The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13
BUCKET SHOPS MUST GO.
Durham's Aldermen Take ActiOn-An
Interesting Tobacco Cace-Breezy
Briefs and Personals

| Durham's Aldermen Take Action-An
Interesting Tobacco Cace-BreeZy
Briefs and Personals.
Durham, n c., April 12-(SpeciaD-
| Meeting a wealthy and influential citi-
| zen of Durham on the streets, he said
Again have the good people of Durham
been placed under lasting obligations
! to the News and Observer; about year
ago by its manly and fearless attack
upon the outrageous and oppressive do
ings of L. s. officials it brought relief to
the people, and now it has led in a Wig
orous fight upon the bucket shops in this
city, and the decree has gone forth that
these gambling doors must be closed. To
| which every true and law-abiding citi-
zen of Durham joins in hearty a
men" While this is but the expression
of one man | have no doubt it will touch
a responsive chord in the hearts of every
one. 1t is a question essential to the
good morals and future of the young
! men of Durham. At a meeting of the
board of aldermen Saturday evening
on motion of G.. G.. Taylor seconded by
, Thos NJ. Martin, section 8, chapter u,
of the town ordinances was repealed in
so far as the same applied to 'stock and
bond brokers'" By this action the city
refuses to issue license to 'stock and bond
brokers, "and will not be a party to what
have proven to be nothing more nor less
| than bucket Shops" though interested
parties have talked long, persuasively
and eloquently to make some body be-
lieve they were legitimate commission
houses. The board of aldermen have eli
cited an almost universal plaudit of
well done good and faithful servants"
Justices Barbee and Gunter heard the
| Maynard Mangum case Saturday even
ing and bound him over to court upon the
| charge of embeZzlement in a bond of
5000 Lea, Burch q CO., were prosecut-
ing and r. B. Boone appeared for them.
Manning and Foushee represented the
defendant. The evidence disclosed the
following state of facts. Lea, Burch d
! Co, shipped lot of tobacco to May
nard Mangum in Durham with request
that he sell it for them. Formerly Mr.
| Mangum had been in the employ of Lea,
| Burch q Co, but a month or more ago
he left them and was working for Dan
vile warehouse. The tobacco was sold
netting SS7 80, and the check was taken
in Mr.. Mangum's name. He came to
Durham and soon after reaching here
met Mr.. Warren, of the firm of Lea,
Burch d Co, and proposed to turn the
check over to him, but Mr.. Warren re-
queSted him to take it to the office as
he was going out of town. Mr.. Mangum
instead of doing this took $77.90 of the
amount and paid off an acceptance of
the firm at one of the banks, and this
was done after Mr.. Burch, member of
the firm, had forbidden him so to do.
| This is the case in a nutshell All
| three gentlemen are of Durham's clev-
crest citizens and it is to be hoped the
matter will be adjusted
| The Supreme court has granted new
trial in the case of Stanley VS.. The Dur
ham and Northern Railroad. There has
been and continues to be entirely too
much negligence on the part of the rail
roads and the only way to make them
more careful is to tax them heavily for
the continued loss to life and property.
More care should be exercised in the
selection of employees and when that is
done fewer accidents will be heard of
The case above alluded to is an inter
esting one and the verdict of the next
jury that tries it will be quite different
Hon. HOPE Elias and his accomplished
wife are here from their home in Macon
county. They came to visit their son,
who is a student in Trinity College, and
at the same time to spend a few days
with friends in the city.
There was only one case before the
Mayor this morning. An insignificant
docket for Monday.
DR.. Jno. @. Kilgo preached at Madi-
son, Rockingham county yesterday.
DIR. John Manning came over Saturday
on "a visit to his sons in this city.
Miss Ethel Roberts is home from Dan
vile, where she has been visiting friends.
Another one of Edison's wonderful in
ventions will be shown tonight at the
opera house. 1t is the bilascope
Nat Wilkinson, a colored employe
at the Southern, got his hand badly
mashed Saturday. 1t was caught be-
tween two cars, and was so badly mash
ed that Drs Manning and Johnson found
it necessary to take the hand off at the
wrist
There was a small scrap out near
Hickstown yesterday in which two white
men and two colored men were engaged.
One of the white men came out with
bruised head and one of the negroes was
cut across the jaw and side Of his neck.
This gave rise to a rumor that went like
a whirlwind that man had been killed.
But little damage was done.