davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20
AND KICKS ITSELF
INTO A SO r R y
PLIGHT.

case petitioned the Governor for his
pardon. All the county officers in
Duplin county urged that he might
be pardoned; some Of the best wo-
men in the county begged that he
might be pardoned; and you heard
that he was about to be pardoned;
you rushed off to his friends and
told them that if they would pay you
5000 you would have the girl, who
was alleged to have been sedueed by
the negro, ask also for his pardon.
You told this to Dan Moore, Sheriff
of Duplin county. You told him
that if you did not get your 5000 you
would object to his pardon: You
did object to his pardon. Will
you be good enough to explain to
the public what it was that made
you double up on your price3
You were at one time willing to
have the judgment suspended if the
negro should pay 800. Will you ex-
plain to q curious and puzzled pub
lie why it is that you made up your
mind to extort from him, or his
friends, 5000 as the price of your
consent, that he might be turned
loose! Will you explain? The
trouble about it is William
when you got the negro in prison
you thought you could safely risk the
attempt to tap him for just one hun.
dred dollars more than you thought
you could get out of him before he
went to prison. You wrote to the
Governor, have been informed, anC
teld him you desired to be heard be
fore the pardon was granted. This
you did simply in order that you
might have time to get your bloot
pulling machine fastened upon thu
negro, and you know it. Your con
duct was exposed by proofs laid be
fore the Governor. He therefore
notified the petitioners that it the ne
gro would pay $50 to the girl VIII
prosecuted him he would pardon him
This was done and he was pardoned
You did not get the 500 in the frs
instance that you pleaded for befor
the court. You did not get your $50
that you demanded after the negr
was in Jail. You did not get the s.
that was paid to the girl, you ar
simply mad about it, and want :
impeach the Governor. Certainly
Why mott Should not . Governo
who stands between you and the pull
lie treasury; who stands between 20
and unfortunate criminals, and re
: fuses to allow you to extort none
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20
JAS. ". PERKINS TOT. ]. JARVIS.
A SCORCHER FOR THE IN .GOvER-
NORA LITTLE EARLY
HISTORY.

AS HE IS SO FOND OF PERSON
ALITIES, TIE EX-MAYOR OF
GREENNILLE, WHOM HE HAD
ATTACKED, HAS a WORD TO
SAY.
GKEENvILLE, y. c., Sept. 8, 1850.
Mr.. EDITOR My attention has been
called To letter which Ex-Governor T.
J-Jaryis has written about the town
government Of Grernville. and a. BE-
has suppressed some facts, Will give
them:
The town was first di, ided into wards
by the Democrats. i'm Iss5. In that di-
vision two Democratic wards, with
small voting population. were given
two cOunGlmen each. and two Repub-
lican wards, with large voting popula-
ton. were given one councilman each
The Republican Legislature of 1856
simply changed the representation by
giving the Republicans two couBcilmen
i'm each ward and the Democrats one
councilman in each ward. The present
town government consists Of four col
Ored councilmen and two Democrats,
and all the town officers are elected BY
them. The mayor, treasurer and tax
collector are Democrats, sought Office
from the negro counciImen, and were
elected by them. The two policemen
are Republicans. the assistant ooIored
man. whose election was brought about
i'm this way: One of the colored coun-
cilmen agreed TO vote with the two
Democratic councilmen for Democrat
for assistant policeman, thus making
tie vote. and as mayor agreed TO vote
for the Democrat, thus preventing the
election Of the cOlOred policeman. One
Of the Democratic cOuncilmeD, who 10
chairman of the county executive com
mittee and the law partner Of Gov. jar
Wis, declined, Is l was Informed, - vote
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

nation % zee. vie sno- thr case srs
he parties
Year. very. rs,y-Ssfsiiy.
-lSas8 T. a hw.aRHr
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

Then look 1T the following letters:
MEANWHILE, y. C, Aug. Il, Is.
Governor ID. l. Russell,
DEAR SIR:-I had promised Free
man Davis TO See you when l carried
him up TO the peniten,iary but had
very sick baby and bad to send .
Deputy.
The FIRST action brought against Da-
Wis n this matter was . bastardy pro-
ceeding.
The Constable Who served the war
rant said that the defendant insisted
upon . trial, but 10 Was not tried and
prosecutors proposed . compromise.
l have before me an affidavit filed in
the case, which states that kOxanns
Hall, being duly sworn, says that she
cannot obtain evidence sufficient TO
convict the said Freeman Davis.
also have before me receipts show
ing that Freeman Davis paid prose-
cut0rs $3.50 and their nance are
sigrsd BY L. v. Grady, Attorney.
These receipts from the woman
states that it is in full settlements OF
oil claims she has or 10 about to have
against him.
A short while after this settleme nj
they er wight another action for the
same offense, this time for seduction
This warrant WAS placed in my
hands, and the girls father came to me
and asked me not to serve it; stated
that they were not ready for trial, AND
insisted that hold it for some time.
refused to hold the warrant - /,
menace. and served it.
w. r. Allen assisted l.. v. Grady ii
the prosecution. After Davis Was sen
fenced to two years, Allen tried to per
suade the court to change the sentenc
and require defendant to pay the VIC
man 500 instead of serving two year
Since the trials / heard l.. V. Grad
say that be thought it was very doubt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

+, kHx.x,ytIIs. I, Jelly Z. 49,
{: cot~rno- Of North Caroiirs. kal-
eigh. y. e..
Nj DsAE OIp FRGEHb. az q. mary
yvsr. siucs wv hay. Eyt 90 ny al
sabced axr preclUdss NJ trat-lirg far
from Eon~. Anc l do Rot r.Es ma s~E o.
have seen you since yoG ~srs % he
bench 10 this oUgoty. However Ars~
your honorvc father. "a. late pani.l
l.. Russell. ST. when ! lived II vii
mington from Lac TO 49,. and rensm-
relative 10 this petition To you Ia var-
don the negro boy Freeman q. DAVIS
I feel constrained 10 ash an &C; 90
clemency. OF rather ., regard the
matter from my standpoint % On sci 81
justice Knowing as I do. all the III
feelings that dominated the sc;iors
Of the coiored and many Of the White
actors Ia the case TIE boy Hss~0so
Davis Was raised and us~d To belong
10 my Wife's brother, Ds. Johs Dawn
whom think Jour Honor reOs IA bsss.
and We take an interest in HE anairs
from his being au old family negro !.
and when you Are assursS ~ the siN-
natures Of the majority Of the Doss
respectable inhabitants Of Dopiio
county. that the boy 10 inpocess Of the
crime which he Was 90 uniussly con-
victed, ~ you Are BY the petition thss
accompanie. this note, I feel assus~a
from my former knowledge of yeur
Excellency's character for justice ans
equity, that you will set aside the very
unjust decision Of the court. and re-
store very worthy negro 70 citizen
ship.
Would be delighted to receive an
autograph lester from yous Honor.
but suppose he Affairs Of State are too
numerous for me TO expect IL How
ever. should you Get an opportunity
TO drop me . line, it will be gratefully
received.
Your very humble servant,
(Signed) II. II. Fokp.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

Ira Summerllp,
Willis Huse,
A L Goodson,4
J r Taylor,
John Gaugb,
Thad Jones, Sr,
D 81 Garner,
r G Summerlin,
Jesse Neumans,
F J QUINN.
E A Goodman,
Zury Taylor,
r A Smith,
r E Simmons,
E P Ford,
w ID Maxwell,
A B Switzerland,
Bryant Smith,
r E Lee,
j r Smith,
Thomas Fitzpatrick
VIM J Grady, P N
RObt Taylor,
w 81 Barrett,
A D Potter,
D 81 Barnett,
r D Jones,
B 81 Sullivan,
SimsOn Herring,
N B Whitfield,
j l. Outlaw,
D 81 Outlaw,
n L Outlaw,
J A Whitfield,
Edward Hissey,
A D Outlaw,
B D Ford,
Isaac Stroud,
Jackson Potter,
Seth Tindal,
w p Barnett,
Harry Davis,
B F JaFnan,
8 e Jarman,
Lanney Davis,
j s Jsrman,
Kelly r Davis,
York Davis,
Willie w Davis,
Hiram Davis.
j j Phillips,
Ashley Stroud,
Fred Grady,
James Davis,
Tim Davis,
Haywood Davis,
Richm'd Williams
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

j 81 Lee,
John Holland,
G T Bennett,
D A Bennett,
James Holmes,
Needham Herring,
G L Dali,
John 81 Bennett,
Horane Lain,
Luther Dali,
Richm'd Thomson
J F Jones,
j B HardlsOn,
Marshall B Jarvis,
l D Sutherland,
r E Pennington,
Rayf0rd Kofnegay
A D Jones,
r A Greenfield,
j r Greenfield,
James Guford,
w F Guf0rd,
John F Davis,
L 81 Davis,
G F Garner,
Rich'd Summerlin
lack Barfeld,
Hubert Hill,
j T. Lambert,
Sargent Stanly,
81 E Smith,
Lie Smith,
T J Grady,
J MGR Grady.
lack Williams,
B F Outlaw,
J B Outlaw,
D G Potter,
Sam Williams,
James Bats,
Holley Williams.
F Hill,
Albert r Hill,
j q White,
A T johnson,
A j Stanford,
A h Hill,
Essex Hill,
] F Frederick,
En0ch Hill,
g W Hill,
Frank Phillips,
G W Davis,
Alfred Davis,
Alex Davis,
; Oscar Jarman,
; David Davis,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

MEANWHILE, y. C., July II. ~.
To His Fxcellency, DANIEL l.. Rus
Sell Governor Of North Carolina,
DEAR SIR:-I hope you will parcon
me for this trouble 10 pou, bnt ~ 10
prompted by q desire TO see Justice
done to one OF our colored men, Free
man Davis, who was convicted of Sc
ducti0n at our February court, and I
am certain from what I have heard
one Hiram Brown say just after the
verdict was rendered that he knew
Davis Was not the father of the child
but he had TO pay for IL; and hope
you can see your way clear TO give
him . full pardon for said charge, be-
lieving that be Was innocent Of the
charge for which he Vas convicted
Yours truly,
(Signed) l. r. SEINE.
Now, William, what do you think
Of yourselfi Other people not only
think, but they do certainly know,
that you .re now ju.t what you were
when YOU stole that Office from An
other man, and from tine people Of
Wayne county.
suppose you will say that this
letter was written by the Governor.
ana if you do, you will say what il
absolutely untrue, for he Governor
of North Carolina has never seen IL
and will not until il appears in print.
Fearing that one Issue OF this let
ter will not be sufficient for the pur-
pose Of making you known through
out the State, have had ten thou
sand copies struck of and mean 70
give you the full benz lit Of them.
W. j. FUTON
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-10-20

from them IN the midst Ct their mis-
fortune: should not such . Govern
or be impeAchedf
You are abusing the Governor for
having granted this pardon. When
you do this You insul, every man and
woman who asked Governor Russell
TO grant il, and some OF these men
whom you thus insult, You have the
impudence 10 ask for their votes In
the coming election. Hsw dare you
to face them. when you are demean-
ing and slandering the Governor for
doing exactly what they recommend
ed and begged him to dol Who are
theyi Here they are:
X w Willard, County Supervisor.
Thad Jones, Jr., Register Of Deeds, Du.
plin county.
d Moore, Sheriff Duplin county.
John A Gavin, Clerk Superior Court
Duplin county.
Bland Wallace, Ex-Sheriff and post
master.
J D STAFFORD.
j p Turner, Justice Of the Peace.
Joe. c Maxwell, Ex-Eurolling Clerk
RIG Maxwell, Senator 9th District.
w L Hill.
r w RlackmoPe.
r L BlackmoFe, Com N issioner for Du.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29
The Rapers Divorced.

In the Circuit Court, yesterday, Ada r
Raper was granted divorce from George
B. Raper, who is at present living in Cali
fornia. The defendant was for many years
in charge of the telegraph office in the Den
ison Hotel, and kept the house news stand
He was not present to oppose the divorce
suit Of his wife, who charged him with in
fidelity and cruel trea tment, but a general
denial was entered for him. The plaintiff
told the. court that she was the second wife
of the defendant. She related an instance
when she, with others, accompanied her hus-
band to the cemetery to the grave of his
first wife. As they stood there Raper made
the remark: There lies my real wife; this
is only a thing"
A suit for divorce was brought in the Su-
perior Court yesterday by Laura Petier
against Arthur l.. Peltier, on the grounds
Of cruel treatment. Husband and wife sep
arated last October. The plaintiff ayers that
While her husband was employed by an in
surance company he appropriated funds to
his own use, and she was compelled to
pawn her watch to repay the money. She
says the defendant failed to redeem the
timepiece. She charges that her husband
kept a pistol in the house and was con-
stantly frightening her by threatening TO
Kill himself. Once, she AYERS, he poured
paregoric in glass of water and swallowed
the potion, telling her that he had taken
iodine and chIOrOform
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29
TRUSTEES TAKE EXCEPTION.
Discussed State statistician Corners
Recent Interview.

The nine township trustees of Marion
county met yesterday in the Office of County
School Superintendent lands in the court
house to discuss a. published interview with
State Statistician Conner, in which he was
reported as saying that tabulations he was
preparing would throw a food of light on
the alleged practice Of township trustees of
millions of dollars in balances at the be-
ginning and the end of the fiscal years. Mr..
Conner had been asked to attend the meet
Ing but when he arrived it was all over.
He explained that he had not been quoted
fully in the interview and that ne had not
intended to censure the trustees. The dis
cussion of the meeting was in effect that at
the LIST of January and the 1st of August
the trustees received their semi-annual in
stallments of taxes, and a report made at
those periods would show that there was a
should be considered that the money is used
to run the schools for several months, and
ii is usually all used up by the end of the
school terms Trustee Makepeace said that
he had to borrow $500 the first year he
went into Office because his predecessor had
not nr.de a sufficient tax levy He had to
make high tax levy, he explained, because
he had to pay back TO the city $19,00G the
cityS share of dog taxes that had been eX-
pended by his predecessor.
The trustees agreed that they would well
come comparison of the expenses of the
township schools and the city schools, and
felicltated themselves that the school sup
ply agents are practically barred out of
Marion county and look on 1t as a barren
field for their operations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29
Nov JurieH braun.

The following new juries have been drawn
for the Circuit, Superior and Criminal
courts Of Marion county:
Circuit Court-John Boyer and John H.
Eagle, Center township; Hilary Morris.
Washington; John Elliott, Perry; Albert
Wright, Wayne; Philip Sharer, North Indi-
Murphy, Perry; ]. II. Gibson, Franklin;
h Myers, Pike; Fred Hansing, Lawrence;
John c. Dunn, Center
Superior Court, Room 1-Amos HanWay
and William A. Bramwell, Center township;
Reuben Adams, Franklin; Sylvester Weddle,
Decatur; George w. Alien, Wayne; Herman
A. Goth, Center; w. H. Hollingsworth, Pike;
J. Z. Walters, Center; Charles Roney, War
rem; John 5. Reno, Perry; Lee M. Rock,
Center; Henry Hartman Franklin.
superior Court, Room 2-Louis Zeigler,
Fred Sturm and Charles Prange, Center
township; William L. George, Decatur; john
Traub, Wayne; William Il. Combs, Law
renee; Samuel Johnson, Wayne; Milton ,.
Huey, Center; Hyser Hollingsworth, Pike;
Percy c. Appel Lawrence j. J. Valdenaire
and u. A. tulmer, Center.
Superior Court. Room civilian Combs,
Pike township; Frederick Schlegel, Center;
Abraham Brown, Washington; Plummer y.
Young, Center; Job Bentley, Perry; w. b.
Milender. Center; Jacob Cooper, Wayne;
den, Perry; Hamlin Thompson, Washing
ton; Isaac Burnett, Decatur; John Peters,
Perry.
Criminal Court-William T. Johnson
Washington township; Aaron CRUDE. Cen
ter; T.. NJ. Hollingsworth, Pike; W: Bolger
Wayne; John Collins, Franklin; Andy. Cas-,
gel, Wayne; Bud Sanders. Decatur; Michael
Shea, Center; w. f. Hornaday, Center;
George Reagan, Wayne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29

constable to cali on the clerk for his GER
tificate. But in such cases the law would
require that he should make a demand
within a reasonable time after his election.
He is given ten days after the commences
lnent of his term of Office or the receipt
of his certificate to qualify. If Henry Fields
calls upon you for the certificate OF his
duty as clerk to furnish it to him no mat
ter when the demand is made. Neither you
nor l have any authority under the law
or not, or whether he has forfeited it for
failure to file bond. Your dutg IS 10 give the
certificate to him. and If Watson claims
to proceed against him by Information, as
provided by law, and let the courts decide
that I can decide for you is that it is your
duty if Fields is elected to issue him GER
tificate of election whenever he calls for it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29
SEYMOUR RIOT CASE.
stnte's Brief i'm the Appeal OF Police
man HOpeveu.

Attorney General Taylor will to-day file
a brief in the case of John H. Hopewell, a
policeman of Seymour, who is under indict~
ment for not exercising his authority and
attempting to dispense the Seymour mob
which on Oct. 10. 1897, attempted to lynch
Alexander A. Davidson.
The attorneys for Hopewell claim that the
indictment is not good for the reason that
it does not specify what he should have done
in the emergency. The brief for the state
is in part as follows:
IAN Indictment is good which follows sub
stantially the language of the statute. APP
peIlant's brief is, to say the least, unusual
He comes into this court and without citing
single authority in his entire brief. asks
the court to disregard a rule as firmly estab-
lished as is the rule that an indictment is
sufficient which charges substantially the
language of the statute, without even an
attempt to show that this case is not within
that rule. And in the course of his argu-
ment appellant goes at length into questions
of the justice of the action, questions which
are plainly either for the Legislature that
enacted the law or for the jury lin this case
the trial eourO that passed upon the taSts
take club and wade into the crowd single
handed, which are, in the plainest way, APP
pealS to the province OF the tribunal pass
ing on the facts. In fact appellants brief
is it's own best REPUTATION. The present in
dictment follows the statute, sufficiently
warns the defendant of the Offense with
which he is charged, and would bar an
other prosecution. If the mob was too large
to be- dispersed, and all similar questions
were matters of evidence which appellant
should have put into the record, and then if
there was no evidence to support the find
ing, the case might be properly reversed
AS it stands, we submit that the indictment
is certainly sufficient"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29
TAXING REAL ESTATE.
Commercial Club Committee to Con-
slider Existing Laws.

A few days ago there was Smoker" at
the Commercial Club, at which matters of
legislation in which Indianapolis is con-
cerned were discussed. George Wolf urged
that there should be reform in the method
of assessing real estate for the purposes of
taxation. He pointed out a number of evils
that exist in the present law. AT a meeting
Of the directors of the club yesterday the
president was directed to appoint a COM
mittee of five, with instructions to carefully
consider existing laws as they affect this
city, and, if deemed desirable, to prepare a
bill for the amendment of such laws. If
bill is drafted it will be submitted to the
forthcoming Legislature after it has been
approved by the board.
1t is possible that other subjects discussed
at the smoker will be taken up and commit
tees to look after legislation appointed. One
OF the topics discussed was a primary cleo
ton law. Both parties stand committed to
some measure, and most persons who are
acquainted with prevailing political methods
assert that reform is needed along this di
rectlOn as deeply as along any other. Just
what form such legislation shall take is a
question that many people are asking.
There is some confusion as to what is meant
by primary election law-as to whether
1t is contemplated to do away with all NOM
mating conventions and allow partisans to
vote Tor their nominees directly, or to pro-
vide for safe and legitimate way Of Sc
lecting delegates to conventions 1t seems
TO be accepted on some sides that the for
mer is what is contemplated; that conven-
tons are to be abolished and the people vote
directly for the candidates This is not what
is contemplated. Such system, it is in
sisted, would be entirely too cumbersome a
piece of machinery. and that the best way
is to hold conventions, the delegates to
which have been selected in a peaceful, fair
and lawful way, instead of by the thug and
hoodlum methods that now dominate many
primaries of both parties. Evans Woollen,
a nf fhp 0r1io al Fl1Ih
terday that he did not know whether the
club would take up this subject or not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-29

Attention has been called by an attorney
formerly intimately connected with county
government to subject that he says ought
to be investigated now that county gov
eminent is up for inspe stion. 1t is the
method of making assessments for taxation
and tax duplicates. Under the present laws
the county assessor makes the assessments,
turning his books over TO the auditor, who
copies them into two books, which, with
the extensions Cor amounts due from the
taxpayer) are carried out in the new books.
''By this means" said be- there are three
sets of books, except that those of the
assessor are not completed. There is no
need for more than one set. The assessor
should make his own extensions. His books
should be turned over to the auditor. When
a man wants to pay his taxes
he should go to the auditor ascer-
tain the amount due. so to the treasurer
and pay them and then return to the audi
tor with his receipt, whereupon the auditor
should be required to give him a quetus
What would be the result? The auditor
would know at the end of each day just
how much money the treasurer had col
lected for that day, and the law should be
so amended that he could draw on the
treasurer for that days receipts the next
day. if the county needed it. AS the law
now stands on the statute books the treas
urer has to strike balances on his books
but twice a year. The auditor is supposed