The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-09-12

THE STATE
JAMES M. CAUDLE, JR., and CAHRLES
NEWLY, for the murder of Lee Wilson,
on the 31st of August, 1889.
happening to me upon and from the affi-
davits of Richard Wilson and Walter h.
Henry of the County of Vance in said State
taken in writing and filed with and re-
tanned by. me, that James NJ: Caudle.
Junior, and Charles Newly, both of said
county, on the 31st day of August A. D.
1889, at and in said county, did beat,
wound, kill and murder one Lee Wilson,
then and there in the peace of God and the
State against the peace and dignity Of the
State ). that a proper State warrant was
duly issued by Justice of the Peace in
said county directed to the Sheriff thereof
commanding him to arrest them, the said
James M. Caudle, Junior, and Charles
Newly, and bring them before him to
answer according to law for the killing
and murder of the said Lee Wilson above
been executed-that the said James M.
Caudle, Junior, and Charles Newly 50
charged with such felopiOus offence flee
from justice, conceal themselves and evade
arrest and service Of the usual process of
the law;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of and as
allowed and required by the statute (The
Code, Sec. 1131.) 1, Augustus S. Merrimon,
one of the Associate Justices of the Su.
preme Court of North Carolina. do issue
this Proclamation, commanding the said
James NJ. Caudle, Junior, and Charles
Newly. so charged with felony and muir.
of the law and Justice, each, forthwith to
surrender himself to the Sheriff of said
county or to some other proper officer OF
authority in said State to answer according
to law the said charge against him:
And do hereby empower and require
which said James NJ. Caudle, Junior. and
the said Charles Newly, or either of them,
shall be, to. take such force as he shall
think tit and necessary for going in search
and pursuit Of and effectually apprehend'
ing said fugitives from justice. I direct
that this Proclamation shall be posted and
published at the doors Of the several court
houses respectively of the several counties
OF Vance, Warren, johnson, Wake and
Granville, and the Sheriff Of each of said
counties will execute this order in so far
as it applies to the county of which he is
Given under nay hand this the seventh
day of September, A. D., 1889.
A. S. MERRIMON,
Associate Justice Supreme Court Of North
Carolina.
Section 1881 of the Code of North Caro-.
lima, under, and in accordance with, and
in obedience to the requirements of which,
the above Proclamation of His Honor
Justice A. S. Merrimon, hath issued, pro.
vides also that,
any person against schom PRoCLAMA.
TON hath been issued Gas above) continue to
stay ont. turk and conceal hinssclf, and do
not 1MMEDIATELY surrender hinase!f. ANY
CITIZEN Of the State may capture, arrest ana
brsng him to Justice, and IN case Of flight OF
resistance bv him. after bejn0 called on am
WARNED to surrender, may sLAY hia WITH.
OUT ACCUsATION or IMPEACHMENT of df1s
crime. Code Of n. g., Sec. 1131.
Every officer and private eitizeni in North
Carolina, is now authorized to arrest said
James N. Caudle, Jr., and Charles Newly
even without warrant, and il they resist
after first being warned and called upon to
surrender they may be shot down, and ii
the slayer be accused, he may plead the
above PROCLAMATION as perfect defense t
any prosecution
1t is hoped that every officer and citizen
in the State will do his duty in this behalf
w. r. HENRY,
Attorney for Prosecution.