The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-18
MADE HIMSELF
VERY RIDICULOUS
THE WHITE MEN OF BERTHE so
DISGUSTED THEY WILL GET
TOGETHER.
NEGROES MAKE KNOWN THEIR DEMAND
They will not Vote for Any Commissioner who
will Not Agree that at Least Half OF
Every Jury Must lie Negroes.

Windsor. y. c., Sept. 17.--tSpecial.)-
The people of BERTHE, and especially the
good people of Windsor were treated
Thursday to the degrading and humllla-
ting sight of seeing one of the Superior
court Judges of this fusion-cursed State
of ours drive through their county and
principal town. Windsor, their county
seat, so beastly druak that he did not
know or care whether he was the Hon.
w. l.. Norwood, judge of the Twelfth
district of North Carolina or not.
Judge Norwood arrived at Aulander
early in the morning and was soon in
the pitiful predicament of being unable
to navigate. and was assisted by the
agent of Aulander i'll procuring convey
ance TO Windsor, where he arrived about
$50 o'clock, so drunk he and his driver,
that they drove through the town to all
hotels and kept travelling until they
reached the river, and could go no furth-
err and of course turned and came back.
Some friend seeing that it was Judge
Norwood, had them stopped at the hotel
and helped take him out of the buggy
and carried to a room where he was
looked after, and by careful nursing
and good treatment, was brought around
all right so as to be able to convene court
Thursday morning, though it must be
said he was not at all himself, and his
charge to the grand jury, consisting of
l. white men and 6 negroes, covered
every phase of the criminal law, from the
highest crime of treason TO a common
ordinary drunk, and if his honor's charge
is carried out to the letter we may look
for true bill against his honor, which
would have to wait till he was impeach-
ed or his turn of office expired, and then
could be taken up and disposed of as
the case might demand. His conduct
was very ridiculous at Aulander, and his
compliments were paid to his Excellency
Governor Russell, in very strong lam
guage indeed, so strong that some gen
tleman asked his honor why he voted
for such man, and Judge Norwood re-
piled that it was none of his damned
business"
| write this, not because it is pleasant
to do so, but because l feel it my duty
to the people of North Carolina to warn
them against electing any more fusion
judges. for it is impossible to get the
worthiest man by such combination
OF course. the sight of a drunken judge
was all the talk, and | could hear but
little else. 1t was remarked upon
by some as being the cause OF
100 votes to turn to the only party which
can give US Il decent government in
North Carolina. In regard to the six
negroes on the grand jury, | heard one
of the leading political negroes talking
to a Populist county commissioner, and
tell him no man could be elected fol-
that position again who was not willing
TO give the negroes at least one-half the
jurors, both grand and petit, that they
really We're entitled to more, but would
not submit to less than half.
Windsor is forging right ahead. build
ing up her commercial interest in every
way. She is not on any special boom
but | notice several new stores and
residences going up and her first passen
ger train on the PowelsvIle and Well
ington railroad, was put on Thursday
which leaves Windsor at O'Clock
a. M, and runs to Auander, Il distance
of "A miles. making connection with the
Norfolk and Carolina road, and returning
leaves Aulander about q p m. This vii
give Windsor good connection both. b.
water and rail, and the benefit derived
will be utilized to the best advantage b.
this worthy business people.