The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-28

CRIMES.-Cha iut,t hSerr,r says.
Nlttiau Davis coioIed. stole a mule bc
longing to Capt Lawrence Everett e..
Laur.uburg. aud r, a. Oft to Iaurol tn
where lie effected aud entrance into Mon
gan, II, rc. CARRYING away a lot ut 20 ,d>.
capt. u, II. LINIt-~ton. set y work anG
ia a very shpr, time had >ucceede 1t.
arreStlug DdVI. VITO was Wcircerated a.
the iail 1T Rockingham 10 await Ia.
PASSES - itatefgH - ilr Robert Far
krr. who lives TO mites IRON! VI %onroe, had
IA horse Srolcn IA llsht Sorrci -l he
rial Of Mr.. j. L Adams. late ticket
agent of the Richmoni X DauvIlle nal.~
road, and Capt. Oscar Neshit, late con-
ductor on the Air III road, that was
sci for hearing before tie luierl
court to- fay, will not be heard, having
been continued 10 the mex term Of the
court by reason Of a confession, aud OF a
sudden startling turn III the a.pec OF he
| ease, involving other parties besides
| Adams and NesbIt. Tuesday night.
Judge Schenck, the leading prosecutor
for the railroad company, was approach
ed in his room at the Butord House 10y
Air. Adams, who proceeded to unboSOm
himself aud make a full and clear confess
sion Of his connection with tine frauds
practiced upon The railroad. OF what
PASSED between the two, the reporter was
able to earn but little. though what he
gives comes from authority. Mr.. adams
stated to Judge Schenck that he had
come to make a full confession OF his
guilt, knowing that 1t would be proven
on him at the trial, and that he might
Just as well give it up. lie said that he
has considered the matter and was fur
Their advised by his friends to make the
| confession and throw himself upon the
| mercy OF the court The confession was
made In a straight forward manner and IN
| giving his statement, Adams involved
others IN the ~swindllng with himself.
Upon statements made In this testi-
| mony the grand jury drew up "a true bill
Of Indictment against Capt. James Nc
Cool a former Air line conductor, but
| who is now with the Georgia Pacific. Mr..
Adams was then required to give 4 bond
Of $1,000 for his appearance for trial at
the next term of the Court, Capt Ncsbit
was required to give two bond. Of $500
each, and the case was continued until
| the next court, when lew development,
are expected.
The railroad company has got at the
HUN II III Nu''s 'hId III
prosecution to ID reporter yesterd y even
ing, 'and more than Adams and Ncsbjt
will be caught The railroads attor>
neys state that pant but not all OF the
money will be recovered b. tho com
pauy
1t was on the ISt Of last July that a
genuine CONJUNCTION was caused III TIN
community when a constable BIO iglt tle
- Int ,,,,, Alan. mad ..,3.lr ,ntn ~ ~
bl bcf,re Justice Warning in this ii v,
and "A charge Of em.ezzj. meut WIS pre-
lerred against them The surprIs" ct
the people vas genuine t"r both the par
Ties not only bore good characters, but
sruod vel In the community aud to sus-
piciOn either Of them OF dishonesty would
have been regarded "a an open Insult.
The railroad company charged that tany
had been Systematically swlndllng fhe
company OF money for about W years
~rcvious to thu dan t their arrest. li'
I cket agent was charged with sci lng
tickets to Atllnta without stamping
hem. the cDud Ictor wl h taking them
~ ithout punchrng them tui return .
hen to he ageut, he tHn pDck,tIng he
none Ihc c)nd tor va also chars i
with 90 cjiug C. h are an not ieturL-
ing the h torhe company.
The Ga, te son Of one o. he parties
now folio s. aud new develops Mt N he
nd Csc a e exlcctcd. Al he time the
arrests ere made, The greatest excite
meut wa, created and pepnle not only did
not wan, to believe he charges, but would
net allow Themselves 10 believe them.
The Indignation was not IN Atlanta and
here was talk OF raising money 10 HELM
the arrested artlos Prosecute the railroad
company trr heaVF ,atuagc> on accou t
o. fal-e arrest and L ~alicious rrosecu-
,io1.
Old Capt jim NcCool! 4 name that
S.nce the AR Line road was iult has
ever !, en- called by a passenger except
in ADM a:ion an! respect for the bearer
Oscar Nrsbit, xh - meat est enemy
would have blu.hcl to ever have breath,
ed a suspicion against his name. No
wonder people nave ceased being sur
prised at anything when men like these
are Swallowed as criminals. 1t is hard to
believe wrong OF them and even the IN
charitable vii SUSPEND Judgment until
the courts lay entity r. hot guilty.
Eminent 1T. Louis PHYSICIANS say
"Co.den,s Liquid Beef Tonic j, a vcrv
agreeable artIc.e Of Diet, aid tarticularIy
useful when tones are required. beine
when other forms Of anim.l
food are rejected. II D,pthern. i0ue
HGtIr'n, IuDh0a[ Eerers AMI