The news & observer., 1897-01-23
BARBEE ACQUITTED.
Artelia Mitchell, Charged With Poison
ing an Infant, Gets Seven Years.

Artelia Mitchell, Charged win Iolsoil-
ing an Infant, Gets Seven Years.
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Durham, \. c., Jan. 2-(Special)-A
young white man who called himself
VIM. ]. Martin, and hailed from Lynch
burg, was arrested yesterday charged
with stealing pair of boots from Bridges
& Jones He picked up the boots, which
were displayed in front of the store, and
beat a hasty retreat over the stairway
between Southgate's office and Caring
tons cigar factory. But he did not make
good his escape lie was caught and
locked up. This morning he had a hear
ing before Mayor Peay, and was bound
over to court in three cases. One for the
larceny of a pair of boots from Bridges
& Jones. one for the larceny of a ham
mer from John Barbee, and for the lar
ceny of a watch from Tom Evans. He
acknowledged taking the boots, aud the
only excuse rendered was that he was
drunk and did not know what he was
doing. He did not furnish bail and goes
to Jail till next May.
The trial of Rueben Barbee for the kill
'
when the Jury brought in verdict of
mot guilty" They took the case yester-
day evening about o'clock, and agreed
this morning a little after 8. The render
ing of the verdict was followed by a still
ness almost of death. There was some
handshaking between the prisoner and
his counsel and jurors. And thus ended
a case that has consumed eight days of
Ii Il 4la. 1{,.
hundreds Of dollars.
Yesterday the court made an order for
a special yenire Of fifty in the case of
Artelia Mitchell She is a colored girl
who stands charged with administering
poison to an infant she was nursing.
which caused its death. She was unable
to employ counsel. and Judge Allen ask
ed Messrs. Howard A. Foushee and s. M.
Holton to represent her. When the case
was called this morning the defendant
submitted to manslaughter and was sem
fenced to the penitentiary for seven years.
The matters in controversy between
members of the Little World troupe and
the management were amicably adjust
ed this morning The play will be pre-
sented tonight and again tomorrow in
Stokes Opera House Those who wit
HeSScQ tie pay w NeuUeSudy hight Wuen
two of the best actors were out were
well pleased, and the rendition tonight
and again Saturday night will no doubt
be charming. crowded house will no
doubt greet them both nights.
DR.. Kilgo proposes to make Arbor Day
a big occasion out at Trinity College this
year The friends of that institution
have been invited to send trees Of every
variety to be planted in the park on that
day. The Doctor expetcs to have at least
a thousand trees planted. Won't that
make a mammoth grove in the course of
the next twenty years?
Yesterday the case of the State vs.
" S. Christian, for seduction, was con.
tinued by consent, and set for the first
case on the first day of May term of the
Superior Court
Mr. Clyde Strickland has returned to
his home in East Durham after visit |
to his brother in Cheraw, S. G..
Mr.. w. ID. Turrentine is reported as be-
ing much better.
Wyatt, the two-year-old son of Mr. |
and Mrs William Dixon, was painfully |
burned in both hands yesterday evening |
by falling on a red-hot stove.