The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-28
Mr.. G. Q. Ball is Tried and
Promptly Acquitted.
FOR FALSE ARREST
At Once Sues His Prosecutors
for $4,000 Damages.
Hobson, the Mule-Thief, Sent to the
Roads for Six Years. End of the
"VestibuIe" Row--Much- Mar
ried Mary MiIes--H arriett
Mourning Found Guilty.


The Superior court disposed of
whole stack of cases yesterday, and
made deep inroads into the criminal
docket.
Thursday the grand jury found
true bill against G.. o. Ball for embez-
element. The case was called yester-
day and created a good deal of inter
est. Mr.. Ball has for years been in
the grocery business in Raleigh, and
has all along been highly esteemed by
the citizens of the city. He failed some
months ago, but the failure was regu-
lar, and was caused by inability to
collect outstanding accounts. So, his
arrest yesterday for embezzlement
created a ripple of sensation.
The trouble was all over a brand
of cigarettes that wear the alluTing
title of the Gay Boomers" The
Carolina Cigarette Company of Win
ston, were the people who had Mr.
Ball prosecuted. And the amount Of
the alleged enlightenment was just
$3.50. The cigarette company alleged
that they had been shipping cigarettes
on consignment in five-thousand lots
to Mr.. Ball, and that the last two ship
ments had neither been paid for nor
returned. That was the gist of the
evidence.
The jury remained out only a few
minutes and brought in verdict of
mot guilty"
As soon as the verdict was an
nounced, Mr.. Ball promptly entered
suit for damages against the Carolina
Cigarette Company for false arrest 1t
is understood that the amount Of dam
ages sued for is ten thousand dollars.
Mr.. G.. III. Cox, one of the company,
was here representing the firm in the
suit for embezzlement, and notice was
served on him before he left the court
room. The other members of the firm
are T. L. Rally and NJ. N. Williamson.
THE "TRIGAMIsT" OF WAKE.
Mary Miles is a much married woman.
She is black, and not particularly pre-
possessing, but is a great gambler IN the
lottery of matrimony. She is from
Marks Creek and her trio of husbands
all were from the same township.
On the court docket she is put down
as Mary Miles, alias Mary Cook, alias
Mary Station.
Some two or three years ago she
married husband number one, and he
promptly deserted her; a little later
she married husband number two; he
died not long ago, and she promptly
secured another husband.
She plead guilty to the charge Of
bigamy. Judge McIver reserved judg-
ment.
THE SIX THAT WERE CARVED.
TT vr- - A. $500 eEvz~Asl.r,1r,.s
near Rolesville furnished the docket
with an even half-dozen cases. All the
negroes who were involved in the
carving frolic" were convicted of an
affray; win and Rastus Dunn both
plead guilty to the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons; Dolph Jeffries was
sent to the roads ten months for selling
liquor to the crowd.
And that ends the romance of the
Rolesville "vestibule."
HARRIET MOURNING'S CASE.
Harriet Mourning, from Houses
Creek township, was convicted of con-
cealing the birth Of a child. But the
jury recommended leniency, and Judge
McTver gave her the light sentence
of four months in the work house The
an old stump in her fathers yard.
HQBsON, THE MULE-THIEF
D. B. Hobson along in January saw
a fine COW in the lot of Mr.. King, in
Oak Grove. and, having a fancy for
cows, led it off. A little later he took
a liking to mule that happened to be
the property of Mr.. r. M. Jones, and
took a mule-baclt tour to Wilson. He
was caught by the police there, and
promptly brought back to Raleigh
When he was arraigned in court
yesterday, he plead guilty to the charge
in both cases.
Judge McIver sentenced him to six
years at hard labor on the public roads
in the first case.
In the second case Judgment was
suspended. But the Judge said to
Solicitor Pou: eff you are represent
ing the State in the capacity OF Solici-
tor when this sentence of six years
expires, / instruct you to move that
judgment be pronounced. And if you
have not the fortune to occupy that
position then, beg that you will re-
quest your successor to move for judg-
ment"
VASES Dl5BOSElJ OF-
The following cases were disposed
Of yesterday:
Win Dunn, Erastus Dunn, Jake Ben
nett Ernest Baker and Adolphus
Jeffries, affray; guilty; judgment sus-
pended on payment Of costs.
Charles Covert, assault with deadly
weapon; guilty; two months on public
roads.
John Foy, assault with deadly wea-
pom; guilty; four months on public
roads.
John Foy, forcible trespass; pleads
guilty; judgment suspended.
c. O. Ball, embezzlement; not guilty
Adolphus Jeffries, retailing without
license; guilty; six months on public
roads.
Adolphus Jeffries, retailing without
license; guilty; four months on the
roads; this sentence to take effect at
expiration OF sentence for six months.
viii Dunn, carrying concealed wea-
pom; pleads guilty; judgment sus-