The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-17
HIS FREEDOM WAS BRIEF
ARRESTED FOR ROBBING OFFICE
AT MUFREESBORO.
WAKE M0oNsHINERs SENT TO THE PEN
A Number Of Others Get Terms in the County
Jail. Two Ring leaders on Trial
To day. Court Will Run Over
into the Third Week.

Another day in the Federal court has
been devoted to Wake coun.y--and the
end is not yet.
To-day will witness the trial of Bill
jerks and Jghn Council. two of the
boss moonshiners in the Apex section,
it is said, and then there are other
Wake eases on the docket yet to be dis
posed of.
Indeed, the cases still on the docket,
from this and other counties in the dis
trict, are so numerous that court cannot
adjourn to-day, as Judge Firnell had
hoped, but will cave TO run over two or
three days into nexs week.
The following Wake county moon
sinners, having already spent terms IN
jail, Were yesterday discharged by tic
court:
John Mcdaniel, Benjamin Passmore
and Lonnie Mason.
Upon the others thus far convicted
Judgment was pronounced as follows:
Garfield Howard. Imprisonment in the
penitentiary a year and day and pay
i fine of 500.
lack NJ Wimberly. imprisonment in
the penitentiary year and a day and
pay fine of 500.
Lewis jerks. imprisonment for three
months and fined $500.
John Mills. imprisoned for 60 days and
pay q fine Of 500.
Joe Lynch. Imprisonment in the county
jail for 50 days.
William Dffee, imprisoned for 30 days
and pay costs.
John Welch. Sr.. imprisoned for 30
days and pay 500 fine.
The following cases were tried and
finally disposed of BY the court:
Mike Ingram and John Ingram, of
Wake county. guilty of illicit distilling
John Ingram imprisoned for 80 days. and
judgment suspended as to Mike In
gram.
Fab Segraves. of Wake county. guilty
Of conveying material TO an Illicit dis
tiIiery. Judgment suspended on pay
ment Of costs.
1. III. jerks, of Wake county, guilty
of retailing without license. Judgment
suspended ON payment Of costs.
Henry Hart, (col.), of Wake Forest,
not guilty Of retailing without license.
Hinton jerks. of Wake county, guilty
of retailing without license. Judgment
suspended
Dennis jerks, of Wake county, not
guilty of retailing without license.
Joseph T.. Reid, Harry Wright and
Charles A. Miller. safe-crackers at Aber
deem. Mol pros as to Miller; verdict Of
guilty as to Reid and Wright Miller
was discharged and Reid and Wright
were sent to the penitentiary for five
years each.
The case against these safe-blowers-
Joseph Il. Reid alias L. Y. Thomas
alias Tip" Thomas, alias Macon Tip"
Harry Wright and Charles A. Miller
for robbery of the post-office III Aber
deem, n. C., on April 18th, 1S9S-was
called yesterday afternoon in the United
States court. Mr.. T. p. Devereux ap-
peared for the defendants and in &C
cordance with their wishes. entered ?
plea of guilty for Reid and Wright, wit
the understanding that mol pros would
be entered as to Miller, who was ac
cordingly discharged
Judge Purnell sentenced Reid and
Wright to Imprisonment at hard labor
in the North Carolina State penitentiary
for n period of five years each.
As Miller stepped from the Govern
ment building to the pavement, United
States Deputy Marshal Hammock ar
rested him upon warrant charging rob
berry of the post-office at Murfreesboro
y. c., on the night of April 18th, 1898
He was Immediately taken before United
States Commissioner Nichols and in de-
fault of 1000 bond was committed fol
examination ON December 23rd.
Joseph Z. Reid halls from Macon, Ga.
from whence he derives the designation
of 'Macon Tip" or Tip" by which
name he is known among his friends, al
though his proper name is L. Y. Thomas
Miller and Wright are from New York
Miller is also known in, Chicago and tn
West. He is about 81 years old, ) fee
A iches high and weighs 140 pounds. Ill
has black hair, and mustache slightly
brownish; very small dark glitterln
eyes. a cut-scar above his left eye, near
IL across the forehead, and another cut
scar extending from the left cheek abou
three inches up into his hair. There j
a natural or flcsh-colored mole on eac'
cheek He is Of rather desperate
ferocious appearance, having violen
temper and looking like Il hard drinker
Reid is an old pal of Joe Jones' alias
Joe Brooks, alias Chas III. Brooks, etc.
''the father of safe-blowers" in this sec
ton, who, with his pal, during the pas
have operated very successfully III sr
ginia and North Carolina. Joe Jones
with two companions, Dan Murphy, ana
Frenchy Smith, alias Henry johnson
alias A. st. Clair, etc. and Rennie Cal
laWay, alias Charlie Jones alias Edwar,
Brooks. etc, was convicted last Angus
in South Carolina for blowing the post
office safe at Williston. S. c., Oh De
cembcr 18th. 1897. They arc now serv
ing terms in the North Carolina Stat
penitentiary.
An account of their crimes, and hov
they were hunted down and brought {
Justice by Postoffice Inspector ri. 4