Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-05-08
New Berne Times.

| New Berne Times.
The Commissioners on the Penitentiary
yesterday selected rs the site the field
above the residence of W. M. Boylan, Esq,
and Immediately on the North Carolina
Railroad. It is some three or four hun.
dred yards from the Railroad Depot i'm this
city, and at the place know hereabouts as
the GO Temple of Love-" There is an i'm
We think the location will give general
satisfaction.-Ral. Standard,
| REPORTED MURDER.-A negro man was
brought to the city from Bay river, Sun
day, charged with being implicated in the
murder of one Hardy Latham, colored,
and lodged in Craven street jail He gives
the following account of the affair
| On Wednesday night, the Dist ult., be-
tween the hours of twelve and two, four
white men came to the prisoners house
his name is Patrick Hooks-and ordered
him to come out. He did so, and found in
their possession Hardy Latham. Latham s
back was badly excoriated, as he could see
| by occasional CLEANS of moonlight, having
already been severely dashed by those in
whose hands he was held. Hooks was Or
dered, under penalty of death, to lash the
man Latham, and did SO, notwithstanding
| the earnest entreaties of the latter. The
punishment, as Hooks says was extremity
severe, and upon being released, Latham
sank down upon a log and expired.
Hooks further states that the white men
charged Latham with having stolen twenty
hams from Haywood Lewis. Two pieces
of bacon are said to have been recovered
from him, and it was to make him tell
where the remainder was concealed that he
was whipped so severely.
The entire story bears so improbable an
aspect, that we seriously question its credi-
bility.-Newbern Jour. of Com.
MURDER IN FRANKLIN.-We learn that
Dempsey Perry, colored man, was bru-
tally murdered at his house few miles
from Pac ifc, in Franklin county, on the
22d ult. It seems that Andrew Jackson, q
white man, living in the neighborhood
had some bacon stolen from him, and sus-
picion rested on the man Perry, and it is
said Jackson had threatened to kill Perry
| On Thursday night, April 22d. party of
| three men went to Perry's house, and the
| dog gave notice of their approach when
! one of them shot the dog. Perry came
| out of his house to ascertain what was the
| matter, when he was shot and expired al
most instantly. Perrys mother and boy
who followed him out of the house were
also shot a3-One buck shot entering
the WOman's eye.
Coroner Clifford summoned jury and a
man named Wheeler, who owned the land
| on which Perry lived, was arrested on sus-
picion of being implicated in the murder,
but upon examination he proved an abb.
Parties were sent to arrest Andrew Jack
son, but he heard of their approach, made
his escape and has not been taken. We
learn that a colored girl who resides at
Jackson's house testified that Jackson went
off with his gun on the night of the muir
der.-Ral. Standard.
PARDoNED. Excellency Gov. Hol-
den on yesterday pardoned Levi Pope
who was sometime since convicted of lar
ceny and sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment III the penitentiary.
Pope, it will be remembered, was one of
the prisoners confined in Wake county
jail, and assisted the jailor Mr.. Temple in
his efforts to prevent the escape of the
prisoners ON Sunday last. He was dan
gerously wounded in the head by Alex r
Willis, and but for his assistance it is
thought Mr.. Temple would have been
murdered, while if The had joined with the
prisoners he could have escaped. These
facts having been reported to Gov. Hol-
den by Sheriff Lee, with an appeal for his
pardon, His Excellency considered it
proper case for executive clemency and
accordingly Pope was released.
| Raleigh Standard.
| NEGRO kHLED.-We understand that a
negro was killed at Company Shops last
Saturday morning. He fell off the train
between the ladies car and sleeping coach
and was run over and killed We xvare
unable to learn the name of the negro.
| Hillsboro' Recorder.
The Prince and Princess of Wales went
to Sebastopol on the 18th of April, and
| peramhulated the battlefield of the Alma.