The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
SENSATIONAL STATEMENTS
MADE IN THE PLEADINGS IN THE
WAITE-LANGDON CASE.
The Governor gets his Man In as Superin-
gtendent of the Deaf Mute and Blind In.
stitution-Railway Commission to Take
up Adjustment of Freight Rates ON Cot
ton-stewart Bros Claim as Public Prin.
ters-Pension Applications.
Especial to The Messenger.)

tSptcldi 10 III messenger
Raleigh, N. c., September 2.-Sam-
uel p. Langdon, formerly Of the Lang
don-Henszey Coal Company at Cum-
mock, n. c., alleges in the United
States circuit court here that Miss
Kate Waite, the company's secretary,
is really Mrs. Purdy and signed GER
tain deeds illegally as Kate Waite. h
reply to these allegations will be spicy,
setting forth hat a marriage cere-
mony was performed between her and
Purdy but that the latter had a wife
living; that the marriage was, there
fore, void; that the moment Miss
Waite discovered that Purdy had an
other wife she had nothing more to do
with him. 1t is said Langdon's Phila-
delphia attorney knew all these facts;
that he had been S. A. Henszey's at
torney, but HensZey had discharged
him; that he is the very man who
told HensZey the marriage Of Miss
Waite and Purdy was fraudulent. 1t is
also declared that Langdon, who was
engaged to Miss Waite, and who gave
her extremely valuabl presents, de-
claring he was unmarried, had at the
time a divorced wife in England and a
wife living in Philadelphia, both of
them having children by him.
r.. G. Rivers, one Of the trustees of
the institute for the blind and the deaf
mutes here, announced this afternoon
that Rev. j. S. Perry, Governor Rus
sells choice, would be elected super
%intendent of the colored department.;
tina jim Young, Tonnoffsky, McNam-
ara and himself would vote for him;
but Rivers said he had declined to en-
ter the caucus. He has favored Patillo,
and it is a quick conversion to Perry.
The railway commission
that September 18th it will take up the
matter of r~eadjusting freight rates On
cotton, the object being to have a
uniform rate.
Haywood and Cumberland report to
the state board of tax equalization.
Only three counties are unreported.
1t is the comment here that if Sen-
ator Butler parts with Ohio Wilson he
Will lose COnlrOl OF the pOpullSl Stdle
committee.
The secretary of state has received
papers of BergewoOd Tobacc Com
pany, of Greensboro, for incorporation,
capital stock 49, OO.
Auditor Aver says pension applica-
tons, of which there 1000, are to be
examined by the state board next
week.
Auditor Aver was asked if he re-
garded Stewart Bros, as the public
primers. He said: Il AVE nothing in
the world to say as to this. If they
can quote any law for payment of the
accounts they nave presented 1 reckon
they will go. I don't know whether
they can quote any law or not; so far
they AVE not"
Judge Purnell appoints as United
States commissioners George w. Car
roll at Magnolia, and S. A. Benthall at
Murfreesboro. The judge issues an
order that all new commissioners who
do not qualify by September 10th will
have their commissions revoked.
1t is arranged that Randall's group
portrait of the T~wenty-sixth North
Carolina regiments three colonels-
Vance, Burgwyn and Lane-shall be
presented to the state at the fair
ground during the state fair. Lane is
to be present.