The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-27
GOES AGAINST WILSON
EalalGsga Robinson Holds With the Governor
ID the Railway Commission Case,
REFUSED ITO ALLOW A JURY TRIAL
nlnin Robb Advised 70 Hold Up an
Scount of Hard Timcs-Miscr
Found Dcnd With Ills Head in tho
sss Fire Plnec--Cui. Carr rnucs Yum.
erons premiums.

Raleigh. y. c., Oct. 26..-(SpeciaD-T
trial cor hearing In the case of John
r. ~ AdsS pearson against Otho Wilstn, in
saHotNing title TO the office OF Railway
a GSnlmisSion which began yesterday.
IssOcoApled to- day also. Wilson asked for
n q jury triad, ms Governor Russell did not
q IN his order of suspension say what he
s. Was discharged for. and Wilson wanted
u lahe, evidence. But the Judge denied the
+ r Fight OF trial by jury, two of the counsel
\ 5SAor& Pearson advising In open court the
course to be pursued.
4 ~ was cXrc2ted there would be a long
siArsumel:,t, but none of the counsel spoke
q save J. c. l.. Harris Tor Wilson Then
Us udse Robinson decided the case in
s4sisearsonfs favor. Wilson promptly APP
il 9fs1oted TO The Supreme Court. Only one
7 Sctptofncy made argument Crl Pcarson's
n size OF the case. There Is much talk
3 sa'i1out the Judges refusal 10 permit Il
;$1ury In this case. TO his ruling In this
bgSanatter exception was taken. ard 1t
SfYlH he strong argument in the hear
Syiins before the higher courts. II the
4 case case goes: against Wilson In Tie Supreme
sAsou1t. he will take it to the United
Estates CouEs.
ne Secretary OF state licenses two
companies 10 do business In
WIS is5 Stato-TEe National Surety COM
. asiilE, OF New York, general agent J. ID.
Z Church, OF Charlotte, and the Union
company, of London. II. II.
l51taS', of Raleigh, gelieral agent
49, our sconriotS from Hartford county
y ttiEEived art the penftentiary to-day.
Is. Ntuch mas Eccn said In the papers dur
8 ms the past ten months about Rev. u.
~ ~ li1sapo, an urfrockei BAPTIST prca cher.
.5Ei i11e was given place AT the penltentiary
81. nc Il
fSSne fusion administration, but to day the
! exposure came. 1t was in the shane of
= a se Following voucher: State of North
i SaroliEa' Dr. to Rev. r. w. Babb, for
4 SarVlces as minister ut the Halifax
/ 1aIan and the Northampton farm for
j Two oEld onc-hllf months, 10 weeks. n,
x 30 per week, S60." With this was filed
The The following itrttcr, signed by Frank
~. w Dish, clerk Of the penitcntlary,
addressed to IHlbb: "Wc enclose Won
s pay for services UP TO this time doc
coHer 23) BY the request of the Board
& OF q Directors yon will have to hold up
spreaching for the present Times are
ss .aaa and me penitenthary owes n big
s.9l ioI money. Superintendent Smith re-
quests me TO say to YOU that he would
4 o. s:Ad tn see You before very long"
A9e- Sdea of actually having such n
urea chr at the convict camps will give
she peorle of the State a fresh cause for
{ HiaiS.f particularly after all the bitter
3. t,, Eabb Is n devoted friend of
iSSfohils resscnan Skinner ana was 4 hanger
Z on during the last legislative session.
+ ftfi Is a "Pritchard Populist"
is an interesting fact in regard
70 TINS voucher for Babb's pay Which
treasurer Worth says he must honor.
ahls being that the voucher next proceed
Ing was for Sl32 fer n barrel "a Ken
( tucky Whiskey. One OF the "roust-
y "a Ion 4,
penitentiary whiskey recently raised n
-great laugh by saying he thought North
carolina whiskey good enough for the
spSnrent:ary people, People In a position
90 llpow assure me that revelations
Sbnut, the pcniteat!ary are only just now
6eGinnIng
The wind and the rain continue
( diiying from tho North or northeast. as
Z ThcS nave STEADILY dono for tiv,, or six
days. 90
Mrs. Diegel, the wife OF tine rakir from
Z Columbus, o.. who stole his money and
with two children clopad and came 10
the State Fair here WITT big Ed"
tSan1nbaH ano:hcr raK!r. but who was
( 3Rnilt' ana carried away by her husband.
etfslhe y n desperate attempt to escan,
4 from him at Greensboro She ran across
z me station Platform, as If to get aboard
another train, but .r,stead ran into Inc
4 soWn ana hid under tha stems of :, POS
fahrant, Ffe lost n day there by this, but
Kept hsr under quart and never re-
4 leased his grasp on his two little chill
aren. Campbell Is at the Rocky Mount
NatP this week and the woman evidently
( Wanted 10 get back to MIN. She is com
plesely Infatuated with him.
f1remen say the water pressure here
from the water tower has been INSULT
: clent at the two last fires. Direct pres
sure mad to be used both times.
Col Julian S. Carr WON no fewer than
z seNentE-seve1A premiums AT the State
Lair on his "Occoneechee" farm exhibits.
re mas one OF the finest farms in the
south-truly model IN all respects
FL Governor Russell pardons Sam Hadcn
7 convict from Rowan county.
dacob !eiutz, n !nisor, was found dcad
30 his home in Rowan county. His
+ mead, was in the fire place and when
the pody was lifted the mend fell off
ga To-day the tall walls of the big bricl,
wagon repair shops burned here last
Gfri1nno