The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-25
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., April q.

board of the penitentiary, came here
today at the request Of Superintendent
w. H. Day, for a conference with the
latter. Osborne was asked whether the
eleven democratic directors would re-
sign, and replied: "The money was
put in our hands as a trust by the leg
islature and l do not think we have a
right to resign even if we wanted TO
do so, and not know what would be-
come of the money C$2O5, OOO.) We do
not know who would be appointed in
our places if we do resign. My friends
advise me to hold on. l can't say how
the other directors, Of the eleven of us,
will vote. Senator Brown, chairman
of the legislative joint committee on the
p~enitentiary, urges us to stay on the
board if We can possibly do any good
by SO doing"
Work is expected to begin on the
Presbyterian church here in a few days.
Arrivals today w. E. Daniel, Weldon;
H. L. Grant, Greensboro. The latter
is on his way to Washington from Cuba
and Porto Rico. He had an appoint
ment to go to the Philippines, but
would have had to remain there two
years and thinks he is too old to stand
it. He is in the ~paymaster's depart
ment and June 18th will be mustered
out under the act of 1898.
Three convicts from Pitt county ar
rived at the penitentiary today. There
are now 1904 convicts. Of these 9 are
white women and % negro women.
T. L. Greenwood is elected grand re-
gent and J. H. Way grand secretary of
the grand council Of the Royal Area
mum in North Carolina.
The experts from the agricultural eX-
pertinent station are now at Southern
Pines, considering the matter of exter-
minating the San Jose scale.
The cases involving the control of
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail
way will be heard by the supreme
court tomorrow. The court yesterday
heard three hours argument in the
case involving the public printing.
Last year about this time James
Langdon a Philadelphia youth Whose
father is J. L.. LangdOn a Pennsylvania
coal operator, was arrested mere Tor
forgery. He sWindled some business
men. He was in Jail some time. John
G. Uhl, a lawyer Of Philadelphia, last
summer got him out of Jail. Mr.. Uni
Was u0It yCSISluoy IN oi0
about tie youth which is like a ro-
nance. Young Langdon was put in a
school near Washington, for the pur-
pose of getting him some petty place
in the navy. He ran away went to
New York, got a yacht and left with a
party he made up. Next he was heard
of at Havre, France, went from there
to Halifax, Nova Scotia, put on United
States uniform, went to Rocnesler,
New York. There he did some forging,
was arrested, and put IN a PennsylVa-
MIA reformatory; gave his parole NE
would not leave but ran away, Went
TO New York, married, deserted MS
wife. disappeared, turned up at emil
ocoth. Ohio, did more forging, was cap
tured, and is back in the PennsylVanl
reformatory. He has done some swirl
ding in Norfolk, Va.
Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh. N. c., April 21.-The DOCK
ery-Bellamy case vas resumed louay
On redirect examination r. b. Rus
sell was asked: I'm your cross eAdlll-
nation you declined to give the names
of some democrats at MaXton VINO ~.
Inundated colored voters ana Oh Int
democrats who stated to you that III
republicans should speak at MaNton
Do YOU object to explaining n yot
declined to give their names!
His answer was as follows: "Maxto1
is nv home; l nave property interest,":
there. The people of Maxton are. my
friends in everything except politlc'
and I would not say one word tina
would bring into disrepute the name O.
a single citizen of Maxton, unless L wa
forced to do so, or unless the eXigencle'
of the case demanded 1t. -,
The cross examination of j. K. Mel
ton was resumed today. Yesterday Mel
ton said he regarded Waddelrs speed
as the worst he knew of in the mat
ter of intimidation or threats.
Attorney Busbee asked: Il ask you i
the infolerable conditions to which
Waddell alluded were not local condi
tons. which then existed in that sec
ton of the state-m1sgoVernment o
Wilmington and New Hanover, talIur
of authorities to protect persons an
property, numberless fires and burgla
ries in Wilmington, utter lnefflc1enc
of local police, universal protest agalns
the condition of things from every la
abiding person in the community, II
suits and outrages made and comml'
ted by negroes Upon white women, a
of which produced a sentiment whlc
was expressed in the statements {
Chadbourn, the chamber of commerc
Foster and Weddell? I ask you if thes
were not the intolerable conditions
which Waddell had reference"
The witness replied: Il think tt
biggest object Waddell had was to g
position and office. He had been out
public life a long time, and that Wa
his opportunity to put himself beto'
the people and pose as a patriot, ther
by getting to the feed trough
w. J.. Harris, the next witness L
the contestant, said: Il have ND nom
T was run away from it. My form
home was in Wilmington" He spol
with boring irrelevancy and at gre
length. Speaking of Wilmington new
naners. he said: Everything in the
was so hot and disgusting that L Ju
down the republicans and weakerAthe
and buoy the democrats. The use
shotguns and rifles by the democra
had a big effect. They had everythil