Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-02
To Be Heard in Supreme Court
at Raleigh To-Day.
DEBATERs APPOINTED
Wake Forest Selects Representatives
in the intercollegiate Dcbn,e-A
Youth Shot Down In Mis own
Homo-A Negro Murderer q rantcu
anew Trial Found PEND In He'd :
PenIiontiary Debts.

Raleigh, N. c., Nov. 1.-The Buffaloe
divorce case will be tried at this term
of Superior Court
The trial will begin to-day, and will
probably last for several days-the
plaintiff says one day, the defendant
says three days.
Some forty witnesses have been sum-
moned. and as all the legal points in
the case will be stubbornly contested
by the attorneys, the thrce-day predc-
ton is probably nearest the truth.
The case began on complaint OF Mrs.
Buffaloe, charging such cruel treatment
on the part of her husband as to make
her life unbearable. and asking divorce
from bed and board.
Yesterday new and sensational turn
was given the case. The court allowed
the defendant. DR.. a. j. Buffaloe, to
amend his answer. In doing this he
charges his wife with abandonment
and asks absolute divorce from her.
INTER DEBATE.
Wake Forest College has selected the
debaters who will represent the insti-
tuition at the Inter collegiate Debate
here Thanksgiving day between Trinity
and Wake Forest.
The debaters chosen by Wake Forest
are Mr.. a. r. Dunning, of BERTHE; Mr..
A. W. Cook, OF Mui .reesboro. and MIR.
Oscar Powers. of Wake Forest.
The question selected for the debate
is whether or not United States Sem
ators should be elected by direct vote
OF the people.
This is the third annual debate be-
tween the two colleges. The Academy
of Music will be the scene of the de-
bate this year.
A YOUTH SHOT DOWN.
The following comes from Winston:
Burrell Shousc, aged 10, was shot in
the stomach and MORALLY wounded in
Salem last night by James Bryan.
The latter was drinking. He went to
Shouses home after the family had re-
tired and knocked at the door. The
son got up and let Bryan III. After
a lamp had been lighted. Bryan drew
his pistol and remarked that he would
shoot out the window, but lie pointed
IL at young Sho,ise and fired.
The wounded boys father rushed in
to the room, when Bryant dropped his
pistol on the floor and said: II have
shot Burrell, now shoot" He then
rushed out the front door. He was ar
rested this afternoon ut his home, near
Lewisville, this county.
The cause OF the shooting is not def
nitely known. ,Shouse has been waiting
on the sister of Bryant's wife, and 1t
Is said Bryant was opposed to this.
Shouse is not expected to live through
the night.
MURDERER GETS NEW TRIAL.
A new trial has been granted by the
Supreme Court to Thomas Smith. the
negro who last Christmas, at his home
near Salem, killed Il white man named
Cawthorn and dangerously wounded
another named Winfrcy.
The court grants new trial on the
ground that under the law dividing
murder into two degrees. the evidence
was not sufficient to justify the judges
charge to the jury that the killing was
with deliberat!on and generalization.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Early Sunday morning Mr ~ i "
Crowder was found dead in bed al ha
residence on Harrington street.
He retired in apparently good health.
AS he slept III n front room by himself
the exact time of his death is unknown,
but when his wife went in to wake him
for breakfast he was cold In death.
THE PENITENTIARY DEBTS.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided
the penitentiary claims case (Arendell
VS.. WORTH in favor OF the State Treas
urer and against the Executive Board
OF the penitentiary directors.
Under this opinion the Executive
Board must make out anew nearly all
the warrants for claims against the
penitentiary, and in doing so must put
in separate warrants the amount duo
up to January 1st and the amount of
the debt incurred thereafter. Only
those debts due up to January 1st can
be paid out of the bond fund.