The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-17
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
DOUBT or THE GUILT ora NEGRO
UNDER SENTENCE or DEATH.
A Superior Court Judge Charges "rand
Jury to Indict any Railroad hno~h'o
Issue Free Passes.

RALEIGH, y. C., Nov. i6.-Specia.-hr.
Mitchell, who has been here IN tJe revenue
office, will probably be the successor oi
DR.. Blackwell who died last weeh
The Labor Bureau reports snow that
there are IS roller houring mills ana -
tanueries In operation in this state.
There il strong doubt expressed mere
and elsewhere that Evans IS not the
guilty party In the assault on MISS Nole
IN Rockingham. and that ne ought ho'
10 be hung until his guilt IS fully estab-
lshed. Tho Governor will. doubtless, take
the matter i'm hand. and commute the sem
tence He IS also petitioned 10 commute
the death sentence OF George Johnson lcol-
oreD who was TO hang on the 10Th for
assault i'm New Hanover county.
About $4,000 In taxes have been collect
/ od since tho tax books were opened In the
county. The total amount or taxes due
the $4,000 OF this Raleigh township pay
! $4,000.
FREE PASSES \ CRIME.
Judge W. $. OBJ. Robinson. % the SUI
nerior Court I'm a charge 20 the grand
Jury Of Wake county. urges them 20 pre-
! sent any railroad that gave free passes.
lie further said the legislature should i'm
peach any Judge who rode on a free
mass 7, IS stated now that the Southern
and Atlantic Coast-Lire railroads are 20
be indicted at tho next term Of court
for issuing free passes 10 Judge Robin
son and HIS family.
Thus will follow more explanation as
10 why he has free passes.
Major Grant. OF GoldsborO. was here
yesterday. lie IS seeking now TO be chair
man Of the State Republican Executive
Committee.
CONvICTS FOR ROADS.
Chairman Dockery was asked to-day
how long before the penitentiary would
be able 10 furnish any convicts TO coun-
ties ~ work on the public roads. and h
said: Not before January. as all the con-
vlcts will be needed up 20 that time to
harvest the crops"
n IS said that Senator Prltchard VIII
by December Isl have all Democratic dep
utv revenue collectors i'm the western
District removed.
The Seahoard AIRLINE VIII soon finish
I putting down cs-nound rails on It's IA
| LEIGH and Augusta division.
TIE ponitcntiary directors meet to-mor-
/ ~ow in special session. Any family Of an
| official living I'm the penltentary Will be
at once removed.
The following IS tho statement Of the
chairman OF the Penitcntiarv Board as 10
| finances: Borrowed from state Treasury.
/ ~ nm. duo from fertilizers. 5000. due for
bills for which no vouchers vet issued.
| - Si2. vouchers issued by Smith and not
| paid sS511. vouchers issued hv Ieazar
| and not paid 1921: total siiG9o Collect
| able bills-Atlar'ic Coast-Iine. q o00:
! Carthage railroads 81 on ners0nal accounts
| - 797. bricks ~ ponitcnt1rv. 81 so. total
| ~277' leaving S3f 235 Estimate Of funds
| from crons-Cotton ON hand 20i6 bales:
| corn. % ON barrels. fodder 1915 90 mounds
poas. 5175 bushels: pork 10 kill 81 mn
! mounds: cattle and sheen. 100. wheat
/ 70f bushels: 5f00 cords n wood
| Lieutenant r n. Rolter United states
/ NAVY. viii be sent from Norfolk Navy
Ward 70 insnoct and Instruct North Caro-
| lima Naval Reserves
Senator Hutlor smoke NJ Rovhoro 'o-dav.
/ and WIZ ho here tomorrow Peonle arc
| INDIGNANT ~ tho ronort ~ his speech NJ
] Rocky Mount last week
Wcldon'> Postmaster Dead
! WELDON y. g.. Nov. i6.- Special
! Postmaster W. IT. Capell. of this place
! died this morning of a complication OF
| diseases. He had been I'm poor health
] Tor long time. he was appointed post
| master here I'm june 10 succeed j. n
/ Evans. who had held the Office for TWEEN
! tv-two years. Mr. Capell was twice
! married. his first wife being Miss Sallie
| >uicrs. Of Ecames'. Va. and sister OF
! Mrs. Major r. l.. Emory His second
! wife was Miss Helen Clonton. who sur
1 wives him.
Mr.. H. *. Messersmlth. book-keeper
| FOR the Roanoke cotton mile at Roam
| 0ke Rapids. died there yesterday after
"a brief illness lie rendered his resig-
nation a few days before he was taken
| il and intended going 10 Baltimore 20
| engage i'm the cotton business with his
! father. J. IS. Messersmith. "a well-known
! cotton broker ~ that CITY.