The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-13
NOR Ii CAROLINA
to trial, because Miss Annie Abbott will
not be willing to go Oh the witness

to trial. because Miss Annie Abbott will
not be willing to go Oh the witness
stand.
An odd ending has come to the case
OF the State against T. r. Lamb. for
killing John Eatman, on the 2dth Of
january. Eatman, while drunk went
with his wife and two sons to Lambs
house. The men were at deud. Eat
man called Lamb out Of the house and
Immediately shot him In the right
breast. being so near that his clothing
was set on fire. Badly wounded as he
was Lamb knocked Eatman down and
was beating him, when Datmans
sons pulled Lamb off. He broke loose
from them and went back to EaJtman
and literally stamped off the top Of his
head. Yesterday the grand jury Of
Wilson county returned true bill for
manslaughter against Lamb. His alt
torneys entered a plea Of nolo conten-
dere, and he paid Eatman's widow
1880. She thereupon consented ITO
suspension Of Judgment. Lamb is yet
In bed, but will recover
Late yesterday afternoon an excited
man sprang from his horse and entered
store here. He told n friend, a clerk
IN the store, that he had killed his
father-in-law, and wanted to surrender
10 the Sheriff. In a few minutes he was
In jail. He is S. NJ. Browning, Of Wake,
who lives almost on the county line be-
tween Wake and Johnston. The man
The killed was d. G. Strickland, also a
farmer, and we'll known here. Brown
Ing says that almost daylight yesterday
ha was going to his wild turkey blind
ana met Strickland in the road; that
the latter cursed him. drew a knife and
cut him on the neck and shoulder: that
he then shot Strickland; that Browning
went home and told his wife what he
had done and then hurried here; thGt
strickland was dangerous man, and
mad k:ifid two men, and that he had
made repeated threats to kill Brown
Ing.
man came in this morning and told
the sheriff that as to the killing Of
Strickland yesterday, Browning had 20
self defense. James II. Pou SAYS he
mas expected 1t for a year.
AT Wilson court the social purity
league showed what active work 1T Is
doing. Every woman who was known
10 keep q disorderly house was before
the court yesterday, and all were con-
V.cted. Ex-Judge Conner made the
statement In court that in future every
man who rented a house Ito such women
would be prosecuted
me assertion Is now made that the
Zhh instant to reduce passenger rates
70 cents second class and 2k cents
first class ON the principal lines In the
SKATE. Some persons think the reduc-
ZION VIII be even greater. The COM
mission has been spurred by certain
officials to make a sharp reduction.
WAITER Fowler. newspaper press
man here was before the Mayor TODAY
Tor shooting at William r. Blake last
nlght The shooting occurred at or
near FoNfsrs house
Inc Attorney General decides that the
state Board of Education has control
or swamp lands, where the tract 1t over
2'ooo acres. If the members have
surveyed with a view to drainage and
reclamation, but if under 1000 acres,
ana no steps toward reclamation have
Deen made. then citizens may make en-
sry Of such lands.
Governor Russell has annoi,tea
wheeler Martin solicitor for the second
district, vice Claude Bernard resigned