The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-07
NEWBERN'S CORY DAY
MAYOR DENNISON AND EXPERT
DARLINGTON CONVICTED.
WE'RE MEDDLlNG WITH DICKS PLANT
Dick Caught Them Trying to Measure His
Candle. Power and Shot and Put the Ex-
pert TO Flight An Awful HULA
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baloo in Newbern

Newbern. N. c., Jan. 6.-(Specal.)-
'Dick" Williams, Major a. r. Dennison,
Mayor. and the unfortunate Electrical
'EXpert." Mr.. Fred w. Darlington, OF
Philadelphia, have all had their say in
the lower courts. growing out of the
New Years Day racket already referred
to- in the News and Observer.
Since Monday morning interesting
trials have been going on in the magis-
trates' courts-not in the Mayors court
this time-for his honor has been a
prisoner at the bar since the warrant
was served Monday. The testimony has
been of an interesting character, and the
courts have been crowded daily.
The first warrant was served on Mr..
r. Z. Williams, charging assault with
deadly weapon, with intent to Kill" lie
this charge Mr.. Williams pleads not
guilty. The trial came before Magis-
trate Street. Testimony was heard
from one witness only, that Of the prose
cution, and the defense rested the case.
AfteB the argument by the best legal
talent of the city, Mr.. Williams was
bound over to the February term Of
the Superior court. Mr.. Williams stated
to the court that he preferred justified
DOnO-lOl II SlTdM DOud anu ~ was
fixed at 500 for his appearance.
Now comes "Dick's" play. The sex
pert" was DESTROYS of taking the steam
er Monday evening for home, as he had
made his Eeport of the power found, and
the board 'of council had met, and after
some debate appropriated $500 to him
for services, Mayor Dennison declaring
that he would pay the amount of the
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leave. "Dick" had to have his say. The
sheriff served warrant upon the Eek
pert" Darlington, and he was forced
to remain. A warrant was likewise
Isserved on the chief magistrate of this
municipal government, Mayor DENIM
son. The ground on which the warrants
were served on the expert and the may
or was under Chapter 3, section 40 OF
the city ordinance, which reads as fol
lows:
Amy person who slEAl in any way in
( jure or attempt to injure any electric
lamp, wire or pole in the city of New
bern, shall upon coRxiction be fined $50.
The trial was before Magistrate Pat
Ilterson, who had great d6Rl of ''bull
doing" by the lawyers to contend with
but being equal to the occasion, he held
them in their boundaries.
An unusual proceeding was com
menced at the off-start Of this trial
The defense asked for jury, which was
drstwn and the trial went on. During
this trial it was Adjourned six times
from Tuesday to Wednesday. But the
unfortunate expert, who was as anxi
Gus to 20 for Philadelphia as he was
to go from "Dick's" gun, had to stay
apd our mayor had to remain a prisoner
UP to last night at O'clock, when the
case was decided, and the mayor and Eek
pert were found guilty by - jurymen
of which the warrant charged, with rec
ommendation that the fines be RENTED
whereupon Magistrate Patterson remit
ted the fines.
The "expert" left for Philadelphia to-
day, taking with him a copy of the
News ana Observer and the Newberr
Journals, containing accounts of his
sensational trip to little city in the
South called NewbeEh. He is under
bond to appear here in February against
Dick Williams for soaring him so will
la gun.