Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-14
NORTH CAROLINA
A DARING BURGLARY IN RALEIGH
THE BURGLARS CAUGHT.
A Thief Shot while showing fight-Rsli-
gious Convention Sad Accident
TO Young Man.
Especial telegram to The Dlsp.tch.l


RALEIGH, N. G., Msy13.-Tuesday
night burglars entered the residence
Of John 4. Morris, in this city, and
after chloroforming Mr.. Morris and his
daughter, stole q quantity Of wearing
apparel and other personal property,
and also 10000 in Confederate money,
which was in the bureau. The police
kept the matter SO quiet that it only
became known to-day. Early this
morning the police arrested Sarah
Smith, q negro woman, who confessed
her participation in the crime. she
gave such evidence as to lead to the
arrest Of o negro man named Samuel
Mebane. lie is a black and repulsive
fellow, about thirty years of age.
Much Of the stolen property was re-
covered. The burglars entered through
the window. They thought the Con-
federatc money was United States cur
Tency, and that they had made a great
haul. Mrs. Morris, the lady who was
cbloroforned, is young widow. Her
two little children were in the room
with her. This afternoon Mayor Dodd
tried the case, and sent both the ne
eroes to Jail without the privilege of bail.
The evidence is overwhelming, and the
gallows has another victim in prospect.
For a considerable time merchants
ard others of Clinton, Sampson county,
have been annoyed by the depredations
of gang of burglars. Every exertion
has been made to capture them. but
without success until Thursday night,
when one was brought to grief. W. A.
johnson had been a sufferer from bur-
gla1s and kept watch on his store for
several nights. On the night in ques-
ton bis clerk and the deputy sheriff
were concealed in the upper story,
when one of the thieves entered the
room in which they were by placing a
ladder against the building and crawl
ing through the secoDd-story win
dow. The watchers thought they
would have an easy capture
as they saw him enter but the moment
he got in they heard him cock pistol.
The clerk started to light lamp, and
the thefimmediately fred. The deputy
sheriff commenced firing, and succeeded
in hitting the thief with three bullets,
which brought him to the floor. Think
ing they had him safe, they proceeded
TO light the lamp, when the thief sprang
up and jumped through window. and
when his would-be captors got to the
ground he was off, probably conveyed
away by accomplices. The where
abouts Of the wounded thief has been
discovered, and he has probably been
captured ere this.
The North Carolina and Virginia
Christian Sunday-School Convention
met in Alamance county yesterday,
ard will remain in session several days.
The exercises will be very interesting
to all who attend. Sunday short lee.
ture will be delivered by Rev. DR..
James Maple, pastor of the Christian
church, Raleigh, and Rev. DR.. E. Ii.
Harding, pastor Of the Graham Presby-
terrain church, will preach.
This morning dispatch was re-
cieved by Hon. Daniel G. Fowle an.
nouncing that his son, F. ii. Fowle,
aged nineteen, had been shot at pond
in johnson county, and was thought to
be seriously, and perhaps fatally in
jured. Judge Fowle, accompanied by
his family and physicians, left on a
special train on the North Carolina
railroad. Young Fowle entered boat
and attempted to push from the shore
with a gun, which was pointed towards
his breast. The gun was discharged,
the load entering just above the breast
near the heart. lie was brought here
at S o'clock this afternoon. There ap.
pears to be no hope Of his recovery.
The State organizer Of the Knights
Of Labor has started on another tour
of the State for the purpose of organ
izing new assemblies. The order is
increasing with great rapidity, and in
places Of any size nearly every work
ingman is a member. Some laughable
stories are told sub rosa of attempts
of lawyers and politicians to become
members.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fellows,
after three days session at Goldsboro'
adjourned at noon to-day. 1t elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: G. b. Edwards, Of Raleigh,
grand master; W. A. Bobbitt, of Ok
ford, deputy grand master; Rev. j.
w. Garden, of Statesyille, grand war
den; b. Ii. Woodell, Of Raleigh, grand
secretary r. J. Jones, Of Whining
ton, grand treasurer James Slo-
cum, Of Goldsboro', representative to
the Sovereign Grand Lodge. The next
session Of the Grand Lodge will be
held at Raleigh. Reports made show
that there are in the State IL lodges,
with l,20S members. The value Of
real estate owned is egg, 1000; widow
and orphan fund, $500; cash in
hand, $4,000.