The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-14
COURT INsEsSIoN.
CONVENED YESTERDAY WITH
JUDGE ALLEN ON THE BENCH.

YESTERDAY WITH
JUDGE ALLEN ON THE BENCH.
A Number Of Cases Already Dis
posed. of--Barbee Murder Case will
Come Up Thursday and the Seduc-
ton Case Next Monday--Hung Jury
In the Nose feathers Case.
The January term of Durham county
Superior court convened here yesterday
at 10 o'clock, with Judge w. v.
Allen, of Lenoir county, on the bench.
Immediately after court had been
opened the grand jury was drawn. H. M.
Rosemond was made foreman and the
following are the jury who will look into
the condition of affairs in this county and
see if the law is being violated: f. H.
veasey, J. E. Bowling, D. w. Perry, ].
H. Barbee, II. M. Rosemond, L. J. Pick
EFT, w. D. Tilley, B. F. Owen, L. G.
Nichols, w. E. Boswell, c. NJ. Due, S.
M. Suit, A. ]. Faucette, S. A. Watts, w.
c. Couch, John ]. Riley, 7. H. Brock,
and J. F. Pendergrass.
This is Judge Aliens first term OF
court, having been appointed by Gov
ernor Carr to fill out the term of Judge
Boykin, who resigned. However, he
seems to be perfectly at home, and his
charge to the grand jury, which con-
sumed about one hour and quarter, was
clear, forciful and to the point. Any one
could understand from his charge what
the duties of grand jury are and when
the law is violated.
In speaking of the prosecution OF
children, Judge Allen said: ~ charge
you to make inquiry as to the age of all
persons charged with crime before you,
whether on bill or presentment, and if
found to be under the age of "a, take no
no notice of the charge, unless you are
satisfied of the fact that he has sufficient
capacity and intelligence to know the
danger and peril of the offence. The
frequency of children upon the State,
docket is becoming alarming, and until
we establish houses of correction, it is
better that their punishment be left to
parents or other persons in authority"
Cases Disposed Of
The court got down to business about
IL o'clock, and up to last night, the
following cases had been disposed of:
State VS.. George Green, breaking into
achurch; mol prosed. .
State VS.. w. H. currell, two cases,
mol prosed.
State VS.. Everette Williams. larceny;
continued and capias issued for his ar.
rest as soon as discharged from work
house.
State VS.. Henry Lockhart, larceny;
continued and capias issued for his ar.
rest as soon as discharged from work
house.
State VS.. v Wheeler, Nick Wheeler
and wiz Wheeler, assault with deadly
weapon. not guilty.
State VS.. Eta Green, guilty. Judg.
ment suspended upon the payment Of
cost.
The following cases have been con.
tiuued on account Of the absence Of the
defendants or witnesses:
State vs.. Chas Davis, Ernest Luns
ford, assault with deadly weapon.
State VS.. Richard Rowe, larceny and
receiving. two cases.
State VS.. Chas. Daniels larceny and re
ceiving. ..~
State VS.. Junius Lipscombe, carrying
concealed weapon.
State VS.. Ed Young, larceny and re
ceiving.
State vs.. William Murray, bigamy.
State vs.. Chas. Austin, abandonment.
State VS.. Chas. Dunstan, larceny and
receiving. -
State VS.. Bessie Adams, keeping
bawdy house.
State VS.. Alonzo Nichols forcibl,
State VS.. Thomas Warren, Thoma.
Watts and Lonnie Noblin, forcibl,
tresspass.
tresspass.
State VS.. Thomas Watts and Tho as
Warren assault with deadly weapon
Hung Jury.
The case Of the State VS.. Nose I,eath
ers In which he Is charged with the lar.
ceny Of some chickens last March, wa,
taken up about ; o'clock aud consumed
the attention Of court until just before
time to adjourn when Il was given tt
theI jury. The jury hung on the cas-,
and up to "a o'clock last night had not
agreed upon virdict; II they had ne
$3.50 tasw IL but themselves. There are
three more cases on uuexs.-.sains,
Nose Leathers, each one of which is for
larceny. They will probably be taken
up today.
Seduction Case Next Monday.
The case Of the State vs.. v. S. Chris
ton, in which he Is charged with seduc
ing Mss Mary Conrad, which has beet
continued several times on account oil
the docket being so crowded, has beet
set for trial next Monday morning at 10
O'Clock. This will be very long tria