The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-15
FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PICK.
The Rev. DR.. D. f. King Transfers His
'Field Of Labor" to the County Roads.

''Field of Labor" to the County Roads.
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| The Rev. d. +. King, colored, has
been in a peck Of trouble for sometime
and in Jail for five months.
| Yesterday the colored divine's meas
ure of trials an triberlations' was
filled to overlooking and his five-months
! Imprisonment is to be succeeded by i've
years ON the public roads.
| The Rev. Dr. King has for some time
been tailoring as missionary and
school teacher in this county; and at
several places he has left little memen-
toes of his "labors."
| His last field of Tabor" was in the
Holly Springs community. He was there
for about five months. During this time,
according to the testimony of the col
ored people thereabouts and evidences
that have developed since, he was ex-
ceedingly fond of the sisters and the
female scholars-especially the good
looking ones--in his school.
He seems to have gone it, at terri
BILE pace. He made love to and ruined
three young girls, all about the same
time, promising to marry the whole
business.
! L
cIuded to transfer his field of labor
back to Raleigh-he had been here be-
fore SO he got two of these girls-un-
der further promises of marriage-to
leave home alone at midnight and walk
to Raleigh to join him here.
Arena Ballentine came first. She
soon discovered the situation and indict-
ed King Matte Mimms came week
later and when she got here she found
King in magistrates court answering
to Arenas charge of bastardy. A SINH
lar charge followed from Matte, and
Rev. King, betrayed and prosecuted by
enemies, like his Master before him,
was sent to Jail.
Later Arena preferred a charge of
seduction. and yesterday in court the
Rev. King was called upon to make
answer to the complaint against him.
He appeared in his own behalf as a
lawyer, cross questioning the witnesses
and addressing tne jury. But the evi-
dence was too damaging. The jury found
him guilty Oh all three counts. In the
bastardy cases he got six months each
and for seduction he was sentenced to
| four years This means that the Rev King
will spend the next five years in i'm
proving Wake county's highways instead
Of teaching, preaching and seduclng Its
colored female population.
! Another man who Unexpectedly ran
lup against justice was J. Rosengarten, a
Wilmington street Jew. He deals in
clothing and sold negro suit OF
clothes, but in wrapping them up, it
seems that he substituted another and
cheaper suit. The negro carried them off,
found the mistake, came back and de-
manded his money. Failing to get it he
threw the clothes down and went OFF and
indicted Rosengarten for obtaining mo-
ney under false pretenses. The jury said
| he was guilty. Judgment was reserved
By the judge until this morning.
Other cases disposed of yesterday
were as follows:
John Adams plead guilty to assault
with deadly weapon. Judgment was suS-
lpended on payment Of costs.
James Turner plead guilty of larceny
and was sent to the roads for four
months.
| Delmo Mckinney was found guilty of
larceny; judgment was suspended on
payment of the costs. In another case he
was sent to the roads for twelve
months.
John Baker was found guilty Of lar
ceny and sentenced to twelve months on
the roads.
| J. e. Watson was found guilty of car
rying concealed weapons. Judgment was
suspended on payment Of costs.
| w. w. Wynne plead guilty of tres
pass in two casees and judgment was
suspended on payment Of the costs.
| Charles Balm was found guilty Of
stealing chickens and sent to the roads
| for four months.
Eddie Baugh plead guilty of larceny
and was sent to the roads for two
months.
| John Hays was convicted of larceny
and went to the roads for twelve
1 months.
| The case against Albert Chapel for
SANDER was postponed until 2:3O o'clock
today.
| The trial of Berry Cook for the murder
Of Rosa Morgan has been set for Mon
day morning at 10 O'clock. A special We
nire of fifty men will be summoned.