Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-06
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
KNOCKED THB JsILER DOWN AND
LOCKED AIM UP.
A Desperate Break OF Prisoners in North
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RALE1eH. n. c., March Sat Hills
boro' this morning as the jailer opened
the door of one of the cells to feed the
prisoners two OF the latter sprang on him.
They struck HIM severe blow on the
head. which knocked him down (: then
dragged him into the cell and locked him
in. They took the keys from him and
opened another cell and released another
prisoner. All three then fled, taking the
KEYS with them. The iailer, who by this
time was on his feet, fred at them as
they ran. A hue-and-cry was raised and
the citizens turned out and caught one
of the mem named Hopkins.
The residence of +. J. Spence, in this
county, was burned early yesterday
morning. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
The new Supreme Court building was
formally dedicated this morning IN the
presence of all the State officials and of a
number OF other prominent men from all
parts of North Carolina.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Joseph M.
Atkinson, OF this city, Governor Scales
turned over the building to the Supreme
Court. and it was accepted by Chief
Justice w. n. H. Smith. Some portraits
of former members of the court were
then presented. One of Chief-Justlce
Thomas Ruffin was presented by Cover
nor Scales, one Of Associste-,Dustice
Thomas S. Ashe by Colonel Thomas >.
Kenan, and one of Associate-Justlce r..
G.. Reade by Charles NJ. Busbee. Re-
marks we're made by members of the
bar. and E. r. Stamps, president of the
Board of Trustees of the Penitentiary,
paid q special compliment to William j..
Hicks. who designed and constructed the
new building.
Steps are to be taken to secure a per-
manent camp-ground for the State
Guard. 1t will be at some point near the
coast.
1t is learned to-day that there are one
hundred and sixty-seven students at the
State University.
The Atlantic Hotel, at Morehead City,
has been leased by Mr.. Beerman, OF the
Kimball House, Atlanta, and A. j..
Cooke, of the Hotel Florence, Raleigh.
Fifteen hundred signatures to the petit
tons for local-option election III this
CITY hove been obtained, and tomorrow
the attorneys for the Anti-Prohibitionists
will present the petitions to the Board of
County Commissioners.
The Commissioner of Agriculture will
next Monday begin the new series of
farmers institutes. He will organize
the farmers ON that day at Smithfeld.
He will then visit the fish, oyster, and
game fair at Newberne and organize them
there, and will then go to Lenoir and
WAYNE counties. Ia each county he
will arrange for an experiment farm.
The following week he will devote in the
same manner to the remainder OF the
counties east of the Wilmington and
Weldon railway.
News was received here to-day Of the
drowning of three white men in Scupper-
nong river, Chowan county. Their boat
capsized as they were going to their
nets. Another man named Hatfield got
his boat ashore, but just as he reached
the shore he dropped dead from s1-
haustiOn.
Miss NJ. L. Bowden, of Meeklenburg
county, who sued Mr.. A. b. Bales, OF
the same county, for $4,000 damages
for SANDER, won her suit, but only gets
81, 800 damages. The Judge compli-
mented the jury upon the verdict.
One of the most horrible cases OF cru
city which has ever occurred here is re-
ported from this county. Eugene d.
Grady was tried to-day for cruelty to his
child. His wife sued for divorce and
for the custody of the child. Her evi.
dence WAS that the defendant tried in all
sorts of ways to torture the child.
In Clear Creek township, Mecklen'
burg county, a citizen named S. J. Nc
| Cornell beat his wife. She was furious,
| left home, and aroused the ire of the
neighbors against her husband by telling
the story of her treatment. They as
sembled. attacked McConnells house,
and took away three children. McCOn.
nell swore ont warrant for the kldnap-
ping of his children The angry neighbor:
pursued him and, armed with pistols and
knives, threatened his life. To-day al
the parties had a preliminary hearing
before q magistrate. Wife-beating,
whatever the provocation, finds small
favor in North Carolina.