Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-16
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Kansas bcasis of 355 strawberrie from
one root.
"Popskull'' is favOrite Charleston
beverage.
Illinois has ], O99 school-houses of the
log variety.
Tie new German thef tire in New York
will cost 100000.
The Cars annual income is only eight
and a quarter million.
Chase is to be the next President. &C
cording to Ohio mediums.
At London concert all the performers
were ladies, even the violincellist. =
The German army is to be put on q
peace footing and to be composed OF
| 700. 600 men.
State Senator Flagg, of Illinois, has an
orchard of 100 acres with 1000 varieties
OF the apple.
The big hoop and ball styles of jewelry
are SO common In dollar stores that fashion
| is disguised at them.
A Keokuker was arrested for beating his
wife and bound over 10 keep the peace
she went on the bond.
An Illinois preacher, on a Missouri rail-
way, bet 81, 900 he could pick out the
"pretty boy" Three card monte was
81 900 richer.
Callers in Indianapolis, if they don't
find the lady in, are invited to wait; ''she
is only stepped out to get divorce, and
will be back N q few moments.
Twenty years ago South Norwalk, Conn,
raised oysters enough for one family. Now
1900 acres OF barber ground ere devoted
to their cuit1re.
Wanted-A cover for bare suspicion, q
veil for the face of nature, bnttons for
breaches of privilege, binding FIR volume
of smoke, cement for broken engagement s.
Nauvoo, formerly famous as the capital
of Molmondon, is becoming equally ia
nous for its grape wine. Sixty thousand
gallons were sold last year. and M ore than
that amount is now in store.
The latest invention OF the Montana In
dams is the settiug up of toll-e ates on mar
row passes of the roads, end compelling
travellers TO pay for the privilege Of cross
ing their hunting grounds.
from Sampson County-Teg1mony OF
AT the session of the Superior Court
yesterday three of the eight young men
whose cases were removed 10 this county
from Sampson, were brought up for trial.
These we've Hardy Royal, Hans ON Hun
nicutt and Raiford Roy all, charged with
assault and battery. Mr.. Solicitor Rich
ardeon and M. London, Esq appeared for
the prosecution. aud Col w. H. Mickey
and Messrs. w. S. & D. +. Devane for the
defence, TIE Evidence, as briefly as
We Can give it, is as follows:
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Rosetta R0yaH, colored-I live in Samp
son. Some men came II my house on
Saturday night, broke in 4ad set my house
on fire and struck me. They we're mask
ed. Don't know who they were.
Gross Examin ed don't know what I
sigr ell at the Court House in Sampson un
lass I see it. - don't know what was on
it. 1 don't remember saying I could get
Justice in Sampson, and didn't want to re-
move this CASE to New Hanover. I didn't
bring this case into court, I don't know
who brought it,
Martha Herring, cozored-1 live pretty
near Rosetta Royal; don't know anything
that was done TO her; don't know nothing
about her house being broken open. I
krow my house vas broken open. They !
came to my house the last Saturday in |
March; near daylight when they came
They struck me and took my measure, and |
> id that they would kill me f I ever told. |
They said Raiford Royal and Hardy Roy
Ill were there. [ didn't see Hunnicutt. |
They took m y husbands gun when they
eft. They went towards Rosetta's house.
She lived the same old field with me.
Cross Examined-I saw L ockamy, Raj
ord Royal, Dave Baisley and HarGy
Royal. [ know them they were dis
aces. They had no sheets nor horns on
know Hardy Royal by his voice and
hape; have worked with him long enough
10 know his shape; don't know how high
le is, didn't hear his voice; he's got just
:ommou voice. swear positively Hardy
2oyall was there; he came right in the
louse, and made fire; he called me by
lame and asked me who got.my husbands
Jun; he never did anything to me. There
vas heap of people there; I didn't count
hem; there was more than three; I will ;
wear Lewis HunDicutt was there; know
lin we'll Hanson Lockamy was there;
&aiford Royal was there; would know !
i'm with cover over his face; don't
now whether he had cloth CIR paper over !
us face; it weren't paint; he had on i
treaked clothes, homespun, shoes, low {
rown black bat and one of those close 6
'ody coats. positively swear it was after '
aidnight; the chickens crowed before they |
eff. It was rainy night, cloudy and no
1oonshine. I don't know when they went ]
0 Rosetta's; they went that way; my hus c
and told me it Was the last Saturday night c
n March, and I know it was; know it s
'as in March because it was in March; I 8
an name another month besides March; /
s May March comes first I don't a
now any other month; don't how many a
avs there are in a month; nor how many b
lonths in year; there are six days in the q
eek; Monday is the first day in the week g
nd Saturday is the last; don't do moth Il
'g with Sunday. I will swear Lewis Hun v
icutt was there; lived on the same plan b
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