The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-21
NEXT COURT IN FEBRUARY
SEVERAL JUDGMENTS CHANGED
BY JUDGE PURNELL.
SUPREME COURT HANDS GOWN OPINIONS
Family Troubles Told to the Mayor. A Negro
Forger and a Fighter Before Justice
Maroon. Last Session of the
Federal Court TO day.
Federal Court TO day,

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Maroon. Last Session of the
Federal Court 70 day.
The docket in the Federal court has
been completed and the jury discharged
The court will meet again this morn
ing for the purpose of making some or
ders and passing upon accounts, but NJ
more cases will be tried.
Yesterdays session was devoted prin
cipally to changing judgments and en-
tering up submissions in the few eases
still remaining on the docket.
Cases finally disposed of by the court
yesterday were as follows:
Joseph J. Johnson, Raleigh concealins
moonshine whiskey; plead guilty; judg-
ment suspended on payment of cost.
John Council. of Wake county; guilty
of removing moonshne whiskey; judg-
ment suspended on payment of cost
Lewis jerks. of Wake county, retail
ing without license; former Judgment
stricken out and defendant discharged.
Patrick Baker and Azgill Baker of
Harnett county, Illicit distilling; former
sentences stricken out and defendants
sent to jail for one month each, and fined
500. The first judgment against these
men was Il term in the penitentiary.
S. " Parker. of Harnett county, fail
IRE to cancel stamps; former sentence
stricken out and defendant discharged.
J. w. Perry. of Chatham. failure, to
keep distillers' records; not guilty.
When the court completes its business
today it VIII adjourn to meet again
February 18th. when term will begin
for the trial of civil cases.
Opinions handed down as follows in
the Supreme court yesterday afternoon:
Cattle Company VS.. Southern Railway
Company, from Jackson. per curtain. af-
firmed.
Lyman VS.. Hunter, from Buncombe.
affirmed.
Redman vs.. Ray & Edwards, from
Madison. affirmed.
Felmet VS.. Southern Express Com
pany from Haywood. affirmed.
Stevens VS.. Smathers. from Haywood.
remanded for settlement of case
Delozier vs.. Bird. from Swain, no
error.
Moore VS.. Carr. from Mecklenburg, af-
firmed.
Mcdowell VS.. Maxwell, from Burke,
affirmed.
Williams vs.. Maxwell, from Burke, af-
firmed.
Somers VS.. Commissioners, from
Burke. no error.
Davenport VS.. Cannon, from Forsyth,
no error.
Mcmillan VS.. Mcmillan, from Pender,
affirmed.
Holman vs. Kramer, from Durham,
new trial.
Blacknall VS.. Rowland, from Durham,
per curtain. affirmed.
Slocumb VS.. Ray, from Cumberland,
affirmed.
O,her decisions will be filed from time
to time during this week. as the court has
completed the hearing of argument and
is this week writing decisions of cases
already heard, preparatory to the winter
recess of the court.
In the mayors court it was day
of family troubles.
The case that attracted most atten-
lion was that against II. Pearce Howell
and L. Craige, who had Il personal en-
counter Monday night in a bar room on
Exchange Place.
Mr.. CFaigc, it will be remembered.
married the daughter of Mr.. Howell's
sister about year ago, when Craige
and the young lady were students at the
University
The trouble between the two men. it
seems, originated sometime ago over a
money matter On Monday Craige made
an effort to have his wife's mother re-
moved as executrix of her husbands es
L.. Il Il
sisters cause in the contest and this,
no doubt, precipitated the personal en-
counter.
1t began by quarrel in the street at
10 o'clock Monday night and ended in
a fight in the bar. The mayor fined
Craige 1925 and hound Howell over to
court for assault with Il deadly weapon.
Disorderly conduct by cursing and beat
ing his wife was the charge against
Frank Woods. a ginger-cake colored ne
gro in the mayors court yesterday.
Franks wife said there wasn't any
thing more than usual in his conduct.
Course we are liable to fuss lit
tie and we had little scrimmage, but
noth:n' more'n usual
The neighbors, however, told quite
another story. Frank and wife, they
said. made such rumpus" as to wake
them up. ~
This appears to have been only
family quarrel, so III let you GO, Frank"
said the mayor, but don't you disturb
your neighbors any more"
Justice of the Peace Maroon had n
fine case to bob up before him just at
supper time. 1t was case of niger
eat niger y.
Sometime ago one w. II. Began was
bound over in peace warrant, on ac-
count of threats against one Calvin
Scott. Yesterday, Scott says Began dis
regarded his bond and threatened his
life. The matter was reported to the
officers. As an offset to this Began al
legged that Scott had forged his name
TO an order on Will Curtis for a half
a pint of whiskey
Thus the matter stands awaiting JUS
tice Marcom's adjudication, for the
magistrate postponed the hearing till
10 o'clock this morning.
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