Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-27
our RALEIGH
news BUDGET
A DistilIery Run by a Preacher
Captured,
BOUND OVER TO COURT
Further Particulars of tho shooting
ofa Honderson MANA New Co.
lonlal History-Resignnt of IL
College Professor-Gcn. Cowles Rc-
now. Damage suit Against Raleigh
Electric Company,

resort of the festive moonShlner. No
end OF juioeries have been captured and
destroyed there within the past two
months and the 'revenuers" say they
still abound in the greatest abundance
and variety.
AS many as five have been captured
within a fve-mile radius OF Selma in
one night by one posse. This feat was
accomplished Friday night by Deputy
Collector ]. p II. Adams aud his men.
1.-THE stills ranged in capacity from
three to ninety gallons" said Mr..
Adams when he returned to Raleigh
looking as though he hadn't slept
wink in u month 1.-The three gallon
still was the funniest little copper still
you ever saw inYour lie, +" he said.
at was just like the big stills. except
that it was such Il tiny affair. 1t was
stewing and bubbling away. though,
when We came up. as though 1t were
doing just the biggest business at all.
Then the ninety gallon fellow was
a huge old copper affair that was turn
ing out the spiritus frumenti at Il lively
rate.
AT none of these five stills did we
catch Il moonshiner They all saw us
In the moonlight and slipped away be-
fore we could get up near enough to
see or capture them.
ION Tuesday night. though. five miles
from Selma, we capeurcd n prize. 1t
was u preacher moonshlner. Rev. John
II. Wells is his name He is of the
Free VIII Baptist denomination and
people of that section say they have
often heard him preach When we
came uDon him he was the busiest
StiliCr We hhpI i,,,
and took him to Smthneld, where ne
was bound over TO the next Federal
court"
THE HAYSFINCH AFFAIR.
People from Henderson say some very
sensa tional developments have grown
out of the shooting affair there last
Monday.
X. r. Hays. the man who did the
shooting, has, it is stated, brought suit
against T.. G.. Finch the man who waa
shot at. for $4,000.
preliminary hearing was had Fri
day evening and as Il result Finch was
required to give bond in the sum 0f
$4,000 for his appearance at the next
term of court Hays was represented
by w. b. Shaw and A. c. Zolliconer
and Finch by r. II. Hicks.
The evidence brought out for the pro-
secution is said to have been exceed
inEly nsational. consisting principally
OF thc testimony of Mrs. Hays, with
whom Finch was charged with being
too friendly.
She said her relations with the man
began in December three years ago and
related circumstances that, if true, may
cause Finch to be arrested for assault.
since then. she said. these relations
had been kept UP only by threats of
violence to her on Finch's part in case
or exposure Letters were produced In
prove these threats
Feeling against Finch In Henderson
is said to be very strong and further
DEVELOPMENTS are looked for.
GEN. COWLES RENEWS SUIT.
Andrew D. Cowles. late adjutant
general of the State Guard. has again
orouSht SUIT against the Raleigh lIlec-
trio Company for $4,000 damages.
Ihis time the suit is brought in Ire
dell county. at General Cowlcs' home.
me Statesvillc Landmark saws of the
suit ~
General A. ID. Cowles, who recently
withdrew his suit for damages against
the Raleigh Street Railway Comn,nv
having taken n non-suit in Wake S,,'
perior Court. has begun suit in Iredell
superior Court against the company.
me damages asked for is 800. 600 nj
MessrS. Il. +. Long L. c. CaIdwelI ,nd
Armfield & Turner. of Statesville. and
Macilae d Day, OF Raleigh. are coun-
1T will be recalled that In p,,
last summer street car struck Gene
raj CowleS horse. knocking the animal
down. 1t fell on the General and broke
his leg. hence the action for damagas
At the time of the accident General
Cowles was lieutenant colonel of tho
second North Carolina Regiment. and
the doctors certify that he is perma-
nently disabled by the accident
NEW COLONIAL HISTORY
Prof. Charles l.. Raoer, late of
Greensboro Female College, is in the
city collecting data for a history of the
royal government in North Carolina
The material for this work will bn toissr
from the records and laws on file in tho
State Library Prof. Raper expects to
have this volume out in about n vear
1t will be recalled that his history nf
schools in this State attracted much
attention last year
COLLEGE PRESIDENT RESIGNS
Rev. NJ. G. G. Scherer. president or
North Carolina College. has rendered
his resignation of the position TO ac-
cept call TO the pastorate of the
lutheran Church at Newberry S. G.
The Board OF Trustees met at ne coll
lege saturday and regretfully accepted
the resignation. Mr.. Scherer was for
merly the much loved pastor of St
James Lutheran Church here and has
been president of the college for three
years. He has given an excellent adj
ministration AID the friends of the
college regret to see him leave it. He
Will so at once to Newberry, we learn.
Concord Times.