Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-27
STATE NEWS.

der of Col. Nethercutt. Artist is one of the
men alluded to in the report Of the murder
A. published in the Republican, who had
threatened the life OF Col. \.
He strenuously insisted upon his limo
ceuce until yesterday morning. when he
confessed to the Deputy Sheriff that he was
with the party who committed the murder.
Artist sstorieS and his confession to tie Dep
uty and Sheriff are very contradictory. He
says that OF the night of the murder he was
on MS way from Core Greek to his parents
house near Trenton, that when he reached
a place on the road about four miles from
Col. Ncthercutt's place, he saw four men
ahead of him, two of whom had guns
When he came up with them, he says, he
recognized them as four colOrcd men ofbis
acquaintance. That they solicited him to
JOIN the party which he at first refused to
to, but upon being cOaXed consented. The
party then informed him that they were
going up to give Nethcrcutt HI. Upon
arriving at the place the squad halted un-
Ill do- who WAS barking became quiet,
WhereupCn two Of the men went around
the house and returning reported to the
rest that all was right. Artist says that
Two men entered the house, and that soCn
after he heard the report OF q gun and the
cry Of 4 woman, who was answered by one
IL tho mon by being told to hush up. This
part of Artists narrative l. very confused,
rs al one time ho said the party all left &f
t,r the firing and afterwards that the party
IF four entered the house while he (Artist(
iaiE for his home. Three Of the four men
niolA IrSist named as being connected
with the murder, have been arrested. Two
oI them are residents OF this city, and
tae other is employed on a farm Il short
distance from town.
There can be but little doubt but that
artist is one o. the men who committed
the foul deed, although parts OF his story
are evident fabricatiOus. Ne ave informed
that there is considerable evidence TO snos|
that the man shot at Bachelors Creek few
nights ago was one OF Col. NethercuJt,
lnurdercrs, yet Artist does not duplicate
him. One Of the men whom Artist accuses
is almost certainly Innocent We learn
frura the Sheriff that several gentlemen
can prove an aLiJj IL his case, they having
seen him on the Sunday evening when the
murder was committed.
New Berne RepuJlicm,
NORTH CAROLINA PoLTrICs.-Gen. Latin, .
Of New York, and our old friend Gen. Alb
bott OF New Hampshire, who have become !
citizens OF the State, and are both elected
10 the Constitutional Convention, have re
Gently been in New York, and they give
promise of Il good Constitution. They say
their want Of knowledge, are anxious to lie .
informed and advised, that no n4ahgn in .
Gaences are ut work, and further, that the
old Wings who retained q love fol- the
Union during the war, are for q just recon
strHction noW.-Hartf0rd Comm C0W0Id .
An ASSOCIATE WANTED. Lewis Sat .
terthwaitc, Editor and Proprietor Of the
Washington Coasagatjre, wishes to dispose
Of Il half interest in that paper. He offers
rare Inducements for an Industrious and in
tc.lIGeL. man.
ESCAPE oF PRISONERS FROM THE WORK
HOUSE ONE SHoT-HE SURRENDERs HIM
sfLF.-On Thursday morning last, five ne
qroe8 who had been sentenced by the C0un-
ty Court to imprisonment in the work
house, succeeded III making their escape
1t appears from the facts we have gained,
that the prisoners those who escaped, had
made q plot 10 rush upon one Of the guard,
seize his gun and make their escape
After rushing upon the .guard and
wrestling with him sometime, and find
ing it impossible to secure his gun, one
Of tIem fired it off in his hand, and the
bell fortunately took effect in one Of
HE prisoners feet, by the name of AltimOre
Rogers. Xxi. Cross, one Of the party, then
took him upon his back and they all sue
aeeded III making good their escape
Rogers wound became too painful for
travel, We presume, and yesterday morning
he came in the city and surrendered HIM
elf
He viii be sent to the Freedmen's Hos
pItiI at Salisbury, that being the only one
in the State, for medical attendance. The
others, namely Xxi Gross, Duncan Nath ,
is, Daniel Bnrt and Ed. Brown are still at
large. Raleigh Progress.
SWAN KLLED-Jno. \. Dodson, ESD, OF
Monticello, III this county, killed a Swan
on the 7th inst, which is undoubtedly the
largest bird killed in this country for many
Years 4 measured five feet from the point
al the back to the tip OF its toes, and seven
rcet and two inches from one tip Of the
wing t. the other Greensboro Patriot.
JAMES II. HArRTs.- This man is likely to
make himself notorious III more ways than
one. We received, Oh Monday last, a let
Ter and IN extract from paper, from
Henry n Chopper, cclored man Of Phil
adelphia, similar TO the extract published
IN the Progress, Of yesterday, charging one
If our cOOred delegates TO the M0ngrel
STATE Convention, this james II. Harris, /
with having seduced and eloped with his
daughter, Josephine Chopper, IN August
last. We did not know Henry II. Crop
per and, therefore, requested gentleman
ii Philadelphia to ascertain Choppers char
2ctcr and standing, before publishing his
letter, particularly az Harris is absent from
she city, and we had no means of hearing
his defense, until he returned. We learn
that colored girl, named Chopper, from
The North, IS teaching a colOred school at
or near FOrestyille, and we are inclined to
believe, frora what we hear, that she is the
girl whom Harris is said to have seduced
from Aer father IF so, we advise the de-
luded girl to go home to her parent.
Raleigh Sentinel.
CHARLOTTE MINr-The Charlotte News
says that Dr.. Jones, the Assayer of the Mint
at that place, will commence operations on
the first OF January. 1t adds : From the
constant reports of blasting that come to
our ears from the mines in the country, We
are inclined to think The Doctor will be
kept pretty busy