr.. WRIGHT. The matter at present examining
IS whether there sufficient for committing these
not only that they have committed the particular crime
wherewth they charged but also that they generally
be committed unless they give surety for their good
behavior think therefore that the examining Mags
Them and therefore, the evidence of Captain
Mr. LoNDoN merely wish the objection we have taken
to be stated the the evidence
t nod e s hs WHICH
now being made will then be evidence and wish the Court
CRossExAMNED. Other persons on the Boats
pa Knows hs M
Landed them Tuesday last
JOHN SHAW, for the State then called. On Tuesday
night at about ten o'clock, Mr.. Bowers and witness went
to bed in the back Of the shop Witness in the
habit of sleeping there After being in bed about two hours
up unlocked the door and let him
full to lock the door after him. which witness believes he did
Mr. LONDON. Never mind what you told your brother.
| WITNESS. Slept about an hour and half and then
before and before of them had gotten
gentleman named DARBY called Mr. BOWERS asked him
he @ and Fe p1 Mr. hSs a
WITNESS Upon going into the front room found the
watches and other jewey, which witness knows in
the at night was light in the shop when
fast time went up to the Rail Road cars see
he could discover anything of the to
saw no person until on arriving at Rocky Point, two
men into the cars suspected them Immediately,
seen the WALTON the night before at Asro1NE's;
the seemed to think they supectedooked excl
slept the cars-wnes stepped after him, and charged
him with robbery; WALTON said in reply, you
> but finally both concluded to go back to Will
mngton to be examined witness would their
he got off the of brsky towards the woods
Cole was coming after him the cars were about to get
which had been occupied gentlemen going North
were given up AS the gentlemen re-occupy their
seats of them lifts gold watch from the seat and
wachesone watches which those gentlemen stole
from Mr.. BowERs The watch is produced into Court and
MIR. LONDON 10 you swear that you the watch upon
the seat :!
| WITNESS Did net the watch upon the seat.
Mr.. WRIGHT Did you not the watch taken from the
seat occupied by the prisoners!
/ Mr.. LONDON. Don't lead the witness Mr.. WRIGHT!
Mr.. WRIGHT. The witness don't say exactly what want
to get out of him.
| Mr.. LONDON. I hope not.
WITNESS. One of the two persons who travelling
North and demanded the seat those got from
the seat and then Of the gentlemen lifted up from the
seat occupied by WALTON in the middle this gold watch
Sensaon When the prisoners first sat there nothing
said about gold watch being the seat The prisoner
COLE went into the water closet in the ladies apartment
and Immediately returned and said he willing to be
searched The other refused to be searched and said wit
had warrant, and officer This after lea
wing Burgaw and before meeting the other train They
tied and put board the other train. Going down
Mr. GILBERT kept lookout the track and nearing
Rocky Point between the 10Th and 18th discov
cred blue handkerchief The handkerchief picked up
Witness and taken board and in the
of of the passengers 1t contained several gold and
silver watches, with broken crystals 1t brought with
the to town. and delivered to Mr. MILLER the Chair
of the Court WALTON refused to be searched COLE
was the that retired into the closet.
Mr. WRIGHT WALTON is the gentleman in snuff (Laugh
/ ter.)
Mr. LONDON ask the Court to let hear the deposition
of this witness read over.
The CoURT. We cannot read the deposition 1t would
be useless waste of the public tme and besides
sary. You eross-examine if you think proper.