The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1871-03-08
GREENsBoRovGH,
sUPERson 90 Ugf n SESSION.
Il Neg,U Conquer u W. tried for poison
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stepped into the Oallum Drug store and
found It crowded with customers, Asked
how was that for highf and were told they
sold such fine articles and at such cheap a.
cures TINT the people couldn't help froA
coming. It Is indeed beautiful first class
city Drug Store. Greensboro Is fast I'M
proving. r. $. Wood Of Wilson opens soon
an Ice cream and Confectionery Store and a
Mr.. Lewey from New YORK is soon to open
a Millinery. + + .i,t ".
Judge Tourgee adjourned. the Court to-
day till Thursday. He was summoned to
Raleigh before the Impeachment Court A
crowd Of country people were left standing
about on the green. Of the cases to be tri-
ed there are three that will be Of curious
interest. The first is
a 4 POISONING CASE, ~
It seems that an old lame negro doctor
called '"Doetor Ra.liff does most the
practice down in the Centre neighborhood
aud he and white doctor named Ross are
right jealous. one Of another Ratliifis a
regular cosjWer. Pete and Mary Alebane
lhisy sister got sick. They sent right Of
! for Ratliff. He come, dressed ppin all sort
Of charms and witchifying notions. Tied
a silver dollar to q string and went out ii
tile yard, on his all-fours, looking for a
stamp aud swinging the silver dollar in
circular motion as he moved. AT last be
dug in the ground on one side If the house
and found = stamp and then hesaid |:
pete. i bound to diev!' lie then dug On
the other side of the house and found ailoth-
er stamp
THESE STAMPS
/ when he carried them into the house were
nothing but Jumps Of old dough and horse
hair. And he pitched them III the fire and
the witness says they ''curled up like 4
snake and fell out on the hearth. And
then Ratliffl said again; "pete. is bound to
die. . lie then asked for some whiskey.
Told him they had none. Said be was
bound 70 have some fore he could operate.
And they sent off and got quart. lie
took the silver dollar and put il on the end
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Of bis tongue aud drank The whole quart
over it. lie then administered bis mcdi.
cine which he SAYS was nothing but Red
Oak bark aud alum. But two weeks be-
fore he died Doctor Res was called in and
he swesrs that Pete was killed by RatlifIe,
treatment. The same IN regard to Mary.
Both of them attended her. Tho State al
80 proves that Ratliff said when Pete frst
sent for him: lie las been pizsned. .
seott and Scott are for tic State and Men.
delhall and Staples for the Defendant.
The next case is that Of q negro mar
named Tom Prisc, who was eaten up By
dogs. Its
Il TItE fARkER cAsE.
VS.. Parker lives $ miles from Greens
boro. iIcis hol, reckless fellow. keeps
4 pack Of cur ylrgs--slic worst IN the conn,
try. lie hiss had two of his barns burnt
And one night ~ bcswas going across hi
Geld be saw man putting shovel Of liv'
Goals under one u his outbouses. III g
bic dogs after him and they .canghthim wiz
proved 70 BE- this negro, Tom PRICE. II,
took him 10 his house. and Tom confessed b
was the one hat burnt lis barns. Mad,
him confess It tohis family aud then zen
of for Alf tiilmes aud made hin COMICS !
to him. Turned him locsc and Digs seize,
negro again. Asked tiilmer to show Ill
negro oat. Went back in his house. Mex
morning found negro intis old fetl dca,
with one II his feet and part Of one Of hi
legs eaten Of. Both Packer and CLINE
are indicted Scott 4 Scott for State am
Mendenlall & Staples for Defendants.
The last case Of interest is that Of Greg
for
HIGHWAY lloBBERy.y, 4
George ". Gregg is big Trained fclio,
+ with big black monstachc that he cut
. half way down,tqhis lip aud be has littl
back sneaking eye. ThesfhdaSit Of jaime
Patterson Of Ghatham--the man he rybbe
lis as follows: l was coming Up {
, Greensboro in tho, month u October in
! one horse wagon loaded with ono keg Z
: brandy. ! was 10 company with a INA
! named 0yerman. Was travelling the pub
lie road. As got opposite Gregg's hous
, he ran out in the road and went along wit
/ me for quarter Of mile. After he ha
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