The North-Carolinian., 1855-04-21
NORTH CAROLINIAN.
F.3YETTE TILLE, y. c.

| FoRsyrnE SUPERIOR CcuRr--Thursday wa
occupied with capital case, removed from
Davidson the State Michael Smith, in
dicted for the murder of his father.-The testi
mony was closed about l o'clock, and the re
mainder of the day was consumed by the argu
ments of counsel. J. A. Gmer, Esq, an6
Gen. j. NJ. Leach appeared for Defendant, an(
Solicitor Thomas Rufin, Esq, for the State
| The Jury retired about O'clock, and returned
! Il verdict of not guilty.
| We were not present at the trial, but lear,
| the circumstances were, that the father anl
| son had an alteration, which ended in blows
the son striking the father severely on the head
prostrating and disabling him for time. The
old man, however, resumed his occupation the
next and several succeeding days, when he was
taken ILL., and died about a week after the oc
currcnce.
The young man was intoxicated at the time
of the affray:
Several important suits were compromised
and the case of Boner and Crist VS.. Merchants
Steamboat Company, continued by consent o:
partes.-Salem Press.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CoI.uMBrs CorEr.-At the term of the Su-
perior Court last week in session at Whiteville,
Judge Bailey on the Bench Doctor Fields
was tried for the murder of Francis NJ. Stevens
and Il. S. French Esq; for the defendant
Mcssrs J. G. McDugald, Nj. B. Smith, and F.
George, Esqrs. The jury returned verdict
Of guilty of manslaughter and Fields was SEN
fenced to be branded and imprisoned for six
months. The first portion of the sentence was
Immediately carried into effect.
The Grand jury we learn, found true bill
against - Thompson for starving two children
to death. Upon affidavit the removed
to Brunswick, and will be tried, we presume,
next week.! u I'Umimston Herald.
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IREnE1I SUPERIOR CorRr.-The most mpor-
tant case that came before the Court was the
State vs.. slave of Robt. Z. Davidson for at
tempting Il rape upon the body of Mrs Gribble
of Mecklenburg county. This moved
from Mccklenburg to this county about twelve
months ago. On Tuesday morning the prisoner
was brought into Court, and the trial COM
menced, after an hour more consumed
in cmpannelling jury.-Mcssrs Solicitor Lam
der and Boydcn appeared in behalf of the State,
and Messrs Osborne and Johnston for the
prisoner. Many witnesses we're examined,
whose evidence all went to prove the prisoner
guilty of the damnabe crime for which he has
been indicted. After the examination of wit
nesscs the counsel made lengthy speeches pro
and con, which we arc sorry, were unable to
hear, but all are said to have been able efforts
but we heard that the speech in behalf of the
State by the Solicitor of the best ever
heard on such case, rejecting great credit on
his head and heart. After the charge of His
Honor, the jury retired for short time, and
returned with the verdict of guilty. This ver-
dict is regarded as a most righteous decision,
AS the wretch is guilty "beyond a shadow of a
doubt" of the crime. The unfortunate wretch
was condemned to be hung on the Goth inst, but
we learn appeal was taken.to the Supreme
Court Salisbury Banner
AN INHrMAN MoNsrER.-The execution of
Scnor Pinto, at Havana, recently, was, it is
aIedged marked by feelings of bitter malignity
on the part of General Concha. 1t is SAID he
issued special orders that none of his family
should follow his remains to the grave though
finally, his nephew, on personal application was
permitted to do So He is also charged with
refusing the body decent burial, and with COM
the remains of General Lopez were placed
These charges are made by the Havana cor
respondent of the New Orleans Picayune, who
adds that Pinto's eldest daughter has since be-
come literally deranged, whilst the second is
living at deaths door.
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n MAN KILLED BY \ BOY IN DEFENCE OF HIS
MorHER.-A man named Pile was beating his
wife few days since, near Quincy, Illinois,
when the poor woman ran for protection to Il
neighbours house, followed by her brutal hus-
band. The neighbor, a Mrs Pegg, interfcred,
and Pile struck her several times when her son,
John Pegg, aged fourteen, took down gun
and shot his mothers assailant, SO that he died
the next day. The grand jury then in session,
refused to find bill of Indictment against the