Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-30
CROSS AND WHITE.
THEIR CASES AeAIE IN COURT at RA-
LEIGH.
Much Iotsrest In the Trisl-Ths Georgia,
Carolina and Northern Railway
The Canvass.
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| Especial telegram 70 the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c.. September 29.-In
! Wake Superior Court tins morning the
cases OF tho State against Samuel G.
White and Charles +. Cross, who robbed
the State National Bank OF Raleigh, were
taken m Much interest is shown IN
tho Trial, though it is not rs intense as
in the first trial last July. Solicitor
Argo is now assisted byJ. \. Holding in
/ the prosecution. and the prisoners are
| represented by Fuller X Snow, John
/ ". Einsdale, and Waller Il. Henry. 1t
required several hours to select a jury
from the large special Ucnir0. The
cases are for forgery of notes which
were deposited in the bank and which
were discovered there by Bank Exami-
ner s. McD. Tate Cross and White
were both present, looking very noncha-
liant.
United States strict-At;orney L. II.
Busbeo was also present, and b. VI.
Kriser, agent OF the Initcd States De-
partment of Justice. who by Bushels
( direction have been making careful ex-
animation of the books and papers ofthe
bank. Kriser is an ex.bank examiner.
/ Hank-Fxaminor Tate and Receiver Gle
ment Dowd were also in the courtroom.
Counsel for Cross and White asked a
continuance OF the cases on the ground
that q case against them OF similar cha
racter Is now pending in the Supreme
Court of the state.
Application for continuance was re-
/ fused ty Judge Avery. A plea 10 ablte-
ment by the prisoners was mostly de-
INJURED to on the part OF the state, and
| the demurrer was sustained. The case
will be resumed Monday morning.
The Georgia. Carolina and Northern
railway is to-day completed to n point
/ eleven miles this side OF Chester, =. g.,
and trains are running there from Mon
roe, \. c.
Colonel Thomas NJ Holt, who is yet
at Buffalo Springs, is improving. He IS
able to sit up an hour or two daily. lie
| hopes TO be able to come to Raleigh IN
ten days.
a gentleman just from Wren county
Gays he was informed by farmers that
they despair OF making bright tobacco
cures. One excellent farmer after having
tried five barns and made n failure each
time SAYS he has abandoned the attempt.
Governor Scales has gone to Greens
/ boro' to remain until Thursday.
Spier Whitaker. chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Executive Committee, in
| forms me this evening that Ron. ". h.
Kitchen will speak in the West on the
same dates and mt the same places as
Dockery. Yesterday Dockery declined to
/ divide time with Kitchen.
The courthouse of Durham county is
nearly completed. 1t is large ana I'M
posing building in quiet and modern
style.
Mr. J. W. Blackwell, of Durham, lost
his imported Clydesdale stallion Don
donald last night. The animal cost him
3, 500 and was eight years old.
At Brunswick County Court a preacher
has been fined for marrying couple
without license.
There was frost here this morning, the
first of the Season. 1t was heavy west
OF here. 1t will do no damage to to-
bacco in this county.
The eX-COnfederate soldiers who are
now receiving pensions will hold meet
iny here during ihe session OF the Lcgls-
lature. Their object is to secure larger
appropropriatiOn than the $3O,OOJ now
st aside for pensions. Each peneioner
this wear g t. q little over eight dollars
a mere pittance. 1t is believed that the
arnroDriation will be increased upon a
proper presentation Of the case.
Railway construction continues very
active IN the northeastern part of the
State.
The Holston Methodist Episcopal Con
ference meets next Wednesday. Several
counties in this state axe in the bounds
Of this conference.
lA-NarsAal Joshua 3. Hill, OF this
city. las been appointed the holder OF
the Republican money-bags in this state.
Money has been squandered in past cam
pmcns with no return, and the Protective
/ cllue and the National Executive Com
uijtce now wish to put their funds III
safe hancs. In the last camp ign So
GEO was thrown away. 1t IS said that
so. 0JO has been sent here. There Is
plenty of money and the Republicans
propose 10 buy men and votes with 1t.
The Democrats need money for work
in the State. The campaign has been
conducted thus far on few hundred
dollars aud with no aid from tho National
Committee.
Great preparations are in progress for
the Cabarrus County Fnir.
This evenings special weekly bulletin
Of the State weather service is as follows:
There was Il slight excess OF rainfall in
the eastern district during the past week.
IN the central and western districts the
rainfall was apparently below the ave-
rage, and all crops arc somewhat im-
proved. Tobacco appears to have suf-
Tered as much as any crop from the wet
weather which prevailed during the first
part OF the month. The quality of to-
bacco Will probably not be as good as
usual. The latter part Of the week has
generally been very favorable TO cotton
picking end the saving of the crops
The temperature throughout the State
has been slightly below normal. 4 light
frost is reported from q number OF
places in Wake county this morning, and
probably occurred in many places III the