The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-16
Nor I'll CAROLINA
WILMINGTON.
Cases Disposed of BY the Superior
Court Yesterday

| eourt yesterday.
| wilmington. N. c., April 15.-(SpeciaD
| AT the afternoon session of the Supe-
rior Couro yesterday the following cases
were disposed of:
| S'a'e VS. Levy Lane, carrying conceal
! "a weapons; verdict guilty. The County
| commissioners were authorized to hire
MN out TO work on public roads
SIT vs.; Bryon Jones. larceny, guilty
ordered hired out
guilty. i'o'
state vs.. Melvina Vols: d. G. Evans
attachment for contempt In failing to
attend as Witness
s, o,arenee Richardson. q witness for the
STATE, having been called and failed to
answer II was adjudged that the State
recover from him the sum OF $50.
rms Mornings Session-State VS.. Mar
thy Fisher, charged with AN assault
ana battery. with deadly weapon;
,, guilty; ordered hired out on pub
lie roads.
william Saunders. charged with lar
cehy, Verdict guilty: sentenced to six
months in county jail.
d. II Virgins, juror for the day, hav-
ing failed when called, was fined $50.
state vs. T. ID. VESSEL. charged with
trespass. appeal case. verdict guilty.
judgment OF Magistrate affixed.
state VS.. James Hill ana William
Gillane. charged with larceny; mistriaI.
state VS.. John Mcpherson and Mack
baldwin, charged with highway robbery.
The defaulting witnesses. Muvina Fois
ana ID. G. Evans. having appeared I'm
the court and given satisfactory reasons
why they were not present wheir called,
me rule against them was revoked and
they were discharged
AT 4:20 p. M. the case of the State VS..
X f. Holmes and Tommy Ashe. the FORM
er charged with assaulting NIr. r. X
harmon with a
latter with aiding and abetting in the
attack, was callsd up. Solicitor Richard
son appeared for the State along with
the prosecutors counsel. as follows: Hon.
A. NJ. Waddell. John ID. Bellamy, ESQ,
Col. Thomas w. Strange The defend
ants are represented by d. b. Sutton,
Esq, and George II. White. the colored,
An immense throng of men, most of
whom were colored. numbering 500 or 600
filled up the court auditorium and q large
portion OF the corridor. They We're at
cTacted by this case. and the closest at
tention was paid to the proceedings. 1t
TOOK TIL $50 to secure 4 jury, the follow
ing having finally been elnpanelled to try
the case: c. Il. Castun. IL. Cundsy b.
Solomon. G. II Rodgers c. w. Walters.
j. r. Bond. J. n. Alderman. II. A. Orrell,
Thomas Tunice. Edward Byrd, ]. S.
Howe and Abe Lenard. The first eight
Jurors are white and the last four colored
In the case of j. l.. Liiliston, who sued
the city on contract for whiiewashing
the court, approved the Judgment of
the justice in behalf of the city. 1t was
ordered that the costs be recovered from
Lillston.
At $50 p. m. the court took a recess
till 10 O'Clock this morning.
The Holmes and Ashe case will be
very interesting to-day. as they have
secured the services of Judge d. L. Rus
sell. candidate for Governor.
Mr.. f. NJ. Vodel. of Wilson, N c.
and brother-in-law TO Mr. II. L. Fen
tree, of this city. died at his home yes
terday afternoon.
Rev. Peyton II. Hoge has received
call to pastorate OF the 1ndependsnt Pres
byterian Church. of savannah, Ga.
The Fire Department was called out
this morning a BIS o'clock by an alarm
from box 53. The fire was discovered IN
the dwelling OF Mr. Chares Chrisbb!n's,
on Market, between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Damages slight
B. Q. Lee, Il wholesale grocer, doing
business on the corner of Front and
Grace streets. made an assignment to-
day about O'Clock.
BAD FOR WILMINGTON IF IT Is
TRUE.-It is learned by the reporter of
The Nir2inian that a certain town In
this State has offered $lS5.0o0 toward
having the Atlantic Coast Line shops
moved there. We hope il Is not true