The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-28
I'M THE FEDERAL COURT.
A. j. Hall, the Aged Cedar Greek Post
master, Sentenced to a Months Inn
prisonment-- Civil and Equity Dockets
Called this Morning.


Called this Morning.
All the afternoon session of the Fed
eral court was taken up yesterday by
the trial of Theodore Thomas. Thomas
IL an Orange county distiller. He was
charged with failing to etface stamps
on whiskev casks. There were four
teen witnesses in the case, six for the
defendant and eight for the State
Messrs. Chester G. Turner, of Hills
boro. and II. b. Boone, of Durham,
appeared for the plaintiff. The pen
atty is not less than $500 nor more
than $4,000. not less than one year
nor more than five years imprisonment
He was found guilty. Judge Sey-
mour reserved his Judgment.
The following cases were tried yes
terday morning:
Nathaniel Clark. retailing; found
guilty; Judgment reserved.
i. X. Kinsey, Branson Kinsey and
Joel G. Hudson. of Johnston county,
charged with illicit disabling, were
found guilty of working in blockade
distilIerv. Mr.. James II. Pou appeared
for them. Judgment was reserved.
Charles Webb, of Granville, plead
ouilty to the charge of working in an
illicit distillery; judgment reserved.
Bose Upchurch, who ran bl nd
tiger on East Hargett street, plead
guilty to retailing. Judge Seymour
sentenced him to sixty days imprisoi-
ment and fined him a hundred dol
lars.
4. J. Hall, eX-postmastef at Cec2r
Creek. Cumberland county, was ar
raioned for making false returns TO the
government. He plead guilty. lie was
given the Eghtest sentence possible
one month in Cumberland county jail.
Mr.. Hall is an old man, his head sprink-
led with gray.
Annie Mangum, of Durham, was SEN
fenced to thirty days imprisonment
and one hundred dollars fine for re-
failing.
Calvin Covington was sentenced to
thirty days Imprisonment and $500
fine for retailing.
Bob Brooks. found guilty of working
at an illicit distillery; sentenced to
one months imprisonment.
Two cases against C.. A. Tuck, OF
Person county-one for falling to eff
face stamps, the other for not keeping
records-were mol pressed. Tuck IS
dead.
The two cases for the same of
Tense against James H. House, of Hall
fax county, a government distiller,
were continued.
The cases against Joseph W. Johnson
and Samuel Christmas for robblng the
post-office at Warren Pines, were con-
tinued for the defendants. The rob
berry was committed in April, 1894.
They took a quantity of two cent
stamps and postal cards from the Of
flee.
The case against Charles L. Murphy
for embezzlement, is set for Friday.
Judge Seymour has authorized Mr..
S. A. Henszey, receiver of the Langdon-
Henszey Coal Company, to issue re-
ceiver's certificates to the amount OF
$4,000 on account of the Cumnock
coal mines. Mr.. HensZey left for Bal
timore and Philadelphia last night to
attend to this business. He will pay
off fifty miners now employed there,
and will put large force at work, and
make the output at 800 tons daily.
There are two special features of this
mine. 1t is nearer tidewater than any
other in the country, and it is over 300
miles from any competitor.
The grand jury for the present term
Of the Federal court is composed as
follow: n. II. GuIley, Wayne, fore
man; John Patterson, Wake; Amber
son Brame, Warren; b. X. Partin,
Wake; 4. l.. Davis. Wake; John Ward
Wayne; John T.. Banks, Wake; r.. A.
Smith, Wake: C. II. Clark, Wake; j
b. Burwell, Wake; S. S. Rodgers
Wake; Moses Neal. Franklin; j. L.
| Brooks. Person; j. NJ. Duffie, Cumber-
land; r. F. Marlborough, Franklin; w
Il. Simmons, Wayne; Duck Winston
Franklin; John Il. Sharp, Wilson.