The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-23
The CRIMINAL COURT.
THE SPECIAL TERM CONVENED
YESTERDAY.
The Case for Arson Against r. r. Rowland
Set for q Hearing This Morning, and the
Dross Neck Murder Case Tomorrow.
Casos Disposed of Yesterday

Ca006 disposed Oh 1estoru6y
The special term of the criminal cir
cult court of New Hanover county,
called by His Honor Judge Thomas H.
Sutton, upon the recommendation Of
the solicitor n the chairman of the
board of county commissioners of New
Hanover county, convened yesterday
at 10 a. M. Judge Sutton was on the
bench and the officers of the court in
attendance were Solicitor NJ. G.. Rich
ardson, Sheriff f. Hewlett, Deputy
French.
The following were drawn and sworn
in as the grand jury: H. G. Fennell,
Jerry Swindell. Frank Allen, C. p.
Mailer, E. T. Wade. J.. S. Haw
Chas. Hill, r. L. Everett, S. w. Sn. Il,
Robert Willie, Samuel Wiggings, Major
Lee, Samuel Sterling, Josie Mintz,
Jno. Wright and J.. P. Hopewell. Elev-
en- out of the eighteen grand jurors are
colored.
II. G. Fennell was sworn in as fore
nan Of the grand jury, and David ia
cobs as bailiff.
Judge Sutton delivered a lucid and
comprehensive charge to the jury after
which it retired and subsequently re-
turned sundry true bills, among which
were the following:
Fred. P. Rowland, larceny; H. c.
Hayes, abortion; George Peamon,
abortion.
During the days sitting the court
took up and disposed of the following
cases:
State VS.. Beck C1aridy, larceny. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Julian Coachman, highway
robbery. Mol pressed.
State VS.. Stella Moody, forcible tres
pass. No pressed.
State VS.. Stella Moody, assault and
battery with a deadly weapon Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Mary Everett, assault and
battery with a deadly weapon. De-
PENDANT submitted and judgment was
suspended on payment of the costs.
State VS.. Harriet Cause, assault inc
battery with a deadly weapon. De-
endan submitted and Judgment was
suspended IN payment of the costs.
State VS.. hos. Cowan, carrying
concealed deadly weapon Defendant
submitted and judgment was suspend
ed on payment of the costs.
State VS.. Thomas Cowan, carrying a
concealed deadly weapon, Defendant
found guilty n judgment was sus-
pended on payment of the costs.
State VS.. Calvin McKoy, assault and
battery. Defendant submitted, and
judgment was suspended on payment
of the costs.
State VS.. Frank Robinson, assault
and battery. Defendant submitted and
judgment was suspended on payment
Of the costs.
State VS.. r. F. Holmes, assault and
battery with deadly weapon. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. George Phillips, assault and
battery with a daddy weapon Defend
ant submitted and judgment was sus-
pended on payment Of the costs.
The case against Fred. P. Rowland,
charged with taking and carrying
away a horse and buggy belonging to
Mr.. H. L. Fennell, at Cedar Grove, July
5th, was taken up. The Indictment
charged larceny in the first count and
in the second count the taking and
carrying iva of the horse and buggy
for his use temporarily. The defendant
pleaded guilty to the second count, stat
the horse and buggy from a colored
man for the purpose Of driving to
Greenville depot, but instead of stop
ping at the depot he started on to town
and was overtaken on the way. Judge
Sutton announced that he would re-
against the same defendant, charged
with setting fire to Messrs. Robinson
& Kings naval stores yard, was dis
posed Of. The arson case vas set for
this morning at 10 o'clock. In the first
case the defendant had no counsel, but
he will be represented by Bellamy &
Bellamy, Herbert McClammy and
George L. Peschau. The state will be
represented by Solicitor Richardson,
Ricaud & Bryan and John D. Bellamy.
Other cases were disposed of as fol-
lows:
State VS.. Ben Smith, charged with
the murder of Charles Jones, the sailor,
in Dross Neck, set for Wednesday at
10 a. m. The defendant will be repre-
sented by John H. Gore and D. B.
Sutton. A special venire of fifty men
was ordered to be summoned for the
case.
State VS.. Robert Baldwin, larceny,
verdict not guilty.
State VS.. Joseph Baldwin, resisting
an officer. The jury was still out on
this case Whom tho oo,,rf ~