The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-18
Messenger Bureau
Raleigh, n. c., October IA.


Nine prisoners last night cut their
way through the cells of the Jail here
and were on the point Of getting from
the corridor to liberty through a
window when detected. They were in
the middle cell of the lower tier of steel
cells, and with a saw twelve inches
long and weighing over a pound cut
off two bars, in front, one five feet
long, and with these broke out a place
in the rear of their cell. They then
went to work on a bar of a window,
and it is nearly sawed off. When the
jailer came about 6 o'clock this morn
ing they lay in wait for him, but he
did not make his usual tour as he saw
the bars cut u in front. The police
were sent for. Meanwhile the men
creDt back into the cell, There has
been carelessness in management,
which permitted them to have such
tools. The sheriff today ordered that
no one be admitted to the Jail except
by his order. The men who SO nearly
escaped were this morning laughing as
if they enjoyed the affair. But they.
will be punished.
A WHITE POPULIST FROM
CRAVEN COUNTY WAS BROUGHT
TO THE PENITENTIARY YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON, HANDCUFFED
TO A NEGRO DEPUTY. FOUR
OTHER CONNECTS WERE NOT
HANDICAPPED.
Tom Dunn, a negro who was tried
here last year for the murder of Will
Kelly and acquitted, vas shot last
night and mortally wounded by James
T. Hunter, a white man of Neuse, this
county, both being drunk. The shoot
ing occurred On a public highway at
midnight and was in self-defence.
Dunn is a desperate character.
There was to have been a hearing
before the mayor yesterday of the mat
ter of the cutting of Lieutenant Holmes
Conrad, of the Second regiment, but
he was unable to appear. The negro
charged with the cutting insists that
he had no knife, but hat Lieutenant
Conrad was cut by some of the half
dozen officers and nOn-commissioned of
ficers who were in the fight, which
was in the corridor of a hotel. Con-
RAIDS home is at Waynesville.
Just after the riot here last month
between the negroes and some of the
Second regiment, Governor Russell
urged the war department to nave the
muster out take place at the various
company stations. 1t was only a few
days ago when the wal department
agreed to this. The plan for such
muster out has been sent in by Cap
tain Todd, U. S. A. He does not know
whether it will be followed or not. 1t
is for a muster out in November, be-
ginning quite early in the month. 1t
will cost 81 a day each to feed and
lodge the men at the stations. They
get transportation back home at the
rate of a days pay for each 20 miles
travelled, say p cents per mile. But
all of those away from here have paid
for oun trip tickets back to Raleigh.
1t is asserted that the camp guard here
will be sent home. But yet there re-
mains a belief that none of these
things will be done, but that after the
election the regiment will after all be
mustered out here.
Lieutenant Colonel A. d. Cowles, of
the Second regiment is preparing to
be lieutenant colonel of the First reg
iment, but a state officer says he will
never get the place. The loss of Lieu
tenant Colonel c.. D.. Cowles to the
First would be a great one, as your
correspondent has said, for he is a reg
ular officer of twenty-five years exper-
fence, while Lieutenant Colonel A.. D.
Cowles has none. The latter's friends
have freely said the governor had
nrnn1iSp1 him tho tvancfor hut fhn
state official above referred to says this
is inaccurate.
The death of Mr.. CASTOR Thurston
Of Goldsboro, at Richmond of appendi-
citis, causes much regret here. He was
a son-in-law of Mr.. William R. Craw.
ford, of Raleigh, another of whose
of the same disease. Both died exact
ly six months after marriage.
Baltimore men here acquired a con.
trolling interest in the Raleigh Gas
and Electric Light Company's PLAN
and will enlarge and improve it.
The republicans and populists have
their judicial ticket. The trouble is
as to two or three solicitors.
At republican state headquarters
democratic success in the Seventh con
gresiOnal district is practically ad-
mitted.
The government today paid the state
$4,000 for the board of federal pris-
oners in the penitentiary.
Colonel Burgwyn returned today
from Northampton county to Gang
Shipp-Bagley. He told the soldiers
that the regular camp guard of ter
men would be kept here until the mus.
ter out and that the muster out would
not occur until after the peace commits.
sion in session at Paris had concluded
its business.
New tentage and camp equipage fol-
the state guard lave been requisitioned
for to replace that used by the volun-
teers. Some time ago acquisitions
were made for arms and clothing fnrthe