The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-04
PHOTOS AS EVIDENCE
The Supreme Court Decides that They Can
Be Used in Damage Suits.
INCREASED MOOHSH|KE ACTIVITY
Tho Industry fs Booming In Cor
tain Sections, but Information
IN Difficult to obj utn-siXty G0G.
victs viii soon I.rnye the Fenitcn-
tlnry for Outside work.

Raleigh, n. G., May 3.-(Spccial)--
There were at the term of the Supreme
Court just ended 100 cases OH appeal.
Only four cases go over to next term.
The Supreme Court holds that pho
tographs are competent evidence In
trials for homicide, railway collisions,
mill dam suits, &c, though In the par
ticular case argued ut the last term the
photograph was excluded because it VAS
taken two years afterwards and the To-
callty was much changed The photo
graph in question was in Il case for an
accident by falling into Il railway cut.
1t is the first decision in North Carolina
that photograph was admissible as
evidence.
In about two-thirds OF the cases before
the court the judgment of the lower
court was sustained. This is the pro-
portion usual In recent years.
MINE INSPECTION
The State Labor Commissioner, who IS
also Inspector, began his first work to-
day in the way OF inspection. He visits
all the mills and mines in Rutherford
CASTOR, Cleveland, and Mecklcnburg
counties. These completed he will make
up another group Of counties.
Only one execution IS on the list as TO
take place--that Of Charles Bono the
negro who murdered another on the race
course t Newbern last February.
The State Auditor to-day received the
proof of the new abstract Of taXables.
1t IS more extensive than usual. lie
says 1t is not drag net however.
twelve OF the counties, known as
the tobacco counties" are by special
act OF the LeGisla ture given until May To
settle their State taxes. The Trca surer
says these are paying up very We'll
The revenue collections in this district
for April were as follows: Spirits. $l4,-
no; cigars and cigarettes, Sl2.9l2: snuff
$40; tobacco. S50,I4l; total, S7S,GS0
ILLICIT D1STILLERs.
Chief Clerk Womack, of the revenue
office, was speaking to-day regarding
Illicit distii!ins in this district. and said
mat while In 1891 information Of various
Kinds was received daily as to illicit
stills. II Is now exceedingly hard 10 get,
he says the genera! Information is that
eaSl OF itnlcigh, particularly in Wayne
wilson. Nash. and some other counties
there is considerable increase IN moon
shining, but that there Is less OF il ives,
OF kaieigh. The fact seems 10 be that
Inc moOnShincrS have gone East he
cause the deputy collectors ives, Of hero
are better posted as to their ways and
TICKS. ana arc also near the revenue,
agents force al Greensboro
Al the peritentiary sixty convicts are
teun6 10 be available for outside work
anu VIII soon be sent away. The Ro.
anoEe Rapids company wants g: ana
the Seahnard Air Line 80; the laiter 10,
use IN STRENGTHENING the track OF the
iHRlelGh ana Castor ROAD. The sIperin-
1endent Of The peniientiarv saws MAT
II these convcts are only wanted for q
snort tune J, Will not pay 70 fix Stock
AIDES, SC. for them
FERTILIZER SALES.
Tonnage tax receipts NJ The state
treasury show thar during the nvt
months ending last Friday. lS9.T2S ton;
or commercial fertilizer were sold n
North Caroi!na. this being a lai ger. Gu;ii
ny than was ever before sold in sin
gle year.
Yesterdays weather was unseasor
apiy cool, and special bulletin hintc,
al frost. But the temperature was &
this morning. and no damage was done