The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-08
FEES TO GO TO RUNE
MR.. RIDDICK'S DOCKET TO BE
TURNED OVER TO HIM.
THE DAY IN THE FEDERAL COURT
Very Few Cases Disposed Of and Only One
Moonshner Found GuiIty--Hard to
Keep the Professional
IIror Ont,
Juror Out.

ness at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
3he first two hours were taken up in EN-
paneling the juries, calling witnesses
and Judge Purnelps charge to the
grand jury.
There was nothing in this out of the
ordinary, except that he was more &C.
we're than is usual on revenue officers.
Fhe grand jury was cautioned to in
-auire carefully into their official con-
duct. and il it were found that they
had not discharged their duties in
proper manner to indict them or report
the facts to the court and they would be
semoved from office.
Later the following order was issued
and read by the judge in open court,
transferring all the civil cases ON the
docket OF the Circuit court to the DIS
.trict court docket:
United States OF America, Eastern
District of North Carolina, III the Cir
cult Court at Raleigh, n c., Decem-
Der Term, 1897.
1T is ordered that the following cases
aow on the dockets of this court be,
and they are hereby transferred to the
N. c.:
First. All indictments and warrants
for crimes and offences cogn.zable under
the authority of the United States with
in the district or upon the high seas,
the punishment of which is not capital,
except cases mentioned in Section 5412,
entitled crimes.
Second. All suits for penalties and
forfetures incurred under any bond of
the United States.
Third. All suits at common law
brought by the United States or by any
officer thereof authorized by law TO
sue.
Fourth. And all other causes enum-
Grated in or comprehended by section
563 r. S. entitled District Courts, Juris-
diction. THOS. r. PURNELL,
Judge Presiding"
This order is generally believed to be
the outcome of the bitter partisan fight
Judge Purnell has been making upon
Circuit Court Clerk n. J. Riddick.
1t will be remembered that Pritchard
made Purnell promise to appoint j. B..
Fortune clerk Of the court before he
would have Purnell appointed judge.
Purnell has carried out his part of the
GOnlIdCD DIS uC 10 tiDiO. Il va
was made clerk of the District court,
hut the fly in the ointment is the Circuit
court clerkship. This Purnell could not
touch except by Judge Simontons per-
mission. Judge Simonton recognized in
Mr.. Riddick good clerk and so refused
to disturb him even to please the new
judge or help pay off debts.
Mr.. Riddick will, of course, comply
with the order-and he'll hardly resign
either.
The following cases were disposed of
during the day:
William Parish, of Granville, retailing
liquor without license. Jury failed to
agree, and mistrial was ordered.
Sherman Jones, of Wake, working at
an illicit distillery. Verdict, guilty.
Judgment suspended on payment of half
the cost.
Henry Scott, of Moore county, guilty
Of retailing. Judgment thirty days and
500 fine.
Lawrence Workman, Of Granville
county, retailing without license. YER
dict not guilty.
A. L. SorreE, of Harnett county, re-
failing without license. Verdict, not
guilty.
Babe Sherron, of Granville, illicit dis
filling. Verdict, not guilty.
Elias Kenly, Of Moore county, in
dicted for having in his possession I'M
stamped tobacco. Verdict, not guilty.
The grand jury is composed of the
following: Thomas Johns, Wake; ]. ID.
Barnes, Harnett; James w. Pegram,
Wake; Sedulous Lee, Johnston; Sid r..
Horton, Wake; d. G. Gunter, Durham;
Buck Walker, Person; A. e. Burgess,
Wake; E. ID. Byrd, Moore; James NJ.
Watson, Vance; James A. Briggs;
Wake; William N. Thomas, Louisburg;
Thos. III. Turner, Wake; Bailey Bell,
Moore; ]. A. B. Walters, Person; w. T..
Rowland, Vance; N. B. Young, Frank
lin: Thomas Cash, Granville.
The first petit jury: John Ezzell,
Lucius Boyd, j. B. White, Thomas
Hawkins, West Terrell, Trim Powell,
]. p. Johnson, Josiah Pulley, Aaron
Hendricks, II. o. Gregory, Luther Peter
son and b. +. Briggs.
The second jury: B. r. Thigpen,
Richard Griffin, l. NJ. Carpenter, George
Gardner, p. Bourke, James p. Moore,
w. III. Lyon, w. A. Blalock, A. @. Leh-
man, Marion johnson, j. S. johnson and
w. e. Forrest.
While the jury was being selected,
Judge Purnell ordered that whenever a
talisman was needed that the officer
go down on the street and into the
stores to get him. He declared that
he would have no professionals on the
jury, and would adjudge in contempt Of
court the first court officer who called
a by-stander into the box.
This is good order and was generally
applauded and commended, but it lost
much of it's popularity when it was
seen that the first talsman called was
a professional of professionals, and was
3 in the court room when Judge Purnell
Y made his order. LEas ait8 fs9# saae
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