Wilmington journal., 1876-02-04

rHE NOaxTEE CAROLINA R tigaS
IN 'EEEG3 ALABAMA LEssHSLA-
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Mr. Johnston Jones. who has ascer-
taiued the f acts at the instance of the
Comm ,ttee ON Privileges and Elec
tions in the Alabama Legislature, has
furnished the Raleigh Net0s with pre-
cious Information concerning the two
colored carpet-baggers from Norih
Carolina who left their country for
their country's good, and are now in
the Alabama Legislature. The fol-
lowing is a condensed statement of the
| facts
At the Superior Court held for the
| county of Catawba in March. 1870,
Judge Mitchell, presiding, the grand
| jury indicted John Cowles and Hugh
Carson for stealing, on the first day o.
september, 1859, one hundred yard
If callcp, ten pairs of shoes, and tw
watches of the value of Sl00, of the
| goods and chattels of Adam Hagan,
The case was continued, and q
capias issued to Rowan county against
John COwles. He was arrested Oh
the 18th of September, 1870, ana
lodged in jail in Catawba county. 4
capias was issued to Davidson county
for the other defendant, Hugh Gar
son, and he was found in iall there on
another charge, which will i3e noticed
further Oh Before either could b
brought tr trial on this charge, they
broke jail and fe1. The case in O.,
| tawba county was continued from term
to term, until Spring Tern, 1873, OF
Untawba Superior Court, when the
Court ordered a not pros. with leav,
10 i-sue; and the Clerk of the Court
VI. V. Sheriff., Esq, was Instruct" d
by The Court to issue a capias for Tic
defendants at any time their where
abouts was discovered. Untilrec eat
iy IL was not known whore they were
LII 1867. at the November term of tht
County Court. X. F. Armtield being
! Sulic tor fOl the county, til; GranC
Jury Indicted Hngh Carsun anu Atuc.
Carson for sJe;tilug IL middjiug q
bacon and shoulder Of bacon, til,
property of j. l. Nicholson. and ala,
for stealing side Of nppcl leather,
side OF sole leather and Il Kip skIu, TIA,
property of John Haynes.
Tie case WAS transferred TO IL,
Superior Court ~ 1868 and Continua.
TO May fern 1868; when Hugh Ctr~o-
failed to appear. and judgment ni s
was cntt red against him. Amos Car
son ftppea>ed and on his affidavit tht
case Has removed to Davie county, f.
trial. At Fail Term 1869 Of the Su;>,
rior Court of Davie, Amos Carson va
called and failed; ana capjus Wa
issued for Hugh Carson to Rowan
county. At Spring 1crn 1870, neithe
OF the defendants had been taken, an(
capruses were ISSUED 10 Rowan, Iredeli
Dayie, Meek !enhurg, Wilkes aud Y al
KID counties for them; aud the eau 7
continued. On the 12,h of Septsm
ber, 1870, both defendants were d.
lIvtred into the custody Of the Sharif
Of Davio, aud at the Fall lerm of tn
Court on aif }avlts Of defendants tn
case was removed 70, trial to he count,
of Davidson.
This is The whole matter as it ap
pears on The record in the county
Hugh Carson and John CUwles mad
their wy - Alabama, ana now hole
seats III the General Assembly of tha
State, from L0wudes county. Cowlt
Is the Senator from L0WIdes and Car
son is the Representative. Carson
has changed his name to Henry y
Carson. and Cowles has changed hi
to jOnu Jones.
The question is, will Governor Brog
dsn make requisitiou upon the Gov
ernor of Alabama for these men