Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-26
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= The Raleigh Sentinel says: Sheriff
: Holt, of Johnston county. arrived in
this city last evening for the purnoaa
of conveying the condemned men..
; David Collins, white, and Alexander
Blalock, colored, (who have been, con-
hned IN Wake Jail for safe keeping.
TO SmlthfieId to-day, where they were
10 be hanged tomorrow, for the mur-
ger oil Alien Jones, colored. This
morning His Excellency, Gov. Cald-
We'll, commuted the sentence of tho
unfortunate men to imprisonment for
lie IN the penitentiary, and they were
taken over and delivered TO the Warden
OF that institution shortly thereafter.
The Charlotte Observer says: We
learn that the case of the United States
VS.. ". L: Phifer, Esq, of this city.
was decided III his favor in the u. S.
| Circtut Court, III Raleigh, on Tuesday.
inns was an action to subject Mr..
Ihlfer to the payment of the full
amount OF his liability as surety unon 3
the official bond of Green W. Cald-
well, late Superintendent of the U. s.
Branch Mint, ut Charlotte. The Court
holding that, as the Mint was seized
by an armed military force, in open
war against the United States, and
without collision on the part of the
sand Green W. Caldwell, his sureties
were not liable upon the bond. The
amount involved in this suit was
"a, ,OOo; and we congratulate our
tGWnsm2n TOW aii upon the happy result. In
t1le tfiai OF the cause Messrs. J. H.
Wilson x Son and Hon. Kemp p. Bat
tie appeared for Mr.. Phifer, and Hon.
Ii. Z. Badger, the District ATTORNEY.
Tor the Government.
HE salem Press says: While re-
turning from the commencement exer-
clses OF TRINITY College, Mr.. Ferebe.
accompanied by Misses Bowbeer and
thurston and little boy, were forced
py an unmana9eable horse to attempt
10 iord the stream between High Point
ana TRINITY, which was unusually high
on account of the recent rains. Miss
Bowbeer and the boy jumped out he
fore entering the ford, but Miss Thurs
ton remained. Mr.. Ferebe. after get
ting III the current, attempted to turn
the horse when he stumbled and fell.
and all were swept down by the swift
current TO a foot log some distance be-
low. Clasping the lady in his arms
Mr.. Ferebe seized the log and main
tanned his hold, thereby saving them
both from 4 watery grave. Assistance
soon arrived and they were rescued
from their perilous position. The
horse, after some difficulty, was cut
loose from the express wagon and
brought safely to shore. The wagon
was recovered some time after. A
very narrow escape.
A correspondent of the RALEIGH
News, writing from Weldon, says:
Last night between 9 and 10 O'Clock a
dIabolIcal murder was committed at
the Seahoard railroad bridge that
crosses the Roanoke at this place.
The dwelling OF the bridge watchman
IS located at the other, or Northamp-
Ton, end of the bridge. Mr.. S. Pres.
sey, an old man who las long and
faithfully served the Company rs
was called out by two
legro meI who had Il horse which they
wished to put into his stable. AS he
Vas N the % hf9jt G 9g takiRg cars sf the
walk across the bridge to We'll
Ion he went ont t. attend to it.
Very soon one Of the men returned
o the house and tu!d Mrs. Pressey
hat her husband SAID .'send him his
and ABOUT that time
she heard the report OF gun. Sus-
'ectin8 something wrong she refused
o give him the pocket book, and he
lurried eff. She then saw Mr.. Pres
ey coming toward the house, and ON
eacling it he fell no the door, ex-
claiming that he was killed He was
hot through the neck, and lived but
cry short time; long enough, how
vcr, 10 give he names of his muir
Icr'rs Ia his wife and others who ar
wed before he DEED. A party went
III pursuit. and the scoun-
rcIs viii stonbtl,'ss b. soon arrested
me Of THE Gegr""i is named Austin
I'LL. Ltter-'Ihc Two negroes charged
nth the murder If Mr. Pressey were -
apturod tins afternoon. One of them,
.nstin Hill, made n desperate effort to
scape, but was shot down.