Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-11-07


the verdict of the jury was fully in
tilted by the evidence elected hefol
them. and an effort is therefore spoke
OF for ti.e relief of the woman. rh
jury WAS composed Of six whites an
SIX blacks, and while 10 one believe.
for Il moment, but that they acted in
strictly conscientious manner, still
is possible that Their Judgment lGa
have been at fault. We publish her
some of the evidence elected III til
case, re9retting that we could not oil
tain that Of DE-. Winants, by whom a
examination of the body was made
Annette aferrich testified:
Saw the child on Sunday when
was going to church: saw it agai
after church it was then dead
washed aud lail it ont it was so darl
that [ could not see any marks on til
body: it hal very bad cut GU tn
back OF the head and from the wa
| the head ratified | thought tie bon
was broken or mashed have Otter
heard that the child was badly beaten
don't know how his head was broken
but don't think it could have been don,
by falling from the table the chic
has been sick for some time I ha-,
Y.
Hagar Smith-Ollie Becton brough
him here had switch marks Oh hi
legs don't know how they came there
unless she whipped him she went il
the woods to get things to make te:
for him he was on the table anG
knocked the dishes off !; she said he
fell eff and hurt his head she has
whipped him, but ] don't know how
many times [ would not whip it like
/ would whip mine / hear the people
say that the child was very bad don't
think she treated him very bad she
hallocd to me and told Ice that the
child fell off the table and hurt his
head very bad she las had the child
about two months it was too young
to talk plain; 1 saw the gashes IN the
legs.
Minnie Beattie-I heard Ollie Becton
beat the child twice; [ live near her;
have known her several years; knew
the child when it stayed at Sophies;
there was not II scratch on it when
Ollie Becton took it; after she had the
child it was badly bruised; Frank Bee
ton says she did it; she would take
it and throw it out of doors by the
arms and beat it, the child had no
scars on it when she got it; she says
it fell off the table on Thursday. [
heard her beat the child last week; I
came home about 7 o'clock; heard her
give the child three liclls last week with
a stick or something; | am there at
nights; have seen the child driven ont
Of doors on n cold night; never seen it
hurt itself; it could not talk plain; I
went down there last Monday; said I
was going down to see what she vas
going to do with the child; she tut
him III a tub of water; [ told her it
would kill him; my husband says he
thinks she intended to kill him /
heard others say she beat the child
Charles Bei,ttie says sshe beat it with
a board: she offered me five or ten
dollars If I would be a witness for her,
or any price, and clear her of this
trouble; this was last night after the
Jury left;I did not tell any one else:I am
the wife Of Ned neattie: Frank Beattie
is my son.
Elizabeth Benders-O Becton
told me on Thursday that the child
had fallen OIL the table but did not say
it was hurt much / saw it on Sat1lr-
day afternoon its head was tied mp
saw it again on Sunday Ollie said
she thought its scull was broken
don't know Of any i'll treatment Of the
child.
Charity Hill saw Ollie Becton
whip the child three times she
whipped him on "Wednesday with z
switch ] don't know how long she
him when 7 came o!:t of the
loor / heard her whipping him did
not hear the child was sick ON MOI
lay | saw il for he first time when
she took hiln have never whipped
my child rs bad as he was whipped
saw the marks on him; heard pr.
say the child had the srrof-
lIa heard the child's head was hurt
in falling from the table ; never saw
any marks that I Thought were made
by ANYTHING but switch on the body
and legs.
County commissioners.
The Board was III session Monday.
1t was ordered that all paupers from
his county, now in the City Hospital
for treatment, in proper condition for
removal, be sent to the County Poor
House.
Proposition from Cap. john c.
Brain, 10 lay the Schillinger pavement
IN the passage OF the Court House,
was not agreed to.
Application having been received
from Federal Point township for the
relief OF Henry Grissom, a pauper, it
WIS ordered that he be sent to the
Poor House.
J. j. Scott submitted an application
for remission Ot taxes under the fol-
lowing circums !ances He had con-
signed to him cotton by different par
ties, which he shipped to Philadelphia
aud sold there. An account sales was
to him and he deducted COM
missions and RENTED the balance
to the original consignors. He claims
! OF | per cent. on Sl3, 9j3. IS for State
and OF ] per cent. on same for county
taxes. He states that he received -
per cent. commission for above sale.
The Committee to whom the matter
was referred report as follows The
sale, although made i'll Philadelphia,
was made by petitioner i'll the line OF
his, business as acOmmissiOn merchant,
for which he received his commission
aud he ought not to be relieved OF, the
tax: otherwise there would be no
means of defining commission mer-
chant Two classes would be created,
one paying tax for selling in North
Carolina and the other escaping by
sending his products to other States.
This would work great injustice. 1t
is evident, if the petitioner had not
received a commission that lie would
be exempt. Report received and
adopted and ordered placed on record.
The bonds of the Sheriff, Coroner,
Standard Keeper and Register of
Deeds were received, approved and
ordered registered and filed.
Sheriff Blacks bonds, three in
number, aggregating So, 900, are Sc
cured by John McRae, Sol. Bear, z.
Murphy, .Tno. c. Heyer and Alex.
Sprunt.
Coroner Hewlett's bond, for s. 900,
is secured by Danl O'Connor and
Elijah Hewlett.
Bond of Joseph c. Hill, Register OF
Deeds, for $4,000, is secured by W. 7.
Canaday, A. III. Morriss and E. r.
Brink.
Bond of Daniel O'Connor, Standard
Keeper, for 5000, is secured by A. 81.
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