Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-03
THE FULLER TRIAL.
A VERDICT OF MURDER IN THE FIRST
DEGREE RETURNED.
Suit Of Railroad Against Onslow County =
Applicants for Licenses ~ Lawyers
Monument ut Gettysburg.

| RALEIGH, n. c.. February 2.-tspec'cl)
| At 1910 this afternoon the case OF EDWARD
J. Fuller. OF Fayetteville charged with
the murder OF Ben. Parker last August,
was given the jury. Al o'clock YER
| diet OF murder In the first degree was re-
! turned. An appeal to the Supreme court
was taken. The arguments In this Interest,"
| ing case were 80 able as TO attract atten-
/ ton all over the State. A verdict OF
murder in the second degree was what
| WAS expected when the jury retired
/ FuIler's family Is very prominent one.
8. II. Lane has taken charge OF the
, office Of collector Of the port OF New
| berne. succeeding Robert Hancock
/ The wilmington. Newberne and Norfolk
] railway has sued Onslow county for half
/ that county's sGo.GJ0 subscription to the
road. The money is considerably past
/ due.
The grand jury at Florence has invesu-
/ gated the charges against John !. conn
as president OF the Bank OF the Carolinas
and has exonerated him. Tais bank had
branches at Fayetteville AMI Luniberton'
which were closed by order Of State
Treasurer Tate.
The directors Of the North Carolina
Odd-Fellows Orphanagc at Goldsboro re-
turned to-day from meeting Or. White
field. the superintendent Las resi6ned.
H!s successor will be elected March lst-
There are twenty-scyen orphans In the
institution.
The Supreme Court this morning he
gan the examination Of applicants for
license as attorneys. There are thirty
three Of these from North Carolina ana
two from other States. OF those from this
state seventeen are from the university.
All the justices are on the bench
NOW COMPLETE
The clerical force in the office Of the
Collector OF Revenue is now complete
and is as follows: Chief Clerk. T. b.
Womack List clerk. W. II. Walker.
Stamp Clerk. T.. u. Roberts: Cashier,
+. G. simmons: Bonded Whisky Ac-
counts. r. II. Jones and y. y. Brown.
Records Of Taxes Paid. II. H. Granger;
Bonded Brandy Accounts. James g. Steed.
Colonel Benehan Cameron, who FOR some
weeks WAS sick a. his home here. las
gone to Baltimore for special treatment
He is suffering from "A complication OF dis
eases.
An interesting trial Of Fred Seller and
three other persons for murder ended at
Concord yesterday. Seller was convicted
of inansaughter the others acquitted.
State Treasurer Tate favors a plan Of
Getting apart day for the collection Of
funds in North Carolina for the erection Of
a monument at the battle-ground OF Get
tysbuTc
The Norfolk and So :thern railway gives
notice to the Railway Commission t7at it
Will build six new stations on It's line.
THE SIMMONS MIDDLE.
There Is no reason for belief that Scna-
tor Vance has filed any charges against Col
lector simmons Not few persons are
asking why Senator Ransom does not Sc
cure Simmonss immediate confirmation.
Republican correspondent OF new 'papers
in this State asserts that Ransom say.
he will resign II simmons is not confirmed.
The Wilmington Savings and Trust com
pany has secured judgment against the
New Hanover Transit Company for S@.V)1.
with interest fer five years. This matter
grows out q TIE failure " the Bank Of
New Hanover. All the property j. 10 he
sold The receiver Of the Bank Of New
Hanover has discharged s2iQo00 Of its La
bilities.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
T. Il. Starncs. "A desperate white man Of
Union county. day before yesterday shot
his wife twice while IN III Of anger; then
beat her with "A pistol ana "A stick. Her
condition Is critical. ana he has fed 20
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