Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-12

therefore,, l. nave Tue uOuVI W oO-
hcit your Excellency for a requisitlon
directed to the Executive authority OF
the State of Alabama demanding these
parties above named as fugitives from
Justice. I have the honor to be your
Excellency's most obedient servant,
w. Fl. 81. CowLEs,
Solicitor Ten. Ii Judicial District.
NEWTON, N. c.. Feb. 5, 1875.
General ". r. Cor:
DEAR S1R-Please find enclosed
reuuisition by our sheriff, Jonas Cline,
affidavit of Adam Hagan, ESQ, large
land holder, ex-merchant and promi',
nent business man of our county, and
q petition of q number of the most
prominent of our citizens that Cover
nor Brogden make requIsitlon on the
Governor of Alabama for the delivery
OF these fugitives from justice, John
Cowles and Hugh Carson, to the prop
or authorities that they may be brought
to justice.
The petition of prominent and infu-
entail citizens herewith sent was pro-
cured by me this morning after read
ing and stating to them the facts in
the case, with which found they were
more familisr than myself, in about
fifteen minutes. IF I had time-aud
but short time-on presentation of
the petition sent, have not a doubt
but that there would be no dissenting
voice in the county of Catawba to their
being speedily brought to justice. Our
population is famous, and justly SO. for
their honesty, the county being out of
debt and with money at all times In
the treasury. This has been the case
all the while; and further, our crimi-
nal docket is generally disposed of
Monday and Tuesday of our courts.
Our citizens desire that the thieves be
+ taught that there's one territory, called
Catawba county, where they cannot
practices their devilish work.
In this matter, as in all others, We
have solely in view the peace, tran
guilty and prosperity of our own
county and the general welfare and
glory of the Old North State. with
charity for all, with malice for none.
Yours very truly,
r. B. B. Houston.
P. 8. If necessary 7 can get the
County Commissioners cheerfully to
sign the petition of citizens in their
official capacity over the seal of their
Board. r. B. B. 81.
His ErceAency Curtis II. Brogden,
Governor of North Carolina:
We, the undersigned citizens of
Catawba county, in the State aforesaid,
most respectfully and earnestly re-
quest and petition YOUR Excellency to
make a requisition on the Governor OF
the State of Alabama for the delivery
to the proper authorities of this State,
John Cowles and Hugh Carson, tugi,
tives from justice, having information
that they are in the said State of Alas
bama, to the end that they may be
tried here on an indictment for larceny
of goods from Adam Hagan, of this
county, and if found guilty to be ade-
quately punished for the same, and to
the end-further that offenders against
the laws enacted for the protection of
our property may be taught that flight
to another State will not secure to
them immunity from the penalties i'm
posed by the sams. And as in duty
bound we will ever pray:
r. B. B. Houston, s. M. Finger,
Silas Roovey, r. A. 8ost, w. H. Will
liams, w. P. Wilson, r. O. Foard, S.
r. Gather, T. r. Abernethy, d. j.
Gather, J. NJ. Brown, r. II. Bost, M.
L, McCorkle, J. A. Yount, E. S.
Rhine, Geo. Setter, Abs. Miller, A. J.
Seaele, L. Plank, w. A. Sroace, Reu
ben Setter, N. Abernethy, r. h La
nier, 81. A. Forney and M. s. Deal.
State of North Carolina, .Catawaba
County.
In the case of State VS.. John Cowles
and Hugh Carson indicted in said
county for larceny. Adam Hogan being
duly sworn says, that sometime in the
year of 1870 his store in the town of
Newton was entered in tn night time,
and four or five bolts of all wool de
laine, four watches, one Colts pistol,
large lot of shoes, boots ana hats
and other articles. in all amounting to
the value of about four hundred (S4OO)
dollars, were felonously stolen about
said time from said store. Some two
or three months afterward hearing
that his said goods were offered for
sale in Salisbury, he proceeded there
and arrested John Cowles in a negro
hotel and found upon his person one
silver watch, one pair of boots and
one hat the property of said Hogan,
which articles had been stolen from
said store as aforesaid. He also found
by search warrant some other ar
ticles in the house of said John
COwles and also several articles of
his property in the house of Hugh
Carson and also several pieces of
cloth left by said John and Hugh
at the tailors shop in the own OF Sails
bury-all the property of said Hogan,
the same being stolen from his
store as aforesaid; that said John
Cowles was finally arrested after max
ing his escape from Salisbury, and
lodged in the Jail of Catawba county
that he broke out of said Jail and has
not been tried on an indictment here
against him for this larceny. Neither
has Hugh Carson been tried. That
this affidavit is not made for any
private ends but solely for the interests
of public justice, and with respectful
and earnest request that his Excel.
lency Curtis 81. Brogden make, a
requisition on the Governor of Ala
bama (where he understands they now
are) fer their delivery to the proper
of this State to the end
that they may be tried on the indict-
ment here against them and Justice be |
done in the premises.
A. HOGAN.
Sworn to and subscribed to before
me 4th of February, 1876.
Seal. nj. 0. SHKRRuI.
Clerk of Catawba, 8. @.
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