Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-08-28
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eel at any prevlon7 Court sluce thu
war Was assembled TO greet the new
Judge and 10 hear his charge to tht
Grand Jury.
w, noticed IN Attendance the fol
lowing member of the bar: Solicitor
Norm ,nt, Mr.. John l.. Holmes, Major
ID. j. Devane, Mr.. NJ. Bellany, Col
u. Cantyeli, Mr. A. L. London.
At II O'Clock he SheI if called the
Court to order.
Upon motion of Mr. j. L. Holmes,
who read the commissio on from the
Governor, Capt w. s. Norment was
sworn in by Judge Mckoy as Sole tor
OF the District.
The Grand Jury was then sworn il
and the Judge delivered his charge.
He began by calling to the attention
of the Jury the purposes of the govern
ment, and the benefit derived from
the due enforcement and observance
of law. The solemLity and oblIga-
ton of oatus were forcibiy imposed
upon the minds Oh the jurors. HIS
Honor r, GREETED 10 see as one Of tie
demoraEzations of the times the ten
dency t., look lightly upon oaths
arising Fl ON the number and frequency
which of late years oaths had been adj
ministored to our people. This hour-
tiful crop OF oaths had prodactd an
abundant harvest of perjuries.
The nature of the oath which the
Grand Jurors had taken was carefully
and fully explained.
The criminal laws of the S ate, the
nature Of the crimes and the duties Of
the Grand Juries to ferret out and
bring to punishment offenders We're
briefly but concisely explained. The
extortion practiced by officers of tie
law, neglect of public roads, the inter
fering with elections, registrars and
poll-holders neglecting their duties
and disreyarding the law were shown
to be ofe nsive against the We. are and
good government Of the country, and
shOnld be punished.
The charge of the Judge took about
three q larters OF an hour for It's de-
liv, ry, and was able and well written,
an delivered i'll a pleasant AMI im-
prcssive manner. We have never
known IN official to make a better i'm
preston upon entering upon the dis
charge of his duties, nor have we ever
seen q people more delighted. The
good citizens of Bruns wick who crowd
ed the Court House were in a broad
VI III, loOhCtl IL u IC" duSi EJitdG-
ant order of things had becn vouch-
safed to them. After Court had adj
iourned large number sought an IL
PRODUCTION to the Judge, and mani
tested their delight by the hearty and
honest welcome with which they greet
ed him.
At the afternoon session the State
Docket was taken up and several minor
cases were tried.
Mr.. Norment seemed quite at home
in his Office, and will make the State
q faithful and efficient officer.
An unforr innate AfEair-A rss9an e:ics
from Al, accidental pistol shot.
About ten days ago Mr. r. II. Beery,
a yonng e ntleman Of this city of the
highest moral and social standing. Wis
tied Point Peter opposite the city for
the purpose of di>..arGIng y pistol
which had been loaded for some
months in order to clean the weapon
properly. kt the Point Mr.. Beery placed
IL mark upon tree some distance
from him TO try his skill. After the
pistol hal been discharged, some one
in the swamp followed, Tin shot"
Mr.. Beery, thinking that he had prob
ably fired near some person, did not
shoot q second time, bat started in
the direction of the swamp, where he
was met by Il colored man by the
name of Tim. Roldcr;ck, who, upon
Mr.. Beery then asked "whcrc = The
man replied ''in the leg"
On exaplination of the leg il was
found that the ball had entered just
above the ankle. Mr. Beery ex, ressed
L., tl,n dc
man that he did not know he was in
the swamp. and kindly offered to be
of any assistance to him in his power.
This he declined, assuring him that
the wound was only slight, and that
he could reach his home without as
sistance. The wounded man came
over to the city and went To his
home without any surgical Attendance
whatever. On Tuesday morning
the man having gotten much 9ors5 Il
doctor was called in, who pro'ped tn"
wound and extricated the bal. The
patient seemed much relieved and FIR
few hours gradually grew better. In
the evening of the same day, however,
araaction of his condition occurred,
which grew worse hourly aud It phys
ician was called a second time. In
the meantime the lockjaw had set in,
from the effects Of which he expired
yesterday evening. The afftir is enc
of the saddest of the kind we have
ever record ed and the sympathy of the
entire community is with Mr., Berry,
who is much distressed about it. A
coroners jury was summoned yester-
day evening which returned II verdict
of accidental shooting, in accordance
with the above facts
Unsuccessful Attempt at Highway
Robbery.
On Saturday evening last, about
dusk, as Mr.. Elijah Hewlett, our
County Treasurer elect, was going to
his home, on Masonboro Sound, he
was sudd only stopped, when near the
two-mile branch, by three negro men,
who sprang from their place of con-
cealment ~ the roadside, and order
ed him to deliver up his money. Mr..
Hewlett net having Il pistol on his per-
son, resolved to make the best of the
affair, and began conversation with
the robbers, in order to detract their
attention and then escape. An oppor-
tunlty soon afforded itself and lie put
spurs to lis horse and rode off. He
does not know the men who stopped
he has heard of them, that the rob-
bers were David Martin, and two
other negroes by the name of Powell
and Kelley, who escaped from the Jail
IN this city some time ago.
Dedication of the New W. E.
Church at ScOtt's Hill.
The new Methodist Episcopal
Church at SCOTS Hill, in this county,
was dedicated on Sunday last. The
sermon Tor the occasion was delivered
by the Presiding Elder of the VIII
mington District, Rev. w. S. Black,
"ho read bis text from the Goth chap
ter l4th to the 18th verses inclusive
OF the lst Book of Chronicles. The
sermon was an able and impressive
one' and Was highly instruc Tue for the
gWoo OF the numerous souls present.
Inc church Is situated near the old
one and IS about a quarter of mile