The semi-weekly messenger., 1898-08-30

Messrs MeNair k Pcsr~all short Eixh-
teen Barrels Of F1our-Meat and
Flour Sent oGby the Dray Load

| Messrs MeNair 4 Pear.an short Eixh-
teen Barrels OF Floar-Meat and
Flour Sent oGby shc Dray Load
Yesterday at IL o'clock In the city
court Mayor Wright resumed the pre-
liminary hearing OF the case against
Joseph d. Hooper. William Murphy
ard Louis Jarman. colored, who were
stealing meat and -four from the ware
house Of the Seaboard Air Line.
All the accused were on hand and
though their counsel. Messrs Bellamy
& Bellamy and Herbert McClammy,
Esq. put in plea Of not guilty. Frank
McNein. Esq. was present as counsel
for Messrs. McNair & Pearsall whose
goods were stolen from the warehouse
The first witness called was Police
man w. T. George. He testified that
ne had been put on duty to look up
two bags OF meat that had been stolen
from the warehouse OF the Seaboarxf
Air Line. Tuesday morning at
o'clock he saw a dray with some bags
of meat pass his house at si0 Harnctt
street. between Second and Third. and
believing IL TO be the meat he was AZ
ter. he followed the drey to small
shop on Seventh and Rarnett streets,
kept by Robert Nixon, colored. He no
tilted Chief OF Police John II. Melton.
and ne detailed Policemen X. r. Row
an 10 go with Officer George TO work
up the matter. They found the meat
at Nixon's store and ascertained that
IL was taken there by Joe Douglass. n
colored drayman. He told them that
Joe Hooper. colored. who works at
the warehouse OF the Seaboard Air
Line, gave him the meat to haul and
thereupon the officers went to the de-
pot and arrested Hooper When he was
arrested he told them 10 also arrest
William Murphy. colored. who works
at the warehouse, and Louis Jarman,
colored, who is drayman for Messrs.
McNair g. Pearsall. The officers there
upon arrested them also.
Policeman George. examined by Mr.
McNeill. testified that Hooper. when
arrested, made a statement. but Mr..
McClammy objected to his testifying
TO IL. After contention between the
lawyers, Officer George was allowed to
repeat Hooper's statement SO far as IL
concerned himself. The officer stated
that when Hooper was arrested he
asked what il was for and without
waiting for an answer, said: "Oh. yes,
l know what il is for; il is about that
meat Officer George then stated that
Hooper told the officers that Jarman
put the meat in the sacks, Murphy
sewed them up and he (Hooper) got
Douglas 10 haul the meat 10 Nixon's
store. There were two sacks contain
ing about 200 or 800 pounds Of sides.
Hooper told the officers the meat was
taken from car at the Seaboard Air
Line depot
Policeman r. f. Rowan testified that
he was detailed with Officer George TO
work up the case. and as To the facts
h.a alnr tod
stated that he notified Nixon not to
dispose Of the meat. He said Joe Dou-
glaS, the drayman, told him that he
carried no bill to Nixon for the meat
Joe Douglass, the drayman. testified
that he was at the railroad warehouse
with his dray and Hooper got him 10
haul the meat. He said when he put
] the meat on his dray several people
were in the warehouse and one OF the
railroad clerks was standing in four
feet of his dray. Jarman was not there,
but Nixon was sweeping near by. He
| did not know who the meat belonged
| to or where il came from.
| Alex LeBoo, colored, a. clerk for
| Nixon, testified that Douglass brought
the meat to the shop. He never saw
Jarman, Hooper or Murphy at the
| store He stated that last week Geo.
| Fisher, colored drayman. brought n
| dray load of -four to the store. The lot
/ SoISlSttu VI I'VE DdITGlS VI nouT.
VIM. Sanders, a colored drayman,
testified that about a month ago he
was employed by Ed. Lewis. a white
man, to haul about 300 pounds OF meat
| from the Seaboard Air Line depot. He
| took it to c. +. Workman's store on
| Seventh and Harnett streets. At an
| other time he Hewis) got him TO haul
| about $50 pounds TO Worman and at
| another time 300 pounds. Neither Jar
| man, Murphy or Hooper had anything
| to do with the hauling OF the meat on
| these occasions. On one occasion Louis
Jarman employed him to haul about
| 200 pounds OF meat to Workman's
| store. Hooper put the meat from his
| dray onto Sanders dray. and paid San
| ders to haul il. He carried no bin for
the meat
George Fisher another drayman. tes-
| titled that last week he hauled five
| barrels OF -four to Nixon's store from
| the railroad depot and that William
| Murphy gave the -four TO him and paid
| him to haul it. The warehouse was
| full Of people when he loaded the -four.
Rube Grant, colored, testified that
| he was employed by Mr.. Lewis to pack
meat at the Seaboard Air Line depot,
and that Mr.. Lewis loaned Mr. Work
| man $50 and made arrangements with
| Messrs. McNair & Pearsall to send him
goods. He had helped TO put meat on
| the dray to be sent to Workman.
| Sanders had done some hauling, but he
| did not recollect whether Douglass had
| hauled any or not.
Mr.. George +. Leftwich was put on
| the stand. He testified that he was
employed by McNair & Pearsall as
shipping and receiving clerk and that
no goods should be shipped without
his order. He gave no order to Muir
ply TO ship five barrels OF -four 10 Nix
on he testified that upon being ap-
| prised that there was something wrong
he went to the depot and checked up
car load Of flour there for his house
and found IL short eighteen barrels.
The brand OF -four was Rob Roy. -
which Is exclusively handled here by
his house. He stated that the -four
which had been recovered was OF that
brand and that while IL was Meesrs.
McNair & Pearsalls. to the best of
MS knowledge and belief, he could
not swear IL.