The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-18
IMPORTANT TERM OF COURT.
Trial of Arlington, Brown and Sattle-
field Cases--The Chasers of the Fes-
tive Rooster--NearIy all the Cases
Disposed Of.

The criminal term of Wake county
Superior court closed yesterday after
noon.
vast amount of work has been ac-
complished in the last three days, and
nearly every case on the docket was
disposed of. Only about twelve cases
went over to the next term, these be-
ing continued for various reasons.
At this term of the court three of the
most noted eases ever tried in the
State have been disposed of. Mrs.
patie ID. Il. Arlington was tried for
publishing criminal and malicious libels
on ex-Judge Spier Whitaker and on
the memory of the late Chief Justice
w. n. III. Smith. She was convicted
in both eases. In the first case Judge
ment was suspended on payment OF
costs. In the second case she was fined
$25 and costs. One of the remarkable
features of the case was that she con-
Quoted her own case and defended her
self. This is the first time such an in
cident has occurred in the annals Of
our courts.
S. L. Satteffield, principal clerk in
the House of Representatives, was tried
for permitting or procuring the en-
rollment of the fraudulent assignment
act" and was found guilty of unlaw-
full and wilful negligence in office. &c
was fined two hundred and fifty dol
lars and the cost of the case.
j. w. Brown, enrolling clerk of the
General Assembly, was tried for per-
hitting or procuring the enrolment
of the forged assignment act, "andwas
found guilty not only of gross, will
ful and unlawful negligence in per-
hitting the act to be enrolled, but was
also found guilty of procuring the en-
rolment of the act with corrupt in
tent He was fined two hundred and
fifty dollars and costs, and was sen
fenced to twelve months at hard la
Dor on the roads of Wake county.
both of these defendants appealed to
the Supreme court.
One man, Albert Pierce, was sent to
the penitentiary five years for horse
stealing.
The humor of the court was furnish
ed by the two rooster cases" In the
first ease two little negroes, Everett
and Arthur Tillage. wanted to have a
large and gay chicken fight. They
lacked one rooster, and TO get hin. they
entered q chicken range, ana took of
d genuine striped Indian game, a chick
en- that hasn't many duplicates in this
country. The fiye-dollar rooster was
traced to the young chicken fighters,
and they were tried for larceny. The
jury took the case in hand one after
noon and debated "he did, and The
didn't" until ten o'clock the nest
morning, when they brought in Il YER
diet of guilty" Yesterday the Judge
sent Everett Tillage TO the roads for
six months, and discharged arthur
upon payment OF the costs
Another ''culled gent" got four
months on the roads for stealing a
Dominique rooster.
'rhe only ease tried yesterday was
that of John Williams. for carrying
concealed weapons. Williams was in
the habit of carrying around with him
a spring back dirk about ten inches
long, one of the most dangersest'
things that has been seen here in many
{. day. He was found guilty and fined
five dollars and costs.
Solicitor Pou left yesterday after
noon for Pittshoro. Judge McIyer viii
probably leave for home this morning.