The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-19
A HORSES TONGUE
CUT OUT BY SINNERS
Three Men That Were a Ter
ror to New Light.
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CHOPPED UP A CARRIAGE
MEN WENT on THE BONDS FOR
FEAR OF THEM.
THESE DESpERADoEs NOW IN THE PEN
The important Cases Postponed Till After
Christmas. A Wealthy Farmer in Jail For
Moonshining. A Grand Jury Shows
up Bad For Commissioners.


A large number of small cases against
moonshiners were disposed of in the
Federal court yesterday, but no cases
of special Importance or general inter-
est were taken up.
In fact all such sases have been post
poned until after Christmas and the
court is this week disposing Of the mnor
jail cases.
The Marshall counterfeit case from
Wilmington. for instance, has bee1 cor
tinued until January 4th. This Was
done for the reason on the one side. that
an important government witness is de-
tanned at Federal court in Charlotte,
and on the other side. because of the
death of the sister of Mr.. Marsden Bel
lamy, one of Marshall's counsel.
The trial of Hargett. Rocky Mounts
negro postmaster, is set for January
md. This was done on account Of the
sickness of ex-CongreSsman Il. Ill.
Bunn. Targets attorney.
4 case disposed of Saturday that has
attracted considerable attention was that
of Joseph Whitley. of Nash county.
convicted of blockading. Whitley Is
man of considerable wealth. being
large tobacco planter. He has sixteen
tobacco barns ON his place and he testi-
fed ON the stand that his crop annually
brought him from $500 to $4,000 a
year.
But one of these sixteen tobacco barns
he put to the wrong use. He set up n
blockade still in it. Somebody reported
him. The revenue officers came, cap
tured the outfit and Whitley with it.
He was tried Saturday and convicted,
and is now in Wake county jail await
ing sentence of the court.
The action of Judge Purnell Satur-
day in sentencing the three Wake coun-
~ naoonshiners- Chas. Pierce. VIII Wal
ker and Robert Walker--to three years
in the penitentiary, is generally en-
dorsed. especially by people living III
the section from which these men come.
They are from New Light township,
this county. and were a terror to the
community In fact one of their bonds
men sWore on the trial he was afraid
of them and signed their bond simply be-
cause they asked il and he was afraid
not To aeconhmodate them.
These are the men who are said to
have committed the outrages complained
of by the New Light people during the
past year. Among other things they
shot into one mans house ut night
and came near killing an infant asleep
in a cradle, another mans carriage they
took some distance from his house and
chopped it up with axes Still another
man had his barn burned by them, and
Il woman awoke one night to find her
stable on fire and her horse tied near
by with its tongue cut out There We're
many other outrages of the same char
acter-all against people whom they con-
sidered opposed to moonShining.
The cases disposed of BIZ the court
yesterday were:
John Pulley. illicit distilling and re-
failing. Plead guilty. Judgment sns-
pended on payment of costs.
J. Turner Pulley, removing and con-
cealing. Plead guilty. Defendant 10
pay penalty of 1888, being double tax
on spirits removed and fine of $500, or
be imprisoned for six months in Frank
lin county JAIL
Henry McDougall. retailing, verdict,
not guilty.
Sidney McRae, retailing; verdict.
guilty. Judgment, 80 days in Jail and
500 fine
Emmett Melvin, retailing; verdict, gull
ty Judgment, 30 days in jail and 500
fine
John Jackson, retailing; verdict gull
~. Judgment go days in Jail and $100
fine
Walter Campbell, retailing; verdict,
guilty. Judgment, 30 days in jail and
500 fine
Ed. Foster retailing; verdict. guilty
Judgment, 30 days in Jail and 500
q fine
Prince Allen retailing; verdict, not
guilty
John r. MCGEE, distilling and retail
ing: verdict. not guilty.
Major HARRISON, retailing. Plead
guilty. Judgment, 30 days in Jail and
500 fine.
The grand jury is making a very bad
showing for the United States Commits
sioners and marshals in the district It,
work SO far gives evidence that some
body has been fee-hunting and for every
case sent mp which really has something
in it, there is another sent ny either
against an innocent man or on sucl evil
dence that he cannot be convicted.
Here is the grand jury's record Of
cases before it last week:
Monday. Dee. 11.-True bills 3 and
not true 8.
Tuesday. Dec 12.Trne bills 2 and
not true 4.
Wednesday, Dec. 13.True bin 8 and
not true
Thursday. Dee. 14-True bills and
not true T.
Friday, Dec -. True bills 3 and not
true 2.
Saturday, Dee. 16.-True bills ; end
not true 3.
Monday yesterday II true bill.
1t will from this be seen that out Of
AZ cases sent before the grand jury. true.
bills have been found in % and not
true bills in %.
This report shows another thing that
the grand jury is not hurting itself with
work.
Enr Ern n GIIENIEN1c