The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-15
THE WOMEN ACQUITTED
ONE OF THE MEN FINED AND
BOUND OVER TO COURT.
ANOTHER TO BE TRIED THIS MORNING
One the Witnesses Refused to Testify and He
is This Morning in Jail With Brgh:
Prospects Of Getting to the
County Roads,

For q long time the police have had
reason to believe, in fact they have
known, that the Sunday law here pro-
llibiting the sale of whiskey was being
violated.
But just who the guilty parties were
they were unable to find out, until last
Sunday, when five of them-two men
and three women, all negroes-were
pulled and taken before the mayor yes
terday afternoon at o'clock for trial.
There were two indictments against
each one of the defendants-viol of
the ordinance forpldding the sale of
wliiskey ON Sunday and retailing liquor
without license. Emily Barber, Rachel
Williams and Penny Crowder-three
women who keep restaurant near
Blake's livery stables-were the defend
ants in one warrant, Colonel Basker-
vile was the defendant in the second
and Wilkes Donaldson in the third.
On account of the ignorance and eva
sion of questions on the part of Calvin
Moore, the white man who bought whis-
key from these women twice Sunday,
sufficient evidence could not be OBJ
tanned to bind them over to court.
But in lieu of this Moore was fined $50
for his refusal to testify and his con-
temptuous manner on the witness stand
Before imposing this fine, though the
mayor bore with him a long time and
tried to get from him what he kenw
but to no avail, and finally he resorted
to the proper remedy for such cases.
Moore was unable TO pay his fine and
sx1 TT,,lae h.. a h11 +sVar
or purges himself of the contempt he
will be sent to the roads.
After the women We're dismissed the
case against Wilkes Donelson was taken
up. but the hearing was postponed until
1890 o'clock this morning. on account
of the absence of the principal witness.
Colonel Baskerville had his hearing,
was fined $50 for violation of the
Sunday law and bound over to court
for retailing without license He was
unable to pay his fine and is in jail with
Calvin Moore, the white man who refus~
ed to testify.
There We're two witnesses against Bas-
kerville. William Faulkner said he saw
Baskerville at the well III the capital
square, told him he wanted some
whiskey and would put the money and
bottle ON his (Baskerville's) bed. Faux
ner said he did this, went outside the
house and when he came back the bottle
of liquor was ON the bed. Calvin Moore
put back on the stand, now managed
to remember that he did see Basker~
vile and Faulkner. and after consider
able questioning acknowledged that he
drank part of the liquor with Faulkner.
What kind was it?e asked the mayor.
ut was corn whiskey, but it tasted
like it had match heads in it,
For selling such stuff as that, and
on Sunday too, Baskerville" said the
mayor, Il shall have to fine you SO
and bind you over to court for retailing
without license"
Quite a number of witnesses have been
summoned in the case against Wilkes
Donelson and the hearing this morn
ing will doubtless be a very interesting
one.
1t is believed that these indictments
will have the effect of stopping, for a
time at least, this Sunday selling of whis-
key, though these are by no means the
only guilty parties.