The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-02
F'iQht Of a M0d8rr rs abiU8
HE FINDS HIMSELF BEATEN AND
TAKES TO HIS HEELS.
The Advocates of the Exonerating" Reso-
luton Spar for Time and Try to
Pick Their Ground.

off guard and the enemy in turn was
watching to see where Fabius was going
to attack.
"Will some gentleman over there do
something" said Senator Osborne. "The
committee is tired. It's done all It can.
Mr.. Justice it is your resoluti IN that is
before the body"
Senator Justice responded to the ap-
peal by sending forward the following
resolution:
Resolved by the General Assembly
of North Carolina in joint session:
''That the report of the committee as
to j. w. Wilson be adopted ami that
JAS W. Wilson be not removed from
his office as Railroad Commissioners.
This was the first Fabian gun.
Mr.. Hampton, of Surry, returned the
fire amending the resolution by add
ing S. Otho Wilson.
Mr.. Justice, of Mcdowell Informed
Mr.. Hampton that the committee had
decided to take up the cases separately.
and he didn't see the use of iae amend
ment.
Senator Ward wanted to know why
this separation.
| The evidence, he said, was all mingled
and blended together. The report lad
put them together, generating both, aud
Senator Justice had introduced a resolu-
tion adopting the report.
IF they are to be aFraigned separately,
why? What is the cause of this change
in sentiment?
IF Major Wilson were to come and
plead that a bruised reed pe not broken
| would be the last man to lay a rude
hand upon him. But when you put his
case on the evidence and the law, that's
! a widely different matter.
Il scern that spirit as a citizen dnd rs a
Democrat, if it is present-that we
should claim to base our verdict on the
evidence, but make distinction in the
J trial because s. Otho Wilson happens
to be of different political faith
| Senator Justice said his purpose for
introducing his resolution to try these
men separately was that it was right
| 70 which every man was emtiteda
fair trial upon the facts, unencumbered
by any other influences.
There is no judge sitting upon the
bench that would not order a separa-
/, tion of cases on such difference OF
evidence"
Mr.. Allen, of Wayne, wanted to know
what had become of the resolution intro
duced by Senator Justice at the former
joint meeting. to adopt the report exon
Grating both the Wilson's.
Senator Justice said it had been lost
and he introduced the one just sent for
ward as a substitute.
This brought the matter up to the
test.
The Hampton amendment-tO yoke the
Wilson's together in their race for re-
lnstatement-was adopted by Il major
ity of 10.
The vote was GA for, to 40 against,
showing that the enemy was not off
guard end Fabius must wait
The succeeding chapters of the romance
are therefore but records Of the efforts
made by Fabius to get out Of the reach
of his alert foe.
The first spadeful of entrenchment
thrown up to stop the advance of that
majority of fifteen was by Mr. Robinson,
OF Cumberland. who moved TO reconsid-
er the vote by which the Hampton
amendment had passed He thought it
would do Maj. Wilson great injustice to
yoke him up with Otho, and he didn't
think anybody wanted to do the Major
an injustice
Mr.. Osborne said when the case was
tried by the committee it was tried sep
arately; the evidence was separate and
their attorneys had asked that 1T be
kept separate. He Thought that the
General Assembly owed it to the com
mittee now to consider the report. He
said there were points in one case that
were not in the other.
Senator Justice thought there was
misapprehension as to his resolution.
He was not trying to get Maj. Wilson
eXonerated and leave Otho out IN the
cold He simply wanted TO do one thing
ut a time.
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