The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-28
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
MRS CORA SCALES MORRIS DE-
CLAREO NOT GUILTY.

Many rntcrestirg Data Gathered AZ Ea-
leigh. Chariotte and Elsewhere { "'
,Icts 70 Work ON the raiiroas -,c,sr"t
Gfeanings.
RAtErGn. y. c.. January -. special
News was received here to-day that strong
suspicion has been conferred on whhc
man in Franklin county tor the murder ~
Ransom T.. GIL. and thar The suspected
party has fed The country. No arcsish have
vet been made.
Goyernor Fowie refused to-day o. inter
ferc in the behalf Of Manly Panckey. who ~
under sentence 20 be hanged February IN,
in Montgomery county, for murder. This
makes five ngings which have bccn Sc
Tor that date In this stat.
Finy conyicts were sent frim the pcnlten-
tiary here. to-day. % Weldon. % De- worked
on penitentary farms along the HpauoAe
river. where n numbCr cf cunNict- are al
ready AZ work.
The Postal telegraph Company today
completed the connection between mere anh
Wilmington Via Fayetteville. Messages ~
guaeting and congratulations were sent
willie 10 Wilmington.
News was received here io-dav that tho
United states supreme Court has deci icd
the suit ot ". T.. Christian. ot Richmond.
against the Atlantic and North tarulina
Railroad i'm ayor Of the state. The sut
was brought on claim 0f hondholdcrs % the
ripht tO have the states interest M road
Appropriated t0 pa, len which The state
gave in favor of the bondholders. The ease
Is one Of long standing and involved nearly
500 900 Of bonds.
senator lliscock and family. Of New York.
have arrived no Ashc,illc. whore The Hena-
tors family will spend the winter at Bat
terry Park hotel.
Alfred McFirath. q negro boy. who killed
Charles Rickets at Ash,,ille few days
ago. and then He'd. has voluntarily returned
aud given himself up t0 authorities.
n has been learned here that Hon. Patrick
Winston. who was for years one oi the most
notorious Republicans ana political stump
speakers i'm this state bas been appointed
District Attorney i'm the state of Washing
ton. where he has been residing several
years in the town Of spokane Falls.
The trial Of Mrs. Cora scales Morris Tor
the murder Of her husband last August,
which has been in progress nj HeidsNille
several days. ended to-day in The acquital
Of the accused. The case has attracted
scarcely less interest throughout This state
than the famous MAY brick and kniiin
eases Mrs. Morris is niece Of eN-ooN-
ernor Scales. and Is young woman ~ un-
usual beauty and sltraction. Nr. and Mrs.
Morris resided at Red,yillo. and had been
married only about eight months ut the
time Of his death. They did not 1--we happi.
Is together. The fact came out on trial
that Mrs. Morris. few DAYS before her
husbands death. bought TWO ounces %
chloroform from Charles Feiler, druggist
IN Reid,,illc Two weeks leinre Mr.. Morris
death his VIE proposed thai bee should viii
her an his property and Insure his liir in
her favor for lO,O0. >odesirOlls was Morris
Of winning her affection that he acceded
10 the proposition. The viii was executed
and policy for <lO.OOO WAS taken out with
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Of Newark. New jersey. There was gen
eral conviction that the verdict Of not guiliy
would be brought In. The argument closed
to-day nc noon. and the jury wa- out only
i've minutes, bringing Ia ,efdict Of rot
guilty. Mrs. Morris WAS perfectly calm
and composed and seemed 10 expect the
verdict tO be- what u was. General graiih-
cation at the result is reported 20 eNiht at
X idsyille.