The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
From Orange.

Our Hillsboro correspondent writes
THE court lust over has been an I'M
usually busy one. although there were
ma cases of great importance tired. The
case IF Rebecca Ann Lyon, indicted for
tbe murder of Mamie Blackwell, was OF
considerable interest. Her counsel
moved to quash the bill OF indictment
unon the ground hat she was used as a
witness against Robt. Boswell, who was
convicted at the last term of our court,
If tbe same offence. The Judge over
ruled the motion, and they appealed to
the Supreme Court.
She was used as a witness 1t is true,
hut did not acknowledge any completely
in the murder.
The Chapel Hill burglars were brought
into court this morning, and resentenc-
ed. Upon the Judge asking ifthey had
ANYTHING to say why sentence OF death
should not be passed upon them. Henry
4, Davis. rose and said, Il was wrong
fully convicted, | had a fair trial, but
nv witnesses were not reliable. j am
not guilty of the crime with which | am
charged. | know it and God knows it
Andrews and Carlton said nothing. They
received their sentence with apparent
Indifference. Albert Atwater the ac-
complice who turned States evidence,
was discharged discovering. There has
been a petition circulated to get the
Governor to commute their sentence to
imprisonment for life, but it meets with
but little favor.
Our county furnishes four recruits to
the rail roads at this term, one for man
slaughter and three for larceny. Robt.
Boswell will probably be respited to be
u.ed as a witnes in the case of Rebecca
Ann Lyon. Judge Buxton presided
with ability and impartiality and has
given entire satisfaction.
Nu bdNI aC III
preparing to resume work in May upon
a more extended scale than ever, Webb
Il Co., have just completed a large ad
dition to their factory and will more
thau double their work of last year, j.
Y. Whitfield will begin work May 1st,
prepared to manufacture 100000 lbs.
this season. j. W. Corbin is under
full Roadway now. The farmers report
a crop of tobacco plants, and | think
the acreage will be larger this year than
ever before. The wheat and oats have
suffered much from the severe winter.
and the prospect is that we will have IA
small crop of each. On account of the
cold spring the grass has made but a
snail appearance yet.
By-the-way, you did one of our most
worthy citizens an injustice last week.
know 1t was entirely u%nintentional and
50 told him. You stated that Thos,
Oldham led the attack upon the
Revenue Raiders. That was a mistake.
the affray occurred three miles from
Oidham's mill, where he was at that
ulne, and knew nothing of it. He is a
laWabIdlng man and has never in n
way been concerned in any violation of
law"
NoTE-Although we gave Mr.. Old.
nam : denial last week, we print the
above also.
The original statement was given lust
a. te%legraphed from Hillsboro. to the
New York Herald, on the dav the
ie'eluers returned from their Repulse
near oldham 5 mills, and as we saw no
denial Of the telegram, and as it pro-
leSSed to give the account of the shoot
ny affair, from participants, we had no
w" II Was untrue. We are, however,
sF'a to be able to make the correction.
Ed. T. & Nj.