The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-12
A Submitting" COURT
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS SENT TO
THE ROADS.
YOUNG HoUssBREAKERs GET LONG TERMS
The Abbott Beddingfed Case to be Argued
Thursday. The Penitentiary Case
Postponed. Falls Of Neuse
Sale Confirmed.

The case of the State Treasure
against the Executive Board of the pc al
Tertiary was not tried before JuuS'
Moore yesterday. Mr. Burton, one %
counsel tnr the board, was compelled u
he absent from the city and because o.
this the matter was postponed TIL iaiei
in the term--the day vet to be agreed
upon.
The Abbott VS.. Beddingfield case TO!
the office of Corporation COMMISSIONS
is set for trial Thursday afternoon. lhiS
comes ND at this term by mutual con
sent.
Judge Moore yesterday signed De
cree confirming the sale of the LA
leigh Paper Company property-tht
Fails OF Neuse water power and FAC
tory.
L he Raleigh Electric Company is given
thirty days to file an answer to the com
plaint in the suit for damages brought b!
Mr.. Alfred Jones.
Yesterday was another busy day IN I'd.
Superior court, and judgments were
ground out with hair-lifting rapidity.
The grand jury worked like beavers
but every time they stopped to TAKE
breath they found the court right Dehlne
them, treading on their heels.
The trouble, or rather the lack of trou
BILE came from the fact that this is ;
submitting" court. The defendants, a.
rule, are guilty as dogs and they kno"
it, and they know the courts going Il
know it i'll short order.
SO they just suDnlit.
There are just simply no trials III this
court and that's why the grand Jur!
find Judge Moore and Solicitor Pou ant
Deputy Clerk Royster stumbling upon
their heels every time they slow down
Why Yesterdays docket was disposed
of by l O'Clock Then the docket foi
today was taken up and half a dozen
cases disposed Of Finally there was alb
sulutely no more work-lo bills from
the jury and the court adjourned.
Several offenders Of local note received
good SENTENCES on the roads.
First. was Cecil Hege, d white man
who broke into Iiamlin's bar. lie got
three years.
Next was Edward Hunt, a negro boy
charged with stealing Il gold watch. lie
went up for five years.
Lee Jordan, who broke into Mr.. Henry
Young's house. during the absence OF
his family, got ten years.
John Gibson who broke into the store
Of Frazier and Angler. got three years
Reuben Price and Timothy Williams
got five years for the same offense. Glib
son was used as a States witness.
Ruffin Holderfield, Il Write man. was
sent to the roads for six months for al
assault with gold headed cane.
All the cases disposed OF yesterday bs
judgment were as follows:
James Bullock. convicted of removing
crop. Judgment reserved.
Reuben Price, John Gibson and Time
thy Williams plead guilty of house
breaking and larceny. Judgment five
years each for Price and Williams, ana
three years for Gibson.
Albert Jordan entered a nolo conten
dere to the charge of larceny in three
cases. Judgment suspended on payment
of one-third the costs.
Edward Hunt plead guilty Of larceny
Five years on the roads.
Cecil Hege alias Thos j. Peoples plead
guilty of larceny. Three years on tlle
roads.
Rnffin Holderfeld plead guilty of as
SAUL with deadly weapon. Six months
on the roads.
Alex Johnson plead guilty of larceny
Four months on the roads.
Stuck Collins plead guilty Of assault
with deadly weapon. Six months on the
roads.
Lee Jordan plead guilty Of house
breaking. Ten years on the roads.
ROBBIE Hill plead guilty of carrying
concealed weapons. Fined 81 and costs
Court meets again this morning al
$50 o'clock.